Hey pallies, likes we gotta 'fess up that as we makes our return to sharin' our deepest of deep devotion to our most most most beloved Dino we can't  likes helps ourselves but to continue in a Dino-Helmer state of mind.  So here's a second helpin' of Dino as Matt Helm potent prose from 'nother new-to-ilovedinomartin blog pad tagged "Let's Play Something Else - Cult Films: Retro Reviews for Now People" where nouveau hipster Mr. I.M. Clarke holds forth.

Likes we deeply deeply digs Clarke's tag on his Dino-prose, "The Wrecking Crew: Menefreghismo at its Best," beautifully bowin' to our Dino's beautiful biographer Mr. Nick Tosches' revelatory reference to our great great man in his vital volume, "DINO: Living High In The Dirty Business Of Dreams," as a purely potently perfect "menefreghismo."   

As in yester-Dino-day's devotion we, of course, wishes that likes this Clarke dude  saw more eye to eye with all us Dino-devotee's on the wonderful wonder of our delightful Dino playin' his coolest of cool, hippest of hip, randiest of randy persona as swingin' spyster Matt Helm, but perhaps I.M. is in his early stages of knowin', lovin. and sharin' our mighty marvelous majestic Dino.  And, we gotta 'fess up that we thinks this Dino-prose is worthy of sharin' if only for the coolest of cool incredible of image of our Dino with his loviest of lovely co-star, Miss Sharon Tate.

We continue to stand in absolute awe that our Dino's big screen presence in the quartet of Helmer flicks is continuin' to be largely lifted up on the ol' net after half of century of their original releases proudly professin' that the transformational power of our Dino continues to be coolly celebrated here, there, and likes every Dino-where!

Likes ilovedinomartin gives our thanks to Mr. I.M. Clarke for his cool contribution to spreadin' some Dino-love at his bodacious blog.  To checks this out in it's original format, likes simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-report.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

The Wrecking Crew: Menefreghismo at its Best

                                                                                 “Hey, if the smoke bugs ya, crank a window!”

In the biography ‘Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams’, author Nick Tosches sums up Dean Martin’s approach to life and work with the noun menefreghismo, which translates from the Italian as – roughly – ‘Don’t give a shit’.

There’s no surviving evidence that Dean Martin ever gave a shit about anything, including the movies he made.

Which brings us to The Wrecking Crew, Martin’s blessedly last outing as the priapic super spy Matt Helm, and the final film of Sharon Tate’s to be released during herlifetime.

There’s a cosmic unbalance to cite The Wrecking Crew as Sharon Tate’s last film – for she was capable of playing more than Dean Martin’s bimbo stooge.

The film is so inexorably horrible that it induces a kind of self-immunizing hypnosis.

It is unfair, even mean, to seriously review a film like The Wrecking Crew – for it was never the intent of anyone involved that its shelf-life extend beyond that of sliced bread: it’s simply a Dean Martin vehicle, like Speedway was an Elvis vehicle.

But for us, and Sharon Tate, it is perhaps a little more. She was being backed by a major studio and groomed for the big time. In 1968, Dean Martin was a huge star. In professional terms, she made a smart career move.

However, it is not possible to watch a Sharon Tate film without somehow considering her murder. In that way, though the Wrecking Crew was indeed work for Sharon Tate, it was also a waste of time. James Dean made only three motion pictures, yet all had good directors, compelling scripts, and strong casts.

            Sharon Tate. Bruce Lee. Nancy Kwan. Doesn’t get better.

 

 

 

Menefreghismo does indeed exhibit a limited charm. And it bolstered Dean Martin’s boozy persona. But given her lifespan, and her ambition, it’s unfortunate that Sharon Tate was never offered, or perhaps couldn’t achieve, lasting work. She’s now remembered for how she died, not for how she lived or what she accomplished.

“My whole life has been decided by fate,” Tate once said. “I’ve never planned anything that’s happened to me.” Sounds like Menefreghismo Lite. That’s the thing about Fate – it’s never to be trusted.

 

I.M. Clarke’s musings on 1960s pop culture can be uncovered at http://60spop.blogspot.ca

 

 

Hey pallies, likes as we tries our Dino-best to get back into the swing of supremely spreadin' the deepest of deep Dino-devotion here at our humble little ilovedinomartin Dino-conclave, we can't image a better startin' space then to likes awesomely accent our most beloved Dino as swingin' spyster Matt Helm in the quintessential quartet, groovy of grooviest big screen epics that have come to be known as Matt Helm Lounge.  Likes this very Dino-day we takes all youse Dino-philes to the new-to-ilovedinomartin blog pad "CROOKED MARQUEE" where swingin' scriber Mr. Jeremy Herbert holds forth.  (Jeremy is pictured on the left.)

