FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Ain’t No Sunshine” (Nancy Sinatra); RIP Bill Withers
(ABOVE: Photo via AP) Soul singer Bill Withers has passed away. He was 81. A three-time Grammy Winner, Withers wrote and sang iconic songs that…
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FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Nice ‘n’ Easy” (Sinatra Social Distancing)
"Let's take it nice 'n' easy, it's gonna be so easy..." Easy for you to say... For a man who was out every night and…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Frank Sinatra Has A Cold” (Coronavirus Edition)
Have you washed your hands? Good. Now sit down and read this... In April 1966, writer Gay Talese published a groundbreaking article in Esquire titled…
REMEMBERING THE FIRES: All Saints Church to Commemorate Those Lost in Series of Hoboken Fires
(ABOVE: Fire at 812 Willow Ave on May 28, 1977 — image via Hoboken Fire Department Memories) From the late 1970's through the early 1980's,…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “There Are Such Things” — Sinatra Gold Toilet Up For Auction
"Someone to whisper darling You're my guiding star Not caring what you own But just what you are..." Frank Sinatra was nominated for Best Actor…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “You Go To My Head” — PROHIBITION EDITION
Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the launch/enforcement of Prohibition in the United States. Of course in the grand scheme of things, it didn't really…
RING-A-DING-DING: It’s Frank Sinatra’s Birthday, Baby!!!
(ABOVE: photo by Robert Wagner) "Make It One For My Baby, 104 The Road..." One hundred and four years ago today, Francis Albert Sinatra was…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “(Don’t Be A) Do Badder” — Hoboken SantaCon Edition
(ABOVE: Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Frank Sinatra dressed as Santas in Robin and the 7 Hoods — Warner Bros. 1964) It's SantaCon Eve…
Hoboken Veterans Day Services in Elysian Park — SUNDAY, NOV. 10th & MONDAY, NOV. 11th
Hoboken will host a pair of Veterans Day services over the next few days, as we take the time to recognize the incalculable contributions of…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Daybreak”
"As the white clouds sail on through the blue, At daybreak I did dream of you..." Frank Sinatra first performed the Ferde Grofe/Harold Adamson song…