Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Home"

 Welcome back, mi amici. 

Home sweet home. 

To us, Dino-diggers...anyway. 

A home away from home & a place to hang our hats...at day's end. A quick stop...just to chill & collect our thoughts. Soak in the good & the "not so good thins'", that the day has shown. 

Maybe...just a place to clear your minds & listen to some cool cool Dino-jams. 

I'm hopin' that's what ilovedinomartin.com & the Sunday Serenades with Dino are to ALL the lovers of Dino out there. I know it is for me, mi amici. 

I thinks we ALL can use a place like that. Youse 'gree, pals? Just a comfy little spot to relax & catch our breaths. 

Yup...sounds good to me. 

So, my friends...as we float our way through Summer...let's start to thinks 'bout the nice...peaceful times...that Dean brings our way. 

Everyday. 

Every week. 

Every year. 

How lucky we are, my friends...to have Dino & a place like this, to call "Home". 

Our own place. Away from the world's chaos. To just drift...& let life's stress melt away. Just for a moment or two. 

So...all that in mind...let's sit back...clear our thoughts....& float away. 

This is 'nother fave o' mine, off Dino's "The Dean Martin TV Show", vinyl masterpiece..."Home".  

Enjoy the Serenade, pals. Dino had the right idea for sure! 

And I found us a BEA U TI FUL live vid...right off "The Dean Martin TV Show! How appropriate! Haha!!

"Though fortune may forsake me...sweet dreams will ever take me home". 

Ahhhhh, so true, pallies. 

Ciao. 

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "In A Little Spanish Town"

 Good mornin', pals! 

Good afternoon & evenin', as well! 

Whatever time it is that youse is able to stop by our little, wee Dino-waterin' hole...Welcome! 

Man o' man, pallies...here it comes 'gain! 

'Nother HEATWAVE is here!  

I don't likes to squawk...'cause it hasn't been too bad these last few days...and before we knows it the days will be growin' shorter & much cooler...but man, pallies...it get's bloody HOT!!! 

Not to mention my AC is down for the count! Ugh! 

Anyways...try to stay cool, mi amici.

So...palsies o' mine...youse know how I ALWAYS says that Dino's "French Style" al b um, just seems to go SO SO well with the Springtime season? Well, my friends...it just so happens that our bestest of best bro, Dino, also has us a swingin' piece o' vinyl that is simply PER FEC TO for the hot & humid...sweaty & sultry, dog days o' Summer! 

Yup! 

Let's me introduce youse to yet 'nother one of Danny G's FAVE o' FAVES al b ums for these lazy days & balmy nights..."Dino Latino"! 

Amen! Hahaha!!! 

It's true, pals! I swear to youse...on all that is Holy...Dean must've put these COOL COOL recordins' together...with these HOT HOT months in mind! Youse gots to try it out for yourselves, my friends! 

I know you have it...somewhere. If not...it's only a keypad away. 

It's sure to squeeze out the last few drops...of these last few weeks...of Summer...& keep youse on ice all the way to Christmas! Haha!! 

Well, let's not talk snowflakes yet, pallies...they'll creep in soon 'nough! Blah! 

OK, let's get to the Serenade! 

Probably my numero uno pick from this one is "In a Little Spanish Town". 

It's Fun! 

It Swings! 

It get's my toes tappin', pals! Haha!! 

It's definitely got that vibe I'm longin' for...on a night like this! 

So...without further a due...let's raise our martinis & soak in the Dino-flow! 

Stay cool! 

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Buttercup A Golden Hair"

 Well, say there, pals! 

What it is! What it was! What it might have been! Haha!! 

Man...I thinks this crazy world has finally gots to me! I've found myself babblin'...on & on...incoherently...all week! Hahaha!!! 

Maybe my brain is gettin' a wee bit toasted, pals! Actually...PICKLED would be more appropriate! Ha! 

OK...'nough foolishness. Let's talk a little bit 'bout what WAS & let's get to the Dino-tunes! 

Now, pallies...I simply HAD to use this week's COOL COOL Dino-jam for today's Serenade! It's for a sad event that I thinks 'bout & share, here at our Dino-blog, every year. Tomorrow, August 4th, marks the very unpleasant anniversary of the passin' of a very special lady...a very special girl-pallie of our Dino's. Marilyn Monroe.  

