"i Am Your Emperor!"

January, 1961

"I am Your Emperor!""All kidding aside, Frank, it's nice of you to be here – taking a few hours off from your sex life." When insult artist Don Rickles aimed that shot at Sinatra, the often volatile Frank responded with a laugh instead of a snarl. In fact, Frank very nearly knocked over his drink in uncontrolled mirth, for Rickles has a way of breaking celebrities up while cutting them down – to life size. In the three years since he first opened at Hollywood's Slate Brothers Club, Don...