"Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy." - Frank Sinatra … [Read more...] about Saturday Afternoon Thread: The Rat Pack Week
The 60s
Friday Afternoon Thread: The Rat Pack Week
Thursday Afternoon Thread: The Rat Pack Week
“The Jack Pack” was the name briefly attributed to a famous group of 1960s entertainers who supported U.S. Senator John F. “Jack” Kennedy (JFK) in his 1960 run for president. “The Jack Pack” moniker was actually a variant of “The Rat Pack,” a nickname for a coterie of Hollywood stars and Las Vegas entertainers that included: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey … [Read more...] about Thursday Afternoon Thread: The Rat Pack Week
Wednesday Afternoon Thread: The Rat Pack Week
A gang of World War II 82nd Airborne veterans is recruited by Danny Ocean (Sinatra) and Jimmy Foster (Lawford) to rob five different Las Vegas casinos (Sahara, Riviera, Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, Sands and the Flamingo) on a single night. The gang plans the elaborate New Year's Eve heist with the precision of a military operation. Josh Howard (Davis) takes a job as a … [Read more...] about Wednesday Afternoon Thread: The Rat Pack Week
Tuesday Afternoon Thread: The Rat Pack Week
Nine years before the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v Board of Education, Froebel High School in Gary, Indiana accepted 200 African-American students. Not all of the white kids were happy. A thousand angry teens banded together and protested the school’s decision by skipping school. And that’s when Frank Sinatra showed up. Earlier that year, Sinatra had starred in an … [Read more...] about Tuesday Afternoon Thread: The Rat Pack Week