Approaching Lewis, wearing a tux and moving in a measured swagger, was his longtime partner, Dean Martin

Hey pallies, likes sometimes Dino-holics just have to do what Dino-holics  have to do.  Likes we weren't plannin' to do a third homage for the 40th anniversary of the Martin - Lewis reunion here at ilovedinomartin, but the postin' below is just too potently powerful not to share it with all  youse Dino-philes.  So todayt we shares with you yet 'nother reverent remembrace of our most beloved Dino and his most beloved partner in comedic delight, Mr. Jerry Lewis' reunion after 20 years durin' the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.

From the virtual site of the "LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL" comes scriber Mr. John Katsilometes remarkable remembrances of what we here at ilovedinomartin consider to be the most important event ever covered by live television.  Likes, we are purely pumped to read quotations by Mr. Jerry Lewis 'bout what was goin' on inside of him as our most beloved Dino startin' walkin' toward's him on the stage at the Sahara Hotel in 'Vegas baby 'Vegas.  It simply takes our breath 'way to read Jerry's touchin' 'n tender thoughts are our Dino approached "wearing a tux and moving in a measured swagger" with his ever present Kent cigarette in hand.

Obviously Mr. Lewis was thrilled beyond thrilled to gaze at the man he spent a decade with makin' the world laugh.  We are tremendously touched and hugely humbled to be able to pass Mr. Lewis' reunion remembrances on to all youse devotees of our one and only Dino.  And, likes we shouts out our deepest of deep thanks to Mr. John Katsilometes and all the pallies at the "LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL" for sharin' this with the world wide web.  To checks this out and read the complete postin' in it's original source, simply clicks on the tag of this here Dino-gram.

We remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

Martin and Lewis and a Labor Day reunion remembered

John Katsilometes

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

Jerry Lewis vividly recalls that long walk.

“It was the longest 50 steps I have seen in my life,” Lewis says of one of the more memorable moments of his life, and also TV history, 40 years ago this weekend. “I didn’t know what to do or what to say.”

 Approaching Lewis, wearing a tux and moving in a measured swagger, was his longtime partner, Dean Martin. The stage was at Sahara. The protagonist was none other than Frank Sinatra, and the televised event was the 1976 “MDA Labor Day Telethon.”

“I couldn’t believe it. I was stunned,” says Lewis, who has watched the famous clip dozens of times and still uses it as part of his multimedia stage show. “Frank had set it up, and everyone knew about it except me. When Dean finally got to me, onstage, I was able to say, ‘So, are you working?’ That broke him up, it broke the ice and got our friendship back on track.”



The two spoke regularly for 20 years after that legendary reunion, up until Martin’s death in 1995. Lewis, at age 90, has since ceased his involvement in the Muscular Dystrophy Association after he and the organization acrimoniously cut their formal partnership after the 2010 broadcast.