Almost all of them say the same thing: ‘Someday I really want to have a dozen babies.’ "You know somethin’, Joe, I don’t know why on earth it is, but lately I’ve been so wrapped up in reading so many of those old fan magazine articles, the ones written about me when I was just a kid. In fact, it will be so exciting for you, you won’t miss me one bit. But it’ll only be for that one night though. Sorry, baby, but I gotta go, ‘cause I’ve already postponed this meeting with the Bahamian Tourist Board twice before. OK, but gee, Joe, how I wish you didn’t have to go to the Bahamas, especially this week when I haven’t worked in almost three years, and I’ll feel like a rank amateur again. And only I knew just how devastating a loss it was for you, but look, you’re still young. Sure, it was tough-very, very tough on both of us. You’re still the queen, baby, don’t ever forget it." Especially for those thousands of fans out there who’ll be sitting at the edge of their seats waiting to scream out your name and worship at your feet. And you’re always at your very best when you’re up there on that stage singin’ all those pretty songs. I want my smilin’, shinin’, supergirl back again. Don’t forget-it’s been almost three years now. "Look, Connie, even before we went to Rome to visit John at the Embassy, we both knew it was gonna be a long shot, right? You know somethin’, honey, I’m really feeling charged up about your goin’ back to work at Westbury this week. Uh, huh, I answered sullenly, with profound frustration and a sense of hopelessness I can’t even begin to describe. What are you reading-that letter from your friend, John Volpe again? my husband, Joe, asked me, quite concerned. I will keep in touch with you as this information develops. ![]() We have been put in touch with an Order of Sisters, and my special assistant will be discussing with them in detail the best way to proceed on this matter. However, at this point, it frankly appears it is going to be very difficult, due, among other things, to the increasingly nationalistic attitude of the Italians which prevents Italian children from being taken overseas for adoption by foreign parents. Hell) She’d Rather Sing Lullabies EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAĪlthough I’ve had no definite word for you yet, I wanted to let you know that we are working on your request. Far more horrifying than any best-selling writer of fiction would dare to contemplate. It is truly a joyful, comedic and emotionally disturbing book to read. Fewer still possess the willingness, wit, insight, intellect and disarming self-deprecation to write a book of such unflinching nature. Few stars have experienced the rollercoaster ride that marked the life of Connie Francis. ![]() ![]() All are chronicled with unstinting candor, a deep sense of resentment, and even under the most terrifying and unimaginable set of circumstances, her very rare sense of humor shines through. A horrifying rape, the murder of her beloved brother, Georgie, at the hands of the Mafia, four failed and despairing marriages. She also experienced an endless series of life-altering tragedies. Her willingness to expose the most private aspects of her life with extraordinary honesty and often painful reflection is both startling and courageous. While the love affair with her audience was exhilarating, truly gratifying and omnipresent, fulfilling romantic relationships in her personal life always eluded her.with the exception of her one true love, Bobby Darina love destroyed by her domineering father, with whom she had a complicated and often troubling relationship. She shares with unusual candor and rare insight the juxtaposition that existed in her personal life. Conquering wildly-enthusiastic audiences throughout the world, Connie's international celebrity is one unrivaled by any recording artist to this very day. Through her eyes, readers have a front row seat to many of the greatest public and private moments in American history and popular culture. Along this extraordinary journey of her life she experienced the highest of peaks and the deepest of valleys: the stuff of both dreams and nightmares. Born into a blue-collar Italian family at the end of the Great Depression, she went on to unimaginable heights of success. The Connie Francis Story is an American story.
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