......the SEALs found medicine, old newspapers and, guess what, the complete collection of Dean Martin Roasts.

Hey pallies, as all faithful readers of ilovedinomartin knows we tries oh so hard to stay a-politico..so likes don't takes today's Dino-message as anythin' more then sharin' 'nother so so cool way of liftin' up the life and times of our beloved Dino.

From the on-line presence of the Los Angeles Time's "Top Of The Ticket," from politico commentator Mr. Andrew Malcom comes news of David Letterman's jokin' 'bout the most amazin' Dino-treasure found in Bin Laden's compound..... "the complete collection of Dean Martin Roasts!"

How absolutely rad of famed late night host Letterman givin' our Dino such a wonderful nod. Think of the millions of pallies turnin' in to Letterman's show and seein' Dave makin' a funny 'bout our amazin' Dino. This droppin' of our Dino's name is sure to trigger intrigue by many late night viewers...and surely will bring lots more pallies into the Dino-fold.

Warm regards to Mr. Andrew Malcolm for sharin' this Dino-mention and includin' a stellar pix of our great man hostin' one of dem fabulous Dino-roasts. To view the whole column, just clicks on the tag of this Dino-message to goes there. And thanks as well to our own Danny G. for puttin' me on to this Dino-promotion Dino-loved, DMP


Top of the Ticket

Political commentary from Andrew Malcolm

Late-night's best: What else the SEALs found in Osama bin Laden's compound



As The Ticket's 63,000-plus Twitter followers here and 6,700 Facebook fans here know, we regularly share our daily picks of the late-night jokes of interest, usually before broadcast each night. Feel free to pass them on to friends using the Share buttons above. Normally, we publish these on Monday mornings.

Letterman: So in Bin Laden's compound the SEALs found medicine, old newspapers and, guess what, the complete collection of Dean Martin Roasts.

Everyone Needs a Little Dean Martin in Their Life…

Hey pallies, likes I gotta 'fess up that basically I chose to share today's Dino-thoughts with ya mostly 'cause of the tag of the blog post....."Everyone Needs a Little Dean Martin in Their Life…."

Simply loves that Dino-thought, 'though of course I woulda ammend it a wee bit by sayin'..."....."Everyone Needs HUGE QUANITIES OF Dean Martin in Their Life…" Hahaha!

That great title comes from the fun titled blog "aupairwithcurlyhair" where blogger Lexie (missbrecke) holds forth on "My new life in Rome…the short version!" From readin' some other of her blog posts it is apparent that this young lady is Americano and has been in Rome a few short months servin' as a nanny for two young Roman boys.

From readin' this post it appears that Miss Lexie has been listenin' and watchin' MTV Italia which features the "top 50 Italian hit songs," which certainly musta include a ton of Dino-classics. Anyway, this youngen speaks of eatin' "fagioli e pasta" for dinner and how that brought her some sweet Dino-memories...as Miss Lexie sez,.....In the back of my mind I could hear Dean Martin singing softly,” when the stars make you drool just like pasta ”fazool”…that’s amore..”

ilovedinomartin sez our thanks to Miss Lexie Brecke for sharin' her Dino-passion in this way and helpin' others to celebrate the life and teachin' of our beloved Dino. We wishes Miss Lexie the best as you serves as au pair in Rome, and encourage her to keeps spreadin' the Dino-message wherever she can. To view this in it's original format, likes just clicks on the tag of this Dino-post. Dino-loved, DMP


Everyone Needs a Little Dean Martin in Their Life…

Posted on April 25, 2011 by missbrecke

Dear MTV Italia,

I have become addicted to this channel. Sometimes it is some normal stupid shows from the States but I enjoy it most when it is the top 50 Italian hit songs. There is a little icon that says, “Italians do it better” in the corner of the screen. Makes me laugh. Ahhh Monday, bloody Monday. Everyone was off school and work so the house was full. I woke up not very hungry, for once, I will blame the popcorn from the night before. I didn’t even actually eat something until after 3 which is unusual for me. I lounged the entire day in and out of my room. I read, napped and watched MTV videos until it was dinner time around 8.

Dinner was fagioli e pasta. Beans and pasta. It was really, really, really good considering that it was once a “peasant” dish. It wasn’t like soup it was more of a thick texture like mexican beans with pasta! Sprinkled with a little fresh parmesan and a glass of wine; I was happy with what was served. Since I didn’t eat much all day I couldn’t eat as much as I normally can but still made sure that they knew that I enjoyed it. S thanked me since he told me that it was his creation. Even Tommaso required a round of applause for his papa. In the back of my mind I could hear Dean Martin singing softly,” when the stars make you drool just like pasta ”fazool”…that’s amore..”

The boys, so I heard, were very dramatic today and put on many plays and shows for their parents. I heard laughter, screaming, the piano and crying so it didn’t seem different from any other day. Perhaps I missed quite the performance this afternoon. I was in one of those moods where I didn’t feel like being social. I opened my window all the way and cuddled under my blanket and read my suspense crime novel that I have not been able to put down. Next thing I knew I was asleep and my room was getting dark. Either I was tired or my book just became a bore! I look outside and I can hear the quiet drops of rain. As cars and buses fly on the street I can hear puddles being interrupted and never settle before another car or bus runs through their center. I like the sounds of rain in this city. In fact, I think that I have come to appreciate anything that is quiet since living with two kids under the age of 8.

It is quiet again right now in the house so I am going to enjoy it!

Lex

......this is a 1962 Ghia originally owned by Dean Martin.

Hey pallies, looks likes it's time for a Dino-field trip dudes...'specially for those Dino-holics in drivin' distance of the Arch City...St. Louis. Today's Dino-dispatch comes from the on-line pages of the Kirkwood-WebsterGrovesPatch and like shares the 'xcitin' news that one of our beloved Dino's classic cars is now on display for the next several months.

