Next Wednesday evening at 8:pm, EDT, 60 Minutes
II will kick off their new season with a segment on the
recently discovered lost Sinatra tapes. Charlie Rose
will have guests and some great rare footage.

...from his interview with Walter Cronkite ?

to be honest I haev no clue lol, the above is all i know. Im gettin out the vcr tape no matter what

Thanks for the info!! *starts to scramble for blank tape* eep....

me too

Thank you so much! Now there's something on tv, I'll be looking forward to watching.

Thanks for the info. Looking forward to watching that!

Ann

[Pedro]

What is the channel, Shawn?

Pedro.

thanks for the tip, i have the tape already to go.
60 minutes II is on CBS channel 4 in my area of so. fl.
that's 8pm on wednesday. joe.....

[Ronald Sarbo]

It is my understanding that it is footage from mid-50s some of which will be used in Radio City show.

[George Bellefon]

Wow, thanks for the heads up, people.

[Old Man Music]

Hey guys
isthat this wed sept 24th at 8:00pm
or next wed oct 1st
thanks

Frank
old man music

[Nancy]

We believe this is a 60-Minutes segment about the Radio City show and I assume they
are highlighting the footage (1957 - 1958 ABC show) that will be used in the show.

[RonnieC]

This sounds great! Will some of the fantastic concert footage from shows like Concert for the Americas (1982) and The Main Event (1974) be featured in this show as well? Do you know if any of your Dad's Las Vegas shows from the time period of around 1967 through 1985 were filmed? I'm hoping to see some complete Sinatra concerts turn up on DVD in addition to the Reprise collection material that I have on DVD !

[Lila]

<excerpt from cbs.com>
(CBS) While in his prime in the 1950s, Frank Sinatra recorded more than 60 songs on his own 35-millimeter camera, films that have been sitting in a family vault ever since.

That treasure trove of performances might have stayed among the racks of film canisters in Sinatra’s family archives if producer James Sanna hadn’t contacted the family with his idea to build a new, live show using technology and film of Sinatra performing to make him “come alive again.”

The never-before-seen performances will be broadcast during Correspondent Charlie Rose’s report on the season premiere of 60 Minutes II, Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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Sanna knew Sinatra recorded a television series and began searching for that footage. However, he didn’t know that Sinatra had shot something extra.

“He was a visionary … Almost every other television show that was filmed during the late '50s was using a technology called kinescope, which is low-grade, out of focus, mono,” says Sanna.

“Frank knew that wouldn't stand up to the test of time, so what he did at his own expense, he had a lockdown 35-millimeter camera actually shooting his performance as he stared right into the camera.”

Sanna enlisted the help of film restorer Keith Robinson, who discovered the Sinatra films at the family’s archives in Los Angeles. Robinson calls the never-before-seen tapes historical – saying the footage is “some of the best performances Frank Sinatra ever gave.”

When Rose asks Robinson what he saw that made him think he found something “historical” among the Sinatra family archives, Robinson responds, “A bunch of unmarked cans…with very little labeling, and I popped open the first can, and the waft of vinegar came out…Everybody was going, ‘What's that smell?’"

The smell was a sign that the film had deteriorated over time, and some of it had, but not enough to prevent Robinson and his team from repairing it.

Robinson tells Rose that the films were covered with scratches, editor’s pencil marks and even adhesive tape.

Those film cans also contained about a dozen strange essays by Sinatra on love, life and suicide, which Sinatra reportedly once tried. He wrote: “Now, if you’ve been clobbered by love, it isn’t cricket to take the gas, you know? And dangling by your necktie is against the rules, too. And never make hors d’oeuvres with the ant paste. And by all means, keep off those tall buildings. In fact, jump only when the phone rings.”





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This is going to be really cooL!!!! *keeps scrambling for a tape*..uh....uhoh....eep....must find tape......

[Rich K]

I work at a CBS affiliate. Here's what they've sent out to us about Wednesday's show....
NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PERFORMANCES BY FRANK SINATRA

While in his prime in the 1950s, Frank Sinatra recorded more than 60 songs on his own 35-millimeter camera, films that have been sitting in a family vault ever since. That treasure trove of performances might have stayed among the racks of film canisters in Sinatra's family archives if producer James Sanna hadn't contacted the family with his idea to build a new, live show using technology and film of Sinatra performing to make him "come alive again." The never-before-seen performances will be broadcast during correspondent Charlie Rose's report on the season premiere of 60 MINUTES II Wednesday, Sept. 24 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Sanna knew Sinatra recorded a television series and began searching for that footage, however he didn't know that Sinatra shot something extra. "He was a visionary...Almost every other television show that was filmed during the late '50s was using a technology called kinescope, which is low-grade, out of focus, mono," says Sanna. "Frank knew that wouldn't stand up to the test of time, so what he did at his own expense, he had a lockdown 35-millimeter camera actually shooting his performance as he stared right into the camera."

Sanna enlisted the help of film restorer Keith Robinson, who discovered the Sinatra films at the family's archives in Los Angeles. Robinson calls the never-before-seen tapes historical - saying the footage is "some of the best performances Frank Sinatra ever gave...." When Rose asks Robinson what he saw that made him think he found something "historical" among the Sinatra family archives. Robinson responds, "A bunch of unmarked cans...with very little labeling, and I popped open the first can, and the waif of vinegar came out...Everybody was going, 'What's that smell?'" Robinson tells Rose that the deteriorating films were covered with scratches, editor's pencil marks and even adhesive tape.

Those film cans also contained about a dozen strange essays by Sinatra on love, life and suicide, which Sinatra reportedly once tried. He wrote, "Now, if you've been clobbered by love, it isn't cricket to take the gas, you know? And dangling by your necktie is against the rules, too. And never make hors d'oeuvres with the ant paste. And by all means, keep off those tall buildings. In fact, jump only when the phone rings."

Rich K

Has anyone posted on this yet? I can't find it anywhere and you should all know about this! I'm surprised this isn't on the news page because apparently this has the family's blessing.

On Wednesday, September 23, 2003 there will be a special story featuring never-before-seen footage of Frank on CBS's "60-Minutes II"

More more information, follow this link:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/...in574580.shtml

Looks exciting!

ADDENDUM: I wish posters would be more specific in their subject lines so I would know this was already discussed.

[Edwin]

I won't be home for the broadcast and my VCR no longer records. Yeah, I'm gestting a DVD/VHS combo. This sound like milestone stuff.

Ed S.

[victor m.]

Somebody had our Dear Frank on TV for Something, Ill come Runnin to see it. Victor.