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Come on with me, I've got a big news for you, but the first time I've got to explain to you something about America. Over here is a three ways to make a million dollars. You can make it in a business, you can get in the stock market or you can win it on the radio. For example, I've got lots of quiz programs, sing at the Samora, router the consciousness, or take it, I don't want it. Anyway, now the biggest surprise, the biggest surprise I'm going to tell you, some are just the one radio contest. Yeah, me, Mr. and Nobody, you son of Luigi. All of us are just the one. Isn't no money, but something big. That's a free trip to New York to see Frank Sinatra. Vienna is the first television show. Sinatra, he's a very big singer and he's a Taliano boy. She'll take a lot of Taliano boys, sing is in America, mama mia. That's a Frank Sinatra, Pericoma is a Vic of the morning of being a Crosby. Think of Mr. Crosby, I think of Mr. Crosby as he's getting a little bit older because whenever he's making a record now, he's got to use his four little boys to help him out. But anyway, mama mia, for me, best singer is the Frank Sinatra. And when I'm heard as a voice on a mystery singer contest, right away, I'm a senator's name in a letter telling how I'm a liker to go to New York and why I'm a liker to go to New York. My letter was a picked out and mama mia, when a man is announced to my name, radio's are getting so excited, it's almost a blow out of the tube. And I'm too excited so much, I'm going to write to you more later. Right now, I'm going to go to my night school or class and tell my friends, America, I love you. You're like a papa to me from the ocean. My goodness, where's the class tonight? Well, there's no use waiting, I'll call the roll. Mr. Basso? He told me he'd be late. Something big came up. Oh, Mr. Horowitz? Yeah, he's going to be absent. His wife ain't feeling so good. Mr. Olsen? He ain't coming either. His sister from Milwaukee is visiting him. Mr. Schultz? I couldn't think up a good alibi, so here I am. Well, so just you and I are here. Well, what are we waiting for? You don't snitch on me, I wouldn't snitch on you, we can both play hooky. Mr. Schultz? Schmeier, Miss Spaulding, I was only fooling. Well, we'll never have a chance like this again. Well, I might as well begin to tell you what the... Mr. Spaulding! Mr. Spaulding, don't mock me up, I'm a present. Where is the Horowitz, Mr. Olsen? They couldn't come. Why not? Don't ask me again, I'm going to mix up the excursions. Mr. Basco, why are you late? Well, guess what, Miss Spaulding? I'm in a big radio contest. Oh, so that's the big news. Yeah, I'm a guest to Mr. Schlinger with the Frank Sinatra. And I'm a roller-ladder, why am I when I got to New York? And now I'm going to get a free trip. Ah, Luigi, I'm really very happy for you. Yeah, but the best part of all... How am I going to shake your hands with the Frank Sinatra? Well, don't shake him too hard, Luigi, he's going to fall over. That is not nice, Mr. Schultz. Well, when are you leaving, Mr. Basco? And what train are you taking? Who's going to meet you there? At what hotel are you going to stay? Miss Spaulding, I've never seen you get a sex ride. Say, from Frank Sinatra, what else could you expect? Any girl gets a little like that. Oh, Mr. Schultz, stop being so absurd. As far as I'm concerned, Mr. Sinatra just happens to have a very pleasant slinging... A very pleasant slinging, so... I mean... Oh, Miss Spaulding, are you for shimmel? I'll wait until you're all calmed down, Mr. Schultz. I'm ready, are you? Yes. So, Mr. Basco, you're very lucky to have won. What did you write in your letter that made the judges select you? Well, I don't know, Miss Spaulding. It was a very plain. Hammer just told them I had no money to go to New York, and how I'm going to like it to go back there. Because as I got the statue, I'm a first to see when I come to America. Statue of liberty. Go on, Mr. Basco. Well, Hammer wrote that I only had three hours in New York, and I would like to spend a more time in a place where I'm a first to first, where I was really like good to be American. Ach, Luigi, when you talk like that, I could run right home and buy a new frame for my citizen paper. But, Luigi, what does... What does Fr. Schwalli say about your trip? I bet even he's a glider. Well, yes, Hammer, no. Well, what do you mean, yes and no? He's a happy Hammer, go on a yes. He wants Hammer to take a rose along and no. We'll have a wonderful time, Mr. Basco, and