From the pen of Miss Sheri Gassaway comes the facts and figures 'bout a new exhibit tagged "Unique Motors" at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood. Bein' featured is a great 1962 Ghia once owned by our great man. Said classic automobile is featured in an pix below...and notice that these guys have the finess to have included one of those life-size cut-outs of our Dino by the classic car.

Runnin' through October and with a minimal entrance fee...certainly each and every Dino-holic from at least the vast midwest oughta makes in their Dino-priority to pilgrimage to Kirkwood to relish the opportunity to view this Dino-treasure!

Thanks to Miss Gassaway for scribin' this little feature for the Kirkwood-WebsterGrovesPatch...lettin' all us Dino-followers in on this excitin' Dino-opportunity.
To view this in it's original format, likes just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-prose. In our Dino, DMP


Unique Motors Exhibit Offers Peek at Famous Vehicles

The exhibit, which opened last night at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation, features cars, boats and bikes with distinguishing stories.

By Sheri Gassaway



In front of a backdrop of the Old Coral Court Motel, this is a 1962 Ghia originally owned by Dean Martin. This car and many others of distinguishing character can be seen at a new exhibit called Unique Motors at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood. (Credit Photo Courtesy of John Hoffmann)



Unique Motors, a new exhibit at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation, offers car enthusiasts a trip back in time with a variety of cars, boats and bikes with distinguishing stories.

The exhibit, which runs through October, is at the museum's Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center at 3015 Barrett Station Road in Kirkwood. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for children, seniors and military.

The One And Only Dean Martin!

Hey pallies, likes I'm wonderin' who has been the biggest Dino-influence in your life? Likes so so many of the stories I hear of how pallies have been drawn to our beloved Dino includes tales of the many and varied ways that our Dino has used other people to draw pallies unto himself.

Today's post from an unknown auther at a blog simply tagged "Movies" speaks of the huge influence that their father had on 'em comin' to know, love, and treasure our Dino's legacy. It certainly warms this pallie's heart to hear 'nother amazin' story of one generation leadin' 'nother into the Dino-truth. How outstandin' to read of the depth of this dude's father's Dino-devotion that has now passed on to his prodigy.

I certainly encourage you to take the time to read all the wonderful thin's that this blogger's daddy-o proclaimed 'bout our beloved Dino..but here are few of my most fav thoughts shared from father to child....

"He said Dean loved music and people, not to mention drinking, gambling, smoking, and girls. I can still see my dad’s eyes light up talking about him. He said he had a sense of humor that was witty and charming to the ladies."

It is likes so so rewardin' to see the amazin', powerful, and long lastin' Dino-impression that a Dino-holic parent can have on their children. How wonderful when fathers likes this writer's daddy-o take the responsibility to impart their Dino-knowledge and Dino-devotion to the future gen.

ilovedinomartin is thrilled to be sharin' this stellar modelin' of spreadin' the Dino-truth from one generation to the next, and sez our thanks to the unknown auther of this Dino-praise. Thanks for givin' your awesome testimony of comin' to Dino-devotion through your father's impartin' of his Dino-devotion to you!

To read this in it's original format, as usual, just clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram. Dino-loved, DMP







The One And Only Dean Martin!



I remember my Dad talking about the old days.(like he had on many occasions..:) The way things were in the 1960′s in the new T.V. world, as well as the entertainment world in general. What he talked about the most was the famous, “Rat Pack”. It was a group of stars that consist of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford. They were all stars in their own right, and were Vegas headliners for years. They were talented in song, dance,humor, and musically.

My Dad always said, those were the days when entertainment was entertainment. It didn’t take me long to agree, and understand why Dean Martin was his favorite.

He told me all the ways Dean Martin was so talented. How the industry and his fans seen in him an entertainer like no other. They all loved him, making him the most popular one in that group of Vegas stars called,”The Rat Pack”.

He mentioned to me how Dean starred in comedy movies with Jerry Lewis for 10 years. Which they were successful doing until they parted ways to do other things. He mentioned how he also did 50 plus movies from a James Bond type of character Matt Helm, cowboy movies with John Wayne, and a few gangster kind of movies with his “Rat Pack” friends. Then he did a T.V. variety show on NBC for 10 years with top T.V. ratings from his first year to his last. He had every star in Hollywood on his show at one time or another, and some of them many times over. They all loved the tall, handsome, funny, and talented man.

My Dad talked of the popular “Gold Diggers” who were good female dancers on his show, and very pretty he added..:) He said Dean loved music and people, not to mention drinking, gambling, smoking, and girls. I can still see my dad’s eyes light up talking about him. He said he had a sense of humor that was witty and charming to the ladies. He also had hit songs like, “That’s Amore”, “Volare”, and of course his signature song,”Everybody Loves Somebody” just to name a few. Dean also has a number of Christmas songs that radios still play every year as well. With all he did, he loved music the most.

When Dean retired he still continued to shine in the spotlight. He did a “Celebrity Roast” for a number of years, also with the biggest stars in Hollywood. They loved him as much as the fans. The NBC people even sponsored a golf tournament named, “The Dean Martin Tucson Open” for a 3 year period.

The contract he signed with NBC was the biggest of it’s time. With all the fame, success, money, and anything else you could think of, he was always the same Dean Martin. When Dean passed away on Christmas night of 1995 at the age of 78, a sadness blanketed the world. It was a sadness felt by family, fans, and all his friends alike. He was one star that burned into the night like no other. His memory is still remembered today by my Dad…and now by me.

Dean Martin put the limelight ahead of personal problems

Hey pallies, likes how wonderful to continue to see Dino-day after Dino-day, those in the know liftin' up the name of our Dino and speakin' Dino-truth boldly and openly to pallies every Dino-where.

Case in point is the followin' post from the online pages of the Las Vegas Review Journal's "View" pad, where staff writer Amanda Donnelly has put the accent on the life and times of our beloved Dino with the bold headline, "Dean Martin put the limelight ahead of personal problems."

