Frankie was also in it! At age 77, Frankie Valli filled the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center last night with his music with about 2 dozen songs bringing back memories from decades of hits. Having the opportunity to meet him after the show, Frankie was sharing stories about how important it is to watch your health, and his secrets of maintaining his stamina. Eat healthy and get rest. It was pretty simple. What was really fascinating was how interested he was to talk about the flower industry when he learned about my profession.

Frankie Valli worked for Brunner Wholesale in Newark, NJ back in the day. He was telling me that if they had extra carnations or roses, they would bunch them up and sell them on the streets. He went on about care and handling, and a few stories about how the public would buy, and the reasons they sent flowers. If you could have seen the look in his eyes, he really did enjoy sharing his stories. He asked if I knew if Brunner’s was still around, and who the big wholesalers are. He seemed more interested in talking about the flower industry and the change than how he is still belting out those songs at age 77.

An amazing performer, Frankie Valli is from New Jersey and shared some Jersey stories along with how excited he was to learn that Jersey Boys will be made into a movie. The questions remains, “Who will play Frankie Valli?” What an amazing man and legend…. AND former wholesaler!