Herbert's bio tells us that likes Jeremy "enjoys frozen beverages, loud shirts and drive-in theaters. When not writing about movies, he makes them for the price of a minor kitchen appliance. Jeremy lives in Cleveland, and if anyone could show him the way out, he'd really appreciate it."  Today we awesomely accent Jeremy's post, "The Inessential Matt Helm," which of course no true Dino-phile woulda 'gree with, but we loves all the delicious Dino-images swankly shared and we don't mind

that Mr. Herbert has some fun in describin' our Dino as Matt Helm 'cause we know that truly truly this Dino-Helmer tribute will certainly bring many more into the Dino-fold.  After all how many big screen flicks  gets these kind of groovy reviews havin' released dates that are over a half century old.

Besides pallies, we are on the same wonderful wavelength as Jeremy when he proclaims that Helmer numbero duo, "Murders' Row" when Herbert professes 'bout this fantastic flick, "A slicker, quicker, funnier follow-up that fixed everything wrong with round one, including a noticeable bump in prestige."  Jeremy uses his coolest of cool craft of scribin' well and we think youse will find much Dino-pleasure in readin' his Dino-reflections.

To check this out in it's original format, likes simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram.

We Remain

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

The Inessential Matt Helm

AUG 13TH, 2019  JEREMY HERBERTREAD TIME 7 MIN

In Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Sharon Tate gleefully catches a showing of her biggest movie yet — The Wrecking Crew. It’s a great scene. Too many people are talking about that already. So let’s talk about The Wrecking Crew and the proto-Austin Powers franchise it brought to an end. This is the Inessential Matt Helm.

Novelist Donald Hamilton introduced Matt Helm to a spy-crazy public in 1960 with Death of a Citizen. If James Bond is a secret agent who only kills when the mission calls for it, then Matt Helm is a government-sanctioned assassin who does nothing but.

We won’t be talking about that Matt Helm.

In 1965, Columbia Pictures optioned the eight published Matt Helm novels (there are now 27) and handed the reins to producer Irving Allen, who passed on adapting Bond years earlier. He still wanted a piece of the spy pie, but he knew he couldn’t beat 007 at his own game. So he turned to Dean Martin.

The Silencers (1966)

Director: Phil Karlson
Coat: Brown suede safari
Turtleneck: Mustard yellow
Best Gadget: Reversible gun
Is The Villain The Same Nationality As The Actor Portraying Him? No
Sinatra Reference: Hears “Come Fly With Me” on the radio and says it’s terrible.

One year after Thunderball, Dino banked a bigger payroll than Sean Connery to “play” Matt Helm in The Silencers. His Matt Helm is just Dean Martin with a stunt double. He’s introduced, mid-nap, dreaming about seducing models he photographs for Playboy-knockoff “Slaygirl.” The man knows two things — women and booze. Anything else he treats with apathy or disdain. His home is a pick-up artist’s Rube Goldberg machine. A button over his bed rolls it across the floor and into a swimming pool-sized bubble bath. The oversized bar of soap hides a bottle of whiskey. Helm drinks it, then gets out and fixes another drink, but not before his personal assistant, Lovey Kravesit, joins him for a dip.

He’s Dino, alright, and if you forget it, a dozen Dino songs will fill you in. After begrudgingly giving up a trip to Acapulco to stop the world-ending evil organization Big O, he croons, “Heading for Big O, but not the Big Olé.”

The Silencers still bears the rougher edges of its blockbuster target: Matt shoves a woman to her assumed death because she might be a counter-spy. But the mission statement comes late to stomp out any pesky darkness. When a double agent tries to seduce Helm to join Big O, they ask if killing for the good guys is any different than killing for the bad. “Yes,” Helm says without thinking. God bless Matt Helm, a good guy so good he asks the passenger to mix the drinks in his gadget-riddled “Sex Mobile.”

Murderers’ Row (1966)

Director: Henry Levin
Coat: Technicolor red
Turtleneck: Technicolor yellow
Best Gadget: Hesitant gun
Is The Villain The Same Nationality As The Actor Portraying Him? Sometimes
Sinatra Reference: Throws bomb at picture of Sinatra, says “Sorry, Frank.”

Columbia couldn’t wrestle its other spy parody, Casino Royale, into theaters for Christmas 1966, so they double-timed the Matt Helm sequel to take its place. The result is the From Russia With Love of Matt Helm. A slicker, quicker, funnier follow-up that fixed everything wrong with round one, including a noticeable bump in prestige. Karl Malden plays Blofeld-in-all-but-cat and uses a different accent every time he speaks. Ann-Margret spins and smiles and burns so blindingly bright whenever she’s onscreen that you almost forget she’s literally half Dino’s age. If you’ve ever wondered what the legendary Lalo Schifrin could’ve done with a Bond score, this is as good as it gets. Even the slowest moments of Murderers’ Row sound like a stylishly choreographed bar-fight at the Riviera.

After a fake funeral attended by his ex-lovers and mourned with a touching rendition of “Roll out the Barrel,” Matt goes off the grid to stop the Big O from melting Washington with a sunbeam. The resulting adventure takes Dean Martin’s stunt double to the postcard-ready French Riviera.

Dean refused to leave the States to film, beginning the Helm trend of watching an athletic stranger in a wig throw a punch in wide, only for the pushing-50 Dino to land his tanned-ham fist in close-up with projected b-roll behind him. In his honor, it’d make an expert-level drinking game

And expert-level drinker he is. Top secret orders hide in the one place Matt would look: the inside of a liquor bottle stashed in his car. Helm instead pulls out his flask and threatens, “You say one word and I’ll kill ya,” before drinking at the wheel.

Different times and all, though this one is dangerously specific in ways Bond wouldn’t be until the 1970s. Leave it to Matt Helm to lumber through the set of Laugh-In like a pompadoured dinosaur and learn what a “discotheque” is from Ann-Margret’s flowerchild.

But when the central gadget is a gun that fires 10 seconds after the trigger is pulled, requiring the target to turn the barrel on themselves to make sure it’s loaded, you can pretty much get away with anything. Murderers’ Row does.

The Ambushers (1967)

Director: Henry Levin
Coat: Technicolor Red
Turtleneck: White
Best Gadget: (tie) Belt buckle disintegrator, inflatable hotel room
Is The Villain The Same Nationality As The Actor Portraying Him? No
Sinatra Reference: A lover gets steamy when “Strangers in the Night” plays and he marvels that she likes Perry Como that much.

The modern scourge of Razzie Awards can be traced back to the comparatively harmless work of the Medved brothers. Their inaugural assault, The Fifty Worst Films Of All Time, included Matt Helm #3, The Ambushers.

I understand.

This one provided the most material for Austin Powers — bra guns and Will Ferrell’s entire character, Fez — and with good reason.

Depending on your mood and sobriety, The Ambushers is either enjoyably ramshackle or wincingly incompetent. Matt’s latest gadgetmobile has an inflatable hotel room in the trunk, complete with a functioning lamp and refrigerator. The MacGuffin — a stolen UFO — can only be operated by women because of “electromagnetic fields.” Matt might finally meet his match in Sheila Summers, but she also gets the ickiest scene in the series, wherein a killer stowaway offers a less-imminent death in exchange for sex.

That drinking game is fatal here for the finale alone. Dino sits casually astride a motorcycle before the shakiest background plate in film history, intercut with a stuntman roaring down the gravel alongside a runaway train.

The good-bad moments are good enough. A guy gets Augustus Glooped to death with beer. But when Helm and Summers disguise themselves as sleeping Mexican stereotypes, you start remembering how short life is.

The Wrecking Crew (1969)

Director: Phil Karlson
Coat: White
Turtleneck: White
Best Gadget: Explosive handkerchief
Is The Villain The Same Nationality As The Actor Portraying Him? Yes
Sinatra Reference: None

Silencers director Phil Karlson returns to tip the scales back to something resembling reality. The scheme is more traditionally capitalist (stealing gold bricks) and Matt once again makes his entrance dreaming about models. But everything’s a little slower. The jokes — “That’s where it’s at!” is a quote I wrote down that could’ve plausibly been used in any scene — the action — the middle hour is mostly Matt stumbling into lavish bedrooms and trusting women he shouldn’t — and ol’ Dino himself — he only played Matt Helm for three years, but you can count the miles under his eyes.

This is what gave us the Austin Powers gag about Europe looking exactly like Southern California. The villain’s train turns into a bachelor pad at the push of the button, implying every form of transportation in the Helmiverse doubles as a motorized sex dungeon. The result is something less accidentally entertaining than The Ambushers, but not quite intentionally entertaining to compensate.

