Danny G's SPECIAL Dino-Winter Month Sunday Serenade with Dino: "I'll Be Home For Christmas"

 Welcome back, mi amici! 

How youse feelin'? 

Hopefully not TOO stressed out. 

I know we gots a LOT of thins' to do...gettin' ready for the big day! Which also just so happens to be Dino-Departure day. Yup...it's a BUSY time of year, pallies o' mine. 

Not easy keepin' your mindset on "chill mode" these next few weeks. Everyone seems to go into panic mode! Seem to forget what the holidays are all 'bout. 

Well, pals...what we need to do...is to just relax. Take a deep breath...& relax. Thins' will come together...& we'll all be OK. Just do what I do, my friends! Increase your Dino-intake...& maybe a little more vino. Haha!! That's somethin' we DEFINATELY can ALL use! 

Actually...what I seem to have the hardest time with...is holdin' onto my traditions...which I've mentioned here before. Sometimes that gets me a wee bit blue, pals. Ain't easy when family that once were the tradition do-ers...are all gone. Now it's up to you...& no one else is diggin' what youse do! Ugh!! Yup...not easy convincin' my kiddies...not really kiddies anymore...that "The Feast of the Seven Fishes" is a yummy Christmas Eve dinner!  That "polpi" & calamad"...(octopus & squid) are delicious! Haha!! 

Nope...they just ain't feelin' the old traditional vibe...that I grew up with...mi amici. 

Really gets me longin' for "the old days", pals. 

Christmas' long gone by. 

I'm sure youse can relate, my friends. 

I thinks this week's Serenade will get us back to those days, pallies. Maybe not physically...but will definitely bring our thoughts back to those great great days! 

Dino's "I'll Be Home for Christmas"...is the one tune that gets me both happy & sad...both...at the same time. Melancholy, but comforted. Just thinkin' back & bein' SO SO thankful & appreciative for those memories...gives me the energy & extra "pep in my step"...to keep on keepin' on! 

Actually, pals...Dino jams are the one tradition...that no matter what...or who...is 'round...have ALWAYS been & ALWAYS will be...my one CONSTANT Christmassy tradition. 

Now, friends o mine...who can ask for ANY more than that? 

Soak this one in & I'll catch youse next time. 

Ciao!

Danny G's SPECIAL Dino-Winter Month Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Marshmallow World"

 Welcome back, pallies! 

It's OFFICIAL...Happy Dino-Winter Month 2024!!!  

We made it here, once 'gain! 

TRULY a VERY special time of year, my friends. Soak it in!  

So...how's the holiday season treatin' youse' so far? How was your Day of Givin' Dino-thanks?! Have youse started the Christmas shoppin'?  Deckin' the halls? Haulin' out that ol' holly & all that fun stuff? Haha!! I knows it can get tirin', pallies. 

It can wear you down to the bone...if you let it! 

Make sure youse take a breather every now & then! 

'Member what the month is REALLY all 'bout...Celebratin' our DINO!!! Hahaha!!! Among other obvious thins'... of course...this month is to REALLY soak in that Dino vibe. REALLY listen to what he is tellin' us... & REALLY follow in his GREAT GREAT footsteps. Relax. Be cool, baby. Let thins' roll off your shoulder, pallie. Life's too damn short to sweat the little thins'! 

Well...I thinks it's been 'nough time since we had an EXTRA special Serenade. How's 'bout a wee bit o "Duetin' with Dino"?! Yes! Cool! Thinks we could ALL use some "EXTRA SPECIALNESS" rights 'bout now! 

Seems to me...there's really only ONE jam that TOTALLY gets this month swingin'! And...there's only TWO cool cool cats that can swing on it together! 

Of course I is referrin' to "Marshmallow World" by Dean & Frank! 

Likes no other duet known to man has ever entertained the masses SO SO feverishly, pals! Haha!!  AMEN! 

Now I know it STILL isn't very marshmallowy out there, yet...however...we did have a few flakes last night & what better way to ring in Dino-Winter Month?!  It DEF I NATE LY gets me in the holiday spirit & DEF I NATE LY keeps me in that  Wintery Dino-vibe! 

OK...'nough talkin'...let's get Dino-rockin'! 

Oh, and by the way...I couldn't help but play Dean's solo track of this GREAT GREAT jam too. Hey, pals...I'm a Dino-junkie...what can I say?! Haha!! 

OK, mi amici... 'member...go easy! Santa's not the ONLY one watchin'...Dean wants youse to take a breath...inhale that cool cool Dino-air...& just relax.

 It's the ONLY way to be, pals. 

Enjoy!

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Canadian Sunset"

 Welcome back, pals! 

Hey...likes I know it's a few days early still, but...HAPPY DAY of GIVIN' DINO THANKS!!! 

Yes siree, pallies...tis' the season once 'gain. 

