Hey pallies, she's young, she's sweet, she's kind, and she loves our Dino so very very much. That "she" is our Miss Kylie, and she has graciously offered to be our guest Dino-proser for this week's edition of Sunday Serenade with Dino.
Aussie Kylie has never ever known a second when our Dino wasn't a part of her life. Her devoted father himself is a life-long devotee of our Dino and from the moment of her conception has done all thin's possible to instill true and pure Dino-devotion in his true and pure daughter.
Today, our Kylie tells us such a heart-warmin' story of how she was introduced to our Dino's singin' "Brahms' Lullaby when she was newly born and how much that Dino-classic continues to mean to her this very Dino-day.
As Kylie writes, "we just hear that beautiful soothing warm voice of Dean singing this beautiful lullaby." Kylie's love for our Dino is as beautiful as our Dino's singin' of this beautiful song. I can think of no one more qualified to honor our beloved Dino's beautiful voice singin' this beautiful lullaby then our beloved pallie Kylie.
Enjoys pallies, and likes I am sure that Kylie would be grateful for your Dino-comments on her Dino-efforts! Dino-engaged, DMP
I was recently browsing through the many video clips on Youtube and I came across a song which was a big part of my early childhood, Brahms Lullaby.
I hadn`t listened to this song in a few years, I had to hear it again. My memories of the first time I heard this song are non existant. My dad told me when I was older, that I was a baby with very good lungs who just didn`t want to sleep.
Dad tried singing to me himself and that only upset me more. Then he decided to play a song from the Dean Martin album Sleep Warm he had, Brahm`s Lullaby.
The story goes I fell asleep somewhere during the song and dad would play this song at bedtime for the next few years night after night. He said I slept like an angel.
Now I`m all grown up I thought I`d listen to this song once again. Here was the soothing voice which I grew to love. Listening to this again, I noticed Dean sings this with very little orchestra accompanient.
The orchestra can be heard at the start of the song as an intro. Then we just hear that beautiful soothing warm voice of Dean singing this beautiful lullaby.
No wonder I fell in love with that voice so long ago. This is a great example of the rich mellow singing voice Dean had. We hear a little tinkle of the piano at the very end but for the most part, Dean sang this by himself.
This song not only brought back memories for me but also reminded me of just how beautiful Deans voice was. He didn`t need an orchestra or chorus.
As a baby I must have felt Dean was singing this to me personally because that`s the way I felt when hearing this song again just now. Only now I`m no longer a baby but I think if I were to listen to this song in bed tonight, I would have a wonderful warm sleep. Kylie
Hey pallies, likes today's Dino-find is some vintage Dino-treasure up for sale on Ebay. As a late Christmas present the pallies at Look Mag dedicated their December 26, 1967 to our Dino. Likes I remember well seein' this issue, and if I recall correctly I even owned a copy of this outstandin' Dino-publication...but don't have likes a clue pallies where it is now. Likes I so loves the series of Dino-pixs on the cover.
To view this Dino-find in it's original format, just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-post to likes goes over to Ebay and have a gander.... Dino-desirin', DMP
Vintage LOOK Magazine December 26 1967 DEAN MARTIN
Item condition: Good
Price: US $9.99
Vintage LOOK Magazine December 26 1967 DEAN MARTIN
Up for bid is one vintage magazine with mailing label on it.
Magazine Title: LOOK (America's Family Magazine)
Publisher: Cowles Magazines Inc.
Date of Issue: December 26, 1967.
Number of Pages: 96.
Condition: Good, edges and corners worn especially by spine, crease marks, looks like there may be a few water stains like it got wet at one point.
Hey pallies, today is one of this special days when likes I gets to share with all my Dino-holic pallies likes a very very special Dino-feature. Recently Mr. Jerry Lewis received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Friar's Club and as part of that Mr. Lewis did an exclusive interview with fox411.com where he spoke of his amazin' relationship with our Dino.
From the Fox News pad comes the report of this exclusive interview by Miss Allison McGevena, which you can read below. Even more special is a vid clip of the live interview that has Jerry sayin' in part about his relationship with our beloved Dino..."But, to see two people who loved one another so strongly...that's what they came to see"....referrin' to why the team of Martin and Lewis were so so succesful in post-war America and 'round the world.
In this clip it is so so clear to see the so deep and do devout love that Mr. Jerry Lewis has for his partner, our great man, our beloved Dino.
So, pallies, this is a very special day at ilovedinomartin...enjoys Jerry heart-warmin' comments of his amazin' relationship with our Dino..and keeps lovin' the coolest dude to ever walk our planet! To view this in it's original format, just click on the tagg of this Dino-post to goes to Fox News. Dino-sharin', DMP
EXCLUSIVE: Jerry Lewis Says His Chemistry With Dean Martin Will Never Be Replicated
By Allison McGevna
Published October 07, 2010
FoxNews.com
Comedy icon Jerry Lewis says his special relationship with Dean Martin, and the specific time in history when they achieved fame, means their comedic chemistry can never be duplicated.
In an exclusive interview with FOX411.com, Lewis, 84, said the commercial success he and Martin enjoyed was a direct result of storming the scene in post-war America.
“Dean and I teamed up in ’46, we were the answer to America’s need for laughter,” Lewis said at the Friar’s Club in New York City, where he was being honored with a lifetime achievement award. “Had it been another time [in history], I don’t know what would have happened. But because of the timing, I said to him the first night that we got things happening ... that we have lightning in a bottle.”
Despite reports to the contrary, Lewis said he and Martin supported each other, even after they parted ways in 1956.
“He was so proud when I made it, “ Lewis said.
