[Keith]

But I do claim enough street smarts to know that hatred is a disease-a disease in the body of freedom, eating its way from the inside out, infecting all who come in contact with it, killing dreams and hopes of millions of innocents with words, as surely as if they were bullets....

"Take a minute. Consider what we are doing to each other as we rob friends and strangers of dignity as well as equality...For if we don't come to grips with this killer disease of hatred, of bigotry and racism and anti-Semitism, pretty soon we will destroy from within this blessed country....

If only more people in this world would listen to his wise words.

[Nancy]

Yes.

JULY 4, 1991: In an essay for the op-ed section of the Los Angeles Times in commemoration of Independence Day, Dad wrote:

"We are created equal! No one of us is better than any of us!...

"Why do innocent children still grow up to be despised? Why do haters' jokes still get big laughs when passed in whispers from scum to scum? You know the ones I mean - the 'Some of my best friends are Jewish...' crowd. As for the others, those cross-burning bigots to whom mental slavery is alive and well, I don't envy their trials in the next world, where their thoughts and words and actions will be judged by a jury of One....

"I'm a saloon singer, by self-definition. Even my mirror would never accuse me of inventing wisdom. But I do claim enough street smarts to know that hatred is a disease-a disease in the body of freedom, eating its way from the inside out, infecting all who come in contact with it, killing dreams and hopes of millions of innocents with words, as surely as if they were bullets....

"Take a minute. Consider what we are doing to each other as we rob friends and strangers of dignity as well as equality...For if we don't come to grips with this killer disease of hatred, of bigotry and racism and anti-Semitism, pretty soon we will destroy from within this blessed country....

"Don't just lip-sync the words to the song. Think them, live them. 'My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty.' And when the music fades, think of the guts of Rosa Parks, who by a single act in a single moment changed America as much as anyone who ever lived....

"I'm no angel. I've had my moments. I've done a few things in my life of which I'm not too proud, but I have never unloved a human being because of race, creed or color. And if you think this is a case of he who doth protest too much, you're wrong. I couldn't live any other way...."
Always worth repeating in a very bold manner.

[Ace917]

Originally Posted by Nancy

Consider what we are doing to each other as we rob friends and strangers of dignity as well as equality...

He and my dad were cut from the same bolt of cloth. Wish I had had the chance to meet him.

[irene soggia]

Nancy, always proud to have had a father like that you've had!
He loved you, he always loves you!

Ace, that beautiful your words:
< "Wish I had had the chance to meet him. >
It would have been nice!

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 3–8, 1980: Sergio Mendes and Brazil '88 joined Frank onstage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles.

JULY 4-17, 1974: Dad toured the Far East: three concerts in Tokyo, one on the USS Midway at the Yokosuka naval base and another in Australia. They planned the tour as a triumphant return visit, but once again the press marred the festivities. Admittedly, Dad had to share some of the blame. He had scheduled four days of free time in Melbourne for rest and sightseeing, but upon arrival he was confronted by a public relations woman working for the concert promoters who said he must give a press conference that day. Now everyone who knows my father knows he doesn't like being told what to do. The PR woman later announced that Dad had verbally abused her. She formally protested his alleged treatment to the powerful journalists' union, and almost instantly, it seemed, legions of reporters surrounded Dad's hotel. When he left for the concert hall, they scuffled with his "bodyguards," who turned out to be his piano player and guitarist. Dad's previous remarks about "bums, parasites, hookers and pimps," quoted in the press, precipitated an international incident. Australian unions refused to work his concerts or service his airplane. Dad's attorney, Mickey Rudin, worked out a truce, and a final concert was televised nationally for fans who didn't have the chance to see him perform live. To his audience, Sinatra said with his own blend of sincerity and breeziness, "I like coming here and I like the people. I love your attitude, I love the booze, and the beer, and everything else. I like the way the country is going and it's a swinging place. Peace."

Later on, in a TV show with Bob Hope, Dad's friend Don Rickles announced, "Frank just called me - he's declared war on Australia."

JULY 8, 1970: Dad astonished his Democratic friends by coming out in support of Ronald Reagan in his bid for election to the governorship of California. Politically, my father's alliances had begun to change. This was a time of protest from the Left against the flag, remember. He was still a registered Democrat, and his liberal views still held in most areas (including the controversial question of terminating a pregnancy, which he believed should be up to the individual and her situation). Ronald Reagan, an old friend, welcomed his support in his 1970 campaign for re-election as California's governor. Frank Jr.: "Pop came out for him but advised him to move a little more to the middle of the road."

