LETTERS TO L.A. LIFE : SINATRA'S INFLUENCE FAR MORE THAN SMILES AND SCREAMS.I am an original bobby-soxer and jitterbug jitterbug Dance variation of the two-step in which couples swing, balance, and twirl in standardized patterns to syncopated music in ⁴⁄₄ time. It originated in the U.S. in the mid 1930s and became internationally popular in the 1940s. , and there are many of us still here and we remember Frank Sinatra more than most It surprises me no one mentions his moving song when he was young, ``I'll Never Smile Again'' - and with him gone are the smiles and the screams. It will be hard to smile again without Frank. Lorraine Storck Lancaster Kudos to Reed Johnson Reed Cameron Johnson (born December 8, 1976 in Riverside, California) is an outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League East division of Major League Baseball. He weighs 180 lb (82 kg) and is 5'10" tall. and Fred Shuster for their review of Frank Sinatra's work (May 16 L.A. Life) and especially their comments on the often-overlooked Sinatra film ``The Man With the Golden Arm.'' The article says ``it was Sinatra's movie all the way, from his early scenes turning down a free fix from his neighborhood drug dealer to his chilling acting out of the torments of cold turkey near the end of the film.'' I saw the film in 1955 when it first came out and I was only 12 years old. Drugs were not a problem in the schools of my near-suburban Philadelphia neighborhood then, but as drugs become more and more prevalent in the decade following the Vietnam involvement, I must confess that anytime I encountered anyone on drugs I thought immediately of Sinatra's going cold turkey at the end of the film. And I believe that if today's schoolkids were exposed to this movie, which is all-too-rarely shown on TV and hardly ever written about, they would think twice before taking drugs. Richard Rofman Van Nuys Many thanks to Braugher for his work on `Homicide' What a sad week for television. One of the best performers on the planet has called it quits for his series. No, I'm not talking about Jerry Seinfeld This article is about the comedian. For the character, see Jerry Seinfeld (character). Jerry Seinfeld (born Jerome Seinfeld on April 29, 1954 in New York City, New York) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor and writer. ; I'll let the media finish collectively gulping gulping exaggerated, sometimes difficult, swallowing movements; seen in cats with laryngitis or esophagitis. its St. John's Wort St. John’s wort indicates animosity. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177] See : Hatred St. John’s wort defense against fairies, evil spirits, the Devil. [Br. (chased by a Junior Mint) to assist the masses in mourning that loss. The actor I shall miss most is ``Homicide's'' Andre Braugher, who for all his brilliance and giftedness has decided to pursue other career opportunities. Although Seinfeld made me laugh as the show mirrored my shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw. Shortcomings may also be:
- Dylann Bralley Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Too much yada-yada-yada,too little substance? What a lot of yada-yada-yada about nothing. Sure the first hour of big must-see finale was insightful and interesting, but the actual final show was so thin and uninspired. I've seen better in five minutes of a ``Seinfeld'' re-run than during their fond farewell episode. If their last episode had been their pilot, I doubt they would have made it. - Robert M. Tovar Reseda - Peter Kirby Peter Kirby (born December 17, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Granada Hills |
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