The purpose of this Dino-read seems to be explainin' to John Q. Public the reason that "Las Vegas has a street named after the legendary Dean Martin." You will find much of the usual Dino-details here of our great man's early years, his stuggles as a young man, and his rise to becomin' the greatest entertainer of all time.

Likes very special to this Dino-prose are some great Dino-reflections shared by University of Nevada, Las Vegas history professor Eugene Moehring. It is so so obvious that Professor Moehring is truly in the Dino-know and obviously full of Dino-admiration.

Speakin' of the Rat Pack, Moehring sez....
"It was all very good-natured and fun," he said. "I get the feeling they did it to entertain themselves and the audience. There was a brotherly love kind of thing going on there."

And of our Dino's love of some liquid refreshment, the good professor reflects...
"He didn't allow that to affect his performing."

And in summary of our Dino's stellar life, the in-the-Dino-know Moehring prclaims...
"He is a legend and a true Las Vegas icon." "No doubt about it."

Indeed, there is no doubt of all any Dino-hearted pallie at our great man is LEGEND AND ICON!

Loves these Dino-reflections pallies, and likes the outstandin' pix of our beloved Dino and frankie is one that this Dino-holic has never ever seen before.

ilovedinomartin sends our thanks to the pallies at the Las Vegas Review-Journal for gettin' these thoughts into Dino-print...and 'specially to staff writer Amanda Donnelly for pennin' 'em and to Professor Eugene Moehring for his special thoughts of Dino-devotion. Truly such Dino-writin' as these will continue to bring more and more folks to knowin', lovin', and honorin' our amazin' Dino! And, special thanks as well to our great pallie Danny G. for puttin' us on to this Dino-praise.

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


Las Vegas Review-Journal
Dean Martin put the limelight ahead of personal problems

AMANDA DONNELLY
VIEW STAFF WRITER

Posted: May 3, 2011 | 1:22 p.m.
Updated: May 4, 2011 | 5:31 p.m.


Dean Martin, left, and Frank Sinatra ham it up at the Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethon at the Sahara in 1976.

His name is synonymous with The Rat Pack and Sin City itself. It is no wonder Las Vegas has a street named after the legendary Dean Martin.

Dean Martin Drive snakes its way through the southwest portion of the valley to just north of Flamingo Road, where it turns into its former name, Industrial Road. That section continues on across the valley, stopping just short of Charleston Boulevard.

Martin was born Dino Crocetti in 1917 in Steubenville, Ohio, to Italian immigrants. Until Martin began attending public school he only spoke Italian, a detail that made him no friends but did make him the subject of ridicule.

The youngest of two sons, Martin struggled in grade school because of his strong Italian accent.

Martin dropped out of school in the 10th grade to focus on drumming and began taking odd jobs delivering bootlegged liquor, boxing and working as a blackjack dealer.

Martin began singing around the same time and spent a good portion of the 1940s perfecting his style as a lounge act. It was then that he began calling himself Dino Martini, after a famous opera singer he idolized. It was also during that time that Martin began working with musician and band leader Sammy Watkins, who suggested that the crooner change his name to Dean Martin.

Martin met Frank Sinatra in 1943 after flopping at a New York nightclub. The two wouldn't form a substantial friendship for a number of years.

In 1944, Martin was drafted into the Army at the height of World War II. He was eventually discharged for medical reasons.

Martin met comic Jerry Lewis while performing in New York, and the pair formed a fast friendship, eventually deciding to meld their respective acts into a comedy-music duo.

The pair made their television debut in 1948. A radio series was quick to follow, as were movie deals.

The creative pair split in 1956.

Martin launched a solo career, doing movies and making albums in the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s. It was during that time that he formed a friendship with Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.

The three joined with Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford and eventually became known as the Rat Pack.

The group performed at the Sands Hotel, singing and doing slapstick comedy as much for themselves as for the audience, according to University of Nevada, Las Vegas
history professor Eugene Moehring.

"It was all very good-natured and fun," he said. "I get the feeling they did it to entertain themselves and the audience. There was a brotherly love kind of thing going on there."

In 1965, Martin launched the variety television series, "The Dean Martin Show."

According to Moehring, Martin developed a reputation as an alcoholic, but his work always came first.

"He didn't allow that to affect his performing," he said.

In the early 1970s, the show was still doing well, and Martin was playing to sold-out crowds at nightclubs and casinos.

"He seemed to be tired at that point," Moehring said. "All stars reach that point. I think he was ready to somewhat retire."

After the 1975 film "Mr. Ricco," Martin retreated from the limelight.

Martin's final Las Vegas shows were at Bally's Las Vegas in 1990.

Martin was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1993 and died of acute respiratory failure at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 25 1995. He was 78. Industrial Road was renamed Dean Martin Drive in October 2005. The lights of the Las Vegas Strip, which almost never go dark, were dimmed in the entertainer's honor.

"He is a legend and a true Las Vegas icon," Moehring said. "No doubt about it."

What if Dean Martin used Twitter?

Hey pallies, likes I continues to marvel at the amazin' Dino-creativity bein' exhibited all over the 'net. Today ilovedinomartin puts the accent on the pad "Hollandz" where blogger Mr. Brad Holland asks the provocative quire, "What if Dean Martin used Twitter?"

Holland intends to run a whole series of posts on how "celebrities and icons of older generations who didn’t have access to our online social networks would discuss amongst their peers and fans." And, havin' the greatest of Dino-sense, Brad has chosen to begin his wonderin's with our beloved Dino!

Checks out the awesome Twitter page that Holland has created for our Dino...very very cool. And, digs the ever so evocative patter that Brad has created between our great man and the blond bombshell, Miss Marilyn Monroe.

Mr. Brad Holland has certainly used a huge 'mount of creativity to comes up with this likes totally rad concept....and it certainly does gets our Dino-thoughts goin' to wonder what sorta dialogues mighta have occured between our beloved Dino and his pallies male and female.