The season for ponderin' our blessins', mi amici! Ponderin' our lives! Ponderin'...MR. DEAN MARTIN! Haha!! 

Yes...it's true, ol' Dino-diggin' friends o mines...I'm serious! I thinks bout' ALL the different ways Dino helps me ALL year long, & I am SO SO greatful! Makes EVERYDAY SO SO much brighter! SO SO much funner! SO SO much more meaningful to me! REALLY makes me appreciate the MANY MANY ways I've been blessed. Yup...he's my main man, pallies! 

Anyways, mi amici...I thinks I'll kick off this Cool Cool holiday seasonal Serenade with my usual Cool Cool "pre-holiday" seasonal Dino-jam! "Canadian Sunset". It just gets me in the right frame of mind, for what's headin' our way! ...CHAOS!!! Hahaha!!! Just kiddin' , pals. 

O' & BTW, pals...I'm dedicatin' this WON DER FUL Sunday Serenade with Dino to my little Dino-diggin' girl-pallie, Stella G.! Cant even believe she's 20 today! Mama Mia! Haha!! 

Years fly by, mi amici. 

But hey! 

Guess what?! 

It's a great time of year to REALLY look at anythin' & everythin' good in our lives & be appreciative. 

No matter what or who it is...be thankful. 

Life is TRULY a blessin'. 

As long as we have our health...family & friends...and of course...the ONE & ONLY Dino...Life is good! 

Happy Birthday, Stella! 

Have a GREAT week, pals!

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: S'posin"'

 Greetins', pallies! 

How's mi amici of Dino? 

Hope all is well...as well as well can be, anyways. 

So...are youse keepin' cool & calm 'bout the upcomin' holidays? Yes? No? Not sure? Haha!! Believe me, pals...I know...thins' can feel a bit overwhelmin', this time of year. 

Let's promise each other to stay on chill mode...OK? Dino-mode! 

Take it day by day, pallies.  

Not too much stressin'. 

After all, my friends...this is s'posed to be a happy time! Time for partyin' & celebratin'!  

Try to be cool, my friends. Put on some jams...Dino-jams, of course...& just go with the flow. These are the BEST days to REALLY call on your "Inner Dean". 

Keep thinkin'...when your feelin' anxious..."How would Dean Martin Handle this?". I'm tellin' youse...it works, pals!  

BTW pallies...I'm dedicatin' this week's Serenade to the main man who introduced me to our beloved Dino...my Pop, John G. Tomorrow would've been his birthday, & there's AB SO LUTE LY no way I can not be thinkin' of the most calmest guy I ever knew on his special day! 

OK, mi amici...this Dino-ditty will be a PERFECTO example of the RELAXIN' powers our pallie has! 

"S'posin" is a VERY chilled out & cooled off kinda tune. DEF I NATE LY has a calmin' nature 'bout it & it's EASINESS is SURE to get youse through the next month & a half. 

Are youse with me, pals?! 

Great! We got this! 

Hopefully. Hahaha!!! 

Kiddin'. We definitely do. 

OK...let's get croonin'! 

Here's to youse, Pop! Happy Birthday! 

Enjoy your week, pallies & stay Dino-chilled! 

Ciao!

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "If I Had You"

 Hey, pals o mine! What's doin'? 

Youse gettin' mentally prepped for the upcomin' Turkey feast? 

Yea, my friends...I guess we's can start thinkin' 'bout it now. Only a few weeks away. 

Time to gather with family & friends & celebrate all that is good in our lives. 

Time to start the blowin' & rakin', too! Ugh. DEF I NATE LY not one of my fave outdoor activities! Haha!! O well, mi amici. Least we got our main man, Dean, to bring along! 

Won't be so bad with some cool cool...Fall type Dino-tunes...flowin' in my ear. Youse know the kind I mean...dont'cha, pals? Well...let me pick us a jam to get that flow started. 

Hmmmm. Maybe I could jump back to "The Dean Martin Show" al b um. That one never leaves my turntable, it seems. 

There's a few perfect pics for a day like this...in a month like this...& for a job like this. How's 'bout we start thins' off with some "If I Had You"? 

OK, pals! Sounds like a "leaf rakin'" plan! 

The one small problem, pallies... Sometimes...just sometimes...these easy flowin' jams get me in such a chilled out mood...I ends up pourin' up some vino & just chillin' with Dino! Hahaha!!! 

O well, my friends...nothin' wrong with that! Leaves ain't goin' anywhere! They can wait. Ha! 

Maybe I'll just stay inside, where its nice & warm. Maybe I'll just call that neighborhood kid who rakes leaves! Haha! Yes! Now THAT sounds even better! I thinks I just had me a Dino-revelation! Haha!! I'll let youse decide for yourselves, mi amici. 