But at least there’s Sharon Tate. She is as effervescent as Once Upon a Time promises, even if her character isn’t even the best klutz in the series. The movie gives her glasses and treats it as a religious revelation when she takes them off and becomes Attractive. Her shining moment comes late as she messes with a computer and unwittingly blows up whichever room of the high-tech mansion Matt’s hiding in at the time. It’s enough to make you want more of her.

So did Dino. She would’ve been the first leading lady to return in a Helm sequel, announced at the end as The Ravagers. After her death, Dean Martin lost interest in the role and walked away.

Fifty years later, the Matt Helm Cinematic Universe is best known as that footnote in Once Upon a  Time … in Hollywood. An appropriate fate for a franchise that could’ve only happened with an aging star who never changed, in a time where everything was, when spies could be shameless swingers who own a suspicious quantity of Dean Martin albums. 

Happy Birthday To Our Dino ." Dino taught me what it means to be in LOVE with LOVE!"

 

 
 
Hey pallies, likes today is the 104th anniversary of our beautifully beloved Dino's entrance onto our planet and 'though we've been AWOL for way to long, we just couldn't let this incredibly important date in the life and time of our most beloved Dino pass with out sharin' some delightful Dino-devotion with all youse Dino-philes.   

Might we briefly state that we are ever greatly grateful to our pallie of pallies Danny-o for his forever faithfulness to our Dino and our humble little ilovedinomartin conclave who has not missed a week in his swank series, "Danny G.'s Sunday Serenade With Dino,"  which has continued to keep the Dino-light glowin' ever Dino-bright.

And, to all youse Dino-holics who continue to meet and greet here at ilovedinomartin we absolutely also wanna express our thoughtful thanks for continin' to visit this only Dino-focused waterin' hole Dino-day after Dino-day imbibin' more and more Dino-devotion found in the thousands of Dino-grams shared over the course of more then the last Dino-decade.  We can't promise yet how often we are goin' to be able to share new Dino-postin's with you, but know we will be workin' to get back on Dino-track.

On this 104th anniversary of our Dino's descent to earth in Steubenville, Ohio we share a powerfully potent post that we proudly premiered here on  August 31, 2018 from one of the trillions of our Dino's pallies tagged Miss LaDonna Bella Villalobos and found as the coolest of cool comment on a potent postin' by Mr. Rob Alves on his Mixcloud blog "Rob MyLifeIs Acid."  We gotta 'fess up that we found Miss Villalobos Dino-affirmations totally totally Dino-thrillin' on first Dino-sight and our Dino-heart continues to be marvelously moved as we share them once 'gain in the hugest of huge homage of our main man, our birthday boy, our King of Cool.....our one, our only DINO!

We Remain

Yours in Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

Hey pallies, likes our Dino-heart is bein' hugely warmed this day by what we find to be one of the most most touchin' & tender Dino-testimonials that we have ever ever read....likes even perhaps the greatest testimonial.   Likes we found these wonderfully wise words of Dino-truth shared as a comment on the beautiful blog of Mr. Rob Alves that was featured Wednesday  HERE.  Alves is an amazin' music man and his Mixcloud blog is tagged " Rob MyLifeIsAcid."

Likes a lovely lady tagged Miss LaDonna Bella Villalobos commented on Rob's Dino-post, "One Hour With Dean Martin, and truth be told Dino-holics we have been literally blown 'way with the utter depth of how deeply our most beloved Dino has touched her life and what our one and only Dino has taught her, as she sez so extraordinarily, eloquently states...." Dino taught me what it means to be in LOVE with LOVE!"

There truly truly are not adequate words to express the deepest of deep depth of the incredible impact that our Dino has had on Miss Villalobos' life, so we ask you to simply read her remarkable reverent words shared below.  We thanks LaDonna Bella for her most open awesome affirmation of what our Dino means to her.  May her deep devotion to our King of Cool help others to be drawn closer and closer to knowin', lovin', and sharin' our Dino!  To checks this out in it's original source, likes simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-report.

