According to the calendar, Summer’s end approaches. And, yet, Summer scarcely seems have to have built a full head of steam here in New York City during a time of the year that is ordinarily a hot, steamy affair, due to our coastal climate. While July had plenty of 90+ days (heat and humidity), August […]
After the success of his most recent memoir, Don Rickles is reported to be finalizing a new book to be published this coming November, according to the Canadian Press. (Skip to the end of the article to read the Rickles section). Don’s recent memoir was a delight to read (see my review) and I eagerly […]
It has been widely reported that the major candidates for the office of President of The United States today made public their list of top ten favorite songs in response to a question by Blender Magazine. As one would expect, both lists reflect the demographics of their respective candidate and differ wildly. But they did […]
It seems I jumped the starting gun with my recent reporting of the artwork for the 2009 Frank Sinatra Calendar. It’s now clear that what I recently published bears no resemblance to the actual calendar artwork, which was announced today and is shown above. The twelve monthly images in this calendar show Sinatra in […]
Last evening I had the pleasure of attending a performance by David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Centennial Band at Birdland in New York City, where, for the past eight years, a devoted coterie of talented performers have gathered weekly to pay tribute to the great Satchmo.
I found myself at Birdland at the invitation of fellow blogger […]
The on-again, off-again status of the two newest Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs Sinatra releases has flipped, once more, from on to off: yesterday was the published releases date, but these two highly anticipated recordings have not yet made a public appearance. There is nothing but rumors and speculation to go on at this point. I […]
You can now rent Sinatra’s Palm Springs pad for a mere $2,600/night (3-night minimum), according to Time Magazine, which carries an article on the house along with some photos of what you get for all those precious clams.