And while Lewis praised Martin, Oscar-winner Quentin Tarantino offered praise for Lewis’ career, which has spanned six decades.
“Jerry Lewis has always dealt with genre in his stuff,” Tarantino told FOX411.com when we asked him how Lewis has inspired his own work. “And not necessarily spoofs, taking a set genre and not necessarily spoofing it, but going his own way with it. That’s just another description of what I do, he’s just done it his way.”
Hey pallies, likes one of our faithful daily readers of ilovedinomartin, a totally sold-old Dino-holic tagged Danny, just recently made his Dino-presence known through some Dino-patter in the comments section...and included a link to what you will Dino-viewin' below, an outstandin' pix of statues likes of our Dino, the Sam, and the frankie at Casino Nova Scotia. Woulda loves to visit this gamin' pad to get a glance at the life-size Dino-rendition.
ilovedinomartin sez our thanks to Mr. Danny for puttin' us on to today's Dino-post and for his faithfulness to our Dino expressed in his passion for the Dino-action here. Likes, knows pallies that ilovedinomartin would be so Dino-delighted for other pallies to share their Dino-discoveries with us for possible inclusion in a daily Dino-feature here at our humble little Dino-blog. To view this pix in it's original format and an article 'bout gamin' in Nova Scotia, just clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram to goes to the pad "metronews.ca Dino-delightedly, DMP
A visitor to Casino Nova Scotia walks past replicas of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin yesterday.
Hey pallies, likes one of the thin's I love most in the Dino-world is to search for new and different Dino-pixs and likes often those Dino-searches turn up new and different sorts of Dino-treasures. Likes a few ago our Dino leds me to this pad "ioffer.com" where pallies offer many and varied articles for purchase.
Today's Dino-post features somethin' called "EPISODE GUIDE - DEAN MARTIN SHOW Variety 1965-1974." A pallie tagged "Hoknes" offers a booklet full of Dino-information on the Dino-show episode by episode. Now, likes I know this info likes can be found on the 'net, but in one handy volume, pallies likes you and me can views the Dino-details of each and every episode of the Dino-show....and for the low, low price of $9.99. Likes what really attracted me to this little treasure is the awesome cover full of Dino-pixs from the Dino-show. Likes I just might have to grabs one of 'em for my Dino-won.
To checks this out in it's original source at ioffer, just clicks on the tag of this Dino-message. Dino-sharin', DMP
EPISODE GUIDE - DEAN MARTIN SHOW Variety 1965-1974 Asking price: $9.99
Hey pallies, our great Dino-holic pallie Miss AOW puts me onto the followin' Dino-post from Miss Karen Howes at her politico blog "Eastern Right." Clear to see that Miss Howes truly digs our Dino and although her Dino-thoughts are few, she shares a stellar Dino-vid of classic live moments of our Dino singin' both "Volare" and "An Evening In Roma."
Thanks to our great pallie Miss AOW for puttin' us on to this Dino-post and thanks to Miss Karen for sharin' some Dino-love with her readers. To checks this out in it's original Dino-format, likes just clicks on the tagg of this here Dino-post. Dino-devotedly DMP btw pallies, likes we all knows that our Dino loves his liquid libations, but most of the time while he was performin' indeed the sauce in the glass was from the vine of the apple and unfermented.
Sunday music: the King of Cool
Sunday, October 3, 2010 | Karen Howes
It's really about time I featured some members of the Rat Pack, don't you think?
Some trivia about Dean Martin: he was born Dino Crocetti to Italian immigrant parents, and only spoke Italian until he started school. He dropped out of high school (he said he was smarter than his teachers), bootlegged liquor, dealt blackjack, and boxed-- sometimes bare-knuckled.
Supposedly, his ever-present drinks were really apple juice, but I wonder...
Hey pallies, likes here's a Dino-question for ya.......Likes what do our Dino, Carl Sagan, Albert Einstein, Jacques Cousteau, and George Burns all have in common? Answer: They are all folks that Miss Olivia Newton-John woulda likes to invite to a dinner party.
Today's Dino-gram originates at the pad, "Author30's Olivia Newton-John Blog and Web Site," where the blogger shares an interview that Miss Olivia did for the October 2010 issue of the "Luxury Las Vegas Magazine." Mag writer Miss Marsala Rypka quires Miss Newton-John on many issues includin' who she woulda wants to invite to her pad for a dinin' gig. You guessed it pallies, Miss Olivia woulda gather our Dino with Sagan, Einstein, Cousteau, and Burns all 'round the same table. That certainly woulda produce some lively patter for Dino-sure....
To view the whole interview at the "Author30's Olivia Newton-John Blog and Web Site," and from there goes to the original "Luxury Las Vegas Magazine" pad, likes per usual, just clicks on the tagg of this here Dino-post.
As an added little Dino-bonus, you will note that I have included a clip of our Dino and Miss Olivia singin' together on the Dino-show. This lovin' couple duets the combo of "Just A Little Lovin" and "True Love"....and you will likes note how tender lovin' our Dino is with Miss Newton-John. Keepin' the Dino-groove with you, DMP
Interview with Olivia in Luxury Las Vegas Magazine/Site
MR: What five people would you invite to a dinner party?
ON-J: That’s hard to answer. My parents divorced so I’d love to see them when they were in their twenties and still happy and in love.
I’d invite astronomer Carl Sagan who always used the phrase “billions and billions.” I used to watch him on TV and I was fascinated by his knowledge of the stars. I always wanted to ask him if he believed in other life forms.
I’d love to invite my grandfather and his friend Albert Einstein. When my mother was young, Einstein came to their home and played the violin. Later in life my mother translated letters between her father and Einstein. It would be fascinating to talk with them.
