Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) Roasts Frank Sinatra (1978)

[Applause] six on this album you can see is probably the most popular Frank's ever taken everybody remembers Frank alone at night standing under a lamppost holding a raincoat I'd never see this yet a lamppost standing here and then it's Lampert I've seen this at the whole thing and the photographer photographer was all set when Frank said you know something they'll impose the suit and the Hat that's nice but something is missing I don't know what but it needs another touch something I don't know is it's foggy misty and at that moment some fellow is walking

by in a raincoat and Franklin at the guy and says that's it Lito well this guy with a raincoat was a nice fellow and over to Frank for this picture he's in the audience tonight as Frank invited guests and we'd like him to the end of a big a borrowed from the LA Police Force homicide division lieutenant Columbo [Applause] [Applause] that you remembered me after all these years [Music] this is I'm flabbergasted I'm having out this flapper yesterday I thought that the you know the album came out good you know I like the picture and

you know the wrinkle never looked better [Music] I know you that other speech so I'm not going to take a lot of time I wouldn't do that you know I wouldn't do that I want to I want to tell you with a beautiful introduction speech thank you for the introduction oh one quick question if you don't mind Solomon so shoes then I rent you know I feel a little self-conscious being here because I'm not read but well I knew it was a big affair but I didn't know that I was going to be brought up

here I mean if I had known well I don't know what I would have done because this is all I got [Music] you know when I got the invitation I was at home I was about four five o'clock in the afternoon you know that they come in the form of a tell agree they don't come in a regular mail so they send you a wire and I counted the words sixty-three words you can imagine what that cost I don't know I don't know them oh here it is I got it right here with me this

is the way you get invited into this now this is not a night letter this is a regular telegram [Music] is not the original this is a Xerox I wouldn't bring the ready the the original my wife she took that right away to the bank and she put that in a safety deposit box until we could get the good frame it goes right up there on the wall next to the album cover you know that rain let's see now uh excuse me one moment sir I can't read with that cocktail napkin and no thank you

so much if you don't mind sure you know I figure you do it now and you get it done that's all [Music] [Applause] with glam now put North sir if you don't mind would you put to lieutenant ombo Franks enough that's all that good enough you don't have to write up an LT clear my foot if you put for the missus ooh lieutenant Columbo and mr. and mrs. Franks are not good lovely sure that's wrong in what I do be good that's it nice I love love love sailor yeah all right could you put the

first the missing mrs. Columbo blombo Angeles [Music] wait even better get put to roll if you could've been at the house you wouldn't believe this what happened there went this invitation kind you know the family they went crazy one said asked of this and the other said ask them act and but you know on my wife's side you know they know without show business there oh yes my god Dominic well he's from Hoboken my deal with it not that I knew you know you oh but he knows so business no fraud way well he sold

bobble surprise in the Time Square air [Music] you can't lose this disclosed in the dog [Music] well anyway anyway he married this girl to raise and she's also for more focused and when you Frank you know when you in those days when you were singing at the power mod she worked in the in the Orange Julius there in the corner she was on it was a hostess there you know showed people to their stools it is what they wanted me to ask now remember this is the mask not me emeritus what they claim they claim

a few years ago when you retire it was because your voice you got a little tired see they claim now that when you make a record that Jerry bailed of the singing [Music] let me give you it is this from my wife lasagna you know it's all fresh tomatoes and he made the partner itself and I hope you thank you very much you're very well listen don't bother washing out the pot because that's Teflon you see who the steel wool that scratches the bottom could rinse it out with water when he's done I need an

address in there then you just drop it in an email we turn the gentlemen for the part of the plan that's right thank you very much odds delicatessen we did fall it's a wonderful place for work and uh oh that would be mark thank you very get together get a team to go in talks like moment they got their radio an early bird dinner you get here if you get there before 5:00 you know you get the main course of choice it's soup and salad in the beverage the government [Music] I want to make this

is very hard to ask but you know my wife went crazy once you got the invitation or you need amount of nerve - they said you know my wife is watching yeah and I don't even know if a little committed to do this well you see of my family we get together every month we all sing and you know I'm the worst singer and you're the greatest singer and they're all out there watch it would it be possible not a whole song in God bye-bye blackbird get a kick out of it they're all Rosie [Music]

just one giggity back Aaron whoa here we go [Music]