THE Voice

I didn't know Frankie had ever done a version of "Let's Get Lost." This recording seems to be from one of his numerous appearances on radio during the 1940s, probably at the height of "Sinatramania." It's sort of odd to hear him doing this, other than the person I've always identified the tune with, Chet Baker. I'm fairly certain Sinatra had a completely different concept of "getting lost" than Baker did (LOL)!

Rosewood Theatre

My dad took this picture of the Rosewood Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee, during the '70s or 80s. The theater as pictured is long gone.

"I Like to Lead When I Dance"

Just another day in Sinatraland.
A swellegant, elegant track from Robin and the 7 Hoods, unreleased and unheard until 2002, "I Like to Lead When I Dance" was written by the great songwriting team behind so many of Sinatra's notable tunes, Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.

"Tristeza (Goodbye Sadness)"

From her 1967 album Beach Samba, "Tristeza (Goodbye Sadness)" is a song which could have been written just for Astrud Gilberto, as it fits very well her nice, yet limited vocal range. I'm also quite fond of the organ on this one.

A Heights sampler

From the Texas Historical Commission's Historic and Architectural Resources of Houston Heights (written in the early 1980s):

One of the first planned suburbs in the state, Houston Heights has retained its architectural and civic identity to an unusual degree. This has been accomplished in spite of its location in one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The Heights presents a Whitman's Sampler of turn-of-the-century architectural styles. Several notable late-Victorian mansions and substantial early 20th-century public, ecclesiastical, and commercial buildings serve as the anchors of the neighborhood. Nevertheless, the real strength of the Heights rests in its wide array of essentially vernacular, middle-class, and domestic architecture of the period 1893-1932.

Going mobile

EBiN may now be easily viewed on a mobile or smartphone whilst operating your motor carriage!

A quick one (while he's away)

A couple of neon signs in H-Town: