Sunday, October 31, 2010

Special Dino-ween Edition Sunday Serenade with Dino: "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine"

Hey pallies, welcome to a special Dino-ween edition of Sunday Serenade with our Dino. Likes I couldn't find any spooky Dino-tune to tricks all you pallies, but likes did find a real cool Dino-treat to shares with you from the funniest spookfest ever, "Scared Stiff." It's our Dino entertainin' the clubbin' crowd with a zesty version of "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine."

It's typical Dino-smooth Dino-croonin' 'bout gettin' his lovin' in the evenin' time with his baby....with a whole bevy of beautiful babes lovin'ly surroundin' him to add some nice scenery.

Likes while kiddies today all over the globe are dressin' up in funny costumes and collectin' huge quanities of candy, true Dinoholics likes us can enjoys somethin' much sweeter then any candy store candy....the sweetness of our Dino....and this outstandin' version of our Dino's "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine" truly truly shows how sweetly smooth our Dino is!

So while the youngens gets a sugar buzz...pallies be sure to gets your Dinohigh by endulgin' in huge quanities of our Dino, includin' this sweet Dino-treat of the "Scared Stiff" version of this Dino-amorin'-tune! Dino-endulgin', DMP


Saturday, October 30, 2010

Celebratin' Dino-ween with our Dino and the kid in "Scared Stiff"



Hey pallies, likes Dino-ween is just 'round the corner, so likes today ilovedinomartin sends your way a real Dino-treat for your total, total Dino-viewin' pleasure....the complete "Scared Stiff" featurin' our Dino and the kid in the funniest spookfest ever!

So, likes sits back and enjoys pallies. ilovedinomartin sez our thanks to youtuber lovejoecartwright01 for puttin' this up on the tube, as well as many other Dino and the jer classics. It's pallies like Joe who are bringin' more and more folks to likes true Dino-devotion! Dino-enjoyin', DMP
































Friday, October 29, 2010

Great grandmother who used to work for legendary American artist Dean Martin saved by school children

Hey pallies, likes you just never ever know where the name of our Dino will be lifted up next. Today's Dino-discovery is a cool human interest story 'bout one of our Dino's housekeepers durin' the pinacle of his career in the swingin' 60's and '70's....Miss Hilda Bertenshaw.

As you will read below from patter written by Mr. Tom Bristow of the Brit paper, "Southport Visitor," Miss Bertenshaw, age 91, took sick and might have died without the help of four school children.

So happy to know that this tale of one of our Dino's trusted employees has a happy endin', and so thrilled to see the accent put on our "legendary American artist Dean Martin." Oh, how I woulda loves to speak with Miss Hilda 'bout her days with family Martin and what it was like to serve in the house of the King of Cool! What Dino-stories she musta be able to share 'bout her blessed life of workin' for our beloved Dino.

ilovedinomartin sez it's thanks to Mr. Bristow and the pallies at "Southport Visitor" for sharin' this heartwarmin' human interest tale...and bein' sure to lets their readers know 'bout the Dino-connect. Such Dino-commentary is sure to bring others to knowin', lovin', and honorin' our Dino....and betcha if those youngens come forward who helped Miss Hilda, she will probably tells them 'bout our Dino herself! Dino-anticipatin', DMP



Great grandmother who used to work for legendary American artist Dean Martin saved by school children

Oct 29 2010 by Tom Bristow, Southport Visiter


DEAN Martin’s former housekeeper is searching for the schoolchildren who helped save her life.

Two weeks ago Hilda Bertenshaw woke up feeling ill and called the ambulance.

But the paramedics could not find her block of flats on Hoghton Street so she struggled out of her home to try and find them.

The 91-year-old made it into the lift, but as she opened the front door to the flats she collapsed.

“I was being sick,” said Hilda. “How the hell I got down in the lift I don’t know. I couldn’t stand up anymore.

“I thought I was going to die. I didn’t know if it was a stroke or what.”

As Hilda lay on the freezing floor a bus pulled up outside her home and she started to rattle her house keys against the window of the door to attract the driver’s attention.

Four school children were waiting to get on the bus and spotted the retired cook.

“I was looking for the ambulance,” said Hilda. “Then I saw these kids getting on the bus not knowing what to do. I called for help and they all came off.

“They dithered to try to convey to the driver. He should have got off really.”

Hilda, who worked as a housekeeper in America for Dean Martin in the 60s and 70s, said four girls and a boy knelt down beside her, called the paramedics again, directed them to the flat and got her bag for her.

The children made sure Hilda was taken safely to hospital, where she was given two pints of blood and diagnosed with anaemia.

Since coming out of hospital last week Hilda has been searching desperately to find the children.

“I could hug them to death,” she said.

“I asked what school they were from, but I cannot remember,” she said. “I’ve stopped three buses since then and I have asked the driver but they don’t know.”

Hilda was almost unconscious at the time and cann’t even remember the colour of the children’s uniform but thinks they were around ten-years-old.

“They must have been late for school,” said Hilda. “I would have given them money for a taxi.”

If you helped save Hilda or think you know who did please contact tom.bristow@liverpool.com or call 01704398255

Thursday, October 28, 2010

On This Day In Dino-history: October 28,1955



Hey pallies, likes today is 'nother outstandin' day in all of Dino-history. Courtesy of our amazin' pallie Mark R. over at his fabulous blog "popculturefanboy," comes the news that on this very Dino-day in 1955 our Dino recorded a batch of songs in Capitol Recordin' studios. A quartet of Dino-tunes were done in a mere three hours, includin' the huge hit, "Memories Are Made Of This" and one of my all-time person fav Dino-songs, "The Lucky Song" from my all-time fav Dino and the kid flick, "Artists And Models."

We sez our thanks for pallie Mark's faithfulness to rememberin' and postin' these stellar Dino-remembrances of great dates in our great man's great recordin' career.
To view this in it's original form at "popculturefanboy" Mark's pad, likes just clicks on the tag of this Dino-post.

And, for your Dino-listenin' and Dino-viewin' pleasure, ilovedinomartin has included clips of our beloved Dino singin' "Memories Are Made Of This" just days after recordin' it, and the inspirin' film version of "The Lucky Song" by our amazin' Dino in "Artists and Models." Dino-awed, DMP




55 Years Ago Today In 1955 - Dean Martin (on vocals) and The Easy Riders (Richard James Dehr, Hamilton "Terry" Gilkyson and Frank Miller) with Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (Virgil Evans, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Linn, and Anthony Terran on trumpet; Jack Teagarden on trombone; Ed Rosa, Babe Russin, and Joseph Stabile on saxophones; Louis Brown on piano; Frank Flynn on xylophone; Jack Marshall on guitar; Phil Stephens on bass; Ray Toland on drums and on strings: Leonard Atkins, Emil Briano, Sam Caplan, John Peter DeVoogt, Dan Lube, Nick Pisani, Joseph Quadri, Darrell Terwilliger, and Gerald Vinci on violn), record the tracks "Memories Are Made Of This", "Change Of Heart", "When You Pretend", and "The Lucky Song" at Capitol Records' Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood, California between 2:00pm and 5:00pm. Capitol Records issues the first two tracks together as a single (Capitol 3295) and "The Lucky Song" on Martin's EP "Artists And Models" (EAP-1-702). Bear Family Records issues all the tracks on the 8 CD box set "Memories Are Made Of This" (BCD 15781) in Germany.



...Bing and Dean Martin stole the show to be honest.

Hey pallies, likes our pallie David Lobosco, was so kind as to sends me a heads-up-o'gram that he had likes just posted a "Good Old Songs Melody" clip at his Bing devoted blog, "The Bing Crosby Media Archive." The vid clip features our Dino croonin' some very old tunes with pallies frankie and der Bing. As pallie Lobosco notes, "...Bing and Dean Martin stole the show to be honest."

Indeed our beloved Dino does steal the show with his light-hearted patter and the signature way that our great man has of messin' with the lyrics of songs and makin' us laugh all the more....oh Dino, what you dos to us Dino-holics!

ilovedinomartin thanks Mr. David for so kindly sharin' our Dino with his readers, helpin' der Bing fans to comes on over to the Dino-side! And, I likes thanks Lobosco for makin' the extra effort to likes put me on to his blog efforts. To view this in it's original format, just clicks on the tag of this here Dino-gram. Dino-devotedly, DMP


THE BING CROSBY MEDIA ARCHIVE



Thursday, October 28, 2010

GOOD OLD SONGS MEDLEY
This clip is one of my favorite segments from Bing's appearances on television. It was from a Frank Sinatra Timex show...Bing and Dean Martin stole the show to be honest. There are nothing like good old songs...



Posted by Lobosco

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

OCEAN'S 11 BLU!

Hey pallies, Rat Pack mania is spreadin' everywhere on the 50th Anniversary of RP classic, "Oceans 11." And likes where the Pack is bein' honored, our Dino is in their midst....so just thinks of all the new pallies who will come to true Dino-devotion as dudes come to dig the coolest of the pack...our King of Cool DINO!

Today's Dino-post comes from a groovy pad tagged SPYVIBE, with the tag line " 1960s STYLE MEETS ACTION." From the pen of Mr. Jason Whiton comes a review of the original O11 that is bein' released in Blueray on November 9. Whiton obviously reveres the pack and knows of where he speaks when he sez these pearls of wisdom...

"The characters embody a rejection of the suburban values of the era to live life as swingers. Sinatra and his gang occupy a Hugh Hefner-inspired lifestyle based on individual freedom, pleasure, adventure, and fraternal loyalty. They are the jet-setting first wave of the sexual revolution, middle-aged heroes at a turning point before the culture shifted toward the space race and the youth market."

ilovedinomartin thanks SPYVIBE and Whiton for puttin' the accent on the pack...may the 50th anniversary of this pack of rats brings more and more pallies to come to pure Dino-devotion. Dino-honorin', DMP btw, clicks on the tagg of this Dino-gram to goes directly to SPYVIBE and views it there!




October 23, 2010

OCEAN'S 11 BLU!

In celebration of the epic Mondo Lounge fest this weekend in Las Vegas, which will feature rare film screenings, fashions shows, cocktail parties, music, and exhibiting artists Shag and Bosko, Spy Vibe wants to give fans the heads-up about the 50th anniversary Blu-ray edition of the original Ocean's 11 (1960). This Frank Sinatra/Rat Pack classic is an excellent time capsule that centers around a group of post-war buddies who knew which way the cultural winds were blowing in 1960. The characters embody a rejection of the suburban values of the era to live life as swingers. Sinatra and his gang occupy a Hugh Hefner-inspired lifestyle based on individual freedom, pleasure, adventure, and fraternal loyalty. They are the jet-setting first wave of the sexual revolution, middle-aged heroes at a turning point before the culture shifted toward the space race and the youth market.



The film, similar to the modern version with George Clooney and Brad Pitt (2001), centers around cool characters, cool outfits, cool apartments, and impossibly cool schemes to rob casinos in Las Vegas. Check out the bachelor pad decor above where Sinatra and Martin shoot some pool. It's a stylish ride! It's interesting to think about other iconic works from this era. Along with Ocean's 11, the world also saw the release of Kind of Blue by Miles Davis (1959), Time Out by Dave Brubeck (1959), Danger Man with Patrick McGoohan (1960), and by 1961, a couple of movie producers were working with Ian Fleming to launch 007 to the big screen. Seven days after the premiere of Ocean's 11 on August 10th, 1960, The Beatles began their first residency in Hamburg, West Germany, at the Indra Club on Grosse Freiheit on Wednesday August 17th. A cultural tidal wave was forming, but the Rat Pack would hold their place for a little longer. Although I had seen news of a delay in production for the Ocean's 11 disc, it appears that the Blu-ray is available on Amazon for a November 9th release. Blu-ray.com review here.



From Amazon: New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas. Roulette wheels spin, cards snap, slots chime, champagne fizzes, shows go on…and the lights go out. It’s the perfect time to steal a kiss or a $25 chip. But for Danny Ocean (Frank Sinatra) and 10 partners in crime, it’s the ideal moment to steal millions. Sinatra and off-screen pals Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop and more play army buddies who scheme to knock out power to the Vegas strip, electronically rig five big casino vaults and raid them all at the same instant. Packed with location-lensed glamour, sweaty suspense, swinging comedy and a stunning twist ending now in gorgeous hi-def, Ocean's 11 is your entertainment best bet.

Posted by Jason Whiton at 9:49 AM

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Dino-ween E-cards



Hey pallies, likes our celebration of Dino-ween is just a few off and likes I was doin' some Dino-surfin' on the'net and found some way cool Dino ecards that pallies likes us can send to others to help 'em grow in their knowin', lovin', and honorin' of our Dino. Courtesy of a German Dino-pad tagged www.dean-martin.de, comes some way cool Dino-greetin's for Dino-ween.

Have shared a bunch of 'em below and there are even more, includin' some Rat Pack-ween, if you clicks on the tagg of this Dino-post to goes to the original site. How cool to have such Dino-ways of greetin' our pallies in the spirit of Dino-ween! Dino-weenin', DMP







Monday, October 25, 2010

On This Day In Dino-history: October 25, 1964

Hey pallies, likes I was likes checkin' out some Dino-'lerts from our pallies at google when likes I came 'cross this site that has a crazy mix of Dino-mentions all mashed together includin' some nods to this here ilovedinomartin............(http://www.manipulative-people.com/on/dino-martin.html)

Well likes at this pad I saw a very very cool Dino-comic-like pix of our great man from a pad tagged This Day In Rock History...so I typed in that addy and when I arrived at that site I searched for Dino-mentions...and likes Dino-magic happens 'cause likes our Dino lead me to the October 25 1964 post lettin' the world know that that was the very day that our Dino knocked the Beatles off the charts with his signature tune, "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime."

Now, likes I have been thinkin' every now and then a Dino-'lert oughta be poppin' up to likes reminds us of this illustrous day in all of Dino-history...but likes I hadn't thought of it in quite a few....so likes I am so in awe of our Dino that he would lead a humble pallie of his like me through this Dino-process to gets me to the proper Dino-pad to reminds me of ultra cool day of Dino-celebration!

Thanks Dino for guidin' me in this Dino-search so that ilovedinomartin coulda honor you on this awesome day in your Dino-journey when your predition that you woulda knock the Beatles off the charts came so so Dino-true!

Likes pallies, every day is a Dino-honorin' day...but today is truly one of those golden days in all of Dino-time.....and likes I am includin' at the end a Dino-vid of our beloved Dino singin' his Beatle bustin' song on the Dino-show for all our viewin' Dino-pleasure.

To likes view this in it's original format, just clicks on the tag of this Dino-post to goes to the This Day In Rock pad. Dino-psyched, DMP





Oct 25 1964 – Dean Martin goes to No. 1 with “Everybody Loves Somebody.”



1964 – Dean Martin goes to No. 1 with “Everybody Loves Somebody.” The Beatles are at No. 53 with “I Should Have Known Better

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Blue Moon"

Hey pallies, likes Sunday has come 'round 'gain here at ilovedinomartin, and faithful Dino-readers knows likes it's time for our weekly Dino-dose of Dino-magic tagged "Sunday Serenade with Dino."

Today's featured Dino-tune has been selected by our down under Deanager extraordinaire Levi Hollingsworth. Master Levi, who has previously written two very inspirin' and enlightin' bits of Dino-prose for the serenade has chosen this time to puts the Dino-accent on that crowd-pleasin' Dino-tune "Blue Moon," featurin' a laugh-a-minute clip of our Dino from the Dino-show that is featured on the outstandin' Dino-dvd, "That's Amore." Accordin' to the pallies at youtube this Dino-clip has garnered 1,185,420 views to date!!!!!!

Our Levi may be young in age, but he is so so deep in his Dino-devotion. As you read his clever and cool take on our Dino's laid-back rendition on the romantico salute to the moon blue, you will definitely see our pallie Levi's Dino-delight shinin' clearly through. We will never ever have to worry 'bout whether or not the Dino-legacy will continue forever with dudes likes Levi 'round 'cause you can be sure that Master Levi will do his part to keeps the name of our Dino lifted up to each and every new generation...and, likes of course, in the coolest Dino-way possible.

ilovedinomartin salutes our Deanager Levi as he salutes our beloved Dino in his Sunday Serenade edition of "Blue Moon." And, pallies, I am sure that our Levi will likes totatlly dig gettin' some Dino-reponses to his Dino-homework!!!! So keeps those cards and letters....that Dino-patter comin' this here ilovedinomartin Dino-way! With true and pure Dino-appreciato, DMP








My sunday serenade for this week is a nice song called Blue Moon.
When i watch Dinos shows i like seeing Dino make mistakes and turn the mistakes into somethin funny.

I also like when Dino sits on the piano and sings songs and changes the lyrics.
I think like, that is one of the funniest parts of the shows like he sings All i want is a room somewhere, your room or my room, i dont care.

Dino sits on the couch and starts singing Blue Moon, he sings it nice and relaxed.
Just like on the cd.

Then Dino sings I heard you whipser please adore me and the song turns funny.
Dino says theres an s before the p,
This is spose to be serious !

It was really funny and then Dino starts to sing the song serious again.
I liked when Dino forgot the lines or maybe that guy with the cue card liked playing jokes on Dino.

Dino didnt like to rehearse, if i was him i wouldnt want to rehearse either.
That made the show more and more funny
Thanx from Levi

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Dean Martin Rat Pack Painting Art Canvas Poster Print

Hey pallies, likes over the course of Dino-time ilovedinomartin has shared a real variety of unique Dino-art with all you pallies. Likes today we turns to the pad LA Artwork to share 'nother creative Dino-image. From the artist Leon Jimenez comes a groovy impressionistic piece of art of our beloved Dino that is available at modest prices in an art canvas poster print.

To view this in it's original format, per usual, just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-gram to goes to the LA Artwork joint where you will find all the Dino-info on pricin' and orderin'. Dino-ever, DMP



Dean Martin Rat Pack Painting Art Canvas Poster Print



Dean Martin Painting Canvas Movie Art Poster is signed by the artist Leon Jimenez


Friday, October 22, 2010

One of his primary role models was Dean Martin (whom he described as "the king of cool").



Hey pallies, likes today's Dino-post comes on the recommend of my great Dino-holic pallie Danny G. Danny, who is Italiano himself, shared with me this Dino-related post from the on-line presence of the Wall Street Journal. Likes scriber Mr. Will Friedwald in his prose, "When Italians Ruled The Airwaves," reviews Mr. Mark
Rotella's new tome "Amore: The Story of Italian American Song."

With a book tagg likes "Amore" likes you just can't help but think of our Dino's amazin' classic "That's Amore" first featured in the Dino and the kid flick, "The Caddy." But, regretfully Mr. Friedwald's review contains little 'bout our Dino besides the opennin' reference showcasin' Elvis' devotion to our Dino.

But likes I am sure that this is will be a must-read for all true Dino-addicts 'cause certainly our Dino is numero uno when it comes to Italian masters of song. I have included just a couple of paragraphs to whet your appetite. To read the whole review in in't original source, likes as usual, just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-gram to goes to the WSJ. Thanks to my devoted Dino-bro, Danny G., for puttin' me on to this and to Mr. Friedwald for bringin' this cool new book to our attentionado... Dino-reportin', DMP

When Italians Ruled the Airwaves

Between the big bands and the Beatles, one ethnic group defined what it meant to be a pop star

By Will Friedwald

There was a part of Elvis Presley that wanted desperately to be Italian. One of his primary role models was Dean Martin (whom he described as "the king of cool"). He named his entourage the "Memphis Mafia," in emulation of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack. And he recorded more than enough Italian songs to fill an album, from his No. 1 hit "It's Now or Never" (based on the traditional Neapolitan aria "O Sole Mio") to "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me." The reason for this seeming fascination? When Elvis was growing up, being a pop star usually meant being Italian.

In the 1940s and '50s—the era between the big bands and the Beatles—Italians dominated the charts during the transition from what we now call "traditional pop" to rock and roll. Crooners like Vic Damone, Dean Martin, Frankie Laine, and Tony Bennett were all sons of Italy, but so were early rockers like Dion (DiMucci) and Frankie Valli. Other singers such as Bobby Darin and Louis Prima were less limited by stylistic boundaries. They could be crooning one moment and rocking the next.

Mark Rotella's "Amore" is the first book to take a look at the entire phenomenon of Italian-American song.

Amore: The Story of Italian American Song
By Mark Rotella
Farrar, Straus & Giroux,
320 pages, $28

Thursday, October 21, 2010

REVEALED DEAN MARTIN'S NEW MARRIAGE TRAGEDY

Hey pallies, likes I just loves findin' and postin' Dino-treasures of all sorts...likes here is an article from a mag tagged "TV RADIO SHOW," that tells 'bout the night that mother Jeanne left our Dino "to save her son" Dino Jr.

How much of this Dino-prose is fact, and how much fiction will probably never ever be known 'cause likes you knows the tabs love to play thin's up hugely...but thoughts all you pallies woulda be interested in readin' this Dino-information.

In the days when our Dino was at the pinacle of his success, ever so many mags loved featurin' articles 'bout our Dino's swingin' escapades! Remembers pallies, likes if you click on each "pix" you will be enabled to enlarge 'em so they will be so so much easier to Dino-consume. Read 'way pallies! Dino-endulgin', DMP














Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Vintage Hollywood: Dean Martin

Hey pallies, likes when I dos some Dino-image googlin' our Dino is likes always so good to this pallie that likes I likes always strike Dino-paydirt. In doin' some recent Dino-image searchin' I likes came 'cross 'nother new-to-me net site tagged "Hub Pages" and a chick's named 94girly_girl09 who's done an very groovy trib to our beloved Dino.

The results are below. 94girly_girl09 made it her mission "To learn more about the life of Mr. Dean Martin. And, it would appear that she has done quite a good Dino-job...I'm sure she musta been converted to the Dino-way before she finished this project...a great way for new pallies to come to know, love, and honor our beloved Dino. So thanks to 94girly_girl09 for her Dino-diligence!!!! To view this in it's original format, likes just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-post. Dino-honorin', DMP

Vintage Hollywood: Dean Martin - Roast Videos, Photos, Trivia & More69

My first attempt to learn more about celebrities of Hollywood's past.
I am completely disenchanted with all the drama and crazy stunts that celebrities are pulling these days to get media coverage. It got me to wondering: what was it like it back then? I'm referring to vintage Hollywood. What were the celebrities like? It seems so glamorous, so classy and I have a strong urge to learn more about it. I know there are many notable celebrities that I could write about, but I'm going to start off with finding information on Dean Martin.



What Do I Want to Learn About Dean Martin?
I'll be honest, I barely know anything about Dean Martin. I know what he looks like, I know that he was one of those mega-celebrities from the 60's or 70's (I'm not even sure what years) , I know that he probably spent some time in Las Vegas, but other than that? I don't know much about the man.

My mission, if I choose to accept it? To learn more about the life of Mr. Dean Martin.

How did he become famous?
What were his biggest accomplishments in his career?
What other songs did he sing besides "That's Amore"?

What are the Dean Martin roasts that I hear about all the time?

How many times was he married; anyone famous?
Was he “clean” or did he struggle with alcohol and other substances?
If you're interested in any of those questions, stay tuned. I'm determined to find the answers!



The Rat Pack


Path to Stardom
Dean Martin's birth name was Dino Paul Crocetti. He was born in 1917 and died at the age of 78 in his home in Beverly Hill, California on Christmas Day, December 25th, of 1995.

Dean got involved with several bands in the 1940's and that is where he got his start in music. He first met Frank Sinatra in 1943, after he performed at the same nightclub.

He was drafted into the Army for World War II, but was honorably discharged because of an injury. After returning back to America, Dean began to continue performing as a Nightclub singer and building his fan base.

In 1946, Dean met and created a Music-Comedy team with Jerry Lewis. A radio series was formed and the two were eventually signed for the movie My Friend Irma. By 1950, the pair was widely known across the country and were a household name. Unfortunately, Dean became more and more frustrated with working conditions and the act parted ways in 1956.

In 1957, Dean began to pursue acting further and got a part in the movie The Young Lions. He co-starred with Marlon Brando.

After the success of The Young Lions, Dean co-starred with Frank Sinatra in the movie Some Came Running. Because of the sucess of the past two movies he was in, Dean had man opportunities in film and television.

He eventually went on to headline in Vegas and formed a group with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis called The Rat Pack. They performed their act in tuxedos which consisted of improv and musical performances.

In 1965, The Dean Martin Show started on NBC. It was a variety show that featured various celebrity guests and entertainment. By 1975, the show was cancelled but NBC continued to broadcast Dean every so often through its annual Dean Martin Celebrity Roast. The celebrity roast poked fun of notable celebrities from the era.



Personal Life
Dean's personal life consisted of three marriages and three divorces. He has 9 children in total, one was adopted from his last marriage. He had a strong reputation as a womanizer and is said to of battled alcoholism throughout most of his life.



Dean Martin Trivia
Dean suffered from claustrophobia and hated elevators.

Dean has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One for movies, one for recordings and one for television.

Much later in his career, Dean had his first music video air on MTV for his single, "Since I Met You Baby"

After Dean died, the lights on the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor.

Dean Martin supported John F. Kennedy, Jr. as a presidential candidate.


That's Amore - Dean Martin



Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The teenager, who has been dubbed the next Dean Martin

Hey pallies, likes I am thrilled to be able to update all you pallies are youthful Andrew Lawson's progress on "X Factor Down Under." As likes you will read below, from a post at the Belfast Telegraph, Mr. Andrew has made it through 'nother week of competition on the X Factor show...and is now in likes the Final 7!

As was shared last week, Andrew is bein' nurtured in the way of Dino by his daddy-o and is bein' "dubbed the next Dean Martin." We salute Andrew on his mighty musical accomplishments and wish him the best success in the comin' week.

What a thrill it musta be for Lawson to be honored by the Dino-tag and how cool for us Dino-holics to knows that the name of our Dino is bein' lifted up in this way....indeed no one ever has or ever will replace our beloved Dino...but such taggin' of Andrew certainly is helpin' the Dino-revolution to grow daily as pallies from all over who turn in to the "X Factor Down Under" show are hearin' the name of our Dino honored and this can't but help to draw many pallies to true and pure Dino-devotion.

If you wanna reads this in it's original format, likes just clicks on the tagg of this here Dino-gram. Dino-reportin', DMP


Northern Ireland-born teen Andrew Lawson still has the X Factor Down Under

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

Andrew Lawson

Another week and another win as Northern Ireland’s Australian X Factor hopeful, Andrew Lawson has made it into the final seven.
The teenager, who has been dubbed the next Dean Martin, was put slightly out of his comfort zone with this week’s rock theme but performed Elton John’s Crocodile Rock with his usual style and swagger.

The 18-year-old crooner, who grew up in Lisburn, is now the only under-25 male left in the competition.

Speaking to the Belfast Telegraph his thrilled mother, Julie Lawson, said: “We are just so proud of him and he is just beside himself to get this far.

“He is now the top under-25 boy in Australia; it blows you away when you think of it like that.”

Julie flies from the family home in Queensland every week to be at the show in Sydney and is delighted to see extra Andrew posters appearing in the audience as the show continues.

But the proud mother said the results show is becoming more difficult as the weeks progress.

“Monday nights are just horrible because we have got really close to the other families so we feel for the other contestants. But we are just delighted for Andrew,” she said.

“I was concerned this week because Andrew did a rock song in week two, just to get it out of the way, and he got a lot of stick from the judges.

“So when it came out that this week was rock week I was a bit worried worried.”

Judge Ronan Keating criticised his choice of song but was blown away by his performance.

“It’s not a rock song, but Andrew besides all that I really enjoyed your performance. Your confidence has come on 100%, your tone was great and you sounded great.

“Honestly I really enjoyed it and you’re definitely growing in this contest,” the Boyzone singer said.

Co-judge Natalie Imbruglia said: “It’s probably the most confident I’ve seen you.

“Working with what you had to work with you totally delivered that song and you entertained me, it was great.”

Although Andrew is becoming a household name in Australia his mother said he is still the same Andrew – last night he celebrated with a trip to McDonalds.

“After the shows when he comes out to meet us on his skateboard at the front gate it is just like having my little Andrew back,” he said.

“He never ever wanted to do anything but sing. I just hope that he will make something out of his singing because this is really his passion.”

Next week contestants will perform movie soundtracks and the singer — whose family emigrated to New Zealand when he was six and then to Australia five years ago — will be mentored by former Westlife star Brian McFadden.

Another week and another win as Northern Ireland’s Australian X Factor hopeful, Andrew Lawson has made it into the final seven.

The teenager, who has been dubbed the next Dean Martin, was put slightly out of his comfort zone with this week’s rock theme but performed Elton John’s Crocodile Rock with his usual style and swagger.

The 18-year-old crooner, who grew up in Lisburn, is now the only under-25 male left in the competition.

Speaking to the Belfast Telegraph his thrilled mother, Julie Lawson, said: “We are just so proud of him and he is just beside himself to get this far.

“He is now the top under-25 boy in Australia; it blows you away when you think of it like that.”

Julie flies from the family home in Queensland every week to be at the show in Sydney and is delighted to see extra Andrew posters appearing in the audience as the show continues.

But the proud mother said the results show is becoming more difficult as the weeks progress.

“Monday nights are just horrible because we have got really close to the other families so we feel for the other contestants. But we are just delighted for Andrew,” she said.

“I was concerned this week because Andrew did a rock song in week two, just to get it out of the way, and he got a lot of stick from the judges.

“So when it came out that this week was rock week I was a bit worried worried.”

Judge Ronan Keating criticised his choice of song but was blown away by his performance.

“It’s not a rock song, but Andrew besides all that I really enjoyed your performance. Your confidence has come on 100%, your tone was great and you sounded great.

“Honestly I really enjoyed it and you’re definitely growing in this contest,” the Boyzone singer said.

Co-judge Natalie Imbruglia said: “It’s probably the most confident I’ve seen you.

“Working with what you had to work with you totally delivered that song and you entertained me, it was great.”

Although Andrew is becoming a household name in Australia his mother said he is still the same Andrew – last night he celebrated with a trip to McDonalds.

“After the shows when he comes out to meet us on his skateboard at the front gate it is just like having my little Andrew back,” he said.

“He never ever wanted to do anything but sing. I just hope that he will make something out of his singing because this is really his passion.”

Next week contestants will perform movie soundtracks and the singer — whose family emigrated to New Zealand when he was six and then to Australia five years ago — will be mentored by former Westlife star Brian McFadden.

Monday, October 18, 2010

‘Go to the same Kenya safari spot’ as Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin



Hey pallies, likes the 'net is always helpin' my deepen and broaden by Dino-education. From the pages of Freedom Africa comes today's Dino-post 'bout how our Dino and the frankie went on safari in Kenya together at the swank and swingin' Mount Kenya Safari Club. How cool woulda it be to see our beloved Dino safarin' in style with his pallie frankie. And, for those of us with 'nough bread, we too can safari where our Dino safaried!

Looked for a pix or two of our Dino and frankie on Kenyan safari, but likes to no avail. Anywho pallies, ilovedinomartin sez our thanks to the pallies at Freedom Africa for sharin' this Dino-information with us. Likes to view this in it's original format, likes clicks on the tagg of this Dino-gram. Dino-learnin', DMP




‘Go to the same Kenya safari spot’ as Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin

October 18th, 2010

Music-lovers looking to go on a wildlife excursion may be interested in visiting the same areas as Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, among other stars.

According to Craig Tansley, writing for the Sydney Morning Herald, the Mount Kenya Safari Club was the destination of choice for these crooners and, more recently, Michael Caine who also descended on the area.

But those simply looking to avoid the crowds may like to go on a Kenya safari 30 minutes away from the site to the Ol Pejeta conservancy reserve.

Mr Tansley pointed out the area has the largest population of black rhinos in east Africa and also houses the southern white and northern white species of rhino.

What's more, he stated that the reserve is home to the only chimpanzee sanctuary in the country.

And a safari in Kenya was also recently recommended in a piece by Wales Online, which observed that people can experience "big game moments that last forever" when they take in a wildlife excursion in the nation.

« Kenya is an “exciting, adventurous” area for safari holidays

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Tip Of My Fingers"

Hey pallies, likes comin' down a set of black wrought iron stairs, his familiar tux covered by a cool cream-colored trench coat, with his ever-present cigarette in hand, our Dino does his commandin' rendition of country music artist Bill Anderson's ballad of amore, "Tip Of My Fingers"....today's Dino-tune bein' featured on Sunday Serenade with Dino.

Dino has that amazin' gift of makin' each and every song that he sings his very Dino-own and his version of this classic country ballad from the Dino-show is no exception. Indeed our beloved Dino is in command of each phrase, each word, indeed each and every syllable that he croons.

