{"id":11855,"date":"2016-12-26T21:06:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T05:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=11855"},"modified":"2017-01-05T12:33:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T20:33:29","slug":"frank-sinatra-what-a-fucking-cunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/frank-sinatra-what-a-fucking-cunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Sinatra: What a Fucking Cunt!\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.godammit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/frank-sinatra-what-a-fucking-cunt.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11860\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.godammit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/frank-sinatra-what-a-fucking-cunt.jpg?resize=470%2C313&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"frank sinatra what a cfucking cunt\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/godammit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/frank-sinatra-what-a-fucking-cunt.jpg?w=470&amp;ssl=1 470w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/godammit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/frank-sinatra-what-a-fucking-cunt.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>George Michael<\/strong> was my guilty secret at one time, a crush I was embarrassed to admit. But really, who could resist that beautiful voice and sensual face, the obscure sadness behind even his poppiest songs?<\/p>\n<p>Another horrible loss to 2016, the second worst year of my life. Our icons are dropping like flies and only an assassin can save us from catastrophe in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I was disgusted to learn that in 1990, <strong>Frank Sinatra<\/strong> felt compelled to respond to an interview with George Michael in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/music\/la-et-ms-george-michael-fame-archive-20161225-story.html\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Michael discussed his disillusionment with fame:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Stardom can make you miserable. After all, everybody wants to be a star. I certainly did, and I worked hard to get it. But I was miserable, and I don&#8217;t want to feel that way again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, that was too much for Old Blue eyes, who shot back with this letter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.godammit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/sinatra-letter-cunt.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11858\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.godammit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/sinatra-letter-cunt.jpg?resize=450%2C833&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/godammit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/sinatra-letter-cunt.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/godammit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/sinatra-letter-cunt.jpg?resize=162%2C300&amp;ssl=1 162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>&#8220;<em>Loosen up. Swing, man<\/em>.&#8221; Jesus Christ, what a cunt. Who asked you, motherfucker?<\/p>\n<p>Then the gossamer wings crack. Why not just call him a fairy, Frank?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen this letter all over the place today, described as &#8216;Sinatra&#8217;s advice &#8216; to George Michael.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s just an arrogant prick spouting off. Fuck him.<\/p>\n<p>As I have said too many times, if he died every day for the next hundred years, Frank Sinatra will never be dead enough for me.<\/p>\n<p>R.I.P. George Michael, I miss you already.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Michael was my guilty secret at one time, a crush I was embarrassed to admit. But really, who could resist that beautiful voice and sensual face, the obscure sadness behind even his poppiest songs? 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