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Gold Gato
, February 22, 2014
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This was one of the first books produced for mass consumption immediately following the death of Frank Sinatra in 1998. It is a basic Time-Life compilation, with mucho photographs and many close-ups, both professional and candid. My favourites are the basic 1950s, with the white shirt, tie clasp, and Cavanaugh hat. The man had style.
I remember being in Beverly Hills on my way back to my car from a medical appointment and looking across the street to the chapel where the memorial services for Francis Albert had just ended and watching the long line of film and music stars stream outside. A week later, I was on my way to a meeting in Palm Springs, and wouldn't you know it, stuck at an intersection as the long line of funeral cars proceeded to the cemetery for his burial. In other words, I remember his death because of my appointments. Nicely planned, Frank, nicely planned.
Book Season = Year Round (that's life)
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