I’m not even sure how to explain my love of Dean Martin.

 Hey pallies, likes we here at ilovedinomartin largely loves to go back into the Dino-files here at our humble little Dino-conclave to once 'gain share powerfully potent posts fully filled with the deepest of deep Dino-devotion as we truly truly find them so so extraordinarily engagin'  and likes so so extremely encouragin' to other Dino-philes likes us.

So, likes this very Dino-day we truly felt Dino-inspired to goes back to March 8 in the year of our Dino 2017 posted just a day before that, March 7, at the blog tagged "JUSTSTORIESINTHEENDBLOG"  where Miss Chelsea O'Connell holds forth. Likes we won't repeat our Dino-patter focusin' in MissO'Connell's absolute adulation of our most most beloved Dino 'cause all youse Dino-holics can inspirationally imbibe it at your Dino-leisure.  We have made one little Dino-change to our original post right below these Dino-thoughts....it's an update of  that greatest of great gif of Jerry givin' our Dino a kiss on the cheek as taken from the greatest of great Dino & Jerry big screen epic, "The Caddy."

Likes we never ever grows tired of seein' Mr. Lewis show his awesome affection for his comedic partner and we thought reprintin' this particular post was absolutely appropriate in this month when we reverently remember both the beginnin' and endin' of Martin & Lewis.  Once 'gain we sez our thank you very Dino-much to youthful blogger Miss Chelsea O'Connell for so so openly and affirmatively proudly professin' here deepest of deep devotion to our most most beloved Dino.  To check out our original postin' of these delightful Dino-devotion, simply clicks on right HERE.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

 

JUST STORIES IN THE END

MARCH 7, 2017 BY JUSTSTORIESINTHEENDBLOG 

 

Hey pallies, likes ilovedinomartin loves to feature every type and stripe of Dino-devotion found on the ol' 'net, but faithful readers of this blog know that our most fav of fav Dino-sharin's are the coolest of cool combo of Dino-adulation accentin' the terrific tons of today's youth bein' drawn into the Dino-fold as well as the incredibly international nature of devoted  Dino-adulation.

Likes, once 'gain this very Dino-day we gets to shares with you yet 'nother touchin' 'n tender testimonal of awesome amore of our Dino from the blog tagged "JUSTSTORIESINTHEENDBLOG," where Miss Chelsea O'Connell holds forth.  Miss Chelsea describes herself as  "A 20 something nerd just trying to find her way in life and figure everything out."   By lookin' at the image of Miss O'Connell standin' outside a "Police Public Call Box," we woulda venture a guess that she hails somewhere from the British Isles.  Sorry that we couldn't get a better copy of her pix, but you can see a clear version  HERE.

Miss Chelsea's potent post, "Musical March: Everybody loves somebody," is a marvelous mixture of powerful prose and great gif pixs 'long with a youtube vid of our most beloved Dino croonin'   "Volare"  and  "An Evening in Roma."  We loves readin' how she came to first know our Dino and how she has grown through the years in her Dino-delight....just the sort of wonderfully wise words that always always warms our Dino-hearts.

We solemnly salutes Miss Chelsea O'Connell and thank her ever so much for proudly proclaimin' "my love of Dean Martin.  We are sure her efforts will bring many more of today's youth into knowin', lovin' and honorin' our one and only Dino.  To checks this out in it's original source, likes simply clicks on the tag of this here Dino-gram.

We remain,

Yours in Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

MARCH 7, 2017 BY JUSTSTORIESINTHEENDBLOG

Musical March: Everybody loves somebody

I mentioned last post that the music of the sixties was pretty great. Well I really meant that it’s kind of my favorite decade music wise and a little know secret of mine is my love for this man.

I’m not even sure how to explain my love of Dean Martin. I guess it kind of started with my mom’s love of Frank Sinatra and the amount of my childhood that was spent begrudgingly listening to him. (If it was her intention to brainwash me into liking him as well it worked, because I love him as well.) Then when she got this live album of the Rat Pack and I heard Dean the first time, I guess I was just so intrigued I got hooked.

I may have started this off talking about the sixties, but Dino’s been big since the 40’s and stayed on his smokey high until the very end. Yet, when one thinks of him they think most likely think of the late 50’s to early 60’s.

So compared to other crooners and more specifically the other members of the Rat Pack, why Dean? Is it because of his roguish good looks, his charismatic stage presence or his hilarious antics? Yes, yes it is all of that. Yet it may be more so that he is Italian. Now you say, but so was Frank. Yes but Dean sang in Italian! (As I’m just now aware because I looked it up to make sure I wasn’t lying, Frank has sang songs with Italian in them, but they are no where near as popular as Dean’s songs)

Dean Martin was the first experience I’d had with bilingual music. I’d heard some older songs that had Spanish (namely La Bamba and Feliz Navidad) but they were just in Spanish and honestly I to this day have no idea what La Bamba is actually about. But what Dean did was mix Italian with English so that you had that exotic flare but still knew what the song was about. Honestly I believe that it may have contributed to my love of languages and my desire to learn as many as I possibly can before I kick the bucket.

