Modern Male Icon: Frank Sinatra

"People often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it."

 

 

 

 

 

You could take the current top ten male pop figures and together they wouldn’t be able to match the essence of Frank Sinatra. The Chairman of the Board is the only one of his kind and left an impression unrivaled by any other entertainer. His style, his music, and most of all his attitude has served as the model of “how to do things your way”.

Frank on Style: “Cock your hat - angles are attitudes.”

Frank on Women: “I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women; I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them. "I like intelligent women. When you go out, it shouldn't be a staring contest.”

Frank on Legacy: “I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family - and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that, actually.”

My American City: Los Angeles

I believe that Los Angeles is destined to become the most important city in this country, if not in the world." Henry F. Huntington, 1920

Its hard to find the adjectives that could fully describe Los Angeles, but my city is amazing. The people, the food, the fashion, the culture. Its been a blessing to have grown up here and there are some guidelines that every Angeleno should know about this remarkable place:
  

1. Learn about the different neighborhoods. Downtown kids should hit the westside and westsiders should venture east. Downtown has a bunch of hidden gems, the valley has its spots, and Malibu / Venice speaks for themselves.  
2. Learn how to speak Spanish...It just makes life way easier.
3. Everything comes back in style in LA. Stick to being yourself and let bandwagon hitch on to you. 
4. Believe it or not but we actually have a subway here. Use it when you can, especially the Surfliner.
5. Nightlife: Avoid bottle service and drink top shelf liquor at home (the only reason why men get it is because they don't have a good guy / female ratio and they need to feed their ego with the women trying to get free drinks). That being said if you have a date,  have them flirt with those who have mistakenly purchased bottle service and have them bring you free drinks. Bypass the self-involved promoters and just get to know the venue's staff.
6. Find yourself a beach that's hard to get to and tell no one about it.
7. This is a world city so speak to your fellow Angelenos.
8. As for sports, you should be a Dodger and Laker fan. If you're into hockey, it's the Kings. Liking the Angels or Clippers doesn't make you indie. You'll choose between USC and UCLA. If you like being winner in basketball and science, you'll choose UCLA. If you like being a winner at football and life, you'll go with USC.
9. Visit San Diego and San Francisco but represent your city well...never stop exploring.
10. California is a privileged, not a right.