Now, likes I know that 'cause our Dino was such a private man, he probably woulda never ever used any social media...but this very notion does bring a huge Dino-buddhagrin to my face, and much Dino-wonderin' to my mind.

Thanks ever so much Mr. Brad Holland for liftin' up the name of our Dino is most provocative and evocative way...sure to draws many to growin' in their knowin', lovin', and honorin' of our amazin' Dino! To view this in it's original format, likes just clicks on the title of this Dino-reflection. Dino-loved, DMP




What if Dean Martin used Twitter?
By Brad– April 21, 2011
Posted in: Humor, Thoughts



Sometimes I wonder what some celebrities and icons of older generations who didn’t have access to our online social networks would discuss amongst their peers and fans. I decided that I will look into alternative universes with my clairvoyant powers, take mental screenshots and then use telepathy to open Photoshop and save them as an image that can be shared amongst you good folks.
The “What If Dead Celebrities Had Twitter” is going to turn into series. If you have any suggestions on who you would like me to visit and stalk online in those alternate realms, let me know and I’ll see what I can do. Please let me know your thoughts on this.

Today’s Dead Celebrity: DEAN MARTIN



Remember, Life is good, Live it up!



By Brad– April 21, 2011

Posted in: Humor, Thoughts

"This took me 3 hours, but it was worth it!"

Hey pallies, likes today we makes a second visit to Italiano Miss Monika Dubska's self tagged blog "Monika's Corner" where she has displayed her artistic creation homagin' the Rat Pack. As the title of this Dino-message indicates likes it appears that Miss Dubska told three hours to finish this task...but loves how she sez "but it was worth it!" Certainly our Dino is worthy of any and all of our efforts to honor him and spread the Dino-legacy as far and wide as possible!

Gotta 'fess up that while I thinks Monika has done a stellar job with all three members of the Rat Pack, I'm sure that it will surpise none of you Dino-holics that I judge her Dino-impression to be the coolest of the trio. How great of this youthful Dino-lover to show her Dino-devotion in this way. I'm certain that many of her faithful readers with be drawn ever closer to knowin', lovin', and honorin' our Dino through Miss Dubska's Dino-creativity.

Again, thanks to Miss Monika Dubska's efforts in spreadin' some Dino-appreciato to her blog readers. To view this in it's original format, just click on the tagg of this here Dino-post. Dino-loved, DMP





The Rat Pack



This took me 3 hours, but it was worth it!

DEAN MARTIN....."I forgot how much I worship this man."

Hey pallies, likes today's Dino-thought is so so short and so so sweet...likes probably the Dino-sweetest, and certainly the Dino-shortest in the entire history of the ilovedinomartin Dino-blog.

Just 17 words in length, 19 if you include the headin' these words of Dino-devotion are likes totally totally Dino-mite! From the young Italiano chick tagged Monika Dubska and her self-tagged blog "Monika's Corner' radiates some of the deepest, purest, and truest words of Dino-adulation that I have ever been privileged to read!

Hailin' from of all places, Napoli, Italy, Miss Monica is obviously completely sold-out to our beloved Dino and certainly not ashamed for sharin' her unabashed passion for our great man. Witnessin' such heartfelt amore for our Dino certainly does pallies likes us good 'cause how outstandin' to know that indeed today's nouveau hipsters are turnin' on to our Dino in droves...and from all 'round the entire Dino-universe!

ilovedinomartin sez our deep Dino-appreciato to Miss Monika Dubska for liftin' up the name of our Dino and sharin' her priceless Dino-awedness with her readers. To view this in it's original format, as usual, just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-gram. Dino-delightedly, DMP









DEAN MARTIN

I forgot how much I worship this man.
Speechless, no words can express this wonderland wonderland person.

Danny G.'s Sunday Serenade with Dino: "What's Yesterday"

Time for nother' Sunday Serenade ladies and gentlemen! This week we hear from a little older...a little wiser...a little BLONDER??!!... Dean Martin.
I personally call these "The Highlight Years." It was 1972. Dean just released the "Dino" album. My fav from this outstandin' recordin' was "What's Yesterday?"

Dino was in the midst of divorce numero duo from "The Jeanne" and was possibly already involved with a much younger Miss Cathy Hawn. Dean seemed to be lookin' for somethin' new in his life. As we all do once in a while...Dino needed a change. Some may call this a "mid-life crisis". I call it a "Rebirth" for out great man!

This song really seemed, to me, to be the way Dean was feelin' at this particular time in his very own life. I imagine that these lyrics could be to Jeanne. Tellin' her how much he truly loved her and ONLY her but just couldn't be tied down any longer.

The world was callin' and he just couldn't turn a deaf ear any longer. His heart and spirit were meant to roam! After all folks...HE WAS DEAN MARTIN!!! Who knows for sure? There may have been nother' amore in Dean's mind, when he was croonin' this cool cool tune, that none of us ever knew bout'. We can only guess.

Let's get to the music pallies! Watch and listen how Dino truly expresses his most deepest, purest feelin's for this unknown lucky lady! Remember pals...Always keep the vino and the Dino flowin'!!!


Danny G.



What's Yesterday?

What's yesterday,
if we can never say,
"remember when?"

Life with no past,
a show with no cast,
can you picture them?

One sad day
when the chill just won't go away.
You have something to warm you
in the warmest way.

Time will allow
one moment of a now
then it's yesterday.

Girl got the will
to make time stand still,
don't throw this away.

Move your eyes in a way
that it tickles me.
Your no longer afraid
You'll believe in me.

Take a deep breath.
Smile, you won't regret
what just came your way.

Look, there's the sun.
Your life has just begun
only yesterday.

The coffee's in the cup.
The toast is poppin' up.
The smokes are over there.

The coffee's in the cup.
The toast is poppin' up.
The smokes are over there.

Dean Martin had his drinking shtick down, baby.

