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 | What is the Sinatra Internet Mailing List? |
 | How do I subscribe to the Sinatra Mailing List? |
One of the first messages will be a Welcome Message to New Subscribers. Take the time to read this short message as it provides some useful information about the mailing list.
Please be aware that this can be a VERY ACTIVE DISCUSSION GROUP! At times, there have been over 70 messages on a daily basis. There are ways to handle the traffic, but in the interest of consumer information, we just wanted you to know about the potential volume of email.
 | How do I contribute to the Sinatra Mailing List? |
 | How do I limit the number of daily messages? |
Hopefully, by using a combination of frequent checks of your email, or the DIGESTS option, you can reduce the number of full email baskets that may happen for services that limit the number of messages that you can receive!
 | How I can stop receiving mail from Sinatra? |
First, to temporarily stop receiving email, you would set your options to NOMAIL.
Should you need to unsubscribe, hopefully for only temporary reasons, you can cancel your subscription.
Both of these options can be done via Sinatra Mailing List Subscription page.
 | What are the origins of the Sinatra Mailing List? |
"I can't remember any dates, but I think this list had its genesis before the summer of 1994. Ryan Fisher, Steve Albin, Will Friedwald and I all met each other in rec.music.bluenote in some discussions about Frank. Ryan mentioned the idea of getting a mailing list started at his university, but couldn't get it going before the summer break.
"Over the summer I got the Frank Sinatra web page going (original site: http://www.io.org/~buff/sinatra.html, this site is no longer valid, but you may see it listed in some out of date WEB references). In the fall, I got sinatra-l@io.org going (I worked there, so I just got the sys admin to create it). The list grew to about fifty people, then imploded for some reason I couldn't figure out - I think it was a bogus address somewhere.
"There was a vast emptiness across the lands, then Eleanor (Cicinsky) sprang to the rescue and created this list. We all switched over, and she announced it properly the way I never had mine. It grew rapidly. I believe she runs several other lists as well, and she's done an admirable job of maintaining this one.
"So far, it's gone pretty well. We occasionally devolve into flames, but on the whole the level of discussion is pretty good. I'm both interested and happy that we're coming together in this ad thing."
Uncle Wilsci (Will Friedwald) and I first met in the Big Band area of CompuServe.
Will asked if I knew of any Sinatra mailing list or USENET group. At the time (June 1994) there were no specific Sinatra Internet areas. I forwarded to Will, Ryan Fischer's original proposal for a Sinatra list. Well that never took off, but along about September of 1994, Bill was able to start the first Mailing List. The first address was SINATRA-L@IO.ORG.
Just was we started to grow two things happened.
First the list had a glitch and then Duets II was released. Well, the world was not ready for both events to occur.
Many of us were bemoaning the fact that the SINATRA-L list had died. After a short hiatus (much like Sinatra's first retirement) I suggested to Eleanor Cicinsky about starting a Sinatra mailing list at Temple. With the aid of her systems administrator, SINATRA@VM.TEMPLE.EDU was created just after Thanksgiving, 1994. Shortly thereafter, the initial subscribers found out about the list. Some of the early members of the list were Uncle Wilsci, Bill Denton, Ed Santurri, Steve Albin, and within the first couple of days over 37 people. Well almost a year later, we have over 250 members with many more that have come and gone throughout the past year. Today, I think we have a veritable who's who of the world of Sinatra that are subscribers. Some of us were able to get together for a dinner at Patsy's during the summer of 1995. Many of us were involved with the interesting and unique idea of working in a diverse setting to have our discussion group represented in a gathering of Sinatra fans prior to the upcoming three day Carnegie Hall tribute to Frank Sinatra. We have an interesting tie in to Sinatra related WEB sites, and we have large number of writers and broadcasters that are involved in the music of Sinatra. All in all it is quite an experience, one that really does try to bring everyone into a virtual living room. As with many extended and diverse families, there may be "times that try men's souls," but we soon return to why we are all here, Frank Sinatra!
The year 1996 has brought many new people to the list, at times there have been over 300 subscribers. The numbers do vary as a natural consequence of work, social life, time away from the computer, type of discussions, and any number of other reasons why people change the interests over time. At the present time the list appears very healthy, with many new contributors. Many people seem reluctant to contribute, but all are encouraged and welcome to partake in the lively discussions and to post their questions and answers to the Sinatra Mailing List. As Frank Sinatra may have spoken from the stage during one of his toasts "May we last for 700 years and that the last email you receive is from SINATRA@VM.TEMPLE.EDU!" As of November 1997, there are over 370 subscribers to the Sinatra Mailing List.
 | Can you find Sinatra on the Internet? |
Update: There is a new USENET group that is devoted to Frank Sinatra. It's called "alt.fan.frank-sinatra" - it should be available from dedicated news groups sites, like deja-news.
WEB and Internet search engines like YAHOO!, Infoseek, and Webcrawler, among others, can be used to search for the many sites containing the words frank sinatra. A search through many books describing sites on the Internet will also lists several sites that include the phrase "frank sinatra." What is important is the ability to select the best and appropriate sites for you Internet surfing.
 | Are there any "official" Sinatra related web sites? |
The Sinatra Family Web Site is run by Nancy Sinatra.
Barbara Sinatra Children's Center (BSCC) is run by Barbara Sinatra.
 | What are the Internet sites that are run by fans? |
The original Sinatra website, dating back to 1994 was called the Sinatra WWW Page. This page was created by Bill Denton, who has since closed the site. Brian Chearno agreed to keep the site alive, however, and it can now be found at: http://members.aol.com/artanis103/sinatra.html
Joe Berg used to run The Sinatra Mailing List website. Joe started the site in 1996 to capture the information that was transmitted through the Sinatra mailing list. The site quickly grew to a repository of additional contributed information and Internet links. The site pioneered the use of Real Audio and Video, featuring clips of songs and videos to illustrate key discussion points.
Brian Chearno's The Sinatra Zone is an excellent site for those looking for information about Sinatra's radio, TV and concert appearances.
For more websites devoted to Sinatra, go to the Links page here. It is updated frequently.
 | What are Sinatra's record label WEB sites? |
Capitol Records has a minimalistic Sinatra web page:
www.hollywoodandvine.com/sinatra
Columbia/Legacy, the label responsible for the Columbia Complete Studio Recordings is located at:
www.sonymusic.com/artists/FrankSinatra/.
Reprise Records, the label founded by Sinatra, has a Web site at:
www.RepriseRec.com/sinatra/.
To promote the recent "new" live recording of Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Orch, Buddha has set up this web site:
www.connect2music.com/franksinatra/.
 | Are there any other Sinatra related sites? |