JULY 2–15, 1967: On the road again, traveling to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Madison, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

JULY 8-10, 1965: Playing to capacity crowds, he gave a three-night series of concerts with the Basie band at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium on Long Island.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 9, 1984: In FS's Los Angeles office, he took photographs with children from the Boys' Republic Della Robbia Wreath Program, of which he was the 1984 national chairman.

JULY 4-17, 1974: Dad toured the Far East: three concerts in Tokyo, one on the USS Midway at the Yokosuka naval base and another in Australia. They planned the tour as a triumphant return visit, but once again the press marred the festivities. Admittedly, Dad had to share some of the blame. He had scheduled four days of free time in Melbourne for rest and sightseeing, but upon arrival he was confronted by a public relations woman working for the concert promoters who said he must give a press conference that day. Now everyone who knows my father knows he doesn't like being told what to do. The PR woman later announced that Dad had verbally abused her. She formally protested his alleged treatment to the powerful journalists' union, and almost instantly, it seemed, legions of reporters surrounded Dad's hotel. When he left for the concert hall, they scuffled with his "bodyguards," who turned out to be his piano player and guitarist. Dad's previous remarks about "bums, parasites, hookers and pimps," quoted in the press, precipitated an international incident. Australian unions refused to work his concerts or service his airplane. Dad's attorney, Mickey Rudin, worked out a truce, and a final concert was televised nationally for fans who didn't have the chance to see him perform live. To his audience, Sinatra said with his own blend of sincerity and breeziness, "I like coming here and I like the people. I love your attitude, I love the booze, and the beer, and everything else. I like the way the country is going and it's a swinging place. Peace."

Later on, in a TV show with Bob Hope, Dad's friend Don Rickles announced, "Frank just called me - he's declared war on Australia."

JULY 2–15, 1967: On the road again, traveling to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Madison, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

JULY 8-10, 1965: Playing to capacity crowds, he gave a three-night series of concerts with the Basie band at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium on Long Island.

JULY 9, 1961: Dad sang at another benefit for Cedars of Lebanon hospital in Los Angeles.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 4-17, 1974: Dad toured the Far East: three concerts in Tokyo, one on the USS Midway at the Yokosuka naval base and another in Australia. They planned the tour as a triumphant return visit, but once again the press marred the festivities. Admittedly, Dad had to share some of the blame. He had scheduled four days of free time in Melbourne for rest and sightseeing, but upon arrival he was confronted by a public relations woman working for the concert promoters who said he must give a press conference that day. Now everyone who knows my father knows he doesn't like being told what to do. The PR woman later announced that Dad had verbally abused her. She formally protested his alleged treatment to the powerful journalists' union, and almost instantly, it seemed, legions of reporters surrounded Dad's hotel. When he left for the concert hall, they scuffled with his "bodyguards," who turned out to be his piano player and guitarist. Dad's previous remarks about "bums, parasites, hookers and pimps," quoted in the press, precipitated an international incident. Australian unions refused to work his concerts or service his airplane. Dad's attorney, Mickey Rudin, worked out a truce, and a final concert was televised nationally for fans who didn't have the chance to see him perform live. To his audience, Sinatra said with his own blend of sincerity and breeziness, "I like coming here and I like the people. I love your attitude, I love the booze, and the beer, and everything else. I like the way the country is going and it's a swinging place. Peace."

Later on, in a TV show with Bob Hope, Dad's friend Don Rickles announced, "Frank just called me - he's declared war on Australia."

JULY 2–15, 1967: On the road again, traveling to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Madison, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

JULY 8-10, 1965: Playing to capacity crowds, he gave a three-night series of concerts with the Basie band at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium on Long Island.

JULY 10, 1960: Dad and Judy Garland entertained at a $100-a-plate dinner for JFK in Chicago.

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JULY 10, 1949: FS appeared on a radio show entitled Citizens of the World.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 11, 1980: Frank appeared at a Los Angeles fund-raiser for the St. Jude's Children's Research Center. The charity collected $2 million, and Frank received a St. Jude's plaque inscribed with the words: "To the legend and the man."

