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Frank Sinatra
by Dino Pavlou
from the article in USA Weekend

Sinatra: Remembrances on the 10th anniversary
of his death

Not only have Frank Sinatra's songs and music affected me, but the man and his aura have affected my whole life. Back in 1958 we first met at Mabel Mercer's By-Line Room where I was working as a waiter and Frank Sinatra would frequent the place.

There was the time when Mabel was in danger of losing her share of
the place to her two partners, and Frank Sinatra stepped in and did justice for his mentor Mabel. In this process, I stood by his side and
he soon let me know unequivocally how much he appreciated my act
of loyalty. With a strong handshake, a big hug and a genuine smile, he accepted me into his inner circle, and a true friendship was created
that would last forever.

After the By-Line Room, with Jimmy Weston we opened the ever-popular Jimmy Weston's supper club that became Sinatra's favorite watering hole. There was the time late one night when Sinatra felt like having pizza and we drove to his favorite pizza place in East Harlem at 3:00am and Sinatra emptied his pockets to feed the hungry outside. "What the hell," he said, "It's Christmas. Keep it going 'til New Year's." His loyalty and generosity later hit home when my wife was diagnosed with cancer.He stood by me and my daughters like family. "Lights out, Greek" (in other words, "end of conversation") is what he would say each time I tried to thank him.

His generosity also reached many people in need who didn't even
know and always remained anonymous. There was a time when I saw this strong man break down and cry hard over the death of his friend and musical arranger Don Costa. "Don Costa was a good man" he wrote on the tablecloth wet with his tears. Respectfully, he folded that tablecloth like a flag and took it with him.

And there were the times at table 17, his favorite table at Weston's, where he loved to sit after hours with Jimmy, Jill Rizzo, and me relating to us and leaving all of us in hysterical laughter over the practical jokes he played on people he loved. Like when he told Jimmy Weston he
was sending a houseboy to interview for a job at Weston's new beach house and he sent Sammy Davis, Jr. instead.

Now, I think of all those times, and I also think of all the gossip that
had been written about this man. I am sure not everyone believed the gossip. But, the other side of Frank Sinatra, the private side, the humanitarian side, the guy with the heart who gave million to charities,
to hospitals, and to those in need, and the guy who insisted it all remained anonymous, only few know this side.

Whether times were up or down, it was always a unique experience being around Frank Sinatra. My family and I consider ourselves very fortunate to have lived in his time and to have had the privilege of getting to know the man.

Dino Pavlou
Is currently developing a screen
play based on this life story
dino@majorep.com

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Andy DiMino is a big hit with fans of Dean Martin and a consummate professional entertainer.

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"Rat Pack"

"Frank Sinatra joined the band for a set later in the evening."

The Sixties Rat Pack:

The 1960s version of the group included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford (brother-in-law of John F. Kennedy), and for a brief stint, Norman Fell. Marilyn Monroe, Angie Dickinson, Juliet Prowse, and Shirley MacLaine were often referred to as the "Rat Pack Mascots", a title which reportedly made these ladies feel like "one of the boys".

The post-Bogart version of the group was reportedly never called that name by any of its members � they called it the Summit or the Clan. "The Rat Pack" was a term used by journalists and outsiders, although it remains the lasting name for the group. As a result of Lawford's relation to Kennedy and Sinatra's connections to the Mafia, and the role the group played in campaigning for Kennedy and the Democrats.

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The Rat Pack had not only influence in entertainment and social circles but some influence politically as well. Sinatra expected that he would be part of Kennedy's circle after the election but was excluded, which in turn led to Peter Lawford's exclusion from the group after 1962. Lawford's role in Robin and the Seven Hoods was given to Bing Crosby and spiced up with several songs. (It wasn't the first time Sinatra had treated a Rat Packer that way; Davis's role in Never So Few was given to Steve McQueen when Sinatra and Davis had a temporary falling-out.)

The Rat Pack often performed in Las Vegas, Nevada, and were instrumental in the rise of Las Vegas as a popular entertainment destination. They played an important role in the desegregation of Las Vegas hotels and casinos in the early 1960s. Sinatra and the others would refuse to play in or patronize those establishments that would not give full service to African American entertainers including Davis.

Once Rat Pack appearances became popular and the subject of media attention, the Las Vegas properties were forced to abandon segregation-based policies. Sinatra and friends had no idea this band of five would make entertainment history. The group was remarkable for its upbeat entertainment style and smooth musical and comedy routines, many of which were ad-libbed. Davis said when Sinatra called the initial gathering of the Rat Pack, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, French President Charles de Gaulle, and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev were planning a Paris Summit Conference.

Not to be outdone, Sinatra observed, "We'll have our own little Summit meeting." The Vegas Summit did not draw diplomats, but it did draw high rollers, VIPs, celebrities, and entertainment buffs, who responded by the thousands. Often, when one of the members was scheduled to give a performance, the rest of the Pack would show up for an impromptu show, causing much excitement amongst audiences resulting in return visits. They sold out almost all of their appearances, and people would come pouring into Las Vegas, sometimes sleeping in cars and hotel lobbies when they could not find rooms, just to be part of the Rat Pack's entertainment experience.

The marquees of the hotels at which they were performing as individuals would read, for example, "DEAN MARTIN - MAYBE FRANK - MAYBE SAMMY."[citation needed] Although the Rat Pack members remained close (with the exception of Peter Lawford), the Rat Pack began to fade in popularity with the rise of the 1960s counterculture, which sent their form of sophisticated "Establishment" entertainment into decline. While its individual members remained hugely popular with the public, the Rat Pack, as such, had ceased to exist by the end of the 1960s.

Martin and Davis appeared together in the movie Cannonball Run, and later were joined by Sinatra in the movie Cannonball Run II. This would be the last time that the three would appear in a movie together. (Shirley MacLaine also appears in the latter film.) Peter Lawford died on December 24, 1984 of cardiac arrest complicated by kidney and liver failure, at the age of 61. Sammy Davis, Jr. died at the age of 64 on May 16, 1990, of complications from throat cancer. Dean Martin died at home on Christmas morning 1995, aged 78. Frank Sinatra died on on May 14, 1998, at the age of 82. Joey Bishop, the last surviving and longest-lived (89) male Rat Pack member, died on October 17, 2007.

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