Sinatra Family News

Responses to 'Frank Sinatra Day'

Fred L. says:
Dec 12, 2001 7:00 PM
Hi Nancy. It is wonderful for your father to be honored and remembered and so loved in this fashion. You must be so proud. Best wishes for a joyous Holiday Season. Fred L.

Lynda51 says:
Dec 13, 2001 12:09 AM
Hey Nancy,

Glad everything went so well!! Wished I could have been there!! It was so great your dad was honored in such a way!! He derserved it as well as you and the rest of the family

Sandro says:
Dec 13, 2001 1:06 AM
Hello Nancy,
Your Dad really deserved this day of celebration.
I wished we could have been there but also here in
Europe people were celebrating Francis Albert's birthday. I'm sure it was a ring-a-ding day in Vegas
and it makes me happy and proud to be a Sinatra Fan.
Ciao,
Sandro

mickeygale says:
Dec 13, 2001 2:13 AM
Hi Nancy:

I consider Las Vegas my second home, so I was dissapointed that I could not be there on 12/12 to help honor the life of the greatest entertainer of all time.

I spent the day telling everyone I came in contact with that today would have been Franks 86th birthday, and what a wonderful man he was. I even asked the manager of Coco's Coffee Shop if they could play some Sinatra over the P.A. instead of the clasical music they were piping throughout the restaurant. You know what? They did. I enjoyed Fly Me To The Moon as I ate my breakfast.

It sounds like Frank Sinatra Day was terrific, and when I get to Vegas January 8 - 11 next month I will pay homage to the F.A.S. Slots and make a respectable attempt to win some money. If I do, it goes to your favorite charity in honor of Frank.

Regards,

Mickey Gale
El Cajon, California
(San Diego)

Inez says:
Dec 13, 2001 11:23 AM
Hello Nancy:

I was lucky enough to be at the Mirage Hotel celebration in Las Vegas yesterday to honor your wonderful father (I was the one who sang out "Love You Nancy; Love You Frank Jr.")

Later, I raised my champagne glass toward Heaven and said a birthday toast to your dear dad Frank. It was a special day that I will never forget.

God Bless You All...Inez

Suzanne11 says:
Dec 13, 2001 6:48 PM
Nancy thank you for telling us about Frankie's show and the wonderful tributes in Vegas for your dad. Frank certainly deserves to be remembered and his birthday celebrated. I bet those slot machines are great...your dad would have loved it! (he was there in spirit...God bless him) Sounds like you had a wonderful time. Please let us know how it went with AJ's show in Hoboken. Thanks Nancy. :)

Lourdes Correa says:
Dec 15, 2001 5:24 PM
Hi, Nancy

Glad to hear the news about Las Vegas. Your Dad deserves it. It seems that you had a great time there!
I was there in thoughts. I was happy to know that Tony Curtis was there. He is one of my favourites actors. Hope all is well with him. God bless you, Nancy.
Lourdes

Mistie says:
Dec 23, 2001 7:38 PM
Hi Nancy,
It sounds like it was simply wonderfull! He deserved every bit of it. and Im so glad that the city he did so much for and loved did something special for him. I wish I could have been there.
love,
mistie

Bret says:
Dec 31, 2001 12:22 AM
Nancy, Frank Jr. and Amanda,
It all sounds tooo Marvelous for words!!!
I would have loved being there.
I hope to visit those beautiful FS slots some day!!!
The song list sounds wonderful!!!

ELIZABETH says:
Feb 12, 2002 8:15 PM
Dear Nancy,

I am sure he WAS there with You, Frankie, and Amanda, just as I am sure that he was with A.J. in Hoboken--And that he enjoyed both Birthday Tributes from one of the best Seats in The House!

Responses to 'Frank Sinatra Day Las Vegas'

Lynda51 says:
Dec 7, 2001 7:33 PM
Hey Nancy,

That is great! I read the article tonight in a newsletter from Las vegas.com! I also saw the article about Tina yesterday in Vegas with the Mayor at the new slot machines with Frank's picture on them! Wish I could be out there to see Frankie's show, I know it will be great!

June says:
Dec 8, 2001 4:09 AM
Nancy, Just marvelous!...Enjoy every moment......

Lourdes Correa says:
Dec 8, 2001 7:21 AM
Nancy, how wonderfuls news!. I hope I could be there!
Take Care.

Lourdes

Bret says:
Dec 8, 2001 10:26 AM
This makes me Very Happy!
Thanks Nancy for the good news.
I wish I could be there too!
Happy Birthday Francis Albert Sinatra!!!

rene says:
Dec 8, 2001 11:25 PM
Nancy, are the FS slot machines only in Las Vegas? Is this a one-time event? I would love to see them at Atlantic City.

Jake says:
Dec 9, 2001 1:13 AM
For once some good news, and I'm happy that Las Vegas is commemorating one of its finest performers in this way. I hope you guys have a great concert. I hope I can hear the cheers here in Switzerland.
Take care, and happy birthday Frank!

Jeffrey Simmons says:
Dec 9, 2001 4:18 PM
I'd sure like to be there too, but I'll be here instead. Thoughts are always with the Sinatra family on December 12th. So fast the years fly by!

Suzanne11 says:
Dec 10, 2001 2:04 PM
Nancy it sounds like a wonderful tribute to your dad. I know Frankie will put on a terrific show as always. Have fun and know all of us who can't be there will be thinking of you and toasting your dad on his special day.