We Remain,

Yours in Dino,

Dino Martin Peters



My cup Runneth over with LOVE! Dino taught me what it means to be in LOVE with LOVE! I listen to Dean Martin every morning and fill my heart and soul with LOVE! His voice melts all my troubles away! I got my tender heart from Dean and my sence of humor from Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis! I grew up in such an abusive dysfunctional household, But I honestly believe Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis movies are the reason I am so filled with LOVE, I have never had hatred towards any one in my life! My goal in life is to teach others, your past hurts don't have to stay with you! Through musical therapy and being a life coach, watching others heal from their past is the most rewarding thing in my life with exception to my 3 loving children!Thank you so much for sharing the LOVE!

Danny G's SPECIAL "Happy Birthday Dino" Sunday Serenade with Dino: " I love You For, Sentimental Reasons"

 Welcome back, mi amici! 

Thanks for stoppin' by our swingin' little pad! 

So, my friends, let's kick this week off with a GREAT BIG GIGANTICAL Happy Birthday Dino!!! Yay!!! 

How COMPLETELY cool is that our main man would be turnin' 104?! 

Crazy, I know! 

BTW, pals...the Turner Classic Movies channel (TCM) will be playin' Dino fliks all day monday in honor of Dean's BDay. Try to grab a few. 

So, pallies...as Spring is slowly slippin' through my fingers...I just gots to thinkin' 'bout what the Summer will hold. 

Plenty of hot & humid days for sure. 

Some beachin' & poolin', obviously. 

But what else? 

Knowin' myself...not too much! Haha!! 

Nah. I'm more of a chill out kinda fella. Probably the way our bestest birthday boy, Dino was. 

We all read how he was more than happy just relaxin' on a golf course or watchin' tv at home. Yup, that was Dean...& that is me. 

I know...I know...I'm always lookin' for any & every little similarity 'tween Dino & myself. Haha!! 

But, hey! 

Why not?! 

Who better to compare to & model after? 

Am I right, pallies? 

DEFINATELY. 

And guess what else? When I'm chillin' & doin' ab so lute ly nothin'...I'm actually...usually...thinkin' 'bout my past. 

Yea, that's me too. 

Well, pals...just so happens...that as i'm ponderin' those days & years gone by...Dean seems to be in just 'bout every thought. 

The background music to my life. 

The people I've known. The places I've gone. They all seem to somehow have Dino attached. 

What can I say, my friends? I'm a Dino-holic! Haha!! 

He's my pal & my inspiration. 

A connectin' energy that links it ALL together. 

Today's Serenade..."I Love You, For Sentimental Reasons"...is one of those Dino-jams that goes through my thoughts all the time. 

Perfect background to my memories & PERFECTO to take me back to those GREAT GREAT easy goin' days. 

Let's check it out & see where it brings youse, mi amici. 

Maybe back to yesterday...Maybe takes you on a new journey forward! 

Either way, pallies...It's GREAT havin' Dino walkin' along with you! 

Happy Birthday, pallie...keep on croonin'! 

Enjoy! 

Danny G's SPECIAL Memorial Day Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Think About Me"

 Welcome back, mi amici! 

Hard to believe 'nother Memorial Day has arrived. 

Man! These years must be gettin' shorter 'cause I swear I was just doin' this a few months back! 

O well, pallies...life goes on...& so do we! 

We is hopin' anyway! Haha!! 

O, & by the way...I am NOT callin' this the "un-official start of Summer"! 

No sir! 

It is still Spring for 'nother WON DER FUL month, pals! Let's not rush this GREAT season off! Please, pallies! 

I'm beggin' youse! Haha!! 

Ok...let me gets down to Dino-business, here. 

This beautiful, extra long weekend, is all 'bout the 'memberin' of those precious souls who have come & gone, my friends. 

The memories of our veterens. 

Our family. 

Our friends. 

Of course...our Dino. 

The EXTRA special people who have sacrificed for us...Who have guided us...And who have made our lives better just because they were here. 

All the many, many brave peeps who helped us through the last year or so, of this awful virus! Thank God for them!

I can think of many, mi amici. I'm sure youse can as well.

Now, pals o' mine...Many of my own personal memories always seem to involve 2 of the coolest & funnest fellas, ever to walk the Earth! 

My Dad & Dean Martin. Ha! 

Man o man, pallies...these guys REALLY helped make me the Cool Cool cat I am today! Hahaha!!! 

Seriously though, mi amici...I owe a lot of fun & happy times to them both. 

Always had my back...in one way or 'nother. Always made me feel invincible. And NEVER left my side. 

And, pals...let's not forget our fearless leader, Dino Martin Peters. 

We wouldn't be here, at the coolest blog on the "Net", without him. 

