Ms. Sinatra was concerned about her image.....with images from the January 3, 2004 broadcast on "American Bandstand" and February 22, 2004 broadcast at a USO concert.....

by Jim Mix

Two days before the January 4th broadcast of NBC's AMERICAN DREAMS: The 7-10 Split, Ms. Nancy Sinatra, singer/actress/songwriter and the daugther of the great crooner of all crooners, songwriter, founder of REPRISE RECORDS (now owned by Warner Bros. Records), and devoted father, FRANK SINATRA (in my opinion), responed to the performance of JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT as Nancy Sinatra performing the Lee Hazelwood classic, "THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN".

This was from The Sinatra Famile Website forum @ SinatraFamily.com

Posted by Nancy Sinatra: January 2, 2004 @ 5:58 PM pacific

<< Are you nervous about it Nancy? >>

Not at all. They called me a couple of months ago when they were about to tape (filming) the episode and asked if I'd like to come and watch the taping (filming) but I couldn't.

JLH is a good performer and I think she will be fine. Boots is one of the most performed songs in the world and she'll give it her own spin.

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Nancy

After the January 4th NBC broadcast, Ms. Sinatra responded to her performance on The Sinatra Famile Website forum @ SinatraFamily.com

Posted by Nancy Sinatra: January 6, 2004 @ 10:07 PM pacific

My critique: << I think she will be fine. >>

Those were my words and now I have to eat them.

She was allowed to take my image and that wonderful song straight to CAMP without looking back.

Wrong approach.
Wrong attitude.
Wrong choreography.
Wrong moves.
Wrong hair.
WAY wrong.
No respect for me.
No respect for the music.

The only thing they got right was the dress.

Sterotypical nonsense that's dogged me for decades.

I know some of you will back me up when I say that I have NEVER performed like that. Man! How dishonest and fake can you get?

What happened to the combination of innocence and sexuality that put me on the map in the first place. That little girl / woman thing Lee hazlewood wrote about in liner notes? Didn't they look at anything?

My stock-in-trade, or at least part of it, was subtlety. She was about as subtle as a Peterbuilt.

So much for my review...

Good thing I wasn't there for the taping (filming). I might have screamed!

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Nancy

My statement on The Sinatra Famile Website forum @ SinatraFamily.com

Posted by Jim Mix: January 18, 2004 @ 8:36 PM pacific directed to Ms. Sinatra

With all due respects, Ms. Sinatra, you should have been there to tell the director of the January 4, 2004 broadcast and Executive Producer DICK CLARK what to do in order for Jennifer Love Hewitt to portray you in the right way. I don't think Jennifer Love Hewitt wouldn't mind at all.

Ms. Hewitt meant no way of disrespecting you and your career. I remembered you career as well as your father and brother's career. Too bad I cannot find a can of Royal Crown cola.

Another Respectful performance as you, Ms. Sinatra, will air on February 22, 2004 (the day after Jennifer Love Hewitt's 25th birthday) @ 8:00 PM e/p on NBC. She performs "Sunny", a song your father recorded---according to BMI.

Be sure your speakers are on.

Thank you for your time
JIM MIX

Most or all of the Nancy Sinatra fans agreed that there's nothing better than the original. As a Jennifer Love Hewitt Fan, I agree. Love got the same treatment for portraying Audrey Hepburn that led to a friendship with the Hepburn Family members---especially as a board member of The Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund @ AudreyHepburn.com.

Also Ms. Hewitt and Ms. Sinatra have at least one thing in common, they have visited the injured troops of the wars and gave their support and love to the soldiers.

If Ms Hewitt wanted to do any harm to Ms. Sinatra, there'd be no point of portraying Ms. Sinatra at all.

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