JULY 11, 1976: Three months before their scheduled wedding date, Dad and Barbara exchanged vows before 130 carefully selected guests in Rancho Mirage at Sunnylands, the estate of Walter Annenberg. Both families attended the ceremony: Grandma Dolly, Tina and me; Barbara's son Bob Marx represented her family. Bestman was Freeman Gosden (known for his role as Amos on the old Amos and Andy radio show). Also in attendance were Spiro Agnew, Ronald Reagan, the Gregory Pecks, Kirk Douglas, heart surgeon Michael DeBakey and former Dodger manager Leo Durocher. As wedding presents, the bride and groom exchanged rings. Dad also gave Barbara a peacock blue Rolls-Royce, and she gave him a gray Jaguar XJS.

During the ceremony, Judge James H. Walsworth asked the bride, elegant in a Halston beige chiffon, if she would take Dad "for richer or poorer." Dad broke in, "Richer, richer."

Mr. and Mrs. Wes Farrel, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Sinatra, Bob Marx and Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Lambert.
[Photo by David Sutton.]

SUMMER 1976: The newlyweds honeymooned with half a dozen friends in our mountain house.

JULY 4-17, 1974: Dad toured the Far East: three concerts in Tokyo, one on the USS Midway at the Yokosuka naval base and another in Australia. They planned the tour as a triumphant return visit, but once again the press marred the festivities. Admittedly, Dad had to share some of the blame. He had scheduled four days of free time in Melbourne for rest and sightseeing, but upon arrival he was confronted by a public relations woman working for the concert promoters who said he must give a press conference that day. Now everyone who knows my father knows he doesn't like being told what to do. The PR woman later announced that Dad had verbally abused her. She formally protested his alleged treatment to the powerful journalists' union, and almost instantly, it seemed, legions of reporters surrounded Dad's hotel. When he left for the concert hall, they scuffled with his "bodyguards," who turned out to be his piano player and guitarist. Dad's previous remarks about "bums, parasites, hookers and pimps," quoted in the press, precipitated an international incident. Australian unions refused to work his concerts or service his airplane. Dad's attorney, Mickey Rudin, worked out a truce, and a final concert was televised nationally for fans who didn't have the chance to see him perform live. To his audience, Sinatra said with his own blend of sincerity and breeziness, "I like coming here and I like the people. I love your attitude, I love the booze, and the beer, and everything else. I like the way the country is going and it's a swinging place. Peace."

Later on, in a TV show with Bob Hope, Dad's friend Don Rickles announced, "Frank just called me - he's declared war on Australia."

JULY 2–15, 1967: On the road again, traveling to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Madison, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

JULY 11, 1960: In one of his proudest moments, Dad sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, where JFK received his party's nomination for president.

JULY 11, 1955: With a group of friends that included Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Humphrey Bogart, Dad attended a Judy Garland concert in Long Beach, and at the end they joined her on stage to take a bow.

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 4-17, 1974: Dad toured the Far East: three concerts in Tokyo, one on the USS Midway at the Yokosuka naval base and another in Australia. They planned the tour as a triumphant return visit, but once again the press marred the festivities. Admittedly, Dad had to share some of the blame. He had scheduled four days of free time in Melbourne for rest and sightseeing, but upon arrival he was confronted by a public relations woman working for the concert promoters who said he must give a press conference that day. Now everyone who knows my father knows he doesn't like being told what to do. The PR woman later announced that Dad had verbally abused her. She formally protested his alleged treatment to the powerful journalists' union, and almost instantly, it seemed, legions of reporters surrounded Dad's hotel. When he left for the concert hall, they scuffled with his "bodyguards," who turned out to be his piano player and guitarist. Dad's previous remarks about "bums, parasites, hookers and pimps," quoted in the press, precipitated an international incident. Australian unions refused to work his concerts or service his airplane. Dad's attorney, Mickey Rudin, worked out a truce, and a final concert was televised nationally for fans who didn't have the chance to see him perform live. To his audience, Sinatra said with his own blend of sincerity and breeziness, "I like coming here and I like the people. I love your attitude, I love the booze, and the beer, and everything else. I like the way the country is going and it's a swinging place. Peace."

Later on, in a TV show with Bob Hope, Dad's friend Don Rickles announced, "Frank just called me - he's declared war on Australia."

JULY 2–15, 1967: On the road again, traveling to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Madison, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 13-14, 1977: For a 24-hour period, a blackout hit all of New York City. FS was on the 38th floor of the Waldorf Towers. He took the stairs all the way down to the street for location filming of Contract on Cherry Street, then walked back up eight flights to the NBC studios for rehearsals, and back down again. Upon his arrival on the set, the cast and crew gave him a standing ovation.