Mistie says:
Dec 10, 2001 8:59 PM
this sounds terriffic Nancy wish i were old enough to go to las vegas just a few more years though. Have fun.
love,
mistie

Linda LM says:
Dec 11, 2001 5:46 PM
NANCY, It's nice to see TINA and you on ENTERAINMENT TONIGHT talking about the newly discovered 1957 HAPPY HOLIDAYS SHOW with BING CROSBY and FS. I don't get the TRIO cable channel so I hope they put on another cable channel!!!Plus I have to checkout the new 'FS' slot machines.So I leave the best to the last 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY'' To The CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FRANK SINATRA 12-12-01

deneva says:
Dec 11, 2001 9:26 PM
I am copying from the back page of "PEOPLE" Magazine's tribute, dated May/June 1998..."He was the King of Cool. And this was his kingdom."

Las Vegas

Larry Greenwell says:
Dec 18, 2001 11:58 AM
Nancy, This was so nice to make Frank's Birthday a great day. He LOVE Vagas. He was at the top of his life in those days. He had so much fun and he was so HAPPY. No one can replace this GREAT Man. Ol' Blue we love you, Larry and Family

Responses to 'Interview With God'

wmbjjb says:
Dec 5, 2001 12:32 PM
I HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT EACH TIME IT IS MORE BEAUTIFUL. tHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO POST IT. jEANNE

Lynda51 says:
Dec 5, 2001 12:38 PM
Hey Rick,

I think that was beautiful! The first time I saw it was back in August when Johnof Philly posted it on the forum! It made me tear up alittle! It was nice that you put it on the opening page of the forum! I think at this time in our Country, it will make many feel alot better! Thanks

rene says:
Dec 5, 2001 5:54 PM
Hi Rick, That was soooo beautiful...The pictures were fantastic..Thanks for posting it..I am sending it to all i know..

Ed Potts says:
Dec 5, 2001 6:37 PM
Thanks, Rick! I needed that! Ed

johnofphilly says:
Dec 5, 2001 8:26 PM
Hi Rick, Jeane, Rene, Ed, everybody.

When my friend in NYC e-mailed me this link in August, I put it on the Forum, and it functioned for about a week. Then, when you clicked the link, it linked to some "get your own business on-line website" promotion. I was embarrassed and posted that the link at that point no longer functioned. At the time, I had transcribed the words and put them up in a posting. Being a bit of a dweeb sometimes, I deleted it later, as I try to eliminate my "obsolete" posts to make room for other people's postings. I've transcribed them again:


I dreamed I had an interview with God.

"So you would like to interview me?" God asked.
"If you have the time," I said. God smiled.
"My time is eternity. What questions do you have in mind for me?"
"What surprises you most about humankind?"

God answered:

"That they get bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and long to be children again...That they lose their health to make money, and then lose their money to restore their health...
That by thinking anxiously about the future they forget the present,
such that they live neither in the present nor the future...
That they live as if they will never die and die as though they had never lived..."

God's hand took mine, and we were silent for awhile.
And then I asked:

"As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?"

"To learn that they cannot make anyone love them, all they can do is let themselves be loved...And that it is not
good to compare themselves to others...To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness...To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love, and that it can take many years to heal them...To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most but one who needs the least...To learn that there are people who love them dearly but simply do not yet know how to
express or show their feelings...To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently...To learn that it is not enough that they forgive each other, but that they must also forgive themselves..."

"Thank you for your time," I said humbly; "Is there anything else that you would like your children to know?"

God smiled and said:

"Just know that I am here...Always"

johnofphilly says:
Dec 6, 2001 5:26 PM
Also, if this original masterpiece should become unavailable again after a time, I have provided a slightly altered rendition on my site - where the background is my homedrawn cartoon of the hills of San Francisco at night, with the original music in the background, and I speak the words (makes it faster and quicker loading). It goes in a loop continuously until you close the window. In the first loop, the audio pauses about five seconds in the middle before resuming, then is continuous on the subsequent loops.

One thing - you should page down about an inch as the ad banner at the top pushes an inch of it down off the page.


http://animatedparadise.tripod.com/bayflash/godspiel.html

johnofphilly says:
Dec 6, 2001 5:56 PM
Oh my God! I didn't mean to drag you through my whole animated site, only the interview with God rendition. By the way, each loop ends with something I added: "and then the dream ended and I awoke".

The link I put in the above message was meant to be underlined entirely, but instead it goes to the main site - at the bottom of the main site page, I put a "Click here" link to the interview with God.

Andrea says:
Dec 6, 2001 6:11 PM
Rick,

Thank you, this is just what the world needs now.....

Andrea

Edie says:
Dec 6, 2001 8:25 PM
Rick, That is just beautiful I loved it thanks for posting it. God Bless You. Edie

Larry Greenwell says:
Dec 20, 2001 8:38 PM
Rick, This is what we have been living by (GOD). Who else in this world could always be with you, God Bless, Larry and Family

Responses to 'Parking For AJ's Tribute To Frank'

peggy says:
Dec 4, 2001 8:40 PM
Thank you Nancy.

BobR says:
Dec 5, 2001 9:51 AM
Invite for Nancy.......

Nancy, I don't know if you are in NYC on 12/12 nor do I know how to reach your office. I'm Senior Vice President of Communications at the American Stock Exchange, and we'd be honored to have you (and your brother and sister) as our guest to ring the opening bell for trading. These events are usually well covered by media and I know our floor members and brokers would be ecstatic to have you join us on your dad's birthday. Please have your reps e-mail me at Robert.Rendine@amex.com if you are in town and have any interest.

Best.

Bob Rendine