"So Frank and Joey Bishop were just about to toss this croupier off the roof of the Sands, when Grace Kelly shows up with some crazy reefer she got from Omar Sharif," recalls Tony Bennett in this classic shot with Tommy Mottola, Donnie Ienner and Bruce Springsteen. "But look how I'm going on. Bruce, I'll bet you've got some great stories too." Later, Springsteen took the cannoli.
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