JULY 4-17, 1974: Dad toured the Far East: three concerts in Tokyo, one on the USS Midway at the Yokosuka naval base and another in Australia. They planned the tour as a triumphant return visit, but once again the press marred the festivities. Admittedly, Dad had to share some of the blame. He had scheduled four days of free time in Melbourne for rest and sightseeing, but upon arrival he was confronted by a public relations woman working for the concert promoters who said he must give a press conference that day. Now everyone who knows my father knows he doesn't like being told what to do. The PR woman later announced that Dad had verbally abused her. She formally protested his alleged treatment to the powerful journalists' union, and almost instantly, it seemed, legions of reporters surrounded Dad's hotel. When he left for the concert hall, they scuffled with his "bodyguards," who turned out to be his piano player and guitarist. Dad's previous remarks about "bums, parasites, hookers and pimps," quoted in the press, precipitated an international incident. Australian unions refused to work his concerts or service his airplane. Dad's attorney, Mickey Rudin, worked out a truce, and a final concert was televised nationally for fans who didn't have the chance to see him perform live. To his audience, Sinatra said with his own blend of sincerity and breeziness, "I like coming here and I like the people. I love your attitude, I love the booze, and the beer, and everything else. I like the way the country is going and it's a swinging place. Peace."

Later on, in a TV show with Bob Hope, Dad's friend Don Rickles announced, "Frank just called me - he's declared war on Australia."

JULY 2–15, 1967: On the road again, traveling to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Madison, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

JULY 13, 1964: He celebrated the 25th anniversary of his first recording.

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

JULY 13, 1939: Frank Sinatra cut his first record with James, "From the Bottom of My Heart" (backed with "Melancholy Mood") on the Brunswick label. Recorded at 78 rpm, neither song hit the charts.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 13-14, 1977: For a 24-hour period, a blackout hit all of New York City. FS was on the 38th floor of the Waldorf Towers. He took the stairs all the way down to the street for location filming of Contract on Cherry Street, then walked back up eight flights to the NBC studios for rehearsals, and back down again. Upon his arrival on the set, the cast and crew gave him a standing ovation.

JULY 4-17, 1974: Dad toured the Far East: three concerts in Tokyo, one on the USS Midway at the Yokosuka naval base and another in Australia. They planned the tour as a triumphant return visit, but once again the press marred the festivities. Admittedly, Dad had to share some of the blame. He had scheduled four days of free time in Melbourne for rest and sightseeing, but upon arrival he was confronted by a public relations woman working for the concert promoters who said he must give a press conference that day. Now everyone who knows my father knows he doesn't like being told what to do. The PR woman later announced that Dad had verbally abused her. She formally protested his alleged treatment to the powerful journalists' union, and almost instantly, it seemed, legions of reporters surrounded Dad's hotel. When he left for the concert hall, they scuffled with his "bodyguards," who turned out to be his piano player and guitarist. Dad's previous remarks about "bums, parasites, hookers and pimps," quoted in the press, precipitated an international incident. Australian unions refused to work his concerts or service his airplane. Dad's attorney, Mickey Rudin, worked out a truce, and a final concert was televised nationally for fans who didn't have the chance to see him perform live. To his audience, Sinatra said with his own blend of sincerity and breeziness, "I like coming here and I like the people. I love your attitude, I love the booze, and the beer, and everything else. I like the way the country is going and it's a swinging place. Peace."

Later on, in a TV show with Bob Hope, Dad's friend Don Rickles announced, "Frank just called me - he's declared war on Australia."

JULY 2–15, 1967: On the road again, traveling to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Madison, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

JULY 14, 1966: The secret engagement of Mia Farrow to Frank Sinatra was announced.

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JULY 14, 1943: In his first appearance with a classical orchestra, he performed with the Cleveland Philharmonic.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 15, 1984: With Buddy Rich at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco for AT&T.

JULY 15-16, 1977: FS headlined a show with Milton Berle at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium.

