A_AT0 visit_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 two_CRD radio_NN1 hosts_NN2 who_PNQ have_VHB kept_VVN the_AT0 Sinatra_NP0 community_NN1 alive_AJ0 ._SENT 
Frank_NP0 Sinatra_NP0 stands_VVZ in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 microphone_NN1 and_CJC sheet_NN1 music_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 recording_NN1 studio_NN1 ._SENT 
For_PRP Sinatra-lovers_NP0 ,_PUN listening_VVG to_PRP his_DPS music_NN1 with_PRP commentary_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 familiar_AJ0 voice_NN1 warms_VVZ up_AVP the_AT0 replaced-dns_NN2 by_PRP Sid_NP0 Avery_NP0 /_PUN MPTV_NP0 /_PUN Reuters_NP0 
This_DT0 year_NN1 marks_VVZ the_AT0 seventy-fifth_ORD anniversary_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ The_AT0 Voice_NN1 of_PRF Frank_NP0 Sinatra_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 first_ORD recorded_AJ0 album_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 Italian-American_AJ0 singer_NN1 from_PRP Hoboken_NP0 ._SENT Through_PRP all_DT0 that_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC through_PRP many_DT0 labels_NN2 and_CJC shifting_AJ0 styles_NN2 —_PUN through_PRP fifty-nine_CRD albums_NN2 ,_PUN from_PRP those_DT0 first_ORD crooner_NN1 hits_VVZ to_PRP the_AT0 incomparable_AJ0 records_NN2 ,_PUN by_PRP turns_NN2 swinging_VVG and_CJC saddened_VVD ,_PUN of_PRF the_AT0 nineteen-fifties_CRD ,_PUN and_CJC on_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 final_AJ0 late_AJ0 lost_AJ0 shore_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 duets_NN2 ,_PUN when_CJS Sinatra_NP0 ,_PUN like_PRP El_NP0 Cid_NP0 in_PRP his_DPS last_ORD battle_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD kept_VVN upright_AV0 on_PRP his_DPS horse_NN1 by_PRP his_DPS loyal_AJ0 fans_NN2 and_CJC collaborators_NN2 —_PUN his_DPS music_NN1 has_VHZ remained_VVN the_AT0 landmark_NN1 of_PRF American_AJ0 popular_AJ0 song_NN1 ._SENT Alec_NP0 Wilder_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP his_DPS landmark_NN1 1972_CRD book_NN1 on_PRP American_AJ0 popular_AJ0 song_NN1 ,_PUN said_VVD that_CJT Sinatra_NP0 could_VM0 sing_VVI anything_PNI well_AV0 except_CJS "_PUQ Jealous_AJ0 Lover_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ American_AJ0 Beauty_NN1 Rose_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
For_PRP decades_NN2 ,_PUN there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 special_AJ0 connection_NN1 between_PRP Sinatra_NP0 's_POS music_NN1 and_CJC what_DTQ is_VBZ now_AV0 called_VVN "_PUQ terrestrial_AJ0 radio_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ A_AT0 curious_AJ0 extravagance_NN1 of_PRF disk_NN1 jockeys_NN2 spent_VVD entire_AJ0 careers_NN2 spinning_VVG Sinatra_NP0 records_NN2 —_PUN partly_AV0 because_CJS there_EX0 were_VBD so_AV0 many_DT0 recordings_NN2 and_CJC so_AV0 many_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP so_AV0 good_AJ0 ,_PUN partly_AV0 because_CJS the_AT0 range_NN1 of_PRF emotion_NN1 was_VBD sufficiently_AV0 large_AJ0 that_CJT a_AT0 single_AJ0 hour_NN1 could_VM0 pass_VVI from_PRP upbeat_AJ0 to_PRP deeply_AV0 melancholy_AJ0 and_CJC still_AV0 remain_VVB consistent_AJ0 in_PRP quality_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC perhaps_AV0 mostly_AV0 because_CJS there_EX0 was_VBD something_PNI ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT epic_NN1 about_PRP every_AT0 Sinatra_NP0 take_NN1 ._SENT Many_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 radio_NN1 personalities_NN2 ,_PUN like_PRP William_NP0 B_NP0 ._SENT Williams_NP0 of_PRF WNEW-AM_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ first_ORD called_VVD Sinatra_NP0 "_PUQ Chairman_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Board_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ died_VVD long_AV0 ago_AV0 ._SENT Others_NN2 have_VHB slipped_VVN on_AVP into_PRP silence_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC ,_PUN some_DT0 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP Mark_NP0 Sudock_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ has_VHZ a_AT0 fine_AJ0 scholarly_AJ0 