Building a Library with Meaning
November Vibes When November rolls around, I find myself recalling my first visit with Frankie Laine. It was mid-November 1985, when I took a Greyhound bus from my home in [...]
Recalling the Christmas Song that Frankie Laine Almost Recorded
My Best Buddy I have many friends within the Frankie Laine circle. It is no surprise that these friends are located around the United States and even in other countries. [...]
Laine’s High Standard: Girl Singer Project
Excellence One of the remarkable aspects of being an admirer of Frankie Laine’s music is the yearning to locate other popular singers who have the same high-quality singing talents as [...]
Magic Moments
Emotional Sparks Did you ever watch a magic trick being performed flawlessly and wonder “How was that possible?” What you witnessed was a skill that was created because all of [...]
Forever in Bronze, Forever in Memory
In Bronze On Tuesday June 30, the bronze statue of Frankie Laine was officially dedicated in the Little Italy section of San Diego in front of Nonna—an Italian Restaurant owned [...]
‘Westward Ho!’
Enjoyment with a Message The old tales of the Wild West are fun to relive in books, movies, and on television. My wife, Marlene, and I love watching these old [...]
Moments in Time Represented
Hair I stumbled upon an auction on eBay the other day. For several thousand dollars, one could bid, or buy at a set price, a strand of hair from John, [...]
Recalling the Magic in Red
Reminiscing I was a professional musician (drummer) during the 1970s and 1980s. I carved out a living playing music with several different bands during that time. Sometimes along the way, [...]
The ‘Other Red’ Label
Note: I am referring to only 10-inch 78 r.p.m. record discs in this writing. Beginning with his big hit song “Jezebel,” in 1951, Frankie Laine has had a prolific library [...]
A New Friend Recalls a Laine Friendship (Continued)
Cinematic Treasures With the recent death of screen legend Kirk Douglas, I immediately though about the two movies in which the veteran actor starred that included title theme vocals by [...]
A New Friend Recalls a Laine Friendship (Part One)
Out of the Blue Since I began my Frankie Laine associations in the mid-1980s, I have been amazed by the times that situations have arisen that are joyously serendipitous. Frankie’s [...]
Laine Collection Pondering
Blessings I always find myself reflecting upon my life at this time of the festive year. Perhaps it is the joy of the season that causes me to go into [...]