Happy birthday Dean Martin! What a lovely voice and legacy of laughs and classic recordings.

Hey pallies, likes the Dino-devotion keeps pourin' in as we continue our celebration of The Day That Coolness Came To Earth.  Likes today's Dino-stop is at the swingin' blog "Spy Vibe" moderated by Mr. Jason Whiton who is "an award-winning writer, artist, educator" who has shared a number of Dino-centric posts all puttin' the accent on our Dino as spyster Matt Helm.

Likes how cool of Whiton to remember our most beloved Dino on his entrance on to our planet on June 7, 1917.  Seems that Jason and I are on the same Dino-wave 'cause I simply simply agree with his perspective on the Helmer capers when he sez "one of my favorite elements of the films is the use of experimental and mod fashion."  And likes to accent his point, Whiton shares that totally totally mod Danish  Dino-poster from "The Silencers" that was shared last month here at ilovedinomartin.

How cool to find such passion for rememberin' our Dino from all the quarters of the 'net and ilovedinomartin thanks Mr. Jason Whiton for invitin' his spyster readership into the celebration of Dino-devotion on our Dino's big day of remembrance.  To checks this out in it's original format, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-report.  Dino-psyched, DMP


DEAN MARTIN

Dean Martin was born on this day in 1917. The crooner/actor is best remembered by Spy Vibers for his role as Matt Helm in the film series from the 1960s. Based on the popular novels by Donald Hamilton, Martin portrayed the character in four films: The Silencers (1966), Murderer's Row (1966), The Ambushers (1967), andThe Wrecking Crew (1969). Noted by Mike Myers as an inspiration for Austin Powers, Martin's Matt Helm played up the camp and swinging 60's conventions that were being established during the spy boom. His gadgets included a revolving bed that tipped him into a giant bath and mini-bars stashed in every location he might frequent (including his car). One of my favorite elements of the films is the use of experimental and mod fashion. The audience is often treated to a fashion shoot with models dressed in imaginative (and revealing) outfits, and female spies sometimes get to wear gun bras ("booby traps," quips Martin) ala Mike Myers' fembots. Simply put, the movies are a hoot! Happy birthday Dean Martin! What a lovely voice and legacy of laughs and classic recordings.