Rare is the photo of the Rat Pack that doesn’t feature the dapper fellas with a mic in one hand and a cocktail in the other. Or maybe resting on a nearby stool. Or, sometimes, even on a well-stocked bar right there on the stage.
So entwined were Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, and Joey and their collective reputation as boozy buds that they kept their rep even after it was revealed that H20 or apple juice often subbed in for the hard stuff onstage. So much the better to keep the performance swingin’ and the liquor flowing well into the night once the audiences were wowed.