Today's Serenade, "Think About Me", is goin' out to ALL those who maybe gone from our sight...but NEVER from our hearts, souls & minds. 

Someday we will ALL be together...again...at The Sands...watchin' Dino & the boys...laugin' & bein' foolish! 

Haha!! Now THAT'S a cool thought! 

Salute, Dad! Salute, DMP! Salute, Dino! Salute youse ALL! 

Enjoy, my friends! 

Happy Memorial Day!  

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Mam'Selle"

 Man o man, palsies...What a simply BEA U TI FUL mornin'! 

A big blue, Sunny sky & a soft, cool cool breeze flowin' through my window. Yup! 

I actually have my window open! 

Finally! 

Pollen or not! 

Cants' get me 'nough quiet & peaceful moments like this, pals. 

Life is usually pretty hectic for Danny G. 

All of us, I'm sure. 

These couple hours I gets to grab...every now & then...are EXACTLY what the doctor ordered! 

Early mornin'. Everyone's asleep. All but Dean & me, that is. Haha!! 

We all need some "chill out" time, my friends. 

Keeps us sane! Haha!! 

Now...no one knew this better than our numero uno paisano, Dino! 

Whether he was smackin' 'round a few golf balls...enjoyin' some pasta fagioli with a special friend...or just relaxin' at home watchin' a western...Dean knew how to chill!  

Well, ol' pallies o' mine...we is SO SO fortunato...that Dino has laid the blueprints for us, to do the same exact chillin'!  

Let me gives youse just one little example, pals. 

I'm jumpin' back to Dean's "French Style" vinyl masterpiece...to grab us a wee bit o' "Mam'selle" , for today's O So Soothin' Serenade. 

Now, mi amici...be warned...this tune is SO SO mellow...& SO SO smooth...youse may find yourself dazin' off into a dreamy state of TOTAL calmness, that won't be easy to shake! 

Just tell your family & friends...dog & cat...fish & parakeet..."Don't worry, pallies...I'm just chillin' with Dino & I'll catch youse later". Hahaha!!! 

Yea, my friends...this is serious tranquility here. Ha! 

OK...let's do this. Go grab a drink or a smoke...if that's your thin'. Find a quiet space & settle in. We is goin' on a little journey with Dean. 

Youse may wanna put this one on repeat, pallies. 

Ahhhhhhhh...soak it in, my friends. 

Ciao. 

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "If Love Is Good To Me"

 Welcome back, mi amici! 

Welcome to a 'nother BEA U TI FUL Spring day & welcome to 'nother life lesson with our one & ONLY, Dino! 

Man...do I love this time of year, pals! 

I know youse already know this, but WOW! 

It just seems to OOZE Life...Love...& Dean Martin tunes! Haha!! 

Seriously though, my friends...these are the best days to me. 

The world is in full bloom! The birds are tweetin'...the sun is shinin'...& Dino is flowin' through my speakers. 

He's sorta leadin' the way, actually.  

Guidin' us through this crazy & COM PLETE LY unpredictable life we is livin'. 

Singin' his words of praise for the simple thins' in life. 

The BEST & MOST precious thins', pallies!  

We have to 'member, my friends...not to get caught up in all the negative stuff. 

Enjoy these sunny, easy breezy days. Look for the good stuff, pals. Thins' always work themselves out! One way or 'nother...we get through. 

So, all that bein' said...Allow me to play youse a tune...a VERY smooth & inspirational tune...that keeps me focused, pals. 

Anytime thins' just ain't goin' the way I wish they was goin'...which is most of the time, Haha...this jam will help me gets back on track! 

Today's Serenade, "If Love is Good to Me", will set the stage. 

It will be a guidin' light & play by play plan. 

Keep your mind optimistic, my friends. Listen to the lyrics & follow Dean's simple, happy words of wisdom! 

He knew how live, pals. 

Just stay the course & NEVER waste your GOOD energy...on UGLY problems! 

Throw on some Dino & let life happen! 

Dean's got you! 

Enjoy! 

Danny G's SPECIAL Happy Mama's Day Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Mama Roma"

 Welcome back, mi amici!

Let me start today's "Sunday Serenade with Dino" off with a GIGANTICO Happy Mama's Day to ALL the Dino-lovin' moms out there! 

What a BEA U TI FUL day it is too! 

A happy Spring day like this is PERFECTO to help us celebrate these VERY special ladies! 

After all, pals...we wouldn't be jammin' right here...right now...with Dino...if it wasn't for Dear ol' Mom! 

