Fridays Are For Frank: “Fly Me To The Moon” (Propeller Fest Edition)
As Propeller takes off on the Hoboken Waterfront, celebrating the spirit of innovation that drives so many of us who call this area home, we…
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FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Luck Be A Lady” (Friday The 13th)
Its Friday the 13th, and we could all use a little luck. Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13, while paraskevidekatriaphobia (from Paraskevi, Greek for…
Fridays Are For Frank: “Forget Domani” (feat. Leon Russell) — Hoboken Arts & Music Festival Edition
This weekend is the Hoboken Arts & Music Festival, featuring Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer/songwriter Leon Russell. Russell’s collaborations with Elton John, Joe…
Fridays Are For Frank: “Purple”
Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color is a 1956 album of tone poems composed by eight notable mid-20th century arrangers, with each composition inspired…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Wing And A Prayer”
A lot of people know that Francis Albert Sinatra was born at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken. But did you know he was baptized at…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “I’m a Fool to Want You”
In the history of foolish relationships, few are arguably more infamous than that between Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner. As author James Kaplan recounts in…
Fridays Are For Frank: “We Open In Venice”
The big story this week around here has been Water Main Breaks, with awkwardly named water utility SUEZ turning our roads into canals—leading some to…
Fridays Are For Frank (Jr.) — “Black Night”
Frank Sinatra, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, March 16. He was 72. Born in Jersey City, Francis Wayne Emmanuel Sinatra was an accomplished performer and…
Fridays Are For Frank: “Sleep Warm” (Daylight Savings Edition)
It's Daylight Savings this weekend, which means at some point in the wee small hours of the morning, an hour of sleep will be stolen…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Just One of Those Things”
"It was great fun, but..." On the eve of the first Saturday in March, this "Fridays Are For Frank" tips a cap to the Hoboken…