Hey pallies, likes today dudes we venture to the blog "The Art Life" where writer Carrie Miller has wisely chosen to lift up the life and times of our Dino in the post, "Ten Essentials: Drinking." Likes while all true Dino-holics woulda made our Dino numero uno on this top ten list, Miller has placed our great man in the very respectable number 2 slot.

While I certainly coulda never agree with Carrie on the statement, "I’m definitely with Team Sinatra," cause how coulda anyone choose the frankie over our King of Cool?!?!? I so so appreciate the Dino-thought, "Dino makes you want a Scotch on the rocks and a cigarette."

ilovedinomartin sez our thanks for liftin' up the name of our beloved Dino in her creative writin' and helpin' readers to come to a better knowledge and respect for our Dino. To view the whole post, just clicks on the tagg of this here Dino-post.
Dino-loved, DMP


Ten Essentials: Drinking

Posted by Carrie Miller • April 28, 2011 •

Carrie Miller raises a wrist to the greatest exponents - fictional and real - of the art of drinking...


2. Dean Martin Personally, I’m into dichotomies. The world can always be split in two: girl/boy, cat/dog, Dean/Frank. While I’m definitely with Team Sinatra – the phrasing, the longing, the broads - Dean Martin had his drinking shtick down, baby. He made being a drunk cool when it could still be cool. Like Katherine Hepburn makes you want to wear pants, Dino makes you want a Scotch on the rocks and a cigarette. There’s been long-standing controversy over whether there was alcohol in his drink or if it was just some phony baloney stage act. Who cares? Listen to the man himself: “I don’t have a drinking problem. I drink, I get drunk, I fall down. No problem!”

Dean Martin 'Toon by Zed

Hey pallies, likes we've visited there before and just this 'morn was led by our Dino to return to the fun blog "Toon Pool....Enjoy The World Of Cartoons." This is a pad where artiste express their creativity by creatin' toons of all sorts of celebs.

Today's Dino-devotion features a fun lovin' Dino-toon created by a dude tagged Zed.
Likes loves to see artistes like zed displayin' their creative talents by puttin' the accent on our Dino and honorin' our great man in this great way!

Thanks to Mr. zed for showin' his Dino-devotion and sharin' it with the wider Dino-world through "Toon Pool." As usual, just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-gram to goes directly to the site. Dino-loved, DMP

Our Dino and Miss Cathy Makin' the Scene

Hey pallies, likes in this week where we are rememberin' our beloved Dino's marriage to wife numero 3, Cathy-with-the-candified K-Hawn, likes thought I woulda shares some outstandin' pixs of the lovin' couple. Likes I knows that all of these candids have been shared more then once here at ilovedinomartin...but since all true Dino-holics likes can never ever gets 'nough of our Dino, knows they will certainly be worthy of 'nother Dino-viewin'.

Each and every one of 'em is truly such a Dino-gem showin' our great man at the greatest time of his life, at the pinacle of his unbelievably successful career, at the peak of his superior swingin' life.

The first couple of pixs, for sure, were snapped while our Dino and Miss Cathy where likes makin' the scene at the exclusive "in and beautiful" Candy Store Discotheque. How amazin' to view our beloved Dino and Miss Cathy clubbin' at this likes fab of fab place.

And pallies, likes so so loves that totally mod look of our Dino...showin' that he is one truly with it kinda guy. If likes only these Dino-shots coulda talks likes what amazin' Dino-tales woulda they speak!

I have ordered these Dino-poses in the order of my most fav to the least...and woulda loves to hear from all you pallies likes on which you groove on the most your own Dino-self. Oh, how I wished I had made the pilgrimage to the Candy Store and been present to see our great man makin' the scene with his amore Cathy. Dino-desirin', DMP

Movie Mag Covers Featurin' Our Dino and Miss Cathy

Hey pallies, likes today we brings you more Dino-action from the pad "LucyWho.com." This site has a couple of pages devoted to Magazine covers puttin' the accent on our beloved Dino...and likes of the over two dozen cover shots displayed 7-count'em-7 feature the romancin' between our great man and his amore Cathy Mae Hawn.

So, likes for all our Dino-viewin' pleasure, here are the seven mag snags that show the progression of the relationship between our Dino and Cathy-with-the candified-K....from datin' interests...to amores....to married couple....to movin' toward's splitsville. Woulda so so loves to have all these mags in my Dino-possession to study the relationship between Dino and Miss Cathy in much more Dino-depth.

May be featurin' more of these groovy covers at 'nother Dino-date..but if you likes wants to view 'em all in all their Dino-glory, likes just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-message. Dino-loved.

Dean Martin Quotes

Hey pallies, I continue to stand in awe of all the amazin' ways to partake of our Dino all over the 'net. Today's Dino-gram originates from a pad tagged "LucyWho.com". Likes tried to tracks down some info to share on LucyWho but likes none to be found..guess it musta be the creation of some chick tagged.

Anywho, today's Dino-entry is a series of quotes gathered from the wit and wisdom of our all knowin' Dino! Sure that for lots of you Dino-holics these nuggets of Dino-insights are way way familiar...but I found at least one or two that I hadn't remembered hearin' before.

As I reflect on these Dino-sayin's I likes know that most of 'em were meant to likes makes us laugh...but there is simply so so much truth even in the funniest of our Dino's ponderin's. Truly our Dino is the wisest knower of the world, and his quotations leave all us Dino-devottes much to ponder as we try more and more to emulate our Dino...walkin' the Dino-way....livin' the Dino-life.

Thanks to the pallies at "LucyWho.com" for compilin' and sharin' these ever wise words from our master teacher, our most beloved Dino! To view this in it's original format, just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-post.

Likes woulda loves to hear from faithful readers of ilovedinomartin, 'bout your fav bit of Dino-wisdom and how it has lead you to deeper, truer, and purer Dino-devotion!
Dino-studyin', DMP


Dean Martin Quotes

"If people want to think I get drunk and stay out all night, let `em. That`s how I got here, you know."


