Archive for the 'Las Vegas' Category

Second Rat Pack Mystery Novel Due Out

The second installment of Robert J. Randisi’s Rat Pack Mystery series is due to be released on December 10th. Luck Be a Lady, Don’t Die: A Rat Pack Mystery (Rat Pack Mysteries)  is the followup to the highly regarded first installment published last year,  Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime (Rat Pack Mysteries). This one sounds as […]

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Rickles’s Book: A Review

I’m afraid I’m a little late to the dance on this one; Many moons ago I promised a review of Don Rickles’ new book, Rickles’ Book: A Memoir. Just this past week I received my copy from Amazon and over the course of two brief evenings read through it in its entirety.
One shouldn’t approach this […]

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Sinatrabilia - Fake Sinatra Collectibles

I’ve previously written about Sinatra autographs and the need for caution when purchasing one found at an online auction. This caution should apply to other items as well, such as this obviously fake Sinatra concert poster from 1947. Knowledgeable fans will recognize a few problems with this item that I found listed on Ebay:

Sinatra and […]

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Frank Sinatra Classified Ads

Looking to buy or sell Frank Sinatra memorabilia, records and other collectibles? Now you can post free classifieds on this site where they will be seen by hundreds of fans like you who stop by sinatraclub.com every single day. For more information, see the SinatraClub Classifieds board on the right side of this page or […]

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Las Vegas Stardust Hotel Demolished

The New York Times and many other media sources have reported that The Las Vegas Stardust Hotel, an icon of bygone Vegas days, is no more. The hotel was imploded early today in what has become the traditional (and somewhat flamboyant, I might add) way of getting rid of old landmarks in that town. Readers […]

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Cal Neva Hotel Getting a Makeover

The Cal Neva resort, once partially owned by Frank Sinatra, and famously straddling the border between Nevada and California is getting a face lift.

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A Rat Pack Mystery

Yesterday’s Boston Herald reviewed the new Rat Pack mystery novel, Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime (Rat Pack Mysteries) Pardon the pun, but this seems a novel way of writing about the Rat Pack.

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Cigar Culture: The Rat Pack

A blog article worth reading: “Cigar Culture: The Rat Pack”. It has everything to do with the Rat Pack and very little do with cigars. Actually, I found it to be a short, sweet overview of Rat Pack history.

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“Come Fly Away With Sinatra” Contest on YouTube

Frank Sinatra Enterprises and YouTube have teamed up to create the ‘Come Fly Away With Sinatra’ contest on YouTube. The press release states:
“The YouTube community is licensed and encouraged to create a video using Frank Sinatra’s classic hit “Come Fly With Me,” whether it’s crooning, dancing, lip synching, creating a film, making a music video […]

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Sinatra “Vegas” Reactions

Today was release day for “Sinatra: Vegas” and what a day - the new boxed set immediately landed at #34 on Amazon Music’s top seller list. Not bad for a singer who passed away 8 years ago and whose best recordings were considered to have been made over 40 years ago!
Several publications had reviews of […]

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