Subheader of Hats Forum title on the Fedora Lounge's main page:
"Everything from fedoras to pith helmets. If a guy doesn't have a lid, he is not worth talking about."
The Sinatra site also says that:
Frank was named for Frank Garrick, a family friend.
A bureaucrat screwed up his birth certificate by using Sinestro instead of Sinatra and having his father's birthplace as the USA instead of Italy.
The city of Hoboken, New Jersey, USA also lays claim as Sinatra's birthplace. I've always heard that he was born in Hoboken.
There is a copy of his birth certificate at www.sinatrafamily.com if you're interested.
Riguardi a tutti!
Public service post
By Douglas Brown
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