O and let's not forget a BIG Happy Veterans Day, pals! Gots to give Dino-thanks to ALL those who've defended & protected this great country of ours! And those who still do today! 

Grazie! 

OK, pallies...we gots work to do!!! Maybe. Haha!! 

Ciao! 

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams"

 Well hey there, pallies o' mine...Happy November! 

Man o man...the days are movin' by SO SO fast! 

Holidays are creepin' up! 

Nights & mornins' are gettin' colder...& days & sun rays seem to be growin' older. 

Actually, pals...it's been...dare I say it..."Spring-like", 'round here lately! 70's! Even 80's!!! Yea, it's been crazy. Well, I ain't complainin', mi amici. I'll take it! But still...it's definately Fall. Leaves are now brown, crunchy messes & everything is goin' into hybernatin'mode. Maybe a few of us might be feelin' those "Change of Season Blues"! 

I'll be honest...I already miss October! 

Loves my tricks n' treats! Haha!! 

Well guess what?! Our MAIN MAN Dino ain't leavin' us hangin'!!! 

No way!! 

Not while "The Deans" in charge! Haha! 

Todays's Serenade is one of the MOSTEST...AB SO LUTE EST...IN SPI RA TION AL tunes youse may EVER hear, pallies! I grabbed this BEA U TI FUL little number off Dino's 1959 al b um "Sleep Warm". Which...by the ways...was put to vinyl with the help of his bestest pallie, Frankie, conductin'. Cool Cool stuff, mi amici! 

"Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" is SURE to LIFT those dreary hearts & shoo away those cloudy & gray Pre-Holiday moods. 

Can't help but be happy hearin' Dean weave his spell! Magical is the ONLY way I can thinks to describe it, pallies! Easy flowin...charismatic charm. 

If this don't cheer youse up pals...man...I DON'T knows WHAT to do!!! Shock treatment maybe???!!! Hahaha! Don't fear pals...I'm SURE this will do the trick! 

So hang in there, my friends. Life IS good & 'member ALL thins' shall pass! 

Most of all...'member that Dean is on your side & NOTHIN' can mess with that!  

Enjoy! 

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "In The Misty Moonlight"

 AaaOoooooooo! Grrrrrrrr! Snarrrlllll! 

Scare youse! Haha!! 

Yes...that's my best werewolf, pals. Hahaha!!! 

Just settin' the stage, mi Dino-ween diggin' amici. 

So, pallies...are youse ready? 

Did youse pick out the PERFECTO costume? 

Did youse grab 'nough candycorn? 

Did youse stock up on plenty of olives for your late night martinis with Count Dino?! Haha!! 

I told youse...I REALLY gets into this whole KOOKY SPOOKY vibe! Haha!! Well, man o man...it's just SO SO much fun! Don't even mind sittin' home...watchin' some scary flicks...drink in hand, of course...handin' out yummy treats, to all the little witches & goblins! 

Now, pals o' mine...what I dig the most...what really sends a chill down my spine...is settin' all the lights down low...& just spinnin' some old & creepy type Dino-jams. Yes, mi amici! Youse can find them! It's all 'bout how youse interpret the lyrics! 

I can just picture Count Dino roamin' the halls of his castle...tryin' to decide what tuxedo to wear to tomorrows Monster Ball...jammin' to "Blue Moon". Or maybe, Dr. Frankenstein, workin' feverishly in his laboratory..."A Real Live Girl" softly playin' in the background ...creatin' the perfect cool cool swingin' fella! Pieces of this guy...parts of 'nother! 'Til finally...ALIIIIIVE!!!  DINO!!! HE'S ALIVE!!! Hahaha!!! Follow me, pals? 

All youse need now, is the perfecto jam to set the soundtrack to your own Dino-ween type scene...& man o man...gets ready for some seriously creepy cool frights! 

Try this one, my spooktified friends. 

A full moon slowly rises in the Autumn sky...a young couple strollin' through a wooded path...Crack! What's that noise?! They start to walk faster! GRRRRRRRR... O my God! What is that?! Now they is runnin'! Somethins' right behind them! Dear God, what is it?!!! (Insert woman's scream here)Aaaaaaaaa!!!! A DINO-WOLF!!!! Haha!! Did I scare youse, pallies?! 

Sounds like stuff that's a typical Halloween for your average swingin' kinda  Cool Cool werewolf, to me, pals! 

Hey, mi amici...as the sayin' goes... "Even a fella who is pure of heart, & drinks his Scotch on the rocks by night...may become a wolf, when the ladies stroll by & the moon is full & bright!" 

Now THAT'S scary! Haha!! 

I'd say this EXTRA special & FUN FUN evenin' DEF I NATE LY calls for some "In the Misty Moonlight"! 

Happy Dino-Ween to all! 

Enjoy, my friends & 'member... BEWARE THE MOON! 

AaOoooooooo!!!