"One thing is certain: for many of those……" — Pete Hamill
"One thing is certain: for many of those who came back from WWII, the music of Frank Sinatra was no consolation for their losses. Some had lost friends. Some had lost wives and lovers. All had lost portions of their youth. More important to the Sinatra career the girls started marrying the men who came home. Bobby socks vanished from many closets. The girls who wore them had no need anymore for imaginary lovers; they had husbands. Nothing is more embarrassing to grownups than the passions of adolescence, and for many, Frank Sinatra was the passion."
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The culture of drink endures because it offers so many rewards: confidence for the shy, clarity for the uncertain, solace…
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Frank Sinatra was the voice of the 20th-century American city.
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This is truly marvelous work full of mystery, nostalgia, joy, The Color of Whimsy.
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It's odd being an American now. Most of us are peaceful, but here we are again, in our fifth major…
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Writing is the hardest work in the world not involving heavy lifting.
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There is a growing feeling that perhaps Texas is really another country, a place where the skies, the disasters, the…
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