I’d invite Jacques Cousteau who I met in the 1980s. He was intense and fascinating and I was blown away when he came to my house. John Denver had been with him on his expedition vessel, the Calypso, and had written a song by that name and I wanted to become involved in some project with him. We talked about it, but it didn’t work out.
I’d invite someone funny like George Burns, who I adored. I was on holiday at the Kahala Hilton once and Helen Reddy, who is also from Australia, and her then-husband Jeff Wald were there, and they knew George Burns. So Helen and I put on grass skirts and sang a welcome song to him as he arrived at the hotel. He had a little cigar and he was exactly as you would imagine. We had dinner with him and he had so many stories.
I’d invite the Rat Pack. One of my first television experiences in America was in 1972 when I sang with Dean Martin on the “Dean Martin Comedy Hour.” When I got to the studio they told me that Dean only knew about six songs and I had to pick one. Years later I was invited to tour with Sinatra. One of my only career regrets is that I didn’t do it. My daughter, Chloe, was a baby and I wanted to stay home with her. I know that’s more than five people, but there are so many I’d love to have to dinner.
Hey pallies, likes it's the first day of 'nother Dino-week 'gain and likes time to partake of our next Sunday Serenade with Dino. Today's Dino-classic is that great great Dino-instructional song, "The Birds And The Bees.'
So so many pallies have just seen our Dino as merely a fabulous entertainer, and indeed there is no greater entertainer then our beloved Dino. But, our Dino is so so much more then just a great crooner of tunes and cracker of jokes....our Dino is our ever wise and wonderful imparter of worldly truth. Today, we turn to our Dino to instruct us in the facts of life...and who better then our Dino to tells us 'bout the thin' called love....as our Dino sings.....
"Let me tell you bout the birds the bees and the flowers and the trees And the moon up above and a thing called love Let me tell you bout the stars in the sky a girl and a guy And the way they could kiss on a night like this."
....likes you just knows that our Dino knows what he is talkin' 'bout, and he likes is so so eager to pass his Dino-expertise of amore likes on to all us his devoted pallies.
And our Dino continues....
"When I look into your big brown eyes it's so very plain to see That it's time you learned about the facts of life startin' from A to Z Let me tell you bout the birds and the bees the flowers and the trees The moon up above and a thing called love."
....likes you just knows you are in for the most swingin' lecture of your life from our most experienced and extraordinare swinger professour du amore.
In this swingin' clip from the Dino-show sits back and watch professour Dino as he uses his whole body...watch those arm gestures and the amazin' looks on his face..... to instruct us all in the wondrous ways of the birds and bees... So pallies, likes enjoys our wise and wonderful Dino sharin' what he knows best....his worldly knowledge of the facts of the amorin' life.... Dino-learnin', DMP
Hey pallies, likes weddin' bells rang for the first time for our Dino on this day, October 2 in the year of our Dino 1941. The bride was beauty Miss Elizabeth Ann (Betty) McDonald. One boypallie, Stephen (Craig), and three girlpallies Claudia (Dean), Barbara (Gail), and Deana (Dina) were born to this marriage. We thanks the pallies at the Dean Martin Timeline (clicks on tagg to goes there) for remindin' us of this important Dino-date. Dino-historically, DMP October 2, 1941 Dean Martin and Elizabeth Anne "Betty" McDonald marry at St. Ann's Church in Cleveland Heights. They live in Cleveland Heights at 2820 Mayfield Road
Hey pallies, likes here's a really cool way of helpin' others comes to true Dino-devotion. From the pad goerie.com, Erie Pa. Times-News feature writer Dave Richards scribes the followin' Dino-tale....
A dude tagged Joe Popp, artist extraordinare from Erie, PA. recently asked all his Facebook pallies to change their portraits to our Dino...and then he asked his pallies to ask their other pallies to do likewise.
Dudes, likes I loves this here Dino-idear...'cause the more our Dino gets promoted, likes the more others will be drawn to pure Dino-bliss. Likes I did tries to track down Mr. Popp on Facebook, but obviously he no longer has our Dino as his portrait...and as you will read below, Popp found no way to track down the number of pallies who went Dino. But, likes we knows pallies, every little thin' done for our Dino is well worth our Dino-efforts.
Thanks to Mr. Dave Richards for sharin' this story with his Erie, PA readers. To view the whole story in it's original context, just likes as usual, clicks on the tag of today's Dino-post. Dino-promotin', DMP
Dave Richards: Will you be Dean's friend? Dave Richards
Erie artist Joe Popp recently completed a piece of Facebook performance art. He asked his Facebook friends to change their profile pictures to Dean Martin. Then, he asked his friends to ask their friends and so on.
Everybody loves somebody some time, but would everybody love Dean Martin at the same time?
"I thought it'd be interesting to see how many people I could get to comply," Popp said.
Why Deano?
"Just random, out of nowhere," Popp said. "After I thought about it, it was because he's completely neutral. There's no political agenda. Most people can deal with Dean."
Alas, Popp has no way of computing how many people became Dean for a week.
"But I learned a couple things," he said. "One is people get sick of doing something very quickly. People were posting, 'I'm tired of this' just two or three days after it started. Then there were people who posted, 'I don't even know who that is.'
"That shows you he's not from our generation; he's from our parents' generation. Those steps away from what you grew up with get wider and wider."
True enough. Today, we have Facebook. Back then, their social network was called the party phone line.
DAVE RICHARDScan be reached at 870-1703 or by e-mail at dave.richards@timesnews.com or on Facebook.