And don't forget...Moms come in ALL forms, pallies! 

She can be an Aunt...an older Sister...or just a good good friend who's helped you through tough times.  

Now, my friends...I wanted to share a SO SO PRETTY & SO SO FUN  little tune for this LOVELY LOVELY Day! 

Well...I keeps goin' back to a BEA U TI FUL Italiano-type croon...which I seem to pick every year, Haha!! 

Now, pallies o' mine...I know Dino croons SO SO many pretty & fun jams...I pretty much had my pick! 

But, pallies...this one has a special little somethin' 'bout it. 

Maybe it's 'cause the "mama" in these lyrics isn't a person...but a place. Yes...Bella Roma! Beautiful Rome! 

What a place it must be! Huh, pals? 

What a place to find AMORE! 

"Mama Roma" is a tune 'bout two sweethearts meetin' & fallin' head over heels in love in this VERY special city! 

Ahhh pals...SO ROMANTICO! Haha!! 

OK...let's get to the Mother's Day croonin'! 

This one is SURE to get all youse mamas in a GREAT GREAT mood today! Youse deserve it too...for ALL that youse do...& ALL that youse mean to some lucky somebody...& I mean pets too! Haha!! 

This one's for my own Mama G. & ALL the ladies, here at our Cool Cool little blog! 

Have a GREAT day & let the Dino serenades play forever! 

Ciao! 

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Amor Mio"

 Man o man, pals...now THIS is Spring! 

BEA U TI FUL blue skies & warm, gentle breezes just breezin' 'round! 

These are the days I live for, mi amici. 

Even the very air I'm breathin' today silently SCREAMS Spring! Haha!! "Silently screams?" Is that even possible, pallies? Ha! Well...that's how it feels to me, anyway. 

All a day like this needs...to be perfecto...is the soft, silky croon of our man amongst men, Dino! 

Now, my friends...I know I don't need to tell youse this...but...when you mix warm, Springtime weather...with Dean's easy-listenin', swoonin' type croon...youse just can't help but gettin' that feelin' that L.O.V.E is in the air. 

After all, pals...Spring IS the season of amore! 

Agree? 

Yea...no doubt. 

This is the time of year when all new & wonderful thins' start to happen, my friends. Start to bloom. 

Flowers...trees...and yes, even romance! Haha!! 

Well...get out there! 

Thins' is finally startin' to get a little better. Hopefully it continues to move forward & life let's us get back to livin'! 

OK...'nough from me. Let's get to this week's Serenade! 

Picked us a cool cool & romantico Dino-jam. 

Haven't heard this one in a lonnnng time, pals. 

I think it's gonna get all my fellow Dino-philes floatin' on air & put some stars in your eyes. 

Dino just has that affect on us. 

Found this one on a 1973 vinyl 45. Released on Reprise. "Amor Mio". 

Can't waits' to get this one spinnin', pallies! 

Let it play over & over...& inhale every note! 

This is the GOOD stuff! 

Haha!! 

Enjoy, my friends! 

Ciao! 

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "The Last Time I Saw Paris"

 Welcome, mi amici! 

So So glad youse stopped by...on this rainy little Spring mornin'. 

Hope everyone is in good spirits & TOTALLY absorbin' this TRULY magical combination of April & Dino croons! 

Such a great time of year, pals! 

The TRUE beginnin' of "New Years" to this fella! 

Wishin' I could keep this vibe goin' all year thru. 

Well, pallies o' mine...just as I expected...I'm bein' lured back to Dean's COOL COOL al b um of Parisian song..."French Style". 

Yes, my friends...I thinks I'll hang 'round just a little bit longer. 

These drizzly days & this record just seem to pull me in. 

They set the Springtime stage. One compliments the other, I think. 

So, my fellow Dino-holics...who better than our main dude, Dean...to make a cloudy day shine...& how better than with a little "The Last Time I Saw Paris"?! 

This is EXACTLY the serenadin' we need to REALLY keep the vibe of this AWESOME season rollin', my friends! 

Now the only wee, little, tiny, miniscule, problemo...was I couldn't choose which Dino-vid to play! 

Yes, pals...I was havin' a Dino-dilemma. 

My first choice is ALWAYS a live...from Dean's show...chillin' on his couch, croon. These are my personal faves. 

But, pals...it's a short version. 

Only 'bout a minute. 

Now...I ob vi ous ly want to share as much Dino-croonin' as possible. 

So do I go with the full studio-recorded jam...or with the very suave but short live vid?! 