One of my other favorite things about Dean is his relationship with the rest of the Rat Pack. It kind of reminds me of my relationship with my two best friends in which I’m definitely the Dean of the group. (Which is ironic because I’m the only one who doesn’t drink (Can one really be a sober Dean Martin) he’s the funny one, the one that always tries to make you laugh and feel better. ( I honestly can’t tell you who’s who with the other two but I’m sure it works out some way)

I love this smooth voiced, drunken Italian man for all of this and much more. To continue would take a lifetime and I only have a month. But whenever I’m feeling blue, Dean Martin will always be there to put a smile on my face.

Á bientôt 

Danny G's SPECIAL Fourth O' July Sunday Serenade with Dino: "I'd Cry Like A Baby"

 Welcome back, ol' Cool Cool pallies o' mine! 

Happy Fourth o' July! 

Time to crank up some Dino & get to the pool...beach...backyard...whatever. 

It's time to par-tay! Hahaha!!! 

This "4th", as we celebrate our independence, let's try to keep Cool Cool Dino-vibes flowin' & DEF I NATE LY keep in mind how TRULY lucky we is to live in this GREAT GREAT nation! 

Our freedom DEF I NATE Y wasn't free & we should ALL appreciate what we have! 

Now...let's get to the Dino-jam! 

This week's Serenade, "I'd Cry like A Baby", has me thinkin' 'bout our BESTEST pal with his SWEETEST Summertime fling! 

I can tell he's REALLY diggin' on this lucky young lady & is REALLY hopin' she sticks 'round ALL year long!!! 

I would AB SO LUTE LY be cryin' like a baby if our Dino said "goodbye" & POS I TIVE LY feelin' "like a snowball on the Fourth of July!!!" 

But don't stress out pallies...Our Dean ain't goin' nowhere!!! 

He's here to stay! 

So let's celebrate the day pals! Let's celebrate Dino! 

Be careful crackin' off those firecrackers...& always...ALWAYS keep the Dino & the vino flowin'! 

SALUTE a la America! 

Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis at the New York Paramount 4 July 1951

 

Hey pallies, likes early Happy Fourth of July Greetin's to all youse Dino-holics out there.  Likes last July, likes  we were  doin' a bit of Dino-searchin' on youtube for somethin' remarkable relatin' our most most beloved Dino to this most most beloved USA Holiday, when Dino-low and Dino-behold likes we came 'cross this very very coolest of clip of our Dino and his partner Mr. Jerry Lewis fantastically filmed on July 4, 1951.  We are totally totally thrilled to reprise it here 'gain this Dino-holiday.

Our Dino and Jerry are havin' likes the time of their lives at the New York Paramount, hangin' out of the windows ever energetically enthralled by the marvelous masses below who are equally energetically enthralled with Martin and Lewis.  Just wishes that we had been there that delightful Dino-day to catch a glorious glimpse of the happiest hippest  primo partnership in the whole wide world as they radiantly released tons 'n  tons of their photos to their faithful fans below.

Likes pallies likes how completely cool to be able to review this magical moment in Dino-history with this vivacious vid clip!  Happy 4th of July to all, and whatever else you do, keeps lovin' our most most beloved Dino!  Likes, to view this hysterical historical Dino-vid at youtube, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-message.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

 

 Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis at the New York Paramount 4 July 1951

Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis at the New York Paramount 4 July 1951. Absolute bedlam on 44th Street! Come on up for coffee!

Celebratin' Independence Day While Declarin' Dino-dependency

 

Hey pallies, likes we here at ilovedinomartin wishes a Happy Independence Day to all our pallies in the good ol' US of A as the Fourth Of July awesomely  approacheth. Likes as has becometh our cool custom here at our humble little Dino-blog, we wanna once 'gain sweetly share one of our most fab fav Dino-clip songs ever...one likes that is oh, oh, so so amazin'ly  appro for the celebratin' of lovin' liberty. From the classic drama Dino-flick "Ada," we brings all youse Dino-philes our most most beloved Dino powerfully playin' Bo Gillis, politician extraordinare, runnin' for governor and wondrously wooin' and charismatically  cooin' the masses with his  croonin' of "May The Lord Bless You Real Good."

Likes, the wondrously wise  notion of any state or for that matter nation bein' likes totally totally dependant on our Dino for runnin' the absolute action....likes how awesomely  amazin'ly wisely wonderful likes woulda that be pallies?!?!?!?!?!....'cause while we completely celebrate livin'  in a nation founded on independence, all true Dino-holics likes proudly proclaim our likes total total Dino-dependance!

