Most of you know my obsession with Frank Sinatra. His 92nd birthday would have been on Wednesday 12/12...but instead it was the day that they unveiled his new postage stamp to go on sale this spring. Well, I LOVE the picture they chose (with the famous fedora) and thankfully they got him smiling. (He was a gracious, giving, loving man...not nearly the mafia jackass most people think he was). He was the first "celebrity" philanthropist giving over a MILLION dollars to mostly youth charities. He vehemently despised racism and once told a big wig at the Sands in Vegas to shove it (not the term he used) when they would not allow Sammy Davis Jr. to use the same dressing rooms as the white entertainers. Frankie Boy said "F*** this gig" and left town....after swooning the big wigs "dame" into bed AND winning lots of money at another casino. That's my man....all 5' 5" of him !!
My Grandma Dorothy thought he "the furthest thing from attractive". When I would swoon about him, she would wrinkle up her nose and say "Oh sister, he was skinny and pale." I would make her tell me the story of how she saw him up close and personal. She was close to graduating nursing school (or maybe she already had) and Frank Sinatra came to play in Minneapolis. (This is, of course, was in his very early years of fame) The venue that Frank was playing at had the sense to hire a few nurses, as so many of the young women would "faint" at the sight and sound of Mr. Sinatra. Well, my grandma took the "gig". I asked her if she was excited about the opportunity to see him perform and she said to me "No, I did it for the money. THAT GUY had no talent and he was UGLY".......and anyone that knows my Grandma Dorothy can totally picture her saying that !!
Grandma said she could not understand why these women were falling all over themselves for this "skinny, pale, FEMININE man"........that's when Granny and I stopped talking about Frank Sinatra.
I am quite certain they have patched up all their differences in heaven...and if not, I put my money on Grandma. ; )
YEAH....Cody Hammond is back from Iraq. He landed in Texas yesterday...safe and sound, thank the Good Lord. From the message I got from Dan and Karen (his parents) Cody lost a few comrades from his unit. So tragic for those families. I sometimes forget there is a big old world turning around with lots of terrible stuff happening. I get stuck in my own little mind (and boy, is that scary sometimes !!) and forget how really lucky I am to live in the country.
I knew my favorite baseball player was juicing...but then again, who wasn't. BUT, they put him on the front page. You knew it was going to be a Yankee that got all the attention. What, 89 players on the list but my beautiful Andy Pettitte is splashed all over the papers.
My favorite cousin (sorry to Tommy, Karen, Mark, and Nancy Jean) Denny wanted to know what Kinder Eggs were. Just in case anyone else needs to know, they are hollow egg shaped chocolates with a "surprise toy" inside. They toy needs assembled (very small pieces) so they are not legally sold in the United States. Larry Lamb sends me a case from Canada every year and usually Marc and Kelly pull through with a box or two from their many adventures. SO...just in case anyone is traveling overseas my mailing address is 917 Lake Elmo Billings, MT 59105. ; )
And the ONLY reason Denny is my favorite cousin is because he used to cut my meat and taught me how to do a back handspring. (This was the important thing in my world when I was seven !) Hey, I just remembered something funny about the fav cuz....
Mom and us girls were living in the trailer in Bozeman and Denny and one of his friends came to visit (maybe it was Denny and Tommy). They pulled up in their car and Kelly and I were standing outside to greet them. (Remember, Kelly is waaaay more of a joker than I am). Denny and friend get out and were talking to my mom and Kelly tosses a little baggie of catnip under their car door....then asks "Denny, is this yours? It just fell out of your car !"
It looked just like weed (marijuana, for you old folks) and Denny looked like he was gonna faint. It was cat nip. HA HA HA ! Oh, I got a better Denny story for later. Let's just say that it has alcohol, ski boots, and cartwheels in it. YOU don't want to miss it.
Same bat channel...same bat time. Love you all
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