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José E. Serrano: I immediately fell in love with both. The English language I try to perfect on a daily basis, and the Frank Sinatra…

On the recordApril 29, 1997
I immediately fell in love with both. The English language I try to perfect on a daily basis, and the Frank Sinatra singing I was smart enough not to try to imitate. But throughout all of these 40 odd years, the love affair between Mr. Sinatra's talent and this person born in Puerto Rico and raised in the Bronx has been something that as I step back today even I find extraordinary. I own 290 Sinatra records, LP's, hundreds of CD's and tapes, pictures, books, over 30 films, on video of course. My e-mail address is Frank 2 even though my name is Jose, and one can hear Mr. Sinatra on my answering machine.
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José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York

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Reflecting on his personal connection to Frank Sinatra during a speech.

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