Likes pallies, I am likes always truly so amazed at the immense depth of emotions that our Dino emotes in singin' this sort of ballad of amore....a depth that goes beyond our mere mortal comprehension.

And as our Dino sings with that depth of emotions, likes you truly feels as if he is speakin' from his real life experience of lost amore...'bout a chick that he let slips through his hands...nows it's truly hard to believe that our Dino ever let any beauty slips by him, but likes as we listen to his ever so so serious singin' of this ballad, just likes has to makes all us dudes wonder if our great man was thinkin' 'bout some young thin' that he somehow let's get by him.

Guess pallies, likes we'll never know if he had any particular romantic moments on his mind as he sang...but certainly we are drawn into the song and feel the Dino-depths of his loss of amore.

So likes, sits backs pallies and immerse yourself in the beautiful sounds of our Dino singin' his beautiful rendition of "Tip Of My Fingers." Dino-amazed, DMP






I reached out my arms and I touched you
With soft words I whispered your name
I held you right on the tip of my fingers
But that was as close as I came

My eyes had a vision of sweet lips
Yeelding beneath my command
I held your love on the tip of my fingers
But I let it slip right through my hands
Yes I let it slip right through my hands

Somebody took you when I wasn't looking
And I should have known from the start
It's a long long way from the tip of my fingers
To the love hidden deep in your heart
To the love hidden deep in your heart

I held your love on the tips of my fingers
But I let it slip right through my hands
But I let it slip right through my hands

Saturday, October 16, 2010

When the Rat Pack ruled supreme

Hey pallies, lots of cool stuff is comin' out in honor of the Rat Pack's 50th anniversary. Today's post features a preview of a glorious coffee table photograph book simply tagged "The Rat Pack." Edited by Tony Nourmand, written by Shawn Levy, with art direction and design by Graham Marsh, "The Rat Pack" will be released on November 11 by Reel Art Press.

Today's Dino-message is sorta a preview of comin' attractions from our pallies over at Guardian.com.co.uk....some wonderfully interestin' patter 'bout the pack in an essay by Mr. Richard Williams.

Although the Dino-mentions here are few...even the pix included shamefully does not include our beloved Dino...this is a well written piece of Rat Pack prose and likes I learned a lots that I never knew before 'bout our Dino and company.

The one stellar Dino-mention goes this way....

"Not that they were entirely lacking in genuine wit. "I'd like to tell you some of the good things the Mafia is doing," Dean Martin drawled one opening night at the Mob-run Sands, pausing to wait for the half-shocked, half-delighted laughter to build."

Ain't that just likes our Dino to poke fun at any and every institution...includin' the Mafia...as only our Dino can...and as only our Dino can gets away with it all!

So, likes sit back and enjoy some edifyin' prose on the pack of rats. Thanks to our pallies at the Guardian and to author Mr. Richard Williams..and likes I woulda likes to say a special Dino-thanks to our pallie Danny who first put me on to this great find. To view this in it's original format, as usual, just clicks on the tagg of this here Dino-post. And, btw pallies, stay tuned for more on this new Rat Pack tome to be shared right here at ilovedinomartin. Dino-reportin', DMP



When the Rat Pack ruled supreme
Fifty years ago Frank Sinatra and his buddies helped catapult John F Kennedy into the White House, an unforgettable moment in US history

Richard Williams guardian.co.uk, Thursday 7 October 2010 20.29



Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe with Peter Lawford. Photograph: Ted Allan/mptvimages.com

They had it made. The booze, the broads, the banter. The handmade suits, the swimming pools, the automatic welcome into the backrooms of restaurants owned by men of discretion. From Las Vegas to Palm Springs to Miami, they lived in a world of endless sunshine. Nothing, surely, could be as much fun as the life of the Rat Pack at the dawn of the 60s. The more they drank onstage, the more they indulged a liking for obscure in-group nonsense, the louder the audience cheered. During one four-week season at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, 34,000 people flocked to see Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford exude the glow of an effortless hedonism, behind which flickered the shadows of organised crime and political corruption.

Sinatra sang, Martin boozed, Davis danced, Bishop did the standup thing and Lawford was Lawford, a handsome English actor of aristocratic background and indeterminate talent who happened to have become the brother-in-law of the next president of the United States. Occasionally they were joined by a woman, perhaps the singer Keely Smith, whom Sinatra dated, or Shirley MacLaine, who had a walk-on part in Ocean's 11, the film that celebrated their camaraderie. Their glamour was such that they didn't need to sing properly and their jokes didn't have to be funny. Their drooling audiences picked up the patented slang. Something (or somebody) good was "a gas" or "a gasser"; something (or somebody) tiresome was "a bunter".

Not that they were entirely lacking in genuine wit. "I'd like to tell you some of the good things the Mafia is doing," Dean Martin drawled one opening night at the Mob-run Sands, pausing to wait for the half-shocked, half-delighted laughter to build.

Fifty years ago this month the Rat Pack were on the campaign trail, backing a presidential candidate whose youth and vigour appeared to mirror their own. The first meeting between Sinatra and John F Kennedy had taken place five years earlier, during a Democratic party rally at which the singer performed The House I Live In, a song advocating racial and religious tolerance that won an honorary Academy Award in 1946. Sinatra and Kennedy started spending time together at the singer's home in Palm Springs and the young senator's hotel suite in Washington. Each had something the other wanted, and by the time Kennedy made his run at the presidency, the Rat Pack had become a chorus of cheerleaders.

To boost the campaign, they opened the Democratic national convention in Los Angeles with a performance of The Star-Spangled Banner, to the dismay of the delegates from Mississippi, who objected to the presence of a black man among the whites on stage. Sinatra himself performed at Kennedy rallies, including one in Hawaii while on location for a film (The Devil at 4 O'Clock), at the actor Janet Leigh's Women for Kennedy tea, and at a $100-a-plate dinner in Chicago, where he shared the bill with Judy Garland. He appeared on radio and TV with Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of the late FDR, and recorded a new version of the show song High Hopes, with an amended lyric: "Everyone wants to back Jack/Jack is on the right track"; it was played by a loudspeaker truck preceding the motorcade that took JFK through small-town America that summer.

This was the very pinnacle of the Rat Pack's power, influence and charisma. Sinatra had already been granted a shareholding in the Sands, one of the ritziest joints on the Vegas strip, operated by the New Jersey mobster Joseph "Doc" Stacher, where he and his friends made regular appearances, setting the tone for the town's explosive growth. In 1960 he and a group of associates bought the Cal-Neva Lodge, a casino hotel on the shores of Lake Tahoe, literally straddling the states of California and Nevada (the state line ran through the gaming room). Joe Kennedy, Jack's father, knew it well from the years of prohibition, when he was collaborating with the Mob to compile a fortune from bootleg liquor. A silent shareholder in the new ownership was the Chicago gang boss Sam Giancana, who had earned Sinatra's gratitude by giving his career a useful push when it fell into the doldrums in the early 50s.

