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July 27th, 2008

Leaving you with this… Just like Frankie did.

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June 20th, 2008

Weekend Song and Drink (Dancing Optional)

I’m shooting for another regular series here at Crooner Culture, the “Weekend Song and Drink”, where I’ll highlight a tasty beverage (usually alcoholic, but often can be made without) and a song that would just go along well while drinking it.
You know how drinking that first sip of hot coffee in the morning gives you […]

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May 14th, 2008

OhEmGee - A Frank Sinatra bio-flick!? YAYNESS!

I don’t know why the LA Times is stating that Frank Sinatra died on May 14th, when all the stuff that’s been happening happened yesterday on the 13th, but here’s a rumor I couldn’t bear to ignore:
They’re doing it Frank Sinatra’s way - Ten years after his death, Ol’ Blue Eyes is the color of […]

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May 13th, 2008

Today’s all about Ol’ Blue Eyes!

Frank Sinatra Framed Memorabilia
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We still remember you, Mr. Chairman!
Today marks the anniversary of the passing of the most legendary crooner of all time, Mr. Francis Albert Sinatra. Lots of wonderful things happening today, most of which I’ve written about previously here on Crooner Culture.
Frank gets his own US stamp today. Yes, I’m going […]

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May 4th, 2008

Bellagio Fountains and Sinatra’s “Fly Me To The Moon”

I’ve yet to get to Vegas (but I’m hoping to go soon), yet I hear that the fountains at the Bellagio “sing and dance” and I want to see for myself.
For now, the best I can do is this video I found on YouTube of the fountains singing and dancing to Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me […]

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May 4th, 2008

Damn I love Frank Sinatra. And TCM.

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Okay this has got to be the coolest. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is running Frank Sinatra stuff all month long in honor of the anniversary of his death 10 years ago.
Right this minute, on a Sunday night, I’m watching a televised concert he did in the […]

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April 23rd, 2008

Vintage Art - Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra 1940

Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra
at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, 1940
I wish I had a “music room” and I wish it were orange or blue.
I wish I had this room solely to be able to put this reproduction poster in it!
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March 26th, 2008

Frank Sinatra and Rat Pack News

Did you know that there’s a Frank Sinatra Countrywide Celebrity Invitational golf tournament? Or that Liza Minnelli is an “honorary rat” and is set to perform performed this year? Official Site - SinatraGolf.Org
Ol’ Blue Eyes’ first wife Nancy (often referred to as “Nancy Sr.”) has reportedly suffered a second heart attack. Nancy, who was married […]

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March 14th, 2008

Frank Sinatra Quotes

“Basically, I’m for anything that gets you through the night - be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels.”
“I’m not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I’m not looking for the secret to life…. I just go on from day to day, taking what comes.”
“I’m gonna live till I die.”

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March 3rd, 2008

May 13, 2008 will rock Sinatra fans for sure.

Combined with the release of the Frank Sinatra U.S. stamp, all the Sinatra DVD collections and the mini-series produced by Frank’s daughter Tina Sinatra, there’s yet one more release to come in May, Nothing But The Best (Pre-order now by clicking that link and save $4!).
Here’s the tracklist:
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