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Crooner Culture

July 23rd, 2008

Repost: Dean Martin, Queen, and My Trip To Italy

Okay, so here’s proof that I’m a weirdo in having been a fan of this stuff since I was a kid. It also goes to show you how music can unite people in the most wonderful of ways. Grab an espresso and relax, this one’s cute.
When I was 15, I was a foreign exchange student […]

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June 20th, 2008

Blog Project - Family Album Time! (Repost)

(Originally posted August 2007, I want to try to get this idea rolling again!)
Okay everyone - it’s time for the first ever Crooner Culture blog project!
Here’s the skinny…
Everyone has old family photos from the 40’s and 50’s laying around somewhere. Maybe your cousin’s got them all, or your sister, or your 80 year old Uncle […]

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December 27th, 2007

New Year’s Eve Swank Drink Ideas

Here are a few new drinks you can serve up for your swanky New Year’s Eve parties out there. Just make sure you don’t drink and drive, don’t let your guests drive drunk, and have a safe and happy celebration!
(Recipes and images from TheBar.Com)
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December 24th, 2007

Merry Christmas from Crooner Culture!

(Yep, I’m a cheeseball. But not one of those ones you get from Hickory Farms. I mean, I like those, but I’m just not one of them. Anywho, Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!)
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December 21st, 2007

Frankie Bones Restaurant & Lounge - Hilton Head Island, SC - Review

The following snippet is from a restaurant review on IslandPacket.com for Frankie Bones Restaurant and Lounge. Anyone near the area wanna go try it out and let me know what you think?
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December 14th, 2007

How To Throw a Swank Holiday Party

Hey gang! I did a guest post over on the Glam.com “GlamNest” blog, and I’d love for you to go check it out! It’s called How To Throw a Swank Holiday Party and it’s the first time I’ve written anything for Glam.com, so I’m really excited!
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December 13th, 2007

Frank Sinatra stamp revealed!

Yay! I love this! I really don’t think I could’ve imagined a better image!
As I mentioned in the previous post about the Sinatra stamp, I used to be a stamp collector when I was a kid, and I have a set of the Audrey Hepburn stamps that came out a few years ago (2003, I […]

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December 4th, 2007

EMI plans to extend the Mambo Italiano with Dean Martin

Well, I know that this news is dated a year ago - and a couple things here mentioned have already happened (ie. the duet with Martina McBride on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” and the bit about Robbie Williams) but it’s still pretty neat to read the rest of this…
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November 27th, 2007

A crooner for all time: France’s Salvador back on stage at 90

This is a pretty cool story - goes to show you that good crooners just never give up!
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November 26th, 2007

Pastor by day, jazz crooner by night…

Rev. Bob Glenn in Minnesota preaches the gospel by day, and croons his way through classics like “Meglio Stasera” with his jazz band at night.
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