Ashley's parents were over this weekend - in a belated birthday gift for Ashley's dad we took them to see Frank Sinatra (and here I never thought I'd get to see Ol' Blue Eyes...)
OK, so it wasn't Sinatra live, but it was Sinatra. In a quite inventive extravaganza - a live big band, perfectly timed to accompany Sinatra footage from various shows, TV appearances, etc. In addition, there was a chorus line, mostly dancing, but with the occasional song as well... the screening was impressive, with sinatra projected on thin screens, sometimes interspersed with live footage of the chorus line... nearly impossible to describe, but great fun to be there in person. My favourite was definitely "That's Life" - the most rousing of the songs, and a classic lead-into-intermission type song. Though of course they also did New York New York, and My Way as well... And it was also interspersed with voiceovers from an interview Sinatra seems to have done later in life, so you also learned more about his life. A lot of fun, and certainly worth it for any Sinatra fan...
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