[at00015]

Is playing tomorrow (December 5) at 8:00 PM. On channel WCNY.

Frank Sinatra in a 1978 concert from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Among the songs: “All of Me,” “The Lady Is a Tramp,” “Didn't We,” “Maybe This Time,” “My Kind of Town” and “My Way.”

Wow they are playing that on tv already????

You will be seeing this air on most PBS stations up to six times during the next year. See here:

American Public Television Programs - SINATRA: VEGAS LIVE FROM CAESARS PALACE

It's the same dvd that is in the Sinatra in Vegas boxset no?

It will be really nice for people to see who don't own it! Hopefully it will make em wanna buy it!

This should really be moved to the Frank on TV thread....

Now I know why the Liz Taylor and Tom Bradley references were cleaned up. This will bring in so much via PBS that it had to be sanitized.

For that good cause, I understand and will stand behind it.

Now if they could reair "Vintage Sinatra", or a DVD release perhaps? *cough cough* Santa?

The public television contract for Vintage Sinatra expired August 31, 2005. (From the same website I linked above: See here.) It's been over two years since a commercial DVD release was expected. The only people with that DVD are the lucky ones who made pledges to PBS when that show was on the air. The retail DVD seems to have fallen through the cracks.

At least this time, the DVD came first.

It occurs to me that APT missed a bet here: Since all the items being offered for pledges during the Vegas show are already available at retail outlets, they might have garnered more contributions from Sinatra fans by offering Vintage Sinatra also. I already own Greatest Love Songs and Sinatra: Vegas, so I have little incentive to contribute to PBS this time around.

See here for discussion of the PBS TV program based on the DVD video of the FS 1978 Caesar's Palace show contained in the Sinatra: Vegas box set:

Sinatra: Vegas TV Special

(Moderator Note: The above linked thread is suitable for merging into this one.)

I've started a thread in the Frank On TV forum for the PBS program (as opposed to the 5-disc box set):

SINATRA: VEGAS TV Special (2006)

Further comments should be directed to that thread. (And perhaps this thread could be merged into that one?)

[ARIES3032]

We saw Mr. S. in Caesars, not sure if it was 1978 or 1979. It was October or early November. I love PBS!

[C.R.E.]

I'm excited about this! Its on 1 o' clock tomorrow and I am going to "tape it" via the DVR.

[Nancy]

Bob - If we merge your thread with this one your post will be down in the list as you started your thread a day later. Do you still want the merger?

Yes, I expected that. (Just keep the new title from my post in the other thread.) Thanks, Nancy.

Here in Boston, Sinatra: Vegas, Live from Caesar's Palace will be airing on WGBH 44, this Sunday evening, December 10, at 7 p.m.

In reading the Press Kit on the airing, they are offering the DVD seperately as a one level gift unavailable anywhere else. It will be interesting to see the packaging on that.

[Burt Foster]

I watched the show last night and loved every minute of it. That was Frank at his best in many ways, especially working the audience.

As always, Frank Sinatra is the best.

[rosy]

watched the dvd last night it was teriffic ,frank was wonderfull
wish i could have been at one of those shows

Originally Posted by paulmock

This will bring in so much via PBS that it had to be sanitized.

That is not a consideration since the monologues, along with the backstage footage before/after the show (plus one song—"Something"), are not included in the PBS broadcast.

[George Lyons]

FS really emoted on "Something" in that Concert, using his hands to discribe shapes and curves and movement like the artist he was.

Originally Posted by paulmock

In reading the Press Kit on the airing, they are offering the DVD seperately as a one level gift unavailable anywhere else. It will be interesting to see the packaging on that.

Anybody see it? What did it look like?