Frank Sinatra Learns The Value Of True Friendship

In 1952 Frank Sinatra was down on his luck and singing to small naudiences at Skinny D'Amato's club in. He planned to go to
Africa to visit his wife Ava Gardner who was there filming the nmovie "Magambo" with Clark Gable. She had sent him the airfare, nbut Sinatra was broke. n
Seated at a lounge table with Joe DiMaggio and Skinny D'Amato,
Frank asked the baseball great for a thousand dollar loan so nthat he could buy Ava a gift. n
DiMaggio refused. When Sinatra was absent, DiMaggio said to
D'Amato, "I never loan money to a has been." D'Amato asked
DiMaggio to loan it to him. Fiquring the powerful nightclub nowner was good for it, DiMaggio gave D'Amato a thousand ndollars. Later D'Amato gave it to Sinatra. Not loaned, gave.

On top of that, D'Amato bought Sinatra a solid gold watch nsaying, "This is to remind you that you'll be back on top nagain. And bigger than before." When Sinatra became the most npowerful man in Hollywood a few years later, he never forgot nhis loyal friend and performed every year at the 500 Club for nfree.

This story has a lot of different things in it to examine. If nyou happen to be down on your luck now, or have a close friend nthat is in a slump, you can see:

1 - The importance of a loyal friend. n
2 - The power of a new watch. (Whether you buy it or receive it n as a gift). n
3 - The power of good words to a friend that needs encouragement.

4 - The beginnings of Joe DiMaggio's well earned reputation as n a cheapskate.

5 - The paying back of help received in difficult times.

Whether you're up or down, you help a friend or not, you're ncheap or giving, you are always relating with people. And you nare always either building or destroying a career, friendship, nor reputation.