I want to wish a very happy birthday to my dear friend, Mr. Frankie Valli. Today Frankie is 83 years old and he is still performing better than ever. Frankie has always been a person that has been great to me and my friends. He is truly my generation\u2019s Sinatra.<\/p>\n
Frankie has always shown his kindness to people not associated with the arts, yet people around the arts always feel like a big deal when Frankie is around. I won\u2019t forget being at a function where there were many big stars there, including Frankie. All of a sudden Paul McCartney walked into the room and the minute he spotted Mr. Valli, he went up to him, put his arm around him, wished him well and started to sing \u201cSherry.\u201d If that doesn\u2019t tell you, how big Frankie really is, then nothing does.<\/p>\n
The classic line in the movie Goodfellas was when Lorraine Bracco screams at Ray Liotta for not showing up to their date. \u201cYou got some nerve standing me up like that last night! Nobody does that to me! Who the Hell do you think you are? Frankie Valli or some kinda bigshot?\u201d<\/p>\n
Frankie has always been a hero to me and a lot of my friends. To say that I have probably been to 200 of his shows in my lifetime is an understatement. There are (at least) two things that will always be special to me about Frankie. First, when he was on Broadway and his show was sold out, I bought tickets from a scalper. When Frankie found out, he got upset with me, because he said, \u201cno matter what, you never pay at my show.\u201d And, last year, when I couldn\u2019t attend his show, but my son Ricky went, Frankie spent most of his time babysitting Ricky, despite many of Frankie\u2019s friends being there to see him.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s just who Frankie Valli is \u2014 one of the really good guys that I have known in my life of sports and entertainment. You\u2019re just too good to be true!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I want to wish a very happy birthday to my dear friend, Mr. Frankie Valli. Today Frankie is 83 years old and he is still performing better than ever. Frankie has always been a person that has been great to me and my friends. He is truly my generation\u2019s Sinatra. Frankie has always shown his … <\/p>\n