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redrockrascal 65M
8395 posts
5/14/2018 6:57 pm
Sinatra


That one name should, I imagine, be familiar to just about everyone here. It has been 20 years since his passing - I was a bit surprised to read that today. So my question to y'all is what do you think of when you see THAT name?

Briefly, for me . . .

Obviously his songs done . . . his way. I grew up listening to my mom's Sinatra LPs - when the rock radio station wasn't on. Waaay tooo many to mention. She loved going to Vegas to see him and the . . . Rat Pack. My first trip to Vegas was with my parents I was around 10 so I didn't get to see the show - but I heard about it when my mom talked to my grandparents about it - it sounded . . . coool. When some Rat Pack tribute shows were playing in Vegas in the early 2000s I went . . . it was cool. My dad wore a hat pretty much like the kind of hat(s) Sinatra wore - they were coool. So when it rained I wore one of my dad's hat's to school. I wore it slightly slid down to the right front. I liked feeling . . . coool . It felt good and I didn't have to wear one of them bright yellow rain hats amp; .

His movies done . . . his way. Robin and the Seven Hoods, None But the Brave, Manchurian Candidate, Assault On A Queen, and Von Ryan's Express (I was pissed when they killed Frank). And of course Ocean's 11 (but Clooney et al bested Sinatra's).

Eventually I began doing things "My Way" to the chagrin of my parents.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/22/2018 7:46 am

    Quoting  :

Thank you. Being in a lil ole country town I miss hearing Sinatra playing on the radio. Actually I miss a lot of different songs/artists as our radio variety is almost non-existent.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/22/2018 7:42 am

    Quoting  :

My parents had Sammy and Dean records too but Frank still led the pack.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/22/2018 7:40 am

    Quoting keithcancook:
    I still watch video of the old days quite often. M. Candidate is still a good movie. When I hear the name Sinatra I think of jazz bands with big sound.

    blog on!
The big bands are cool. A few years ago I saw a big band group named Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - very cool.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


keithcancook 67M
18358 posts
5/15/2018 3:26 pm

I still watch video of the old days quite often. M. Candidate is still a good movie. When I hear the name Sinatra I think of jazz bands with big sound.

blog on!


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/15/2018 3:10 pm

    Quoting lindoboy100:
    My all time favourite singer, no one before or since has come close to his talent at phrasing a song. When I see the name I think of my favourite songs of the years, Fly me to the Moon, Under my Skin, For once in my Life, to name a few.......the man was a genius of song.
THE man knew how to croon a tune among other things.

But I'll give you another voice to consider - Roy Orbison. Certainly not as famous or as many hits but the man had some pipes. Only The Lonely, In Dreams, You Got It.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


lindoboy100 61M
23969 posts
5/15/2018 2:13 pm

My all time favourite singer, no one before or since has come close to his talent at phrasing a song. When I see the name I think of my favourite songs of the years, Fly me to the Moon, Under my Skin, For once in my Life, to name a few.......the man was a genius of song.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/15/2018 1:25 pm

    Quoting Tmptrzz:
    For me the "RAT PACK" and his music, he was an amazing artist..
Lots of talents and good at all of them

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


Tmptrzz 61F  
107039 posts
5/15/2018 9:19 am

For me the "RAT PACK" and his music, he was an amazing artist..

Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on..


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/15/2018 9:07 am

    Quoting  :

I imagine someone will play it at my wake too.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/15/2018 9:06 am

    Quoting citizen4722:
    Mr. Cool
    A little known fact; In 1946, Sinatra's debut release, 'The Voice of Frank Sinatra', helped introduce both the concept album and the box set. At a time when long-playing records were still novel, Sinatra issued a set of 78 rpm records with eight songs, all with a theme of lost love. It sold for a hefty $2.50 (the equivalent of about $30 today). But the price didn't prevent it from topping the charts.
My man C with all the stuff to know. I wouldn't be surprised if my parents had that set. Unfortunately their records were gone before I could go through them.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
5/15/2018 7:25 am

Mr. Cool
A little known fact; In 1946, Sinatra's debut release, 'The Voice of Frank Sinatra', helped introduce both the concept album and the box set. At a time when long-playing records were still novel, Sinatra issued a set of 78 rpm records with eight songs, all with a theme of lost love. It sold for a hefty $2.50 (the equivalent of about $30 today). But the price didn't prevent it from topping the charts.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/15/2018 6:29 am

Just Love Me Tender

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


Naughtypursuit 56F  
2766 posts
5/15/2018 6:23 am

    Quoting redrockrascal:
    Hi NP, I heard a lot of Elvis too but not with the old folks. Will you let me be your teddy bear?
Of course...as long as arent a hound dog...


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/15/2018 6:17 am

    Quoting Naughtypursuit:
    We were an Elvis family, not much Sinatra but plenty of Elvis...
Hi NP, I heard a lot of Elvis too but not with the old folks. Will you let me be your teddy bear?

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


Naughtypursuit 56F  
2766 posts
5/15/2018 4:23 am

We were an Elvis family, not much Sinatra but plenty of Elvis...


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/14/2018 9:18 pm

    Quoting  :

Not something I think about or ever thought of. Maybe I'll check out their pics.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/14/2018 9:17 pm

    Quoting marriedcretin:
    Weirdly, I only learnt about him from punk bands covering his tunes, most notoriously Sid Vicious. He had a nice enough voice I guess but not enough guitars
Interesting, the article I read today was about how more current generations are into his music.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/14/2018 9:15 pm

    Quoting CedarsPrince:
    Von Ryan's Express

    One of the first movies that I grew up with as a child and it wasn't till I was 10 before I discovered he was actually a singer. Really got into his music when I was in college and wish I got to see him live
I would have loved to have seen him live

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/14/2018 9:14 pm

    Quoting  :

Yeah, the voice is smoooothe ain't it. Well, Robin and the Seven Hoods, and Ocean's 11 aren't serious, but I've never been a musical fan so I haven't seen any of them. And those characters aren't Frank so . . .

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


marriedcretin 53M
1324 posts
5/14/2018 8:02 pm

Weirdly, I only learnt about him from punk bands covering his tunes, most notoriously Sid Vicious. He had a nice enough voice I guess but not enough guitars


CedarsPrince 44M
1608 posts
5/14/2018 7:42 pm

Von Ryan's Express

One of the first movies that I grew up with as a child and it wasn't till I was 10 before I discovered he was actually a singer. Really got into his music when I was in college and wish I got to see him live


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
5/14/2018 6:58 pm

Doo Bee Doo Bee Doo

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


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