October 24, 2014

  • Frank Sinatra Learns About True Friendship

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    In 1952 Frank Sinatra was down on his luck and singing to small
    audiences at Skinny D'Amato's club in. He planned to go to
    Africa to visit his wife, Ava Gardner, who was there filming the
    movie "Magambo" with Clark Gable. She had sent him the airfare,
    But Sinatra was broke.

    Seated at a lounge table with Joe DiMaggio and Skinny D'Amato,
    Frank asked the baseball legend for a thousand dollar loan so
    that he could buy Ava a gift.

    DiMaggio refused. When Sinatra was absent, DiMaggio said to
    D'Amato, "I never loan money to a has-been." D'Amato asked
    DiMaggio to loan it to him. Fiquring the powerful nightclub
    owner was good for it, DiMaggio gave D'Amato a thousand
    dollars. Later D'Amato gave it to Sinatra. Not loaned, gave.

    On top of that, D'Amato bought Sinatra a solid gold watch
    saying, "This is to remind you that you'll be back on top
    again. And bigger than before." When Sinatra became the most
    powerful man in Hollywood a few years later, he never forgot
    his loyal friend and performed every year at the 500 Club for
    free.

    This story has a lot of different things in it to examine. If
    you happen to be down on your luck now, or have a close friend
    that is in a slump, you can see:

    1 - The importance of a loyal friend.

    2 - The power of a new watch. (Whether you buy it or receive it
    as a gift).

    3 - The power of good words to a friend that needs encouragement.

    4 - The beginnings of Joe DiMaggio's well earned reputation as
    a cheapskate.

    5 - The paying back of help received in difficult times.

    Whether you're up or down, you help a friend or not, you're
    cheap or giving, you are always relating with people. And you
    are always either building or destroying a career, friendship,
    or reputation.

    * This Sinatra story was confirmed via Grace D'Amato's book,
    TV interview, and books on Sinatra and DiMaggio.

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