Sinatra and second hand smoke? Reminds me of a conversation I had with some older retired gentlemen several months ago. Well on Saturdays they all meet at a local neighborhood bar in a suburb that still allows smoking. I have my suspicions that they meet up while their wives are having their hair blued. So a Sinatra song pops up on the jukebox and the conversation turns to Sinatra, then the Rat Pack. Well the consensus was that the Rat pack was cool with their talent, shark skin suits and bad habits. Then one guy says," You know they basically lived their professional lives on TV in the sixties with a smoke in one hand and a drink in the other". They all seemed to agree that if that happened today all hell would break loose.
As far as the national anthem is concerned I don't get upset when singers bastardize it, as most "artist" can't actually sing it. But, when someone nails it, it is worth the wait and quite moving.