It's been 63 years since she took her final bow. 

Shame, pals. Was a fun & talented young soul. 

But...I believe in celebratin' what WAS...rather than cryin' over what WASN'T. 

"Buttercup A Golden Hair" is set to her & our pals flick, that never came to be..."Something's Got to Give". It featured Dino alongside a very lovely & naked Marilyn! Haha!! Fresh! 

Looks like it would have been a FUN FUN Dino-flick for sure! Such a shame it just wasn't meant to be, my friends. They both looked so good in this vid & youse could see the chemistry & friendship they shared. Bittersweet to watch, pallies. 

BUT...let's be thankful for what's we got's, pals! A Great Great tune & vid that's PERFECTO for a Great Great Summer night! 

R.I.P MM. 

Thanks for the memories.   

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Grazie, Prego, Scusi"

 Hey pallies...what's new & excitin'?! 

Haha!! 

My ol' boss used to asked me that EVERY mornin'. 

Used to crack me up 'cause back in those days...there were ALWAYS new & excitin' thins' happenin'! 

ALL the time! 

Hahaha!!! 

Oh well, mi amici...it's all part of bein' young & carefree, I suppose. Not a worry in the world. Just good times.  

Nothin' better than that feelin', pals. Youth is priceless. 

What we ALL need to do...is hold onto that youthful vibe...always! Or...we can try to get it back. Oh, it can be done, my friends! Don't forget...we gots us a card up our sleeves. DINO! Yup! Good ol' Dean will keep us young forever! Maybe not in body...but in mind! 

Don't EVER lose that passion for life, pallies! 

Let's promise each other, right here & now! 

Deal? 

Deal. 

Great! Now let's get to the Dino-tunes! 

Believe me...music is the key. Dean's music! 

Let me help youse out a wee bit. 

Last week, I told youse I was gonna take your mind off the sweatin' & the stressin'. Well, pals...Danny G. would NEVER lie to his Dino-diggin' pals! I gots us just the right cure, for those Summertime blues, my friends! 

How's 'bout a wee bit of some "Grazie, Prego, Scusi"?! 

This tune is SURE to get that youthful PEP back into your STEP! 

The heat & humidity will melt away. The weight of the world will be lifted... & a NEW & IMPROVED you, will emerge! Haha!! 

I'm tellin' youse, mi amici...Dino has the power! 

Let today's bouncy little Serenade be the start of a NEW youth minded life! 

It's easy on the brain & carefree...just the way life should be! Maybe once was. Let's try our best to get it back, pallies! 

Once you feel that zest for life...youse'll NEVER let it go 'gain! 

Mind over matter, my friends! 

Dino-mind, that is. 

Enjoy!

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "What Can I say After I Say I'm Sorry?"

 Hey, pals! 

What's shaken?! 

Ice cold martinis...Hopefully! Haha!! 

So...pallies o' mine...are youse diggin' these big, BEA U TI FUL sun-filled days? 

Heat & all?! 

Yup...thins' is DEF I NATE LY gettin' HOT!!! 

Are youse hittin' the beaches & boardwalks? Carnivals & pools? Maybe even just findin' some shade...& chillin' with a little vino & a LOTTA Dino! 

Yes, pals...that's all youse really need! 

Warm breezes & our main man comin' out your speakers. Good 'nough for me! 

Summer is whatever youse wants it to be. It's just a time to relax & inhale life. Take all the stress...from all year long...& just let it float away. It's somethin' we all need to do! 

Not easy...believe me...I KNOW! Haha!! 

But...we can do it, my friends. 

Think it's 'bout time I jump back to Dino's 1966 al b um, "The Dean Martin TV Show", for a nice...easy tune. That's SURE to help youse shake off life's "agita". 

Now, let me see... Hmmmmm... 

So many GREAT jams on this one. I'm lookin' for a soft one, though. 

Gotta help my Dino-diggin' paisani put their brains on ice & just chill! 

Hmmmmm.... Got it! 

How's 'bout a nice...soothin'...dose of "What Can I say After I Say I'm Sorry?". 