Hey pallies, this Dino-day likes ilovedinomartin pays our deepest respects to Mr. Tony Curtis, who died overnight of cardiac arrest at the age of 85. Our Dino and Tony co-starred in the 1960 black and white film classic, "Who Was That Lady."
Thanks to our Norwegian Deanager, Maria Jensen, we likes have a trio of three trailers featurin' our Dino and Tony havin' some fun on the big screen advertin' their performances in this laugh-a-minute sex farce. As I watched the chemistry between our Dino and Tony, it likes makes me wish that they had been able to do more film work together...they play off each other so so very well...bets they had such a blast as they romped through this swingin' production.
ilovedinomartin expresses it deepest sympathies to the family and fans of Mr. Tony Curtis....a great actor and a great pallie to our Dino. And, we say our thanks to likes the many and varied Dino-efforts of pallie Maria Jensen for sharin' from her vast Dino-treasures this wonderful Dino-clip featurin' some wonderful moments between our Dino and Mr. Tony. Dino-rememberin', DMP
Hey pallies, likes from the pages of the PR Newswire comes the outstandin' news that the Rat Pack is GOLDEN and likes with that news comes the beginnin's of what will be a stellar constellation of events and products celebratin' the pack and with that bountiful opportunities to have the name of our Dino proclaimed far and wide...drawin' so many more to knowin', lovin' and honorin' our great man.
For starters, today's news patter lets us in on two special musical releases full of golden moments from the pack of rats. Reprise will release "The Very Best Of The Rat Pack" on November 9, while Capitol/EMI will offer "Christmas With The Rat Pack" startin' October 5. As far as I can tell, the winter al-b-um is simply 'nother re-release of the classic pack Christmas disc. It appears that there is a little new material on the other disc with this info on our Dino's croonin'.....
"Dino's velvety croon takes the spotlight on six unforgettable performances that include "Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)," the dramatic Italian ballad that Martin took to #12 in 1958, "Who's Got The Action?" from the 1962 film of the same name starring Martin and Lana Turner, and "Ain't That A Kick In The Head," a tune he sang in the Rat Pack's classic 1960 heist film Ocean's 11."
The press release lists all songs on both discs, so you can get the scope and sequence of what's happenin'.
Thanks to the pallies of PR Newswire for sharin' all this...to view this in it's original format, just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-gram. Ain't it excitin' pallies to know the pack's golden is goin' to bring huge opportunites for more and more pallies, young and old to come to Dino-knowlege and Dino-devotion! Dino-delightedly, DMP
The Rat Pack Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary
Reprise And Capitol/EMI Commemorate The Rat Pack's 50th Anniversary With The Very Best Of The Rat Pack (Available 11/9) and Christmas With The Rat Pack (Available 10/5)
Compilations Spotlight Vegas-Era Hits And Festive Holiday Classics By Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, And Sammy Davis Jr. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Iconic entertainers Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. — the Rat Pack, a sheer force of nature on stage and film that defined suave masculine brio in the early 1960s.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this legendary act, Reprise Records and Capitol/EMI will release two essential collections: The Very Best Of The Rat Pack (Reprise) on November 9, and Christmas With The Rat Pack (Capitol/EMI) on October 5, available at all retail outlets (CD and digital), including www.sinatra.com.
Featuring 18 Vegas-era favorites that spotlight each singer, The Very Best Of The Rat Pack captures the upbeat entertainment style synonymous with the trio. Showcasing swinging classics from each member solo along with two duets that feature Sinatra and Davis ("Me And My Shadow") and Davis and Martin ("Sam's Song"). The collection also includes a previously unreleased alternate version of Sinatra's "I'm Gonna Live Until I Die."
Ol' Blues Eyes opens the album with the signature track "Come Fly With Me" and also contributes his irresistible hits "I Get A Kick Out Of You" and "Witchcraft." The collection also includes "I've Got You Under My Skin," ranked among Sinatra aficionados as one of his finest collaborations with Nelson Riddle, and "Luck Be A Lady," a song featured in the musical "Guys And Dolls."
Dino's velvety croon takes the spotlight on six unforgettable performances that include "Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)," the dramatic Italian ballad that Martin took to #12 in 1958, "Who's Got The Action?" from the 1962 film of the same name starring Martin and Lana Turner, and "Ain't That A Kick In The Head," a tune he sang in the Rat Pack's classic 1960 heist film Ocean's 11.
Davis' ebullient delivery and vocal power shine on standout tracks such as "Eee-O Eleven" from the Ocean's 11 soundtrack, "A Lot Of Livin' To Do," a song originally written for the 1960 musical Bye Bye Birdie, and "Too Close For Comfort," from the 1956 Broadway play Mr. Wonderful in which Davis played the starring role.
Christmas With The Rat Pack, a 16-track collection of festive holiday classics begins with Dean Martin's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," followed by Frank Sinatra's take on "Mistletoe And Holly," and Sammy Davis Jr.'s "Christmas Time All Over The World." Other songs featured in the collection include Martin's "Silver Bells," "White Christmas," "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer," and "Winter Wonderland," Sinatra's "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear," and "The First Noel," and Davis' "Jingle Bells" and "The Christmas Song," among others.