say hello to Mr. Sinatra for me. There, Mr. Schultz, did I stumble over my words then? No, Miss Schwalling, but it's the first time I ever saw your ears, will you? Mr. Schultz. Well, thanks for all your good wishes, friends. Hammer gonna miss you so much, but goodbye. Goodbye, have fun. Goodbye, and keep smiling, Luigi. Have a smiley. Well, it was the one of Baker and radio contests. My only little banana nose. How much you push, I'm gonna miss you. You really mean it, Mr. Schwalling. Luigi, if I'm no mean, I'm no sad. Anyway, Luigi, while you're away all by yourself, I don't want you to forget your good friend, Mr. Schwalling, so I'm gonna give you a nice going away present. Oh, thank you, Mr. Schwalling. That's very nice of you. And every time you look at this, Mr. Schwalling, you're gonna thank me, eh? This summer, promise you, Mr. Schwalling, uh, eh, what's the present, eh? My daughter, Rosa. Well, what do you say, my son? I can't wait till Christmas, Papa. Look, Luigi, remember what they say, never look a gift a horse in a mouth. Mr. Schwalling, please, I keep a your horse. I would have been very happy to see New Yorker with you, but for this time, I'm gonna have to spend it to win a Mr. Sennacher. Oh, listen to the big shot. Let me tell you something, Mr. Schwalling, I had, I bet you never even get to see a Frank Sennacher. What are you talking about, I was the one to contest it, didn't I? Oh, so millions of people who win a contest, do you know what they do? They bring you to New York, hand you a deck of cards, and they say, here, go play canazzo with yourself. No, no, no, you're wrong. You want to spoil my trip. All right, all right, go. All right, that's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna go and see Mr. Sennacher, and also, he's gonna know my name, Basco. What's it have to got to do with it? Well, Sennacher, that's also Italian on name, huh? Luigi, don't ever bring that up, huh? You know, lots of people in America, they like to forget those things. What? Sure, take a, for instance, in a Hollywood, take a lassie. I bet you he won't even admit he used to be a dog. Well, anyway, I'm gonna ask you, Mr. Sennacher. Go ahead, and I'll see you finish. All right, so we're gonna drop the subject here. I'll give you name of some friends of mine, Gina DeLuca, is living this address on a motorist street. Are you visiting him? Are you giving my regards? Are you gonna get a night to home or cook the meal? They're gonna show you in 12 times. Oh, that's Sennacher. Thank you, Pasquale. I'm gonna leave on Friday, then I'm gonna be in Mr. Jean's house on a Sunday. Good, good. And Luigi, you want to think over about Rosa. Don't even talk at the door if you don't want to, just to take her along as a baggage. Well, thank you, Pasquale, but I'm only allowed 150 pounds. All right, go, see what's gonna happen. You know that a Sennacher record I got in my jukebox? That's a good night, Irene. Yes, Sennacher's gonna take a wanna look on you. It's gonna be good night, Irene, and take Luigi with you. Bye-bye. And now Pasquale's got to be worried about the trip. Well, I'm gonna take it like it comes, and I'll make it the best. But now I'm gonna write the letter to Mr. Sennacher. Dear Mr. Sennacher, I'm Luigi Pasquale, whose one mystery single contest. Please don't expect too much. I'm just a plain fellow. And if you just, just let me walk around New York by myself, I'm gonna be very happy and no cause you trouble. I'm coming to New York on October. It would give me great pleasure to shake hands with you, but if you're too busy, that's all right too. Thank you again, and whoever is come to take me at the station, maybe he's a no recognize me. So just to make sure, I'm gonna be carrying a balloon. We've got to get down to CBS, Frank. But if you're too busy, that's all right too. Come on, Frank, let promotion take care of the land. And whoever is come to take me at the station. Now, Frank, you're not gonna let that bother you, are you? Look, I'm gonna pick this guy up myself. What? Pick up some jerk with a balloon? Now look, when a man comes all the way from Chicago to spend a day with me, the least I could do is meet him. Is that okay with you? Say, Mary? Yes? Honey, would you take a letter? Sure. It's to Mr. Luigi Basko. You've got his dress in the envelope. Dear Mr. Basko, we'll be glad to meet you at the station when your train comes in. There'll be a big crowd there and you might miss me, so just to be sure, while I'll be wearing a... Oh no! Oh yes, I'll be carrying a balloon. When you return to