Saturday9

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And now for Saturday9
All the Way

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Saturday 9: All the Way (1957)

... because The Gal Herself is into Sinatra

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) In this song, Frank sings, "who knows where the road will lead us?" Which leads Sam to ask, does your vehicle have GPS?  
No, it does not, but we have a handheld GPS from Rockhounding.

2) Sinatra introduced "All the Way" in the movie, The Joker Is Wild. During that film he also sang "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)." A few years later, in the movie Robin and The Seven Hoods, he declared Chicago as his "kind of town." Besides Chicago, can you think of another city Frank immortalized in song?
Yes, or at least I think I do.  He also sang "New York, New York".  I, too, like Frank Sinatra.
  
3) When Frank was 19, he saw a pretty girl sitting on her front porch, giving herself a manicure. He went and got his ukelele and serenaded her. That girl became his first wife, Nancy. Tell us how one of your romances began. 
My "one and only romance" started with a "stunning" premonition, this before DH had even arrived, and then with a dance, and, after that, several more.  

4) Both Frank and Nancy grew up in New Jersey. When you think of NJ, what else comes to mind?
New Jersey used to be called, and may still be called, the Garden State.  It must have been amazing back then.  Almost like an Eden by the sea.

5) Sinatra made Las Vegas as famous for entertainment as for gambling. He was so identified with the Strip, that when he played Caesar's Palace the marquee simply said, "He's Here." Have you ever been to Vegas? 
Several times, and I've just been driving through to get from "here" to "there".  I actually don't like Vegas much at all.  To me it's sort of a sad place.

6) Thin for most of his life, Frank was blessed with a metabolism that allowed him to whatever he wanted without gaining weight. He especially enjoyed clams posillipo. What's your favorite Italian dish?
My favorite is probably Lasagna, but Scampi is lovely, and so is an Antepasto salad.  Yummy!

7) Perhaps because of his hardscrabble childhood, Sinatra was a soft touch for charities devoted to kids. One of his favorites was Variety, which sends disadvantaged children on day trips to museums, zoos and sporting events. Here's your chance to tell us about a cause that's near and dear to your heart.
Right now I want to know what is going on with babies in Vernal, Utah but really, anything to do with children, all the other animals and their environments.  

8) Sinatra was a neat freak who couldn't stand dust or clutter and showered at least twice a day. He got this from his mother Dolly, who was compulsive about housecleaning and hygiene. Can you think of a time when you caught yourself doing something and thought, "I'm just like Mom/Dad!"
I'm a lot like my mother.  So, yes.  My mother was a deeply loving person who had trouble expressing her emotional depth of feeling.  I've learned to be more open over the years.  Now I guess it's still not exactly full throttle, but it's a lot more "Italiano" or maybe it's the Irish??  Hmmm??

9) In 1998, Sinatra was buried with the things he always had in tow: a bottle of Jack Daniels, a pack of Camels, a Zippo lighter and 10 dimes. Why the dimes? According to his daughter, "He never wanted to be caught not able to make a call." Of course, 17 years later cell phones have replaced pay phones. Anyway, tell us what you always carry.
I always carry ID and a cell.  And, of course, my Rod when it's open season on the L.A. freeways. Just kidding!