Well, ladies & gentlemen...I'm SURE youse already knows how I roll. 

Only really one thin' to do. 

OK...let's say it all together..."PLAY BOTH VIDS"!!! Haha!! 

Yup! 

DEF I NATE LY! 

So, my fellow Dino-diggin' Parisians...never mind the clouds! 

Forget the sprinkles & downpours! 

It's SPRING! 

Dino got this! 

Enjoy!!!

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: April In Paris"

 Well, hey there...my Dino-diggin' Spring chickens! 

Glad youse could stop by! 

Always a pleasure to visit with my pals. 

So...my friends...Is youse enjoyin' Spring yet?! I know...been a crazy one, so far...at least 'round these parts. 

We actually got hit with some snow this week! Haha!! 

But guess what? Tuesday is gonna be 70! Hahaha!!! 

Crazy is the word, mi amici. 

Don't panic, though, pallies! We is gettin' there! 

Every mornin'...the sun seems to rise a little bit sooner & every dusk is seemin' to come a wee bit later. Hang in there, ol' pals o' mine...warm days is comin'! 

Hey, pals...after all...Spring is a tricky season...no matter WHERE youse live! Youse gots to 'member...we just climbed out of a LONG...COLD...Winter! Takes a little weenin' to gets back into the Springtime swing! 

I thinks I know what might help! 

For today's Serenade...Dino is gonna take us on a little trip. 

We're jumpin' on a big ol' bird...& flyin' over to a city that is also known for it's gray skies & drizzly seasons...PARIS! 

Ahhhhh...what a romantico place it must be, though, huh pals? 

Forget the rain! 

Time for passion! Haha!! 

Well, if anyone would know romance...it's our man of the world...Dino! 

Dean was DEF I NATE LY a world traveler & DEF I NATE LY a master of L.O.V.E.! 

I found "April In Paris" on his 1962 Reprise al b um..."French Style". What a perfecto tune for this wonderful time of year! 

This vinyl masterpiece is a GREAT GREAT collection of some of Dean's MOST BEA U TI FUL songs! 

I'm diggin' each & every one of these jams, with Dino's accentin' on the language of love! Haha!! 

Hey let's face it, pallies...Dino can spread the message of "amore" no matter WHAT language he's croonin' & WHAT weather he's in, swoonin'! 

OK pals o' mine...'nough Danny G-talkin'...let's get to some Dino-Springtime rockin'! 

Here we go pals! 

Hold on tight! 

Enjoy!

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "April Showers"

 Welcome back, pals...Youse look stunnin'! Haha!! 

Youse will see the Dino-humor in that later. Haha!! 

Well, my friends...'Nother Easter has come & gone & April is REALLY startin' to show it's colors. The snow is gone & the grass is turnin' green! 

What's not to love 'bout this time of year, mi amici? 

Gives me a little extra Springtime pep in my step, pals, that I wanna share with all of youse. 

So...what better way than with our main man, Dino?! 

Let's go! 

I gots the AB SO LUTE LY PER FEC TO Dino-jam...as I always do... for a day like this! Haha!! 

It's a vid I simply LOVES to share with youse every year & is STILL one of my ALL TIME FAVES! 

It's THE...quintessential Springtime croon & is just simply SO SO fittin' for a drizzly kinda April day like today. 

This GREAT GREAT month is SO full of promise pallies! 

Flowers are poppin' up...the robins are secretly buildin' their nests...even the Sun is hangin' 'round a wee bit longer, everyday!!! 

So So cool to me, pallies & I definately could not thinks of a MORE Dino-inspirin' Serenade to set the stage! 

Dean is at his totally FUNNIEST when jokin' with his main pal, Mr. Ken Lane (this is where the "Stunnin" part comes in) & at his completely SMOOTHEST while croonin' this  BEA U TI FUL Springy tune! 

"April Showers" will get you in such a happy mood pals...this I can guarantee! 

Forget the rain! 

Forget the clouds! 

Forget all of life's stress! It's SPRING, pallies!!! 

Youse simply can't helps but smile while watchin' Dean weave his magic spell. 

Just a wink of his eye or a quick glimpse of that ever present wiseguy smirk...& he got youse! Your hooked in his magic & left beggin' for more. 

OK, my friends...sit back & REALLY soak this one in.  

It's Dino at his BEST! 

So just keep on lookin' for that Blue bird...& listenin' for his song...wheneva these April showers come along.

Enjoy.