Archive for October, 2007

Sinatra - Rat Pack Links for 10/30/07

Sinatra Among First NJ Hall of Famers
Sinatra CD Has Appeal
Keely Smith: The Essential Capitol Collection
Rickles Documentary On Tap for HBO
Growing Up As “The” Copa Girl
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Aznavour’s Long Goodbye — 83 and Still Singing
Hollywood’s Palladium Has Seen Its Share of Glamour

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Video: Sands Hotel Implosion

As expected, the Atlantic City Sands Hotel and Casino was imploded last night in a Vegas-style demolition. Video is available here.

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Sands Hotel to Be Imploded

It seems ironic and, in some ways, fitting that on the day the last surviving member of the Rat Pack dies that Atlantic City’s famed Sands Hotel and Casino will be demolished. While the Atlantic City Sands Hotel doesn’t have nearly the pedigree of its Las Vegas counterpart, the facility maintained a strong association with […]

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Last of The Rat Pack: Joey Bishop Dead at 89

This Associated Press is reporting today that Joey Bishop, long-time member of the Rat Pack and its last surviving member, is dead at age 89. Lots more will be written regarding his passing and there’s nothing more for me to say except: “Rest in peace, Joey.”

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