I wanted to relay another story from that night while I wait to board at the airport.
The Gentleman I referred to earlier, who was finally convinced of Haley's talent, that she was worth his attention, (He even got in line with a purchased CD, the hosts sold them for
$20...(they could afford it, said my host LOL ) compared it to the time, as a 19 year old, he got a chance to meet Frank Sinatra.
Not only was he impressed with the depth of her vocal and musicality (he was the one most impressed with her duet of L.O.V.E. with Casey, even sang a couple verses
, and loved hearing Night and Day, that night)...on top of that he was very impressed with her the way she held herself and her interactions with people (that he is witnessed this evening).
How does this bring up the comparison to Sinatra? As a 19 year old he got the chance to watch Sinatra perform, he sheepishly approached him and asked if he could get an autograph, that he was a fan. Sinatra agreed, (paraphrasing), "Sure kid, after the show, I'll be over there". So after the show he headed to the location. With Sinatra, were the rest of the "Rat Pack", Sammy Davis jr, Joey Bishop, Dean Martin etc....
When he approached Sinatra, the rest of the Rat Pack all went quiet so Sinatra could speak to his fan. He was amazed out how 'down to earth' and 'real' Sinatra was to him, paying attention to him alone (while the pack kept quiet
).
That was the thing that struck him about Haley that reminded him of his encounter with Sinatra, that she wasn't this "star" but an obvious talent that still had a realness about them reflected in the way they treated people....
Heady comparison (BTW he was also, my debate 'sparring partner'
, so you see? No hard feelings between us LOL
)