life with Luigi, here's a thought for you mothers. When your youngsters come romping home from school and they ask for something good and tasty, open up a package of delicious Ridley Spearmint chewing gum. Children love the chewing gum and millions of them are especially fond of the lively, refreshing flavor of Ridley Spearmint gum. What's more, Ridley Spearmint is a helpful, wholesome treat that won't spoil the appetite. So it's an ideal treat for a child to enjoy between meals. When you do your shopping, include a few packages of delicious Ridley Spearmint chewing gum. Let children enjoy it often and enjoy it yourself. Now let's return to page two of Luigi Basko's letter to his mother in Italy. Mama mia, any minute now, trend is it gonna be in a grand sensation and then I'm not gonna be in New York. I'm so excited to what I'm writing these a few words. I'm gonna drop to my pencil a dozen of times and a dozen of times. I'm gonna have to make a new point there. If I'm gonna drop one more time, I'm not gonna be writing it with my finger. Mr. Sinatra, he said he's gonna meet me. But I'm, no, I know he's just right to be nice. He's gonna send somebody else. They're gonna have a balloon too. He's not gonna believe this, mama mia. But since I'm a left of Chicago, I'm so nervous 50 times I've been under my seat just to test my balloon. You more like the mama mia, especially I'm gonna meet him and tell you what the kind of man he is. What the Mr. Sinatra is. But right now, I'm taking my things together. And they all are falling under the floor. Oh, my balloon, I'm gonna blow it up. Just sit down, please, and watch that balloon. Wonderful city. Mama mia, it's such a big crowd. There's so many people. And where's the other fella? Oh, there's somebody with a balloon. He's gonna run it to me. I'm gonna run it to him. Say hello, Mr. Baskov. Hello, Mr. Balloon. I'm in. I'm Prit, Sinatra. Mama mia, not the, not this, the Frank Sinatra. No, not the, just plain Sinatra. Oh, Mr. Sinatra. Who you sent here to pick me up? What? I mean, well, I didn't expect you here because you went to somebody else so nobody else could have picked me up. Please, please, let me sit down and catch my tongue. I think he's still on a train. Sure. Here, son, here's a balloon. Yeah, me too, son. Thank you, minor two. Looking under you with a balloon, Mr. Sinatra, I'm realizing how silly I must look. Yeah, well, we got a big day ahead of us, Luigi. First, oh, you don't mind if I call you Luigi, do you? No, Frank. Good. You can call me... Oh, I'm, I'm sorry. Fine, we'll get over that one real fast. Now, first we go to your hotel and then the greatest tour you've ever had. We start at Tootshores from there to 21, then the Star Club, the Copacabana, and El Morocco. How's that? Oh, that's so wonderful, Mr. Sinatra. I mean, Mr. Sinatra. I mean, Frank, I mean, I don't know what I mean. You're very nice to look out to so good for me. But you see, well, I'm coming here. I've got just a few days and, well, I'm, I'm glad to see New York. Well, that's New York. Yeah, but, well, I mean, my New York. Your New York? Yeah. Empire State, the building. Public library. Museum of history. Aquarium of Statue of Liberty. That's mean a lot to me to see that. Oh. I'm a hopper, you know, angry. I'm gonna go by myself, but please, so you don't know how far to take me. No, no, no, no. I'm going with you. Maybe I've been seeing too much of my New York anyway. What do you say? I mean, I might like your New York. You can say that again. And we're only on the fifth floor. Fifth floor. Hey, Frankie, you promised me something. Sure, what is it? If, if ever you see me in Chicago, and my friends are going to ask you, if I'm a walk through the top of the Empire State, the building, will you say yes? I sure will. Good. Now let's take it to the elevator. There's the city. It's a beautiful, it is so beautiful. I'm really on top of Empire State, the building. I feel like I'm in an airplane, only nobody is asking me to put under the belts. It's really stout, isn't it? Just smell that fresh air. Oh, that's a good thing. And look at all those people down there. They look like ants. Well, don't forget, Luigi, we're 102 stories high. 102 stories. Mama, ma'am, what a terrible thing. What's the matter? It is a poor janitor who's gonna wash up all of the floor. We have to be very quiet in here. This is the largest public library in the world. You should know that, Luigi. I sure is. Here's a cover. The whole city blocker was a formerly Croton reservoir, has a two million books in a