"I`ve got seven kids. The three words you hear most around my house are `hello,` `goodbye,` and `I`m pregnant."


To those who felt he joked his way through songs during concert and nightclub appearences: "You wanna hear it straight, buy the album."


Upon filing for divorce from his second wife: "I know it`s the gentlemanly thing to let the wife file. But, then, everybody knows I`m no gentleman."


On Joey Bishop: Most people think of Joey Bishop as just a replacement for Johnny Carson. That`s NOT true. We in show business know better: we don`t think of him at ALL.


On Phyllis Diller: Phyllis is the women of about whom Picasso once said, "Somebody throw a drop cloth over that."


On Frank Sinatra: In high school, Frank never participated in extra-curricular activities, like nature study, paintings or ceramics. Frank`s hobby was a most interesting one: he was an amateur gynecologist.


On James Stewart: There`s a statue of Jimmy Stewart in the Hollywood Wax Museum, and the statue talks better than he does.


On his tee-total friend Pat Boone: "I once shook hands with Pat Boone, and my whole right side sobered up!"


"I`d hate to be a teetotaler. Imagine getting up in the morning and knowing that`s as good as you`re going to feel all day."


"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."


"Motivation is a lotta crap."


"Someone else, would have laid around, feeling sorry for himself, for a year. But Duke, he just doesn`t know, how to be sick ... he`s recuperating the hard way. He`s two loud speaking guys in one. Me, when people see me, they sometimes say, `Oh, there goes Perry Como.` But there`s only one `John Wayne`, and nobody makes any mistakes about that." - On The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)


(on singer Eddie Fisher) The reason I drink is because when I`m sober I think I`m Eddie Fisher.


(on Frank Sinatra) When he dies, they`re giving his zipper to the Smithsonian.


(on Jerry Lewis) At some point he said to himself, "I`m extraordinary, like Charles Chaplin." From then on nobody could tell him anything. He knew it all.


If you drink, don`t drive. Don`t even putt.

On Johnny Carson: Johnny Carson is a comedian who is seen every night in millions of bedrooms all over America...and that`s why his last wife left him.


On Orson Welles: What can you say about Orson Welles that Don Rickles hasn`t already said about him?!

(on Shirley MacLaine) Shirley, I love her, but her oars aren`t touching the water these days.


I drink because my body craves, needs alcohol. I don`t drink, my body`s a drunk.

On Milton Berle: Milton Berle is an inspiration to every young person that wants to get into show business. Hard work, perseverance, and discipline: all the things you need...when you have no talent.


On Don Rickles: Don`s idea of a fun evening is to show home movies of the attack on Pearl Harbor...with a laugh track.

On Bob Hope: As a young boy, Bob didn`t have much to say. He couldn`t afford writers then.

Yesterday I was reminded of Dean Martin.

Hey pallies, how cool to know that more and more of today's youth are thinkin' of our Dino. From a very new blog, only a couple of months old, less then 20 posts fresh....COSMOPOLITANA is the creation of a young New York City dwellin' lady with Spanish roots. And of all the wonderful world of enterainers that this young miss coulda chose to blog 'bout first, likes who is the VERY FIRST that she is "reminded" of....none other then our most beloved Dino!

Below is her first homage of our great man...translated for you from the original Spanish. Loves, loves, loves! the pix of our Dino as Matt Helm on the round bed that she has chosen to use to grace her Dino-reflections. To view this in it's original format and read it in the original language, please clicks on the tagg of this Dino-gram. Dino-loved, DMP


Friday April 8, 2011 Dean Martin



Yesterday I was reminded of Dean Martin. The "King of Cool" was a member of a group of New York artists known as the "Rat Pack." The name was originally assigned to a group of friends in Hollywood Bogart organized around their private activities that extended into the wee hours of the morning and that included a young Frank Sinatra.

Legend has it that after a long night in Las Vegas, Lauren Bacall saw them come broken and tired he said "you look like a goddamn bunch of rats!"

Some of the original members of the gang were Luft, Bogart, George Cukor, Spencer Tracy, Nathaniel Benchley, Judy Garland, Katherine Hepburn and David Niven. The version of the 60's consisted of Sinatra, Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. Occasionally they were joined by Shirley MacLaine women whom they regarded as "one of the boys."

Dean Martin drank heavily, he said, drunk drank because I could not help but think of Eddie Fisher. Abstainers gave him much pain "I feel sorry for people who do not drink. When they wake up in the morning is when they will feel better all day "he would say.

These rats also liked to surround himself with women. His close friend and chief of the cage said, "When Frankie dies should donate his fly to the Smithsonian."

Danny G.'s Sunday Serenade with Dino: " The River Seine"

(Hey pallies, sendin' our Danny G.'s weekly Dino-serenade a few hours early 'cause don't know if I will gets on the net tomorrow...and likes woulda not wants you dudes to miss our Danny-o outstandin' Dino-reflections on "The River Seine." Dino-loved, DMP)


Bonjour pallies! Welcome to the Sunday Serenade! This week we travel to the land of romance and narrow streets. The land where wine is as cheap as water and love comes and goes with every new moon. We are travelin' down "The River Seine" in b-u-ti-ful Paris... and I couldn't think of a better tour guide than our very own Dean Martin!

This tale of lost love comes from the "French Style" recordins' and Dino was never in better form. This is definitely on the top of my Dino-favs list! Pure Dino-magic!

Ever the optimistic romantic, Dino never gives up the hope of his love comin' home. This should be a lesson for all the broken hearted Dino-holics out there. Never give up! True love will always come back if it's TRULY meant to be! Have Dino-faith!

Though this tune only has two verses, repeated twice, it still captures and sums up the down and out feelins' of a lonesome soul waitin' for their lost love to return. Dino didn't need many words to get his point across. A TRUE master of song!

OK pals o mine, let's get to the music! Close your eyes...listen to the rain...and take a trip to Ol' Paree! And remember pals, Always...ALWAYS, keep the vino and the Dino flowin'!!!


