The broom is an army of straw circa 1968 by Leonard Cohen --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sounderground/message

Christened a pack of rats by Grace Kelly

Poems by Leonard Cohen – the broom is an army of straw

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop Jack Kennedy were a tight pack for sure. Grace Kelly as she ascended the stairs to leave the boys to their endless chatter remarked, “you are all just like a pack of rats.” Taking the quip more as a compliment than an insult term found traction especially amongst Frank and Dean. Unknowingly, the future Princess Grace of Monaco had Christened the Rat Pack.

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Christened a pack of rats by Grace Kelly