"What did one casket say to the other casket?" And, naturally, Frank said, "I don't know....

Self - Road Manager & Friend of Frank Sinatra:
Christmas Eve, Frank and I got together. Frank said, "I wonder what the Dago's doing?" So, I picked up the phone. Dean got on the phone. And, so, Frank get's on the phone, "Hey Dag, how you doing? Okay, so you want to tell me a joke? Really? Okay, what's the joke?" And so Dean said something and Frank said something back and then Dean said something back and Frank laughed and he said,"I love you, Dago." And he hung up the phone. And, so, when Frank got off the phone, I said, "What the hell was that all about?" He says, "Can you believe this crazy sonofabitch?" He says, "As ill as he is, he wanted to tell me joke: "What did one casket say to the other casket?" And, naturally, Frank said, "I don't know. What?" "Is that you coughin'?" And that's the last time they ever spoke. About 12 hours or so later Dean passed