Danny G.



The River Seine

There we met and there we parted
By the lovely river Seine
Two young lovers broken hearted
For we knew we'd loved in vain

And though years may go
Some day I know
She'll come to Paris again
And I'll find her where I lost her
By the lovely river Seine

There we met and there we parted
By the lovely river Seine
Two young lovers broken hearted
For we knew we'd loved in vain

And though years may go
Some day I know
She'll come to Paris again
And I'll find her where I lost her
By the lovely river Seine

Dean Martin 101

Hey pallies, likes digs this dudes..this is likes, likes so so Dino-rad! A chick tagged Hope, all of 17 years on this planet, has created this likes totally totally awesome vid homage to our beloved Dino and shared it with all the pallies at youtube.

Goin' by the youtube tag "OldTelevisionRocks" Deanager Hope has created a collage of clips, likes mostly from the Dino-show to likes helps educate all the youtube crowd on the life, times, and teachin's of our Dino.

Tagged "Dean Martin 101," this youthful Dino-lovin' chick begins with a clip of our Dino and the kid from what musta been one of the Colgate shows...at least one that I don't ever remember viewin' before and I simply loves the patter between our great man and the skinny kid, as well as the song de sing! This is followed by a series of classic clips from the Dino-show that features our beloved Dino havin' such fun with many of the Hollywood greats.

Also very cool are the screen comments that Deanager Hope has used to help educate all of her viewers in the ways of Dino. Likes dudes, I thoughts this was so cool when I first watched it, but likes then when I went to view "OldTelevisionRocks" profile and grasped the idear that it was actually created by a 17 year old miss, likes my admiration for her work likes just went through the roof.

Likes, likes how totally totally refreshin' to find someone so young so openly and creatively sharin' her Dino-devotion. Just loves to find more and more of today's youth who are proclaimin' there deep, pure, and true Dino-devotion and sharin' it with the world so that many more many be drawn to our beloved Dino!

So, a huge thanks to Deanager Hope for such outstandin' Dino-passion and helpin' educate the masses in the life of our amazin' Dino! To view this at youtube, as usual, just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-message. Dino-loved, DMP


Dean Martin 101

OldTelivisionRocks



To educate about the life of Dean Martin. I could have added a song or two but then this would've been longer and I could have added another one of my favorite parts. Also for those interested in learning more about Dean Martin, check out the Rat Pack, since I ran out of room to incorporate what he did with them. Mainly it's the Dean Martin Show.

The King of Cool was Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Elvis Presley rolled into one.

Hey pallies, likes a couple of days 'go posted a pix of our pallie Jeff Incink with his pallie Ricci Martin. Well sharin' a post with you today of an interview conducted with our Dino's boypallie by Mr. John Benson of "Vindy.com."

Seems that Ricci is goin' to be returnin' to his Dino-daddy-o's roots by doin' several shows in the great state of Ohio this comin' May...if you go to Ricci-s pad (RicciMartin.com) and clicks on his schedule you will find all the details.

Mr. Benson telephoned interviewed Ricci from his Utah estate for his upcomin' show in Boardman, Ohio on May 22. Besides the usual patter that Ricci oftens sez in such interviews by doin' his trib to our beloved Dino, Ricci shares what it was like to fly to 'Vegas to spend a week there while our great man was doin' his great shows.

Also, very very cool to read that Ricci's reason to continuin' to do the show after almost 10 years is 'cause, likes of course, folks just can't get 'nough of our Dino, and, Ricci is doin' his part to keep the his daddy-o's legacy in front of of the public...workin' to turn on new generations to deep, pure, and true Dino-devotion.

Likes totally diggs the followin' reflections on our Dino contained in this Dino-prose..."The King of Cool was Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Elvis Presley rolled into one. To say he was a superstar is almost not doing him justice. He ruled movies, television, music and more." Ain't sure of this Dino-praise is comin' from Ricci or Mr. Benson, but certainly it is a great summary of the Dino-truth...our Dino is truly the eternal essence of cool!

ilovedinomartin sez our thanks to Ricci Martin for graciously bein' interviewed, and thanks also to Mr. John Benson for sharin' Ricci's reflections with the wider Dino-world. To view this in it's original format, as usual, just clicks on the title of this Dino-post. Dino-loved, DMP

Ricci Martin’s show honors his father, Dean
Published: Thu, April 21, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m.

IF YOU GO:
Who: Ricci Martin
When: 6 p.m. May 22
Where: The Georgetown, 5945 South Ave., Boardman
Tickets: Admission is $45 for adults and $40 for seniors; price includes dinner. For more information, call 330-757-2779

By John Benson
entertainment@vindy.com

For Ricci Martin, memories are made of his father, Dean Martin, every time he takes the stage for this retrospective “His Son Remembers” show.

“It’s the same show I’ve been touring for the last almost 10 years now,” said Martin, 57, calling from his Utah home. “As long as people keep inviting me back, I’m going to keep going because it’s a show that honors and celebrates Dad. I kind of stay away from the whole idea of a tribute because all I have are visions of Elvis impersonators in my head. This is different. I sing a song, offer stories and show photos that people have never seen from the family album. And there’s Q&A. It’s just kind of sharing an evening with Dean’s son and celebrating his life, basically.”

Martin is no stranger to music and performing. He briefly explored his own singing career in the ’70s, even opening for the Beach Boys on a 1977 tour, but it wasn’t until a few years after his dad passed that he decided to keep the songs alive. Today, he performs everything from “Volare” and “That’s Amore” to “Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime” and “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head.”

And then there are the stories. Looking back to the famed Rat Pack years, when Dean, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. palled around together in Sin City, Martin remembers the time fondly.