As the presidential campaign hit top gear, the Cal-Neva became a place where Jack and Frank got together with starlets and showgirls. They and Giancana each had an affair with Judy Campbell, a former model. The singer and the president-to-be shared the favours of Marilyn Monroe, who was kept out of sight in a chalet overlooking the lake, particularly when her former husband, the baseball hero Joe DiMaggio, came calling. When Joe Kennedy, masterminding and bankrolling his son's campaign, needed votes in the crucial West Virgina primary, he asked Sinatra to enlist Giancana's help, which was readily forthcoming. Using Sinatra as a conduit, Giancana also passed a covert donation to the campaign from Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters Union.

Once Joe's boy was in the White House, however, the dream began to fall apart. The Rat Pack – minus a sceptical Martin – performed at the new president's inaugural gala, but when Robert Kennedy, the younger brother, took the job of attorney-general and made it his mission to chase down organised crime, Sinatra's days as a casino owner were numbered. In 1962 he was named in a justice department report. Monroe spent the last desperate weekend of her life at the Cal-Neva, in the company of the usual crowd, before being flown back to Los Angeles in Sinatra's wood-panelled private jet.

Then Giancana, a known gangster, was spotted at the Cal-Neva by state gaming board agents, an infringement that cost the singer his casino-operator's licence and led to an abrupt, enraged switch in his political allegiance. In 1963 he sold his shares in both the Lodge and the Sands; a year later the Beatles invaded America, changing the face of the music business and banishing the whole ring-a-ding-ding shtick that had captivated the Copa Room. The next inaugural event at which Sinatra performed would be that of a Republican, Ronald Reagan, in 1980, by which time the Rat Pack, once the life-force of the entertainment industry, had faded into sepia legend.

The Rat Pack is published on 11 Nov, but is available to pre-order from 13 Oct at www.reelartpress.com

Friday, October 15, 2010

MUSICIAL MOMENTS: DEAN MARTIN

Hey pallies,from the blog "Great Entertainers Archives" modded by our Dino-lovin' pallie Lobosco comes today's Dino-dose of Dino-devotion....our Dino's only music vid, created by his boypallie Ricci, shown on MTV...the Dino-perfect filmed Dino-version of his classic, Since I Met You Baby."

This Dino-vid is likes probably likes the most often Dino-vid shared here at ilovedinomartin...I'm not ashamed to say that likes I will use any any Dino-reason I can find to post it at this humble little Dino-pad and our pallie Lobosco sharin' with his pallies is good 'nough reason to share it here. Likes when I need a little Dino-pick-me-up to keeps my Dino-addiction goin' this Dino-vid is likes what I most often turns to.

Likes pallies, I simply never ever tire of watchin' this vid of our very mod Dino croonin' this tune....so I sez thanks to Mr. Lobosco for liftin' up the name of our Dino to his pallies and givin' this Dino-holic yet 'nother reason to shares this hot Dino-vid with all you dudes! Since we met our Dino, certainly we all are different pallies....hooked on our King of Cool!!!! Dino-addictedly, DMP




MUSICIAL MOMENTS: DEAN MARTIN
Here is a great video of Dean Martin. I think if the music industry was better, Dino would have been perfect for the medium of music television. Here is the only music video that Dean did. It was a video for his song "Since I Met You Baby". It was from his last album "The Nashville Sessions". The video was from the mid 1980s. The video was different, and Dino pulled it off...

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Daily Quote… Dean Martin

Hey pallies, likes I simply loves findin' Dino-love flowin' from blogger after blogger after blogger. Today's Dino-devotion comes from 'nother new-to-ilovedinomartin-blog. From the chick pad Pynk Celebrity (clicks on tag of this Dino-post to goes there) comes some Dino-sharin' in the forms of some Dino-wisdom and some Dino-entertainin'....the wisdom is one stellar Dino-quotation 'bout actin'...and the entertainin' clip of our Dino singin' "Mambo Italiano."

We thanks the pallie at Pynk Celebrity for liftin' up the name of our Dino in these ways and helpin' their readers to grow in Dino-knowledge and Dino-devotion. There simply is no end to the amazin' ways our Dino keeps bein' honored and exalted all over the 'net ensurin' that each and every Dino-day more and more new pallies are comin' to Dino-addiction! Dino-delightedly, DMP




Daily Quote… Dean Martin



“I can`t stand an actor or actress who tells me acting is hard work. It`s easy work. Anyone who says it isn`t never had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack.”

Dean Martin – Quote

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Australia X Factor finalist dubbed the new Dean Martin

Hey pallies, likes the tag of today's Dino-post sez it all dudes....there's a new Dino-wanna-be in our midst. From the pad Belfast Telegraph and the pen of writer Elaine Loughln comes news of youthful crooner Andrew Lawson, who after appearin' on Australia X Factor has been dubbed "the new Dean Martin."

And, it would seem that that tag woulda be appro for Mr. Andrew as he was introduced to the music of our Dino and the frankie by his daddy-o, Harry Lawson, and now Andrew hopes he can become as famous as his Dino-idol.

Likes I always finds it so cool when some up and comin' youthful entertainer simply wants to emulate our beloved Dino. What a huge honor for Mr. Andrew Lawson to have gotten tagged "the new Dean Martin" 'cause of his "laid back lounge style."

ilovedinomartin wishes Andrew all the best as he moves forward in the Australia X Factor competition and in his desire to become more and more like our Dino. With so many of today's youth turnin' on to the sounds of our great man, we can be assured pallies that the Dino-legacy will always always be with us...likes for Dino-ever!!!!

To view this in it's original format, just clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram. Dino-sharin', DMP




Australia X Factor finalist dubbed the new Dean Martin

By Elaine Loughln
Tuesday, 12 October 2010



Andrew Lawson

A Northern Irish singer has been dubbed the next Dean Martin after he crooned his way through to the final eight of X Factor Australia.

Eighteen-year-old Andrew Lawson — who grew up in Lisburn — wooed the audience with his jazz version of Eagles hit, Heartache Tonight.

“I felt my performance last night [Sunday] was good so I was fairly confident going into the results show,” the talented singer said, “I’m still over the moon, I’m just so happy to be through to another week.”

Judges Ronan Keating, Natalie Imbruglia, Guy Sebastian and Kyle Sandilands loved Andrew’s laid back lounge style.

