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When Harry Met Blue Eyes: Reid and Sinatra
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| 2/15/2006
| Fedora
Posted on 02/15/2006 11:04:31 AM PST by Fedora
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posted on
02/15/2006 12:46:32 PM PST
by
Fedora
To: Fedora
A couple of things:
Hearst columnist Lee Mortimer was a dick, the "Gregory" of his day, always hounding and taunting Sinatra. Thelast straw was when he called Frank a "Daigo". The best story I heard about Sinatra, was after Lee Mortimer death, Sinatra went to his grave to pay his respects, and pissed on it!
As far as Tommy Dorsey, he made Frank sign a lifetime contract with him that he got 50% of EVERYTHING Sinatra would make for life, no matter if he sang with him or not! Frank could have left anytime and paided the bum from his records and movies.Frank must have been desparate to sign a contract in the first place, but if I had mob connections, I would have had Tommys fingers snapped as well to get out of it!
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posted on
02/15/2006 12:48:50 PM PST
by
Bommer
(Ted Kennedy - Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life!)
To: Fedora
No problem -- I admire all of the hard work you have done!! Bookmarked for sure!
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posted on
02/15/2006 12:54:44 PM PST
by
Polyxene
(For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel - Martin Luther)
To: Bommer
Thelast straw was when he called Frank a "Daigo".Yes, that was Sinatra's version of the story. Nobody else there on his side of the altercation was willing to talk about it in court, so who knows.
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posted on
02/15/2006 1:02:40 PM PST
by
Fedora
To: Fedora
Well, yeah, but the documentation was great!
To: Fedora
Sinatra’s attorney during the affair was Harry Claiborne, future law partner of mob lawyer Oscar Goodman, who would himself be investigated by the Justice Department in 1979 for allegedly channeling Mafia bribes to Nevada Gaming Commissioner Harry Reid.
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posted on
02/15/2006 2:30:48 PM PST
by
wouldntbprudent
(If you can: Contribute more (babies) to the next generation of God-fearing American Patriots!)
To: Fedora
"Saint Harry" sans halo, or is he preparing for a political burial?
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posted on
02/15/2006 2:52:23 PM PST
by
Liz
(Liberty consists in having the power to do that which is permitted by the law. Cicero)
To: All
Couldn't resist.
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posted on
02/15/2006 3:04:00 PM PST
by
Liz
(Liberty consists in having the power to do that which is permitted by the law. Cicero)
To: Fedora
Perhaps the most absurd point in the hearing came when Sinatra was questioned about a 1976 photograph of himself standing amidst various members of the Gambino family and Jimmy Fratianno with his arms around his neighbor Tommy Marson and Gregory DePalma. 
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posted on
02/15/2006 3:08:24 PM PST
by
Liz
(Liberty consists in having the power to do that which is permitted by the law. Cicero)
To: Fedora
Great research, but you should NEVER criticize the Chairman of the Board in such a way! -:)
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posted on
02/15/2006 3:09:22 PM PST
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: Liz
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posted on
02/15/2006 3:19:32 PM PST
by
Fedora
To: wagglebee
LOL!
Frank Sinatra and the Mob
The committee members, apparently intimidated by Sinatra, virtually apologized to him before they were through. Representative Charles Rangel, of New York, who was a beneficiary of Sinatra’s fundraising, told him, ''You’re still Chairman of the Board.''
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posted on
02/15/2006 3:21:48 PM PST
by
Fedora
To: Fedora
Lot of fans forgive Frank's fraternization with the mob saying he had to pal around with them b/c they owned all the clubs where he sang to make a living.
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posted on
02/15/2006 3:24:34 PM PST
by
Liz
(Liberty consists in having the power to do that which is permitted by the law. Cicero)
To: Fedora
Sinatra's fabled career---its peaks and valleys--- allegedly served as the basis for the Johnny Fontane character (played by Al Martino) in the 1972 movie, "The Godfather." Fontane's floundering career in the film is put right thanks to "mob" muscle.
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posted on
02/15/2006 3:40:23 PM PST
by
Liz
(Liberty consists in having the power to do that which is permitted by the law. Cicero)
To: Fedora
"ROFL! I have to clean the coffee off my keyboard now. . . :-)"
Stretching a piece of Saran wrap over my keyboard before I log on usually helps!
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posted on
02/15/2006 4:17:57 PM PST
by
SAMS
(Nobody loves a soldier until the enemy is at the gate; Army Wife & Marine Mom)
To: Liz
It's pretty hard to work in those clubs without brushing shoulders with them, but of course saying hi to them in a nightclub is obviously a different degree of fraternization than running a casino for them, etc.
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posted on
02/15/2006 5:49:07 PM PST
by
Fedora
To: Fedora
To: Fedora
Not surprised in the least. I pride myself on my ability to 'read' people, and it's an ability that has served me well.
Reid is a p*ssy......complete wimp. Anyone like him has GOT to be 'owned' to have survived NV politics for so long.
To: Fedora; Mo1; kcvl; Miss Marple; deport; sinkspur; A Citizen Reporter; McGavin999; Peach; MEG33
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posted on
02/15/2006 6:05:20 PM PST
by
Howlin
("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")
To: Fedora
Where have you been and why haven't I been following your posts? LOL
I'm overwhelmed by the research here; thank you.
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posted on
02/15/2006 6:08:23 PM PST
by
Peach
(Hillary ran over a cop and didn't even stop.)
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