We’ve brought you recipes of stars in the past, and today we are featuring the recipe of one of the world’s most famous crooners; Frank Sinatra. Frank’s own eggplant Parmesan recipe comes from his book which benefits a children’s hospital in California. An easy homemade tomato sauce recipe is also included.
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The most difficult part of the photo business is getting started and making connections. Back in the mid seventies we befriended Rodney Bingenheimer and we were best of buddies for years. Rodney knew everyone plus is was an editor at Phonograph Record Magazine he got invited to all of the hot parties. Rodney made all of the introductions to us with all of the record company PR so we were there being wined & dined too, while we were taking the most amazing photos. We had a blast and we are still great friends today.
Here is the best Rodney story. Did you know that he got to meet Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas? Well he did and guess who made the introduction? ELVIS!!! Oh Yeah, that is Elvis’s belt that Rodney is holding!!
You know, it really did not get much better than this and it never will again. Seeing Frank Sinatra was like seeing a god. Besides seeing or photographing Elvis, Sinatra was the ultimate. He was pure class, but not in a stuffy way since he came from the streets. Frank would light up a room. Yeah, yeah, everyone tells this line when speaking of Elvis or Frank, but it was the truth.
This photo was taken around 1980 at the Beverly Hills Hotel and it was a press conference for a boxing match that was to take place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. We do not even think that we were invited to the press conference. It was one of those things were if you heard about it, you got in. Sinatra’s PR guy was Lee Solters who had been with Frank for decades. He saw us there and invited us for the catered breakfast in the rear of the room.
Rule number one when you attend something of this magnitude is to stake out your spot! We left our camera bag in the second row dead center and then went for the grub. It is incredible how you can remember a breakfast 27 years later. They had eggs, bacon and these really nice little sausage links. The best.
After the feeding, Frank just walked in and the press conference commenced. There was go pushing or showing for the photos. You know how many photographers were there? About six. That was all. Today it would be mayhem.
After the short press conference, Frank just sorted floated out of the room with one older guy who drove him off in an older station wagon. Sure beats photographing Britney and Paris. Don’t ya think?