reference library, Octogallery, Library for the Blind, a Circulation of Branch, and a Children's Library. Huh? Sure, I'ma learn all that in a night school. Holy cow. When I told the cab driver the public library, I wasn't even sure where we were going. It was a beautiful building, huh, Frank? Yes, sir, New York is a wonderful museum. We're very proud of it, too. You know something, Frank? This is the first time I've ever seen it. You know something, Luigi? What? That's the first timer for me, too. Grant was born in Ohio, 18 a president of the United States, and served it two times. Hey, Frank, I'm smart, huh? Yeah. Hey, Luigi, I'm a pretty stupid, huh? Hey, Malcolm, give me two of them, will you? Well, Frank, Frank, I'ma want to thank you for most a wonderful day in my life. Luigi, it's my turn to thank you. Wasn't the Statue of Liberty beautiful? Yes, it was, and I'm glad I got to see it with you. Huh? Frank, I'm... I'ma like to ask you a question. You're not gonna get a matter? Of course not. What is it? Well, I'm... I'ma like to ask you, what do you are? What? Oh, oh, I know what you mean. Well, I've been called a singer, I guess. I'm a singer. No, no, no, I don't mean that. I mean, Sinatra, the name. Oh, I'm American. Why? Nothing. That's a nothing. American. That's the perfect answer. Well, I'ma gonna go now, and thanks again. Sure. Good night, old pal. Huh? Good night, old pal. Well, Mama Mia, I'ma had a wonderful time. We were a wonderful boy. And I'm even got to ask him my question. And he's given me the answer all right. And I was to think about it all night. All night. Even in the morning, when I'ma got up, I was... Hello? Frank. I'm glad to hear you. Say, I don't have very much to do today. You want to do it with me? Well, sure. Sure, I'ma want to... Oh, wait. Wait a bit. First, I'ma got to see friends. I'm all about it, but I don't think you like it. Don't say another word. I'll pick you up in 10 minutes and we'll go there together. You sure you want to come inside with me? Of course I do. Who do you think I am? I come from a neighborhood like this. Come on, ring the bell. All right, okay. Hygiene DeLuca? Sure. My name is... I know, I know. Luigi Bosco. Come in, come in. I know all about you. I call my wife. I got wonderful things prepared for you. Oh, thank you, thank you. Hygiene, I want to you should meet my friend. He's a Frank Sinatra. Luigi, don't kid with an old man. No, yeah, sure. That's a Frank Sinatra. Hello, how are you? Come on now, fellas. Sinatra, he's supposed to be thin, a skinny fella. What do you know? It's real. Sinatra, please, sit down, sit down. Well, there's no use holding back the surprise as long as Mr. Sinatra's here. Surprise atina, what do you mean? I'm with the surprise. I'm all the way from Chicago. Sure, Luigi, I thought you was going to be lonely, but I guess I'm no necessary. Not even the other surprise I've abroad. Are you going to mean... That's just what I mean. Well, I call her in anyway. Rosa Pigeon, Rosa, Salo, Frank Sinatra. So we'll pass out together. I never saw anybody as big as you. What do you call me? Yes, sure, it's you to play. Yeah, but I'm a little bit of shit. No, no, come on. I'm a little bit of shit. Wait, I think... What's your past, old patty? Frank, you're too wonderful to me, two best days of my life. And now you're asking me to chair this wonderful hotel room with you. Thank nothing of it, Luigi. Gosh, I'm tired. Hear me too. Mama, what a beautiful place. Yeah, it's beautiful, all right. Well, I'm going to turn in. This is your room, Luigi. Thanks, Frank. I'm going to turn in, too. See you in the morning, huh? Yes, sir. Hey, Luigi. What? Arrivederci. I said, Arrivederci. Arrivederci. And a grazia patut. Frank, tell me, you feel good, Luigi? Yeah, I'm feeling good. Feel good, really good. Yeah, me, too. Good night, old panel. Good night, old panel. Nights of Wrigley Spermint Chewing Gum hope you enjoyed tonight's episode of Life with Luigi. And they'd like to remind you that a little stick of Wrigley Spermint Gum can be a real help to you when you're working at a job or around your home. The smooth, easy chewing is a natural pleasant outlet for pent-up nervous tension. Helps keep you from feeling restless. As a result, you feel and work better. So enjoy chewing delicious Wrigley Spermint Gum right while you work. It tastes good, and it helps to make your work go along smoother and easier. The makers of Wrigley Spermint Gum invite you to listen next week at this time when Luigi Vasco writes another letter to his mama Vasco in Italy.