Post #93380 by Geeky Tiki on Fri, May 28, 2004 4:09 PM

Hi, Thejab,

I mostly agree with you. I have my share of Sinatra LP's and can plop them on the turntable and enjoy, especially late at night.

But with Frank, and Picasso, and Woody Allen, I can't help but feel that their weirdness tainted their legacy a little.

I agree about the press slinging mud, but with guys who hit chicks or marry step daughters, I kind of think "Eeeew" when their names come up.

Michael Jackson is another example. Now, whenever I hear...."I want to love you, pretty young thing"....it strikes me differently.

More examples: Rick James and the torture thing affecting his musical legacy, OJ and his murdering affecting his football legacy, Kobe and his raping (open to debate, but you know what I mean), etc...it affects how I relate to their art/image in some ways.

Anyhow, I agree with you for the most part, but I just get a twinge of irony when I hear Frank sing "I Get a Kick Out You."

It doesn't affect the way I listen to "One More For The Road," though!

I never got Frank's gangster wanna-be thing either. Kinda like Vanilla Ice or Eminem wanting gangster cred and people going along with it.

I'll meet ya in the middle and just say that Frank was a complex character!

[ Edited by: Geeky Tiki on 2004-05-28 16:12 ]