“We would actually go to The Sands and see the shows,” Martin said. “The upside was, in those days, they had the showgirls up front doing big numbers, so it was always incredible for me to see that. But the downside was there was nothing going on in Vegas. It was desert and was just plain boring. Still, it was special because we were getting on an airplane, and in those days you dressed up to do it. Then you got dressed up to go see the show. And there was that electricity of just being Vegas before the curtain went up, and also because that was Dad there. We knew in a week or so he’d be home, and we’d be sitting on the couch hugging him in the living room.”

Finally, the legend of Dean Martin grows more distant year after year. That is, most folks under 40 don’t understand that during his heyday, The King of Cool was Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Elvis Presley rolled into one. To say he was a superstar is almost not doing him justice. He ruled movies, television, music and more. This is what keeps Martin out on the road.


“I see that obviously more and more since his passing; however, I’ll still have parents my age who take their parents of Dad’s age to the show,” Martin said. “And they in turn are taking their children. So they are turned onto Dad’s music. Usually, the folks that were into Dad, it was like Beatlemania. There’s a fanatic aspect to their love for Dean. And it’s a family affair, but they are still there and hard core.”

He added, “What’s fun is the casinos know that, too, because the high rollers these days aren’t the Franks and Deans at the craps table. It’s the gals with the bungeed club card in a slot machine that keep it going. So there’s a lot of blue hair at my shows, but it’s the best audience. They’re rooting for me. They’re on my side. It’s all good.”

DEAN MARTIN: Coolest Of The Cool

Hey pallies, likes I simply loves to search blogs for Dino-devotion wherever it may be found. Today's Dino-reflections comes from a blog tagged "Faustian urGe Fist" where a dude tagged Coronare Modestus Faust holds forth. Tried for find out more info 'bout Faust, but to no avail... it does appear that most of the blog posts at this pad revolve 'round social/politico issues.

Anyway likes pallies this dude is likes truly in the Dino-know taggin' our beloved Dino as the "Coolest Of The Cool," which is likes simply speakin' the Dino-truth. Loves to read the Dino-praises that Faust lauds our great man with....."Dean Martin evoked a sense of happiness, goodness, pleasure that enriched lives." Happiness, Goodness, and Pleasure are certainly all worthy attributes of the gifts that our beloved Dino bestows on all of his true pallies!

Likes encourages all you pallies to read each and every Dino-thought espoused by Mr. Faust and will be lookin' forward to your Dino-patter on Faust's take on our great man.

Thanks to Coronare Modestus Faust for boldly and belovedly speakin'his Dino-admiration to his readers and helpin' them to grow in knowin', lovin', and honorin' our amazin' Dino! Likes as usual, to read this Dino-prose in it's original format, just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-message. Dino-loved, DMP


DEAN MARTIN: Coolest Of The Cool

By Coronare Modestus Faust

A time existed when entertainment was just that… entertaining.
Talents like Dean Martin evoked a sense of happiness, goodness, pleasure that enriched lives. Would that our culture today supported and valued these traits again… and television might just become worth watching once more. Hats off to you, Dean, you’re missed…



You know, entertainers like Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, et al, grew up with lesser means and in lower-class settings, yet what they strove toward and achieved was to become something better than as they started, to achieve a sophistication, to be more than just famous and rich… and they were also “pop.”

To be sure, these folks were deeply flawed like anyone else. Sinatra had a wild temper. Martin drank and smoke constantly… on air and off. Some of them had tremendous addictions. Yet, when they went on stage, they delivered us the better self, the talented self, the self they strode toward. They recognized that humanity in themselves.



Long after they had passed the peak of their careers or worked together, they respected their shared humanity and shared it with the world.

After Dean Martin’s son died in an air force accident, Dean fell into a deep depression. Despite the wealth and fame, what he valued most just left this realm, and he knew he was poorer for the loss. So tirade-driven, mean-spirited Sinatra showed his real humanity and took on a personal mission to provide meaning back into Martin’s life. Sinatra took these ol’ boys back on the road to show his pal that he and millions of fans appreciated their humanity.

Today is a different world. It too often seems that todays “pop” stars don’t really show much interest in this kind of growth, in this kind of goal setting, in this kind of mentorship for their starry-eyed followers.

The meaning of entertainment has changed, and we are all the lesser for it. Thanks, Dean, for the memories…

"Deano's my favorite all-around entertainer."

Hey pallies, likes today we hears from 'nother totally sold-out to Dino sorta dude. He's tagged Jeff Ircink and his Dino-devotion has been featured here before on the pages of ilovedinomartin. From his blog pad, "passion = truth how jeffrey james francis ircink sees the world," coolster Ircink let's his readers in on his thrill of readin' the stellar tome "Dean and Me: A Love Story," by our Dino's clownin''round partner, Mr. Jerry Lewis.

Loves Jeff's passionate and truth-filled affirmation....."Deano's my favorite all-around entertainer." In the previous post at ilovedinomartin that featured Ircink we learn that he is a pallie of our Dino's boypallie Ricci, and as a special treat in this post he shares a pix of himself and Ricci makin' funny together! Great pix...very reminicant of one of our Dino and the kid.

Hats off to Mr. Jeff Incink for again proclaimin' his Dino-addiction to his faithful readers and for sharin' a cool pix of himself and Ricci Martin. To view this in it's original format, likes just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-gram. Dino-loved, DMP

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

"Dean & Me". A love story.



I'm a fan of biographies. You learn how not to fuck up. Mike Farrell, Frank McCourt, Malachy McCourt, Frank Lloyd Wright, Bruce Dern, Dean Martin, Elvis, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Kirk Douglas, Dennis Wilson, Brett Favre, Vince Lombardi, Richard Burton, Howard Stern, Abbie Hoffman, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams...and more to get to. Had I read Dean & Me (A Love Story), by Jerry Lewis, I would've finished it in a day (I took three days). Fast read. Funny read. Deano's my favorite all-around entertainer - and I loved these guys as a team and individually.

Hey look! It's me and the "original" Ricci Martin, Deano's 2nd son, at a gig in Pasadena. I got to know Ricci a bit through the Carl Wilson Cancer Foundation. Chip off the old block.