JULY 4-17, 1974: Dad toured the Far East: three concerts in Tokyo, one on the USS Midway at the Yokosuka naval base and another in Australia. They planned the tour as a triumphant return visit, but once again the press marred the festivities. Admittedly, Dad had to share some of the blame. He had scheduled four days of free time in Melbourne for rest and sightseeing, but upon arrival he was confronted by a public relations woman working for the concert promoters who said he must give a press conference that day. Now everyone who knows my father knows he doesn't like being told what to do. The PR woman later announced that Dad had verbally abused her. She formally protested his alleged treatment to the powerful journalists' union, and almost instantly, it seemed, legions of reporters surrounded Dad's hotel. When he left for the concert hall, they scuffled with his "bodyguards," who turned out to be his piano player and guitarist. Dad's previous remarks about "bums, parasites, hookers and pimps," quoted in the press, precipitated an international incident. Australian unions refused to work his concerts or service his airplane. Dad's attorney, Mickey Rudin, worked out a truce, and a final concert was televised nationally for fans who didn't have the chance to see him perform live. To his audience, Sinatra said with his own blend of sincerity and breeziness, "I like coming here and I like the people. I love your attitude, I love the booze, and the beer, and everything else. I like the way the country is going and it's a swinging place. Peace."

Later on, in a TV show with Bob Hope, Dad's friend Don Rickles announced, "Frank just called me - he's declared war on Australia."

JULY 2–15, 1967: On the road again, traveling to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Madison, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JULY 15, 1949: He emceed Sports Newsreel for NBC radio.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 16-21, 1982: Another week at Caesars Palace.

JULY 16, 1980: Dad attended the Republican Convention in Detroit, where Ronald Reagan received the nomination.

JULY 16-18, 1979: Three sessions in the studio. The only songs released from these dates, "I Had the Craziest Dream" and "It Had to Be You," were destined for the album Trilogy.

JULY 15-16, 1977: FS headlined a show with Milton Berle at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium.

JULY 4-17, 1974: Dad toured the Far East: three concerts in Tokyo, one on the USS Midway at the Yokosuka naval base and another in Australia. They planned the tour as a triumphant return visit, but once again the press marred the festivities. Admittedly, Dad had to share some of the blame. He had scheduled four days of free time in Melbourne for rest and sightseeing, but upon arrival he was confronted by a public relations woman working for the concert promoters who said he must give a press conference that day. Now everyone who knows my father knows he doesn't like being told what to do. The PR woman later announced that Dad had verbally abused her. She formally protested his alleged treatment to the powerful journalists' union, and almost instantly, it seemed, legions of reporters surrounded Dad's hotel. When he left for the concert hall, they scuffled with his "bodyguards," who turned out to be his piano player and guitarist. Dad's previous remarks about "bums, parasites, hookers and pimps," quoted in the press, precipitated an international incident. Australian unions refused to work his concerts or service his airplane. Dad's attorney, Mickey Rudin, worked out a truce, and a final concert was televised nationally for fans who didn't have the chance to see him perform live. To his audience, Sinatra said with his own blend of sincerity and breeziness, "I like coming here and I like the people. I love your attitude, I love the booze, and the beer, and everything else. I like the way the country is going and it's a swinging place. Peace."

Later on, in a TV show with Bob Hope, Dad's friend Don Rickles announced, "Frank just called me - he's declared war on Australia."

JULY 16, 1965: Moving on to Detroit, he played to a full house at Cobo Arena.

JULY 16, 1961: With Mervyn LeRoy - who helmed The House I Live In - as his director, my father starred opposite Spencer Tracy in Columbia's The Devil at 4 O'Clock as a convict redeemed by good deeds in the wake of a South Sea island volcanic eruption. Dad called Tracy "the Grey Fox." He said, "I learned a lot from him, everybody did." And Tracy said about Dad: "Nobody had his power. The Devil at Four O'Clock was a Sinatra picture. Sinatra was the star. Although we worked very differently, he knew what he wanted. Some people said there would be fireworks, but there weren't."

Dad would have breakfast with early riser
Spencer Tracy when his nighttime friends
couldn't stay up anymore. Tracy would
always lecture him about not sleeping.
[Photo by B.C. Mittleman]

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

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[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 17, 1984: In Costa Mesa, California, at the Pacific Amphitheater.

JULY 17-AUGUST 14, 1983: He vacationed on the French Riviera.

JULY 16-21, 1982: Another week at Caesars Palace.

JULY 16-18, 1979: Three sessions in the studio. The only songs released from these dates, "I Had the Craziest Dream" and "It Had to Be You," were destined for the album Trilogy.