“The previous week Ronan said I looked awkward on stage. But on Sunday he said, ‘I don’t know what I was talking about — you were great’.

“I didn’t get a single bit of negative feedback from any of the judges this week.”

Andrew attended Ballymacash Primary School before his family emigrated to New Zealand when he was six. They finally settled down in Queensland, Australia five years ago.

He told the Belfast Telegraph that singing has always been in his blood. “I always sang. I thought it was just normal — I thought everyone could sing but as I got older people began saying I had a good voice and I was a great singer so I decided to pursue that,” Andrew said.

His father, Harry Lawson who owned the family butchers in Bridge Street, Lisburn, introduced him to musical legends Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin and now Andrew hopes he can become as famous as his idols.

With his floppy surfer hair and slick dress code of blazers and skinny ties the singer has gained a huge fan base — almost 2,000 followers have joined his Facebook page.

The teenager said: “It’s kind of strange having people come up to you asking for your autograph.

“They think you’re not a normal person. It’s very strange to have people in the street know your name. But I am loving it — I know this is something I was destined to do.”

The singer, who has been compared to Michael Bublé, had planned on moving to the UK to try and get a break in music but now he believes X Factor has given him more options.

“You never know, my mentor, Kyle Sandilands might give me a record deal after the show! And if I win my life will just be completely changed,” he said.

His ecstatic aunt, Jenny Dunlop said: “I think he’s the dark horse to be honest. At the beginning of the show he was tipped as the one to watch, he’s just so different from the rest in the show.

“I said that if he got through this week I would go over to see him, and now I’m going to have to do it. It’s very exciting,” said Jenny who now lives in West Kirby in England.

The Australian X Factor live show goes out on Sundays with the results show broadcast each Monday.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Dean Martin's Nickel Breakfast

Hey pallies, likes in referrin' to his performances on the Dino-show, our Dino often sez that "I play to da common folk." And, likes we know that the "common folk" loves our Dino, but likes have you ever wondered if our rich, famous, handsome, multi-talented Dino can really relate to the ups and down of the average dude's daily life?

Today's Dino-post by Mr. Paul Kyriazi at the ecademy.com pad (clicks on tag of this Dino-post to goes there) assures all us pallies that indeed our Dino knows, our Dino understands, and our Dino cares 'bout the plight of "da common folk."

Mr. Paul recounts the often shared Dino-tale of how our great man and Sonny King found a creative way of sharin' a nickel breakfast between 'em when they were likes short of bread.

Cool, how the manager of the breakfast joint caught on to the Dino-scheme and likes graciously offered to feed 'em both for a nickel. Our generous Dino and Mr. King remembered that kind deed and, as you will soon read, when they had made it big, made the effort to search for that generous manager and each gifted him with $25 grand each.

Indeed, our Dino has had more then one hard luck story in his day...so take heart that our beloved Dino understands our struggles as well. And, likes when our Dino made it big, likes he rewarded those that had helped him out in his strugglin' days.

I truly never ever tire of readin' true Dino-history...always learnin' from...always growin' from our Dino's life and times and his Dino-responses to whatever life throws him! ilovedinomartin sez our thanks to Mr. Paul Kyriazi for liftin' up the name of our Dino and sharin' this bit of Dino-history with his readers. Dino-learnin', DMP


Social : Dean Martin's Nickel Breakfast - Don't Miss this!

by Paul Kyriazi on 10-Oct-10 9:39am



When singers Dean Martin and Sonny King had little money, they would go to a restaurant that served 2 donuts, coffee, and orange juice for a nickel. Sonny stayed outside while Dean ate one donut, half the coffee and juice.

Then Sonny would go in and say, "Hey Dean, you've got an important call." Dean would say, "Okay. Why don't you finish my breakfast." which Sonny did.

After doing this several times, the manager caught on and said, "You guys don't have to do this. Come in together and I'll serve you both for a nickel."

Years later, Dean and Sonny searched for the manager and gave him $25,000 each.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Steubenville's Dean Martin Marker

Hey pallies, likes I am so in awe of how much Dino-love just keeps flowin' all over the web, but likes guess I ougtha now be surpised at the outpourin' of amazin' Dino-devotion 'cause certainly our Dino is so so worthy of all this beautiful honorin'!

Today's Dino-gram comes from the pad THE HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE (clicks on tagg of this here Dino-gram to goes directly there) where Mr. Jamie Abel has posted pixs and commentary on the official Dean Martin Marker in our Dino's pad of birth, Steubenville, Ohio.

Cool to read the Dino-verbage chosen to honor our great man's and see pixs of the marker up close and personal. As you will note, the Dino-marker was "Erected 2002 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, the Dean Martin Committee and The Ohio Historical Society." we thanks all these pallies for payin' homage to our beloved Dino in this historically significant way.

We 'specially thanks Mr. Jamie Abel for so recently gettin' this put up at THE HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE for all of our Dino-edification. Dino-honorin', DMP

Steubenville in Jefferson County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Steubenville's Dean Martin




By Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010
1. Steubenville's Dean Martin Marker

Inscription. One of the most famous entertainers of the 20th century, Dean Martin was born Dino Crocetti in Steubenville in 1917, the son of Italian immigrants. At age 16 he entered the steel mills and later boxed under the name of "Kid Crochet." He began his singing career in 1941, and in 1946 teamed up with Jerry Lewis in a comedic partnership that spanned ten years on stage, radio, and television. His trademark crooning style and sentimental ballads -- including "That's Amore," "Memories Are Made Of This," "Volare," and "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime" -- were standards of 1950s and 1960s popular music. Martin continued his multifaceted career as part of Frank Sinatra's "Ratpack" Las Vegas nightclub act (1960-1970). He furnished music and romantic interest for over fifty films, and continued performing into the early 1990s. He died in 1995 in Los Angeles.

Erected 2002 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, the Dean Martin Committee and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-41.)

Location. 40° 22.237′ N, 80° 36.558′ W. Marker is in Steubenville, Ohio, in Jefferson County. Marker is at the intersection of Ohio Route 7 and Franklin Avenue, on the right when traveling south on State Route 7



By Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010 2. Steubenville's Dean Martin Marker.
Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Steubenville OH 43952, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Abraham Lincoln's Visit to Steubenville (approx. 0.8 miles away); Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fort Steuben (approx. 0.9 miles away); Federal Land Office (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fort Decker (approx. 3.3 miles away in West Virginia); George Washington Crossing, 1770 (approx. 4.4 miles away in West Virginia); Morgan's Raid (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid (approx. 5.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Steubenville.


By Jamie Abel, October 3, 2010
3. Steubenville's Dean Martin Marker
Marker sits across Ohio Route 7 from the Ohio River.


Credits. This page originally submitted on October 1, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 3. submitted on October 4, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.