pickRepublished in honour of what would have been Sinatra's 100th birthday in 2015, this is a personal tribute to 'Ol Blue Eyes' himself. Although it obviously centres around the man & his career, it also covers Italian immigration into America & Sinatra's first brush with prejudice, the rise & fall of Prohibition (& by extension the Mob), & the Second World War. (continued)
Above all, it took guts. To walk out of the safety of the parish is never easy; to do so during the Depression was an act of either foolishness or courage. And yet a small number of people chose to go out and try, no matter what the odds against them. "There really was nothing to lose," Sinatra said later. "Yes, you might fall on your ass. But so what? You could always work on the docks or tend bar. What was important was to try."
Why Sinatra Matters | 
The author was apparently a friend/acquaintance of the man before he died & his admiration & regard for Sinatra comes through his writing. 5d
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