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September 22, 2012

Smoke gets in your eyes (photo by Herman Leonard)

Frank smoking
When a lovely flame dies, smoke gets in your eyes. Sing it. -- DL

Posted by on September 22, 2012 at 04:05 PM in Music, Sinatra |

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I heard Herman Leonard say in an interview that the quality of jazz photos declined when smoking was banned from bars. This photo says it all. The smoke adds so much! -- Stacey

Posted by: The Best American Poetry | September 22, 2012 at 04:55 PM

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