Re: Dinner Tonight, 1/31/2025

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

To comment from up-thread, Neither Sinatra nor the Rat Pack ever
garnered my attention, and they spent a lot of time in my State.
Their music wasn't my style, and I can't think of one movie, any of them
did, that I thought was worthwhile.
I stand to be corrected. Anybody?

Well, I'm a huge Sinatra fan...
BUT my fave FS "anecdote" is that his strict Catholic mom, Dolly (who
was a dem ward heeler in Jersey City) also had a thriving "on the down
low" business as an abortionist...
Shw was known as "Hatpin Dolly" in the 'hood...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Sinatra
"Dolly was influential in Hoboken and in local Democratic Party circles.
She used her knowledge of Italian dialects and fluent English to
translate for immigrants during court proceedings, particularly those
pertaining to requests for citizenship. This earned her the respect of
local politicians, who made her a Democratic ward leader...
Dolly also ran an illegal abortion service that earned her the nickname
"Hatpin Dolly". Her reputation as an abortion care provider led one area
church to ban her son from singing there..."
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