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Fan gets really chummy with Connie Francis

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by CentralIllinoisan, Aug 20, 2007.

  1. CentralIllinoisan

    CentralIllinoisan Active Member

    http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/08/15/2007-08-15_where_the_bucks_are.html


    PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Sixties superstar Connie Francis, who topped the charts with "Who's Sorry Now," is suing the family of a Florida fan for $300,000 the woman signed over to the singer days before committing suicide.

    Relatives of Patricia Nilsen, who shot herself in November after putting nearly all her assets in Francis' name, accuse the singer of using "undue influence" to get the cash.

    Francis, 68, calls that "absurd."
     
    CentralIllinoisan, Aug 20, 2007
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  2. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Who's sorry now?
     
    Ace, Aug 20, 2007
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  3. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    She put the 'con' in Connie. [groan]
     
    poindexter, Aug 20, 2007
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  4. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    That was Brenda Lee, dope.
    Get your 60s divas straight.
     
    hondo, Aug 20, 2007
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  5. markvid

    markvid Guest

    Still made me laugh, though.
     
    markvid, Aug 20, 2007
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  6. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Hey, Frankie Avalon, I stole it straight from the lede of the story.
     
    Ace, Aug 20, 2007
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  7. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    I think it's Frankie who's mistaken. Connie Francis did "Who's Sorry Now" as the story references; Brenda Lee did a song called "I'm Sorry".

    So Hondo, you might want to say you're, uh, sorry to Ace...
     
    Captain_Kirk, Aug 20, 2007
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  8. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    In falsetto, please.
     
    Ace, Aug 20, 2007
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  9. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    And you were correct.

    Brenda Lee sang "I'm Sorry." Connie Francis sang "Who's Sorry Now?"
     
    PCLoadLetter, Aug 20, 2007
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  10. GuessWho

    GuessWho Active Member

    Who's Sorry Now
    Artist: Connie Francis
    Words and music by Bert Kalmar, Ted Snyder,
    and Harry Ruby.


    http://www.duchessathome.com/music/sorrynow.html

    Who's sorry now, Hondo?
     
    GuessWho, Aug 20, 2007
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  11. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    hmmm.....I guess Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word.
     
    Captain_Kirk, Aug 20, 2007
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  12. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    Sue me.
     
    hondo, Aug 20, 2007
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