JULY 4-17, 1974: Dad toured the Far East: three concerts in Tokyo, one on the USS Midway at the Yokosuka naval base and another in Australia. They planned the tour as a triumphant return visit, but once again the press marred the festivities. Admittedly, Dad had to share some of the blame. He had scheduled four days of free time in Melbourne for rest and sightseeing, but upon arrival he was confronted by a public relations woman working for the concert promoters who said he must give a press conference that day. Now everyone who knows my father knows he doesn't like being told what to do. The PR woman later announced that Dad had verbally abused her. She formally protested his alleged treatment to the powerful journalists' union, and almost instantly, it seemed, legions of reporters surrounded Dad's hotel. When he left for the concert hall, they scuffled with his "bodyguards," who turned out to be his piano player and guitarist. Dad's previous remarks about "bums, parasites, hookers and pimps," quoted in the press, precipitated an international incident. Australian unions refused to work his concerts or service his airplane. Dad's attorney, Mickey Rudin, worked out a truce, and a final concert was televised nationally for fans who didn't have the chance to see him perform live. To his audience, Sinatra said with his own blend of sincerity and breeziness, "I like coming here and I like the people. I love your attitude, I love the booze, and the beer, and everything else. I like the way the country is going and it's a swinging place. Peace."

Later on, in a TV show with Bob Hope, Dad's friend Don Rickles announced, "Frank just called me - he's declared war on Australia."

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 17-AUGUST 14, 1983: He vacationed on the French Riviera.

JULY 16-21, 1982: Another week at Caesars Palace.

JULY 16-18, 1979: Three sessions in the studio. The only songs released from these dates, "I Had the Craziest Dream" and "It Had to Be You," were destined for the album Trilogy.

JULY 18, 1972: At a gala at Baltimore's Lyric Theater for his friend Vice President Spiro Agnew, a U.S. marshal tried to serve FS with a subpoena to appear before the House Select Committee on Crime, which was investigating the influence of organized crime in professional sports. Democratic Senator John Tunney, a good friend of Dad's, intervened and prevented the summons from being served. My father then took the offensive. He let the congressional committee know that he'd gladly come "by invitation, not demand" and offered to answer questions about his $50,000 investment in the Berkshire Downs racetrack in Massachusetts, owned in part by New England Mafia boss Raymond Patriarca and New York capo Tommy Lucchese.

In his appearance before the committee in Washington, D.C., my father admitted having met Lucchese two or three times during his performances at the 500 Club in Atlantic City. Asked if he knew the man was a racketeer, he replied, "That's his problem, not mine. Let's dispense with that kind of question! " He let them know that he strongly objected to having to testify because of the impression of guilt it created in the public mind. "I won't have it!" he told them. "I'm not a second-class citizen. Let's get that straight."

ATTORNEY MICKEY RUDIN ON FRANK'S INVESTMENT IN BERKSHIRE DOWNS: The fact of the matter is that it was a minor investment. Evidence developed that they were trying to use his name to promote the track. Even before there was any knowledge that the racetrack involved persons whom the newspapers would refer to as Mafiosi, and the fact that there was evidence of attempted bribery of the Massachusetts governor, a plan was made for the return of the investment. The money was returned. In anticipation that something might go wrong, we handed over the file to the FBI before any request was made for it. That is, we went to the low enforcement authorities and told them of our involvement before anybody could raise questions about that involvement. The results of that hearing are best described by a newspaper headline in the sports section of one of the Washington or Baltimore papers, which said that "The house committee on crime investigations appeared before Frank Sinatra." But many of the congressmen admitted that the charges and the publicity were unfair and that there was absolutely no evidence of wrongdoing.

JULY 18-AUGUST 3, 1968: Dad went on a concert tour for Humphrey that went to Cleveland, Minneapolis, Baltimore, Detroit and Philadelphia.

JULY 18, 1965: Concluding his short tour, he played two shows at the Arie Crown Expo Center in Chicago.

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 17-AUGUST 14, 1983: He vacationed on the French Riviera.

JULY 16-21, 1982: Another week at Caesars Palace.

JULY 18-AUGUST 3, 1968: Dad went on a concert tour for Humphrey that went to Cleveland, Minneapolis, Baltimore, Detroit and Philadelphia.

JULY 19, 1966: Just before he married Mia, my father said to me, "I don't know, maybe we'll only have a couple of years together. She's so young. But we have to try."