THE VERY BEST OF THE RAT PACK
1. Come Fly With Me – Frank Sinatra
2. Ain't That A Kick In The Head – Dean Martin
3. Too Close For Comfort – Sammy Davis Jr.
4. I've Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra
5. Who's Got The Action? – Dean Martin
6. A Lot Of Livin' To Do – Sammy Davis Jr.
7. Ring-A-Ding Ding – Frank Sinatra
8. Eee-O Eleven – Sammy Davis Jr.
9. Luck Be A Lady – Frank Sinatra
10. Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) – Dean Martin
11. Birth Of The Blues – Sammy Davis Jr.
12. Witchcraft – Frank Sinatra
13. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You – Dean Martin
14. I Get A Kick Out Of You – Frank Sinatra
15. Sam's Song – Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.
16. I'm Gonna Live Until I Die – Frank Sinatra (Alternate Version)
17. Everybody Loves Somebody – Dean Martin
18. Me And My Shadow – Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr.
CHRISTMAS WITH THE RAT PACK
1. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Dean Martin
2. Mistletoe And Holly – Frank Sinatra
3. Christmas Time All Over The World – Sammy Davis Jr.
4. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Frank Sinatra
5. Silver Bells – Dean Martin
6. The Christmas Waltz – Frank Sinatra
7. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Dean Martin
8. Jingle Bells – Sammy Davis, Jr.
9. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Frank Sinatra
10. Peace On Earth / Silent Night – Dean Martin
11. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – Frank Sinatra
12. Winter Wonderland – Dean Martin
13. The Christmas Song – Sammy Davis Jr.
14. The First Noel – Frank Sinatra
15. White Christmas – Dean Martin
16. I'll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams) – Frank Sinatra
Hey pallies,likes today's Dino-inspiration comes from our pallies over at the Frank Sinatra focused blog "Blue-Eyes.com". From the pen of Mr. Ed Walters who was big at likes workin' the casino at the Sands durin' the days of our Dino's rule there comes this remembrance, "Pit Boss: Playing The Game." Truth be told, this installment of Pit Boss puts the accent likes on Frank, but I have culled the cool Dino-reflections shared by Mr. Walters and have posted 'em below.
Oh, how I digs the story of our crazy Dino and likes his patter to the lady tourist 'bout where the casino way...only Dino coulda does somethin' likes this and makes it likes so so coolly comic!!!!! Likes if you wanna read all of Mr. Ed's thoughts, just likes clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram. Dino-laughin', DMP
Pit Boss: Playing The Game by Ed Walters on September 27, 2010
Now Dean, well that another thing. Dean is Dean.
Dean and I are standing near the 21 Pit and a nice lady tourist comes up and asks, “Excuse me, is this the casino?”
Dean: ”No lady, this is a grocery store. The casino is across the street.”
And then he watches her walk across the street to the Castaways.
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Two things any casino would love to have happen is Frank Sinatra comes in and play or Dean Martin get behind a 21 table and deal.
I have written before about Dean dealing. It was something to see.
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Well there is no one around like like Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin today.
Hey pallies, from a pad tagged "Johnny LaRue's Crane Shot" and a posted tagged Marty McKee comes today's Dino-post of a review of "BANDOLORO!" which just happens to be the fav of favs Dino-flick of one of our Dino-devoted readers.
Although I certainly wish that Mr. McKee woulda featured more of a Dino-focused review of this classic Dino-western, I am grateful each and every time the name of our Dino gets lifted up...it all helps to spread the Dino-message and brings other pallies to knowin', lovin' and honorin' our great man.
Loves the poster from this Dino-adventure...gonna haves to get my copy out and watch it likes real Dino-soon.... Thanks Marty McKee for your Dino-efforts! To view this in it's original format, as usual, just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-post. Dino-sharin', DMP
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
One Kiss Never Hurt Anyone
A neat Jerry Goldsmith score, anchored by a jaunty whistling theme, anchors 1968's BANDOLERO!, a lively 20th Century Fox western featuring a terrific cast. Director Andrew V. McLaglen probably made as many theatrical and television westerns as almost any filmmaker who ever lived, so it’s not surprising that he landed such a great array of familiar character actors who fit their parts like a cowboy’s rear to a battered old saddle.
Bank robber Dee Bishop (Dean Martin) and his gang are sentenced to hang after being captured in Valverde, Texas by straight-shooting sheriff July Johnson (George Kennedy) and his deputy Roscoe Bookbinder (Andrew Prine). Dee’s brother Mace (James Stewart), posing as the hangman, springs the Bishop gang, and the whole lot of ‘em head to Mexico with beautiful Maria Stoner (Raquel Welch) along as a hostage. Johnson has more than one reason to pursue the Bishops besides justice. He has also been nursing an unrequited crush on Maria, who is fond of the mild-mannered lawman, but is far out of his league.
Stewart and Martin are not very believable as brothers, but they do have a warm rapport, and both are adept at performing the script’s action, dramatic, and humorous sequences. McLaglan, with Goldsmith’s help, pulls off several terrific scenes, most of them involving the wry Stewart. One is a friendly conversation between Mace and Bishop’s executioner, the friendly Ossie Grimes (Guy Raymond), in which Mace elicits useful information about the man’s job that pays off in the escape. Another happens just after the break, and amusingly juxtaposes Johnson and his posse’s frantic pursuit of the gang against Mace’s ambling holdup of the bank in an empty town.
Westerns had, of course, matured by 1968 with the release of Sergio Leone’s dustbusters with Clint Eastwood (THE WILD BUNCH came a year later), but McLaglan, who worked a lot with John Wayne (and, perhaps ironically, even more with Eastwood on RAWHIDE), was strictly meat-and-potatoes. Majestic Utah vistas lack the otherworldliness of Spain, where most Italian westerns were made, but are crisply photographed by old-timer William Clothier (THE ALAMO), who hardly ever shot anything but westerns.