program_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Internet_NN1 radio_NN1 station_NN1 Metromedia_NP0 ,_PUN have_VHB emerged_VVN more_AV0 recently_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 Sinatra_NP0 standbys_NN2 stayed_VVD on_AVP for_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 time_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 singer_NN1 's_POS death_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP 1998._CRD Herewith_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 brief_AJ0 summary_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 twilight_NN1 of_PRF Sinatra_NP0 radio_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 quick_AJ0 salute_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 hardier_AJC cases_NN2 ._SENT 
For_PRP those_DT0 with_PRP a_AT0 Sinatra-minded_AJ0 passion_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 news_NN1 ,_PUN earlier_AV0 this_DT0 year_NN1 ,_PUN that_CJT the_AT0 radio_NN1 personality_NN1 Jonathan_NP0 Schwartz_NP0 had_VHD left_VVN the_AT0 airwaves_NN2 for_PRP good_AJ0 after_PRP fifty_CRD years_NN2 was_VBD a_AT0 shock_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 jolt_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 much_AV0 so_AV0 that_CJT one_CRD of_PRF his_DPS listeners_NN2 sent_VVD Schwartz_NP0 an_AT0 e-mail_NN1 paraphrasing_VVG John_NP0 O'Hara_NP0 's_POS famous_AJ0 line_NN1 upon_PRP hearing_VVG the_AT0 news_NN1 of_PRF George_NP0 Gershwin_NP0 's_POS death_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ Jonathan_NP0 Schwartz_NP0 ended_VVD his_DPS show_NN1 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT but_CJC I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 believe_VVI it_PNP if_CJS I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 want_VVI to_PRP ._SENT "_PUQ 
That_DT0 e-mail_NN1 —_PUN printed_VVN out_AVP and_CJC pinned_VVN to_PRP Schwartz_NP0 's_POS bedroom_NN1 wall_NN1 —_PUN now_AV0 holds_VVZ pride_NN1 of_PRF place_NN1 among_PRP the_AT0 retired_AJ0 broadcaster_NN1 's_POS surroundings_NN2 ,_PUN near_PRP portraits_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Gershwin_NP0 brothers_NN2 and_CJC of_PRF his_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN Arthur_NP0 Schwartz_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ wrote_VVD "_PUQ Dancing_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 Dark_AJ0 "_PUQ and_CJC many_DT0 other_AJ0 songs_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC an_AT0 aerial_AJ0 photograph_NN1 of_PRF Palm_NN1 Springs_NN2 ,_PUN where_CJS Schwartz_NP0 met_VVD Frank_NP0 Sinatra_NP0 so_AV0 many_DT0 years_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT 
In_PRP the_AT0 late_AJ0 sixties_CRD ,_PUN Schwartz_NP0 had_VHD a_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF double_AJ0 identity_NN1 in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 ,_PUN playing_VVG "_PUQ progressive_AJ0 rock_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL Hendrix_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Who_NP0 ,_PUN Cream_NN1 ,_PUN etc._AV0 )_PUR on_PRP WNEW-FM_NP0 while_CJS still_AV0 maintaining_VVG a_AT0 love_NN1 of_PRF Sinatra_NP0 's_POS music_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP 1999_CRD ,_PUN he_PNP moved_VVD on_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 public-radio_NN1 flagship_NN1 in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 ,_PUN WNYC_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP played_VVD hits_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 American_AJ0 Songbook_NN1 ,_PUN Sinatra_NP0 most_DT0 of_PRF all_DT0 ._SENT His_DPS long_AJ0 tenure_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 's_POS airwaves_NN2 came_VVD to_PRP an_AT0 end_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP 2017_CRD ,_PUN when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD fired_VVN by_PRP WNYC_NP0 for_PRP what_DTQ the_AT0 station_NN1 described_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 violation_NN1 of_PRF its_DPS "_PUQ standards_NN2 for_PRP providing_VVG an_AT0 inclusive_AJ0 ,_PUN appropriate_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC respectful_AJ0 work_NN1 environment_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ (_PUL Schwartz_NP0 issued_VVD a_AT0 statement_NN1 ,_PUN through_PRP his_DPS lawyer_NN1 ,_PUN stating_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP profoundly_AV0 disagree_VVB and_CJC am_VBB extremely_AV0 disappointed_AJ0 with_PRP WNYC_NP0 's_POS decision_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ )_PUR Schwartz_NP0 carried_VVD on_AVP with_PRP his_DPS passion_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 smaller_AJC Internet_NN1 audience_NN1 on_PRP Live_AJ0 365_CRD radio_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP what_DTQ was_VBD called_VVN "_PUQ The_AT0 Jonathan_NP0 Station_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Schwartz_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ in_PRP his_DPS eighties_CRD ,_PUN stopped_VVD his_DPS Sinatra_NP0 program_NN1 abruptly_AV0 ,_PUN one_CRD Saturday_NP0 afternoon_NN1 in_PRP February_NP0 —_PUN without_PRP forewarning_VVG even_AV0 his_DPS producer_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD this_DT0 ,_PUN he_PNP says_VVZ now_AV0 ,_PUN for_PRP multiple_AJ0 reasons_NN2 ,_PUN not_XX0 least_AV0 that_CJT he_PNP recognized_VVD his_DPS mind_NN1 had_VHD begun_VVN to_TO0 row_VVI in_PRP ever-tighter_AJC circles_NN2 ._SENT (_PUL "_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB I_PNP was_VBD talking_VVG too_AV0 much_AV0 about_PRP my_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ is_VBZ the_AT0 way_NN1 he_PNP puts_VVZ it_PNP ._SENT )_PUR He_PNP also_AV0 had_VHD the_AT0 sense_NN1 that_CJT ,_PUN having_VHG been_VBN on_PRP the_AT0 air_NN1 for_PRP as_CJS many_DT0 decades_NN2 as_CJS he_PNP had_VHD ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD at_PRP last_ORD time_NN1 to_TO0 leave_VVI it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN talking_VVG for_PRP so_AV0 long_AJ0 !_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC now_AV0 I_PNP can_VM0 stop_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 joke_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF which_DTQ he_PNP is_VBZ well_AV0 aware_AJ0 ,_PUN is_VBZ that_CJT he_PNP was_VBD famous_AJ0 ,_PUN in_PRP part_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP not_XX0 talking_VVG ,_PUN for_PRP the_AT0 long_AJ0 ,_PUN pregnant_AJ0 pause_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ That_DT0 was_VBD ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT Mel_NP0 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT Tor_NP0 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT [_PUL ever_AV0 quieter_AJC ]_PUR mé_NN1 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT "_PUQ 
Schwartz_NP0 's_POS love_NN1 of_PRF Sinatra_NP0 's_POS music_NN1 was_VBD independent_AJ0 of_PRF his_DPS friendship_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 ._SENT Indeed_AV0 ,_PUN when_CJS Schwartz_NP0 opens_VVZ a_AT0 nondescript-looking_AJ0 drawer_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS desk_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP turns_VVZ out_AVP to_TO0 be_VBI longer_AJC and_CJC deeper_AJC than_CJS one_PNI had_VHD thought_VVN any_DT0 drawer_NN1 could_VM0 be_VBI —_PUN and_CJC filled_VVD with_PRP the_AT0 total_AJ0 works_NN0 of_PRF Frank_NP0 Sinatra_NP0 on_PRP CD_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ '_PUQ Close_VVB to_PRP You_PNP ,_PUN '_PUQ "_PUQ Schwartz_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ A_AT0 great_AJ0 work_NN1 of_PRF art_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ "_PUQ Move_VVB back_AVP a_AT0 little_AJ0 ._SENT You_PNP 're_VBB only_AV0 seeing_VVG the_AT0 beginning_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 drawer_NN1 goes_VVZ on_AVP forever_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Yet_AV0 ,_PUN though_CJS his_DPS personal_AJ0 relationship_NN1 with_PRP Sinatra_NP0 would_VM0 last_VVI throughout_PRP the_AT0 singer_NN1 's_POS life_NN1 and_CJC was_VBD not_XX0 inconsequential_AJ0 (_PUL "_PUQ Sinatra_NP0 took_VVD me_PNP in_AVP ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD very_AV0 lonely_AJ0 ,_PUN so_AV0 for_PRP someone_PNI to_TO0 bring_VVI me_PNP in_AVP was_VBD ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT something_PNI "_PUQ )_PUR ,_PUN Schwartz_NP0 was_VBD not_XX0 an_AT0 uncritical_AJ0 admirer_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS character_NN1 or_CJC all_DT0 of_PRF his_DPS work_NN1 ._SENT 