I thinks this will do just PER FECT LY! It's slow & easy...It's gentle on the mind...IT'S COMFORTIN' TO THE SOUL, PEOPLE!!! Whoa Whoa Whoa, Danny G.! This is s'posed to be relaxin'...& I'm gettin' ALL worked up, here! Haha!! 

Cants help it, pallies! Dean get's me pumped!!! Ha! 

OK...chill mode, now. 

Breathe this one in, my friends. 

Hold it in your lungs...then let it all out. 

It's SURE to remedy all the day's stress. 

Stay cool, mi amici. 

Enjoy. 

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Marina"

 What's up, pallies...what's shakin'? 

How's July doin' for youse? 

Good? 

Great, maybe? 

Cool! Me too! 

Cants' get me 'nough of these HOT HOT Summertime days! 

The only thin' I is missin'...And I means the ONLY thin'...is some Fun Fun & Sexy cool Matt Helm flicks! I haven't come 'cross any, this whole swingin' season! 

What gives?! 

Now, pals...your probably gonna ask..."Danny G...don't youse own "The Matt Helm Lounge" dvd's?!" And I is gonna answer..."OB VI OUIS LY, pallies!" But...here's the thin', mi amici. It's just SO SO much more thrillin'...& excitin'...& hysterically zany...when ALL us Dino-holics can watch together! 

Yea, I know, I know... kinda silly of me. But, my friends...it's the plain truth! I'm as happy & comforted,  knowin' that all youse,  gets to watch these GREAT GREAT & Maniacal Helmer-flicks,  as I is watchin' them myself! Youse dig, pals? I love to share Dino! 

It's how it should be! Right?! 

Definitely. 

So...All that bein' said...I thinks I have a solution. For this week's swingin' Summertime Serenade... I not only picked Dean's TOTALLY hip pool party type jam, "Marina"...I also found it set to my FAVE of FAVE Helm flicks, The Silencers" for a vid! 

Yes! The gods have come together to create this one, pallies! Marina + Silencers = TOTAL SUMMERTIME FUN!!! 

Dino is lookin' GREAT & being funny & silly as ever in this! Haha!! Just his facial expressions alone get me rollin'! LOL!!! 

So just sit back...relax...drink in hand & toes in some sand. It's time to pick this season up a notch! 

Ciao, pals! 

Enjoy!!!

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Where Can I Go Without You?"

 Well, Hey there pallies o' mine! 

Nice to see we all made it safely through 'nother firecrackin' celebration of our independence! 

Actually, not much celebratin' for Danny G., this year, mi amici. Just chilled out at home, as the neighbor's fireworks scared the heck out of my poor little puppy! Ugh! But...our independence STILL must be greatly appreciated, pals! 

Independence to crank up MUCHO Dino-tunes, that is! Haha!! 

Now...I say it's 'bout time we REALLY kick off this Summer! Time to break out those "o-so-mellow" Dino tracks! Youse know the one's I mean, pals. The "sit back & melt into your seat" jams. These hot & muggy days can be physically & mentally drainin', my friends. We need Dino-replenishin'! 

Don't worry, pallies...I gotcha. 

It truly gives me such a COOL COOL vibe sharin' these COOL COOL tunes with my fellow Dino-holics. Week after week...month after month...& year after year! TRULY inspires me to keep the Dino-flow flowin' & keep the Dino-movement growin'! Ha! 

So, pals...if youse is ready...allow me to ease us into the vibe with one of Dean's super sultry Serenades. 

To me, these kinda jams just fit the season. 

Today's Serenade, "Where Can I Go Without You?", was plucked from my own personal FAVE Summertime Dino vinyl..."The Lush Years". Can't go wrong with ANY tune from this one, my friends! 

It's just pure Dino-perfection! 

Let's jump right into it! 

Let Dean take youse on his eternal flight. 

He's wanderin' & wonderin'...not sure what lies ahead...just floatin'. 

Grab hold of his star, pals & shoot through the skies with Dino! 

It's a never endin' journey. "Senza Fine"...without end! 

We'll do it together! Us & Dino! 

Stop for a drink on any random cloud...then we is off, 'gain! 

Hold on tight, mi amici...here we's go!!!

Enjoy!