One must admire the steady stream of craggy faces that wander past Clothier’s camera, faces that leave no mistake you’re watching a western: Will Geer, Dub Taylor, Perry Lopez, John Mitchum, Donald “Red” Barry, Roy Barcroft, Pat Cranshaw, Denver Pyle, Sean McClory, Harry Carey Jr. Hal Needham’s stunt team handles the rigorous falls from horses, cliffs, and roofs. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT’s James Lee Barrett’s straightforward plot is punctuated with intriguing dialogue, although the screenplay also hammers home the point that Johnson’s obsession with capturing the Bishops hinges more on Maria than the bad guys. Kennedy’s fine performance makes his emotions clear without so many words being needed. He’s the standout here, a year after his Oscar-winning role in COOL HAND LUKE, and belies his hulking physicality with his touching father-and-son relationship with his young deputy.
BANDOLERO! is not an important western nor the best any of its participants made, but it’s an exciting one with good pacing and performances and plenty of rousing action.
Hey pallies, Sunday Serenade with Dino is comin' to you likes on Saturday this week 'cause do to circumstances beyond this Dino-holic's control, likes I will not be 'round a 'puter tomorrow and likes I haven't yet learned how to set up the process so that posts will post automatically....
Anywho, we are so pleased to again welcome our Deanager Levi Hollingsworth from down under as guest Dino-song patterer for this edition of the Dino-serenade. I remembers readin' in Nick Tosches' bestest of the best Dino-bio, "DINO: Living High In The Dirty Business Of Dreams," how our Dino desired so much "to put the accent on youth."
And, likes our Dino was ever so wise to wanna dos this 'cause I believes that he knew that it was goin' to always be the young mods who would be likes puttin' the accent on our Dino.....spreadin' the Dino-message to others of their age. And, indeed it is nouveau hipsters likes our pallie Levi who are doin' such an outstandin' job of makin' Dino known to their generation.
Even at the tender age of just 17, ourAussie dude Levi, growin' in deep Dino-knowledge and abundant Dino-appreciato himself, has been doin' likes his part to spread the Dino-message to his best mate at school tagged Shaun. And thus the Dino-legacy continues to grow as one youthful lover of our Dino passes that Dino-devotion to 'nother.
Levi, deeply grounded in his Dino-devotion through his passion for the Matt Helm capers, has chosen to share one of our Dino's cool tunes featured in Helmer numero duo, Levi's fav and my fav, "Murders Row." So enjoys Deanager Levi's take on the groovy Dino-tune, "I'm Not The Marrying Kind." Thank Levi man for takin' the time to share your outstandin' reflections on our Dino and his amazin' version of "Marrying Kind." Dino-gratefully, DMP
I want to comment on Dinos song Im Not the Marryin Kind The first time i saw this song or heard it was in Murders Row Matt Helm had gone to the apartment of a girl spy and on the way he met Ann Margret at the pool who asks him for a light. Matt goes inside and wants a drink just like Dino would. Dino starts singing Not the Marryin Kind while Matt Helm moves about the apartment Its a very cool song for Matt Helm because he never got married and the song was right for him. Why would Matt get married when there are lots of girls with him in the movie Its a strange song for Dino tho because he got married 3 times. Anyhow Matt Helm goes to the fridge and finds the girls body inside it Then the song stops sudden and Matt Helm leaves and sees Ann Margret again. Karl Malden is looking at Ann Margret through a telescope and his eyes are poppin out of his head and the the woman looks at Matt Helm Its one of my fav songs i play a lot and i think its the right song for a Matt Helm movie Thanx from Levi
Hey pallies, likes this woulda be likes just a run-of-the-mill Dino-post of a vid of our Dino singin' "That's Amore"....and just a recordin' not even a live Dino-version...somethin' that I woulda otherwise probably passed by. But, likes when I read some of the amazin' comments to the Dino-tune, I was truly blown away in Dino-delight!!!!
As you will see listed below, there were Dino-responses than came from 4 twelve year olds, and one teen...all speakin' of their Dino-love. Such patter surely gladdens my Dino-heart....'cause this means that today's youth are "gettin' Martin" and groovin' on the Dino-sound. With such Dino-devotion developin' in so many young mods, just knows that the Dino-future is goin' to continue to blossom and we can certainly be guaranteed that the Dino-message will goes on forever....and likes it just doesn't get better then that.
Hats off to kerysdoak, malfriction, 1wolfblade, joebron33, and tinkerbellys..and the rest of the Dino-patters....the Dino-future is goin' to be in the bestest of best Dino-hands....nouveau hipsters who are growin' into Dino-devotion at younger and younger ages!!!!!
To checks this out in it's original format, likes just clicks on the tag of this Dino-post. Dino-hyped, DMP
kerysdoak (September 22nd, 2010 at 11:00 am) hi im 12 but i love dean martin i dont get why people dont listen to things like this anymore especily people my age he was a great singer i love this songs someday we’ll all feel in amore
malfriction (September 22nd, 2010 at 8:34 am) @kerysdoak Yeah, I agree, i’m 12 too. Chow
1wolfblade (September 22nd, 2010 at 7:03 am) i love this song and the others. i may be a teen but when you get a person with a good voice singing theres never an age limit god i wanna slow dance now >.<
joebron33 (September 22nd, 2010 at 6:27 am) Hi im 12 to and i love this kind of music my grandpa got me started on this
tinkerbellys (September 22nd, 2010 at 5:36 am) @malfriction chao* im 12 and i love this music it makes me wanna do a dance on my ‘tippy toes’ or whatever tippie tippie tay is lol
Dean Martin – That’s Amore
Possible Dino’s greatest hit, That’s Amore. Lyrics: In Napoli where love is king When boy meets girl here’s what they say When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie That’s amore When the world seems to shine like you’ve had too much wine That’s amore Bells will ring ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling And you’ll sing “Vita bella” Hearts will play tippy-tippy-tay, tippy-tippy-tay Like a gay tarantella When the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool That’s amore When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet You’re in love When you walk down in a dream but you know you’re not Dreaming signore Scuzza me, but you see, back in old Napoli That’s amore (When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie That’s amore When the world seems to shine like you’ve had too much wine That’s amore Bells will ring ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling And you’ll sing “Vita bella” Hearts will play tippy-tippy-tay, tippy-tippy-tay Like a gay tarantella When the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool) That’s amore (When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet You’re in love When you walk down in a dream but you know you’re not Dreaming signore Scuzza me, but you see, back in old Napoli) That’s amore Lucky fella When the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool) That’s amore (When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet You’re in love When you walk down in a dream but you know you’re not Dreaming signore Scuzza me, but you see, back in …
25 Responses to “Dean Martin – That’s Amore” luis86832 (September 22nd, 2010 at 1:47 am)
bellissima!!!
