FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Have You Met Miss Jones?”
Written for the musical comedy, I'd Rather Be Right, "Have You Met Miss Jones?" appeared on Frank Sinatra's 1961 album Sinatra Swings. With tracks arranged…
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JIMMY ROSELLI: The Other Kid From Hoboken
Jimmy Roselli is from Hoboken, so is Frank Sinatra. There are plenty of singers from the same town. Look at New York—right across the river—where…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “I’ll Be Around” (Sinatra Idol Threat)
"I'll be around no matter how you treat me now..." Maybe Hoboken should now sue The Voice, because that was Frank Sinatra's name first... And…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “I Get A Kick Out Of You”
ABOVE: Frank Sinatra & Celeste Holm in High Society (MGM-1956) "I get no kick from champagne..." "I Get a Kick Out Of You" was written…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: Cannonball Run II (feat. Burt Reynolds)
TRIVIA QUESTION: What was the last movie Frank Sinatra ever made? ANSWER: Cannonball Run II In the 1984 sequel to the seminal 1981 hit film,…
HOBOKEN ITALIAN FESTIVAL 2018: Feast of the Madonna Dei Martiri, September 6-9
The Hoboken Italian Festival returns to Sinatra Drive along the Waterfront this Thursday, September 6, featuring—rides, games, music and of course, FOOD. The traditional procession…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “What Now My Love” (feat. Aretha Franklin)
"What now my love? now that you left me..." First featured on Frank Sinatra's 1966 album That's Life, "What Now My Love" was rerecorded by…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”
"Don't you know, little fool, you never can win? Why not use your mentality - step up, wake up to reality?" Written by Cole Porter…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Fly Me To The Moon” (Space Force Edition)
(ABOVE: "Sinatra at the Sandsnik") So... um... looks like we're getting a Space Force. We don't really have much to add to that. Because what's…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To” (Grazie Mille, Battaglia’s!)
Frank is a Hoboken institution. The same could be said about Battaglia's Home, which announced this week that it will be closing up shop after…