Sinatra_NP0 's_POS career_NN1 had_VHD three_CRD distinct_AJ0 chapters_NN2 ,_PUN divided_VVN by_PRP his_DPS record_NN1 labels_NN2 :_PUN the_AT0 early_AJ0 Columbia_NP0 crooning_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ made_VVD bobby-soxers_NN2 swoon_VVB ;_PUN the_AT0 mid-fifties_CRD Capitol_NP0 LPs_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ are_VBB still_AV0 the_AT0 core_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS achievement_NN1 and_CJC among_PRP the_AT0 best_AJS recorded_AJ0 American_AJ0 music_NN1 ;_PUN the_AT0 Reprise_NN1 work_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 sixties_CRD ,_PUN when_AVQ ,_PUN on_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 label_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP made_VVD much_DT0 great_AJ0 music_NN1 and_CJC much_DT0 mediocre_AJ0 music_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT Then_AV0 comes_VVZ a_AT0 longer_AJC descant_NN1 of_PRF mixed-up_AJ0 work_NN1 ,_PUN including_PRP bad_AJ0 versions_NN2 of_PRF pop_NN1 tunes_NN2 and_CJC ambitious_AJ0 attempts_NN2 at_PRP pop_AJ0 epics_NN2 ._SENT (_PUL "_PUQ Cycles_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ an_AT0 album_NN1 full_AJ0 of_PRF these_DT0 ,_PUN Schwartz_NP0 has_VHZ been_VBN known_VVN to_TO0 throw_VVI right_AV0 across_PRP a_AT0 room_NN1 ._SENT )_PUR Schwartz_NP0 devoted_VVD himself_PNX ,_PUN and_CJC his_DPS programs_NN2 ,_PUN almost_AV0 entirely_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 Capitol_NP0 Sinatra_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC often_AV0 to_PRP a_AT0 narrow_AJ0 band_NN1 within_PRP it_PNP :_PUN the_AT0 recordings_NN2 masterminded_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 composer_NN1 and_CJC arranger_NN1 Nelson_NP0 Riddle_NP0 ._SENT 
Schwartz_NP0 's_POS one_CRD bitter_AJ0 memory_NN1 of_PRF Sinatra_NP0 turns_VVZ on_PRP this_DT0 golden_AJ0 era_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP gave_VVD him_PNP a_AT0 huge_AJ0 party_NN1 ,_PUN Nelson_NP0 Riddle_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP were_VBD somehow_AV0 together_AV0 ,_PUN Nelson_NP0 Riddle_NP0 and_CJC me_PNP ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP gave_VVD him_PNP a_AT0 party_NN1 and_CJC invited_VVD every_AT0 conceivable_AJ0 singer_NN1 ._SENT Rosemary_NP0 Clooney_NP0 ._SENT Mel_NP0 Tormé_NP0 ._SENT Peggy_NP0 Lee_NP0 ._SENT And_CJC everyone_PNI came_VVD ._SENT Except_CJS one_CRD person_NN1 ._SENT Because_CJS it_PNP was_VBD about_PRP Nelson_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 about_PRP Frank_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 only_AJ0 one_PNI who_PNQ did_VDD n't_XX0 come_VVI ._SENT Because_CJS the_AT0 party_NN1 was_VBD for_PRP Nelson_NP0 ._SENT Can_VM0 you_PNP imagine_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Schwartz_NP0 's_POS one_CRD regret_NN1 in_PRP things_NN2 Sinatra_NP0 is_VBZ that_CJT the_AT0 singer_NN1 ,_PUN despite_PRP an_AT0 early_AJ0 attempt_NN1 ,_PUN never_AV0 recorded_VVN a_AT0 truly_AV0 first-rate_AJ0 version_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ Schwartz_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC not_XX0 Schwartz_NP0 alone_AV0 ,_PUN considers_VVZ the_AT0 greatest_AJS single_AJ0 American_AJ0 song_NN1 ,_PUN Kern_NP0 and_CJC Hammerstein_NP0 's_POS "_PUQ All_DT0 the_AT0 Things_NN2 You_PNP Are_VBB ._SENT "_PUQ "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 flawless_AJ0 song_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Schwartz_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN while_CJS sighing_VVG over_PRP the_AT0 absence_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 Sinatra_NP0 realization_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN almost_AV0 flawless_AJ0 ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ one_PNI bad_AJ0 line_NN1 :_PUN '_PUQ Someday_AV0 I_PNP 'll_VM0 know_VVI that_DT0 moment_NN1 divine_AJ0 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ (_PUL "_PUQ Divine_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ '_PUQ like_VVB "_PUQ paradise_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ flame_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ are_VBB words_NN2 regarded_VVN by_PRP purists_NN2 as_PRP de_NP0 trop._NN1 )_PUR "_PUQ But_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB of_PRF an_AT0 age_NN1 when_CJS I_PNP can_VM0 still_AV0 hear_VVI the_AT0 song_NN1 and_CJC listen_VVB past_NN1 '_POS divine_NN1 ._SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ 
The_AT0 need_NN1 for_PRP Sinatra_NP0 radio_NN1 may_VM0 seem_VVI as_CJS baffling_AJ0 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 streaming_AJ0 ,_PUN Spotify-dominated_AJ0 age_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS the_AT0 demand_NN1 for_PRP vinyl_NN1 records_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC ,_PUN like_PRP that_DT0 need_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP depends_VVZ on_PRP the_AT0 creation_NN1 of_PRF something_PNI retro_AJ0 in_PRP feeling_VVG but_CJC not_XX0 merely_AV0 nostalgic_AJ0 in_PRP implication_NN1 ._SENT People_NN0 buy_VVB vinyl_NN1 because_CJS the_AT0 quality_NN1 is_VBZ warmer_AJC ._SENT Sinatra-lovers_NN2 like_VVB to_TO0 listen_VVI to_PRP his_DPS music_NN1 with_PRP commentary_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 familiar_AJ0 voice_NN1 because_CJS it_PNP warms_VVZ up_AVP that_DT0 experience_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP creates_VVZ a_AT0 community_NN1 of_PRF listeners_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 community_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 special_AJ0 province_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 one_CRD disk_NN1 jockey_NN1 who_PNQ has_VHZ been_VBN most_AV0 single-mindedly_AV0 faithful_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 singer_NN1 over_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD sixty-four_CRD years_NN2 :_PUN Sid_NP0 Mark_NP0 ._SENT Since_CJS a_AT0 fateful_AJ0 night_NN1 in_PRP 1957_CRD ,_PUN Sid_NP0 has_VHZ been_VBN playing_VVG almost_AV0 nothing_PNI but_CJC hundreds_CRD and_CJC hundreds_CRD —_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 thousands_CRD and_CJC thousands_CRD —_PUN of_PRF hours_NN2 of_PRF Sinatra_NP0 ,_PUN first_ORD on_PRP his_DPS Philadelphia_NP0 radio_NN1 program_NN1 "_PUQ Friday_NP0 with_PRP Frank_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ then_AV0 on_PRP his_DPS much-missed_AJ0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 program_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Saturday_NP0 with_PRP Sinatra_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC finally_AV0 on_PRP his_DPS still_AV0 widely_AV0 syndicated_AJ0 show_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 Sounds_NN2 of_PRF Sinatra_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ "_PUQ At_PRP a_AT0 celebration_NN1 at_PRP Hofstra_NP0 once_AV0 ,_PUN someone_PNI estimated_VVD that_CJT I_PNP had_VHD played_VVN a_AT0 hundred_CRD and_CJC seventy-five_CRD thousand_CRD hours_NN2 of_PRF Sinatra_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP told_VVD me_PNP recently_AV0 ._SENT Sid_NP0 was_VBD the_AT0 first_ORD subject_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP ever_AV0 reported_VVD on_AVP for_PRP this_DT0 magazine_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC ,_PUN thirty-four_CRD years_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP found_VVD him_PNP unaltered_AJ0 :_PUN the_AT0 sonorous_AJ0 voice_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 gracious_AJ0 manner_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 complete_AJ0 devotion_NN1 to_PRP Sinatra_NP0 's_POS music_NN1 ._SENT 
