Tag Archives: Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra Calls Children Nazis, Japanese Japs, and a Bomb a 500-Pound Tomato … And Then Sings a Song About America

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

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Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics | Tagged Film, Frank Sinatra, movies, propaganda | 1 Comment

Weekend Read

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Our friend Lloyd’s final project before his death was an adaptation of a spec script he wrote during his Hollywood days that has just been published on Kindle: Las Vegas in the 1950s — a glamorous black chanteuse . … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies, Music | Tagged Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas, Lloyd Fonvielle, pulp fiction, Shakespeare | Leave a comment

Showtune Saturday: “Well, Did You Ever?”

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The combined nonchalant swingin’ coolness of Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter may cause swooning fits of “why can’t I be that awesome?” nostalgia. From High Society (1956), the Charles Walters-directed musical adaptation of The Philadelphia … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music | Tagged bing crosby, Cole Porter, Frank Sinatra, high society, showtune saturday | 3 Comments

Recipes Du Jour

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

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Posted in Food and health, Humor, The Good Life | Tagged Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, how alphas cook, Rat Pack | Leave a comment

Lush Lushes Luscious

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Tip o’ th’ hat to UR colleague Eddie Pensier for the “five way” idea. Here is a 5 way Lush Life. Since it’s a plural thing, make that Lushes’ Life. Or maybe Luscious Life, depending on the arrangement. Since … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Andy Bey, Billy Strayhorn, Blossom Dearie, Frank Sinatra, Lush Life, Ricki Lee Jones, Sarah Vaughan | 2 Comments

Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Another time, I met him at a party in Palm Springs. I hadn’t seen him for about a year. He was having a rough time. MGM had dropped his contract. He asked me what I was doing. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Sex | Tagged Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra | 4 Comments

“The Kissing Bandit,” Frank Sinatra, and Ricardo Montalban

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’ve been going through some of the lesser-known MGM musicals of late. There’s a lot of dreck hiding out in that celebrated body of work. But one of the things you quickly realize is that even … Continue reading →