livingstogigio (September 22nd, 2010 at 2:10 am)
Lindo,Great…!!! un clasico…..!!!!
911Dagur (September 22nd, 2010 at 2:16 am)
Who disliked this video ? who is a tarD?
911Dagur (September 22nd, 2010 at 2:17 am)
@Catilac65 Mafia 2 is a legendary game, pizza is the food you never get tired of and mob movies are awesome and cool.
Catilac65 (September 22nd, 2010 at 2:47 am)
i am in such a mood to play Mafia 2, eat a pizza, and make a mob movie
Catilac65 (September 22nd, 2010 at 3:13 am)
This is the vid i have seen with 0 dislikes! WOOT!
Fly1597 (September 22nd, 2010 at 3:16 am)
im so proud im italian and i remember growing up my grandfather who was in the mafia R.I.P pops, would always sing this to me and it always made me smile this song and mambo italiano grazie grand papa R.I.P
malfriction (September 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am)
@oldschoolpunkrocks thanks, im trying to learn italian on my own, my mom was born there
shumirules1 (September 22nd, 2010 at 4:18 am)
Orson Wells said it well…”When the moon hits your eyes like a big pizza pie thats amore” …. touching…..you had to love those old Dean Martin Roast.
litone1012 (September 22nd, 2010 at 5:09 am)
oups i click botton dislike .I´m apologize
tinkerbellys (September 22nd, 2010 at 5:36 am)
@malfriction chao* im 12 and i love this music it makes me wanna do a dance on my ‘tippy toes’ or whatever tippie tippie tay is lol
tinkerbellys (September 22nd, 2010 at 5:46 am)
no dislikes!!!
joebron33 (September 22nd, 2010 at 6:27 am)
Hi im 12 to and i love this kind of music my grandpa got me started on this
oldschoolpunkrocks (September 22nd, 2010 at 6:28 am)
dude nice but chow is spelled ciao
1wolfblade (September 22nd, 2010 at 7:03 am)
i love this song and the others. i may be a teen but when you get a person with a good voice singing theres never an age limit god i wanna slow dance now >.<
PureItaliano12 (September 22nd, 2010 at 7:56 am)
Questo รจ incredibile! Sono orgoglioso di essere italiano
malfriction (September 22nd, 2010 at 8:34 am)
@kerysdoak Yeah, I agree, i’m 12 too. Chow
jvelez1370 (September 22nd, 2010 at 9:02 am)
whene you walk in a dream but you know your not dreaming signore scuzza me but you see back in old napoli thats amore thats amore:)
dolcerosy1 (September 22nd, 2010 at 10:02 am)
love it:)
michelescoones (September 22nd, 2010 at 10:06 am)
@kerysdoak hi, think your outlook is fantastic hun! I am 44 and this is even a little before my time but I love it and so do my kids. You can’t beat the classics. x
kerysdoak (September 22nd, 2010 at 11:00 am)
hi im 12 but i love dean martin i dont get why people dont listen to things like this anymore especily people my age he was a great singer i love this songs someday we’ll all feel in amore
Hey pallies, likes you probably have guess it dudes, if you likes are frequent readers of ilovedinomartin. Today's Dino-gram comin' your way is 'nother post on the link between Ohio Representative John Boehner and our beloved Dino. Only a few ago I listed the many similarities between Boehner and our King of Cool, so I won't bother to enumarates them 'gain.
So, why does ilvoedinomartin share likes 'nother post on Boehner and his dreams of becomin' the Speaker of the House? Well, hugely 'cause today's information comes from the on-line presence of Newsweek magazine...that's right pallies our Dino is gettin' his glorious name mentioned in one of the most widely read and influential new magazines in the world...now how cool is that!!!!
Likes as you know pallies, this here ilovedinomartin Dino-blog tries it's best, likes our Dino, to remain a-political....so by no means consider this patter an endorsement for politician John Boehner....buts likes I can't contain my likes total total Dino-delight in the fact that between now and the November elections when the name of John Boehner is mentioned our Dino's name will most likely be spoken as well.
And, likes pallies, the more times the name of our Dino is lifted up, the more and more pallies will come to learn of our great man and come to likes learn the Dino-story and embrace the Dino-message. Loves it pallies, loves it....it is likes so so amazin' the many and varied ways that Dino-devotion grows from so many and varied ways that pallies get introduced to our beloved Dino.
So, thanks to John Boehner for bein' a dude who seems to be likes totally into Dino-emulation...and to the folks at Newsweek for liftin' up the name of our Dino in this way. To view this post in it's full, original format, likes just clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram to goes to the Newsweek on-line pad. Dino-embracin', DMP
The Necessary Man
Ignore the fake tan. John Boehner could actually be a good speaker of the House.
