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Message: [QUOTE="Hans Sprungfeld, post: 2855035, member: 181"] In 1984(?), I saw Frank Sinatra at the biggest casino in the then very sketchily developed Atlantic City. Beyond the most obvious of his classics nearly every song was some kind of sappy, clichéd pop tune that I couldn't stand. Every one of them would typically require its singer to hit notes Sinatra was no longer capable of reaching. Every single time he resolved the challenge with an alternate note that surprised, delighted, and worked. That night I liked all of the songs without exception. Each was the best version I had ever heard. Overblown lyrics felt meaningful. It taught me some amazing lessons about aging and was quite the show. I look now and see that he was then younger that Willie (and Neil Young), and not that much older than I currently am. I gotta book me some dates. [/QUOTE]