Ever since the movie “The Bucket List” came out, the notion of a “list of things to do before you die” has become fashionable. The subject of several books—even distilled down to regions (the “Boston Bucket List” includes a trip to Fenway), the idea makes sense.
Namely, in the crush of daily activity, a veritable lifetime can pass you by without your involvement or participation in activities that seemed a sure thing when you were young. Perhaps it's the realization that our eventual exit is a day closer with every setting sun—and that motivation rearranges our priorities.
Most of us will never check off all the items on our personal “bucket list”.
Not so Frank Sinatra.
If ever there was a human life that was crammed with just about every adventure, it is that of the so-called Chairman Of the Board.
Regardless of your feelings towards the man, who inspires all manner of emotions, from wildly positive to outright hatred to fear, there is little argument that ol’ Blue Eyes pretty much did it all.
Far from perfect, he was as flawed as the rest of us—only in a bigger way. I read Kitty Kelley’s unauthorized biography of Sinatra a few years ago. I am a fan—and yet I can see why he was loathed by many. If nothing else, you have to admire the man’s stamina.
From humble beginnings, he rose to become a teen idol, a musical icon and then transitioned that talent into an acting career that also made him a movie star. He was a man’s man….most definitely a lady’s man---and led a life that was unequalled for its excess, it’s interaction with every movie star, politician, world leader and, of course, leaders in the underworld where so much of his reputation would come from.
Sinatra died on this date in 1998. No song captures the scope of living as does “My Way”, a tune that Sinatra once said that he didn’t particularly care for. Here is a video version scrapbook of Sinatra’s life—set to that iconic tune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6ya7ZRlrEo
In the end, there was very little that he DIDN’T do…and if he didn’t, it was because he didn’t WANT to.
He did it HIS WAY.
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