Jonathan Ernst / Getty Images
John Boehner stands near a portrait of Ronald Regan at the headquarters of the National Republican Committee.
John Boehner, the 10-term Republican congressman from Ohio and current House minority leader, seems like a pleasant enough fellow. He enjoys a good round of golf. His voice is smooth and sonorous. His resplendent ocher tan never fades, even in winter. Friends go so far as to call him “the Dean Martin of politics,” a nickname that suggests (correctly) a penchant for boozy bonhomie. And yet now that the GOP’s glowing midterm prospects have positioned Boehner (pronounced BAY-nur) to become the most powerful Republican in Obama’s America—that is, speaker of the House—no one in Washington appears to be particularly happy about it.
Hey pallies, likes ilovedinomartin is never happier then when they see the name of our Dino bein' liftin' up and findin' more and more pallies bein' drawn to our Dino....and it certainly warms our Dino-heart when some kind dude mades the Dino-effort to point out the Dino-efforts of this here ilovedinomartin Dino-blog.
So we say likes a hugest of huge Dino-thanks to our great Dino-holic pallie Tiki Chris Pinto of Tiki Lounge fame for spreadin' the Dino-message of ilovedinomartin at his "The Retro Tiki Lounge" facebook pad. as Tiki Chris speaks it..."If you dig Dean Martin(And you damn-well better),check out http://ilovedinomartin.blogspot.com/"
Mr. Chris it is thanks to pallies like you that the Dino-message is glowin' and growin' as more and more hipsters of every age and stage are turnin' on to the life and teachin's of our beloved Dino. Thanks for spreadin' some Dino-love 'round and of course...keeps lovin' our Dino. To view Tiki Chris' facebook pad, and to join in his mod motivations, just likes clicks on the tag of this here Dino-patter. In Dino, DMP
The Retro Tiki Lounge If you dig Dean Martin (And you damn-well better), check out http://ilovedinomartin.blogspot.com/ and http://deansgal.blogspot.com/ for "dino-riffic details, pallies" These kids are REALLY into the man, and for good reason.
Hey pallies, likes looks at the cool magazine featurin' a Dino-tale currently up for bids at ebay. From the August 1969 edition of Pageant mag comes likes the enticin', provocative article "My Husband The Swinger....Mrs. Dean Martin Talks!" Oh, how I woulda digs to get my hands on this mag and read the Jeanne's choice words on our swingin' Dino.
And, likes pallies, oh, how I likes so loves the cool mag cover's evocative pix of our Dino lightin' one of his Kents and the Jeanne boldly waitin' for a little fire herself. Just makes me wonder the circumstances under which that Dino-pix was shot.
Pallies, likes there is certainly no end to likes the zillions of provocative and evocative Dino-finds to enhance our Dino-knowledge and grow our Dino-collections of Dino-treasures. To view this at the ebay pad when it is up for auction, likes just clicks on the tag of this Dino-post. Dino-desirin', DMP
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Hey pallies, you just never know where Dino-devotion is goin' to shows up on the web. Today's Dino-gram originated at the blog pad telegraph.co.uk, where a Brit dude, Harry Mount, tells how he was interrupted in listenin' to our Dino on his iPod, while shoppin' at a London grocery tagged Tesco's.
A professional writer for newspapers and mags both in Great Britain and the US, Mr. Mount tells his Dino-listenin' was interrupted by a TV broadcast of "the choir singing during the Mass at Bellahouston Park, where the Pope was taking the service."
Ain't it amazin' the extraordinary ways that the name of our Dino gets lifted up. How cool of this professional writer dude Mr. Harry Mount to tells his whole readership of how he is listenin' to our Dino on his ipod. Yep his Dino-listenin' gets a bit of an interruption...but you can be sure that he will return again and again to the soothin' sounds of our Dino wherever he needs to chill out.
We says our thanks to Mr. Mount for liftin' up the name of our Dino in this way and openly sharin' his Dino-listenin' habits...you just never know how our Dino will use this little Dino-prose to bring many other pallies to the knowin', the lovin', and the listenin' to our Dino! To read this in it's original format, likes just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-message. Dino-sharin', DMP
Harry Mount
Harry Mount is the author of Amo, Amas, Amat and All That: How to Become a Latin Lover and A Lust for Windowsills - a Guide to British Buildings from Portcullis to Pebbledash. A former leader writer for the Telegraph, he writes about politics, buildings and language for lots of British and American newspapers and magazines.
Moved by the Pope in the Tesco's on Regent Street
By Harry Mount Music Last updated: September 16th, 2010
The man who calms the strain at the checkout
I’ve just had an odd moment, packing up my lettuce, tomatoes and raspberries at the till at Tesco’s on the corner of Regent Street.
It was the usual hell of a Friday evening – office workers shopping for the weekend, tourists trying to tell the difference between the 5p piece and the 20p, young men front-loading booze for the evening ahead in the West End. I had on my iPod, my usual protection from the sound and the fury of London life. But, beyond the noise of Dean Martin in my ear, I heard something odd, something strangely calm and beautiful.
It was the choir singing during the Mass at Bellahouston Park, where the Pope was taking the service. It was broadcast live on Sky News, which is always on in the supermarket, usually broadcasting adverts and news – often interesting news, yes, but never uplifting like this.
Even if you’re not a Catholic – I’m not – or even a believer – I’m not – there was something beautiful and serious in the religious music; a beauty and seriousness that rarely interrupts the dreary, ugly noises of everyday life.
I was recently browsing through the many video clips on Youtube and I came across a song which was a big part of my early childhood, Brahms Lullaby.
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