Frank and Mia on their wedding day. The reception was held at the home of Bill and Edie Goetz.
Right: Dean and Jeannie Martin and Richard Attenborough. [Photos by Ted Allan]

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 17-AUGUST 14, 1983: He vacationed on the French Riviera.

JULY 16-21, 1982: Another week at Caesars Palace.

JULY 20-21, 1981: FS recorded five songs at the Columbia recording studios in New York City: "Thanks for the Memory," "I Loved Her," "A Long Night," "Say Hello" and "South to a Warmer Place." These were also destined for the She Shot Me Down collection. Produced by Don Costa and arranged by the Big Three - Costa, Jenkins and Riddle - this album very nearly recaptured the magic of the earlier theme albums.

JULY 18-AUGUST 3, 1968: Dad went on a concert tour for Humphrey that went to Cleveland, Minneapolis, Baltimore, Detroit and Philadelphia.

JULY 20, 1965: Dad invited Tina and me to join him at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, where he ceremoniously placed his hands and feet in cement to screams of approval from the fans.

Sinatra, flanked by his two daughters,
puts his name, hands and feet in concrete
at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
Tina and I put dimes in as well but they
were later stolen.

JULY 20, 1959: Wrote Ralph Gleason, the editor of Jazz magazine, in the liner notes for No One Cares, Dad's latest top 10 album for Capitol: "It is as certain a truth that Frank Sinatra is the greatest ballad singer of his generation as that Charlie Parker was a musical genius, Frank Lloyd Wright an architectural poet and Joe DiMaggio, hitting a ball, a thing of classic beauty." The songs included "A Cottage for Sale," "I Can't Get Started," "Here's That Rainy Day" and "When No One Cares."

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 17-AUGUST 14, 1983: He vacationed on the French Riviera.

JULY 16-21, 1982: Another week at Caesars Palace.

JULY 20-21, 1981: FS recorded five songs at the Columbia recording studios in New York City: "Thanks for the Memory," "I Loved Her," "A Long Night," "Say Hello" and "South to a Warmer Place." These were also destined for the She Shot Me Down collection. Produced by Don Costa and arranged by the Big Three - Costa, Jenkins and Riddle - this album very nearly recaptured the magic of the earlier theme albums.

JULY 18-AUGUST 3, 1968: Dad went on a concert tour for Humphrey that went to Cleveland, Minneapolis, Baltimore, Detroit and Philadelphia.

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[SinatraFan]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

JULY 17-AUGUST 14, 1983: He vacationed on the French Riviera.

JULY 18-AUGUST 3, 1968: Dad went on a concert tour for Humphrey that went to Cleveland, Minneapolis, Baltimore, Detroit and Philadelphia.

JULY 22-31, 1960: Performing two shows a night, FS returned for nine nights at the 500 Club in Atlantic City.

JULY 22, 1951: After nine months on CBS radio, Meet Frank Sinatra ended.

JULY 10-23, 1950: The Daily Graphic reported that he appeared in an SRO engagement at the Palladium in London, where the public still loved him. On opening night he arrived to pandemonium and barely escaped with his clothes. According to the newspaper, he said, "Two tall redheaded girls nearly got my tie. One was actually pulling it off my neck. I pulled back." Sipping tea on stage between songs, he began with "Bewitched," "Embraceable You" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." When he started singing "I've Got a Crush on You," the screaming started. Saying "Steady now," he changed the mood with "Ol' Man River," followed by a parody, "Old Man Crosby, He just Keeps Singing Along," that brought down the house. The Daily Graphic reported that Ava Gardner was in the audience that night but slipped out of the theatre before the end of his act.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Following one-nighters at the Forum in Montreal and the Hotel Astor in New York, Frank and the band were booked by CBS as the summer replacement for Red Skelton's popular 30-minute radio show.

JULY 2–SEPTEMBER 24, 1940: Impressed with the band's ratings on its Bob Hope replacement show, NBC signed Dorsey to a musical program called Summer Pastime—broadcast on Tuesday nights from New York—that began to elevate Frank Sinatra to a new level of national exposure.

[Dates of new entries highlighted in blue]

[Stnwy18]

Originally Posted by SinatraFan

JULY 16-18, 1979: Three sessions in the studio. The only songs released from these dates, "I Had the Craziest Dream" and "It Had to Be You," were destined for the album Trilogy.

Two of my favorite songs!!