Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04

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that he WAS whiStling 10 keep
his courage up. He expected
q majority OF about $4,000 or
10000.
When I reminded him that
FitzGerald had beaten JeHries
In the primary, Crowell replied:
That's the best thing that
could have happened 10 us. Too
many people Thought jeff would
win easily, 80 they didn't vOte.
Now. they will"
Hereafter, maybe better
have Crowell do my predicting
for me.
TO CHANGE the subject.
which seems like a good thing
for me 10 do. let us consider
the Simultaneously feud.
Remember. Hale PhareS, flut-
iSt for the Detroit Symphony,
started il by saying he liked
Sinatra and thought that Crosby
always sang faster or slower
than the orcheStra-neVer in
time.
Now comes Charles A. Luse,
writing:
"Anent n letter i'm which
Bling Crosby fan took Hale
Phares To task and stated that
"a flute player would hardly
know anything about music
what about pianist, Violinist,
English horn player, or say, an
-aeeardinniSt
Personally have no use for
either Crosby or Sinatra as
vocalists. Bling, however, Is "A
fine man and a good actor.
when I was young chap,
grooming was employed by fond
mothers TO WOO an infant 10
sleep. BY that same token,
Judging from the cacaphonic
filth and noisOme emanations
that issue from n iuke box.
great many fellow-Americans
are musical infants.
IL have known Hale Phares
for 25 years and trouped with
him. III he didn't know anything
about music, why was he able
20 hold a chair with such bands
as Harold Bachman's, Arthur
Pryor'S, SouSa's and kOstel-
anetL's-Charles A. LuSe."
AND NOW speaks up a group
of Sinatra fans
Dear Mr.. Pickering: As
Sinaira fans, we think IL only
fnir to come to Mr.. Phares' de-
Tense.
"Since the day he stated that
MIR. Crosby doesn't sing with
the music and SinatTa does, we
have been playing their records
and listening 10 the radio and
found out that Mr.. Phares Is
100 per cent right.
"You must admit Bing Crosby
IL a nice singer, but he's been
singing 30 long. A lady was just
telling Us how wild the women
went when Crosby first started
his bahia -ba-bOO' business.
Its about time some young,
good-lOoking man, nam v
Sinatra, came along who really
knows how TO give with those
romantic ballads. Thank you"
THE ABOVE was signed:
"From a group of l7-year-old
girls who don't squeal but really
enjoy Mr.. Sinatra's singing"
OBVIOUSLY, the girls are
right Crosby still shoots gall IA IA
the low Sos or better hut then.
he's unusually well preserved
for so old man. He's SO.
THERE ARE, however. many
elderly persons who enjoy living
In the past and remember the
thrill of those golden DAYS when
Bing's bahia -ba boo began. II
was ba-ba-ba- beautiful. And
people said the same things
sOut him that they now say
about Sinatra.
APROPOS or all tins. I know
Of Detroit couple who went 10
New York and wanClcd "a table
at the Waldorf where Sinatra
sings.
The hostess showed them TO
their places and remarked
well, suppose YOU feel very
fortunate 10 be able TO get in 10
hear Frank Sinatra."
"Oh. no." said the Detroit
lady. I'VE don't care about him,
We just came 10 see what these
women look like when they moan
and squeal over him"
The hostess was shocked.
M 81 assure YOU" she said, that
doesn't happen here. The Wal
dorf doesn't have people who do
that sort Of thing"
"You mean they don't squeal ."
asked the Detroit lady.
That's all we came for and,
n they don't do II, we might a.
well leave"
And she and her husband got
Up and walked out Of the Wal
corf.