Sid_NP0 easily_AV0 recalls_VVZ the_AT0 birth_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS passion_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP was_VBD doing_VDG a_AT0 one-hour_AJ0 show_NN1 on_PRP WHAT_DTQ called_AJ0 '_POS Sounds_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 Night_NN1 '_POS ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT and_CJC the_AT0 all-night_AJ0 guy_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 come_VVI in_PRP ._SENT The_AT0 manager_NN1 asked_VVD ,_PUN Can_VM0 you_PNP stay_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 night_NN1 ?_SENT It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 show_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD called_VVN '_PUQ Rock_NN1 and_CJC Roll_VVB Kingdom_NP0 ,_PUN '_PUQ and_CJC I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 going_VVG to_TO0 do_VDI that_DT0 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 Count_NP0 Basie_NP0 fan_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP knew_VVD that_CJT ,_PUN well_AV0 ,_PUN no_AT0 one_PNI 's_VBZ listening_VVG —_PUN from_PRP on_AV0 high_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP mean_VVB ._SENT So_AV0 I_PNP asked_VVD the_AT0 audience_NN1 ,_PUN What_DTQ would_VM0 you_PNP guys_NN2 like_VVB to_TO0 hear_VVI ?_SENT There_EX0 were_VBD two_CRD new_AJ0 Sinatra_NP0 LPs_NN2 out_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC someone_PNI said_VVD ,_PUN Why_AVQ do_VDB n't_XX0 you_PNP do_VDI an_AT0 hour_NN1 of_PRF Sinatra_NP0 ?_SENT I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN O.K._AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 call_VVI it_PNP '_PUQ Friday_NP0 with_PRP Frank_NP0 ._SENT '_PUQ The_AT0 all-night_AJ0 guy_NN1 got_VVD fired_VVN for_PRP not_XX0 coming_VVG in_PRP ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP kept_VVD me_PNP on_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP thought_VVD I_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 doing_NN1 '_POS Rock_NN1 and_CJC Roll_VVB Kingdom_NP0 ._SENT '_PUQ It_PNP took_VVD seven_CRD months_NN2 for_PRP them_PNP to_TO0 catch_VVI on_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC by_PRP then_AV0 there_EX0 were_VBD so_AV0 many_DT0 calls_NN2 from_PRP college_NN1 kids_NN2 that_CJT they_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 kill_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC sixty-four_CRD years_NN2 later_AV0 I_PNP 'm_VBB still_AV0 doing_VDG it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 single-mindedness_NN1 of_PRF Sid_NP0 's_POS devotion_NN1 that_CJT led_VVD ,_PUN in_PRP 1966_CRD ,_PUN to_PRP his_DPS audience_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 himself_PNX ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD just_AV0 after_PRP the_AT0 '_PUQ Sinatra_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Sands_NP0 '_POS album_NN1 came_VVD out_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP worked_VVD hard_AJ0 to_TO0 sell_VVI it_PNP in_PRP Philly_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP outsold_VVB New_NP0 York_NP0 ,_PUN Chicago_NP0 ,_PUN Los_NP0 Angeles_NP0 —_PUN and_CJC his_DPS office_NN1 called_VVD and_CJC said_VVD ,_PUN Thank_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN could_VM0 we_PNP do_VDI something_PNI for_PRP you_PNP ?_SENT I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VM0 just_AV0 like_VVI to_TO0 shake_VVI his_DPS hand_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC they_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 possible_AJ0 to_TO0 shake_VVI his_DPS hand_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP offered_VVD Buddy_NP0 Greco_NP0 as_PRP a_AT0 consolation_NN1 prize_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN I_PNP know_VVB Buddy_NP0 Greco_NP0 already_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN What_DTQ you_PNP are_VBB requesting_VVG 's_VBZ not_XX0 possible_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ And_CJC then_AV0 ,_PUN out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 blue_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP got_VVD a_AT0 call_NN1 from_PRP Frank_NP0 's_POS inner_AJ0 office_NN1 ,_PUN inviting_VVG me_PNP to_PRP Vegas_NP0 to_TO0 see_VVI him_PNP perform_VVI ._SENT I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN packed_VVN for_PRP ten_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ When_CJS we_PNP got_VVD there_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP were_VBD being_VBG shuffled_VVN all_AV0 over_PRP the_AT0 hotel_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP said_VVD to_PRP someone_PNI ,_PUN We_PNP 're_VBB here_AV0 to_TO0 see_VVI Frank_NP0 !_SENT And_CJC they_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN Everybody_PNI 's_VBZ here_AV0 to_TO0 see_VVI Frank_NP0 ._SENT So_AV0 I_PNP called_VVD the_AT0 singer_NN1 Sylvia_NP0 Syms_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 true_AJ0 Sinatra_NP0 friend_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 call_VVI Jilly_NP0 —_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 they_PNP came_VVD to_TO0 get_VVI us_PNP ._SENT Took_VVD us_PNP into_PRP a_AT0 dining_NN1 room_NN1 with_PRP nobody_PNI in_PRP there_AV0 ,_PUN felt_VVD that_CJT they_PNP were_VBD pulling_VVG my_DPS chain_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC I_PNP turned_VVD around_AVP and_CJC he_PNP 's_VBZ standing_VVG right_AV0 next_ORD to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Took_VVD us_PNP over_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP knew_VVD my_DPS show_NN1 ,_PUN knew_VVD the_AT0 call_NN1 sign_NN1 ,_PUN knew_VVD the_AT0 sales_NN0 numbers_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN Do_VDB you_PNP have_VHI tickets_NN2 ?_SENT You_PNP 'll_VM0 sit_VVI at_PRP our_DPS table_NN1 ?_SENT And_CJC do_VDB n't_XX0 forget_VVI you_PNP 're_VBB coming_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 after-party_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC then_AV0 the_AT0 friendship_NN1 blossomed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ was_VBD his_DPS secret_NN1 ?_SENT Well_AV0 ,_PUN every_AT0 guy_NN1 wanted_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI him_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC every_AT0 woman_NN1 wanted_VVD to_TO0 date_VVI him_PNP ._SENT Sammy_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN I_PNP gotta_NN1 be_VBI me_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP 'd_VM0 rather_AV0 be_VBI him_PNP ._SENT Rod_NP0 McKuen_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN Whoever_PNQ made_VVD all_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP made_VVD one_CRD of_PRF him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Having_VHG turned_VVN eighty-eight_CRD not_XX0 long_AV0 ago_AV0 ,_PUN Sid_NP0 still_AV0 looks_VVZ cautiously_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 future_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS son_NN1 Brian_NP0 runs_VVZ Orange_AJ0 Productions_NN2 now_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP reflects_VVZ ._SENT Orange_AJ0 Productions_NN2 is_VBZ Sid_NP0 's_POS company_NN1 ,_PUN named_VVN after_PRP Sinatra_NP0 's_POS favorite_AJ0 color_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Brian_NP0 ,_PUN after_PRP all_DT0 these_DT0 years_NN2 ,_PUN finally_AV0 said_VVD to_PRP me_PNP just_AV0 recently_AV0 ,_PUN Would_VM0 you_PNP ever_AV0 take_VVB a_AT0 Sunday_NP0 off_AVP ?_SENT I_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI happy_AJ0 to_TO0 do_VDI the_AT0 show_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC you_PNP know_VVB what_DTQ ?_SENT I_PNP think_VVB I_PNP 'm_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 let_VVI him_PNP do_VDI the_AT0 thing_NN1 ._SENT All_AV0 he_PNP has_VHZ to_TO0 do_VDI is_VBZ feel_VVI his_DPS way_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 records_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Adam_NP0 Gopnik_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 staff_NN0 writer_NN1 ,_PUN has_VHZ been_VBN contributing_VVG to_PRP The_AT0 New_AJ0 Yorker_NN1 since_PRP 1986._CRD He_PNP is_VBZ the_AT0 author_NN1 of_PRF ,_PUN most_AV0 recently_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ A_AT0 Thousand_CRD Small_AJ0 Sanities_NN2 :_PUN The_AT0 Moral_AJ0 Adventure_NN1 of_PRF Liberalism_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