Enjoys celebratin' with parades, sparkles, some liquid libations and, likes of course, mucho mucho Dino-delights!!!!!  And, likes to checks this vid out at youtube, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-message.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

May The Lord Bless You Real Good Bo Gillis

Dean Martin & Kate Smith - America Medley

 

Hey pallies, likes welcome to the marvelous month of Red, White, and Blue here at our humble little ilovedinomartin Dino-cravin' conclave.  Likes there are totally totally tons 'n tons of swankly special days in Dino-history in July...includin' the dates when our most beloved Dino and his most beloved partner in comedy, Mr. Jerry Lewis began their decade long professional association and when they parted ways as well.

But, let's start this mighty  month out with a powerfully patriotic monumental musicale fabulously featurin' our most most beloved Dino 'long with Miss Kate Smith, Miss Barbara Eden, Mr. Mickey Rooney, Mr. Norm Crosby and a wonderfully  energetic ensemble of singers tagged the Times Square Two Singers.

Below is an awesomely amazin' assembled quintet of powerfully patriotic tunes from the Dino-show that includes, "I'm A Yankee Doodle Dandy," "My O Kentucky Home," "Back Home Again In Indiana," "You're A Grand Old Flag, and "God Bless America." Hearin' Miss Smith sweetly sing her signature song with our Dino and everybody else joinin' in makes for  a superb salute our beloved America...land of the brave and home of the free!

Likes pallies in doin' a wee bit of Dino-searchin' we discovered that this vid clip was taken from Episode #4.25 that aired on March 20, 1969.  Happy Birthday America....Dino-style!  To checks this vid out at youtube, likes simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

Dean Martin & Kate Smith - America Medley & Show Ending

Also featured are Barbara Eden, Mickey Rooney & comedian Norm Crosby.
Extra special feature: Kate Smith leading the singing of "God Bless America."

 

Hey pallies, likes one of the thin's we mightily missed by bein' AWOL from our humble little ilovedinomartin waterin' hole is keepin' up with our youthful pallie from Ireland, Mr. Daire O'Hagan.

Faithful readers of ilovedinomartin will remember Daire from a mighty multitude of Dino-grams that have focused on Daire's awesome adulation of our most beloved Dino and his energetic emulation of our  Dino in his risin' musical career.  Likes if you puts Mr. O'Hagan's tag into the ilovedinomartin blog search engine at the top left of our home pad you will be able to see a neat number of Dino-grams fabulously focused on his deepest of deep devotion to our Dino and how our Dino is Daire's "Hero" and "Idol" proudly professin' on his musical facebook page HERE   that "In my humble opinion the greatest entertainer that ever lived."

Well as we are now powerfully playin' catch up after our long lingerin' absence from ilovedinomartin, we decided on this last day of our annual month long celebration of "The Day That Coolness Came To Earth" in huge homage of our Dino's June 7th entrance to our planet in 1917 that we would share a recent Dino-inspired vibrant video shared by Daire on both his facebook pad and at his youtube pad as well of the coolest of cool classic croon of our Dino "Houston."  As you watch and listen all youse Dino-philes will note that Daire has slowed it down from our Dino's original version, but there is no mistakin' that Daire's awesome adulation of our most most beloved Dino sweetly shines forth in this delightful Dino-trib.

Likes, we were first introduced to Daire when he posted his first vid of Dino-devotion at his facebook music page on the 100th anniversary of our Dino's birthday.  That vital vid was of the Dino-classic, "My Pony, My Rifle And Me."  When we first learned of this Irish laddie who at the time we tagged "Deanager Daire" 'cause he was still in his teens, our hearts were fabulously filled with the deepest of deep Dino-delight 'cause Mr. Daire O'Hagan reverently represents the next generation of Dino-devotees and with pallies likes Daire openly and affirmatively spreadin' their Dino-devotion we know that the legacy of our Dino...his life, his times, and his teachin's will continue to be swankly spread 'cross the Dino-universe forever and forever.  So, on this last day of  our ilovedinomartin 2021 celebration of The Day That Coolness Came To Earth" we lovin'ly lift up Mr. Daire O'Hagan and once 'gain thank him for superbly sharin' his deepest of deep devotion to our Dino in his up and comin' career as the next gen of crooners drawin' tons of today's youth into the Dino-fold...helpin' to welcome others into our Dino's wonderful world, bringin' Dino-happiness to many more pallies.

ilovedinomartin solemnly salutes Mr. Daire O'Hagan and truly truly thank  him for all he has done and all he will continue to do to proudly profess his awesome adulation of our one, our only Dino.  Enjoys Daire's version of our Dino's "Houston," all youse Dino-philes, and if youse are able gives Daire a cool comment to encourage his continuin' devotion to our Dino via his wonderful music.  To checks this vid out at Daire' youtube pad, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-message.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

 

 Houston - (Dean Martin Cover) by Daire O’Hagan

 

Daire O'Hagan Music

 

Cover of classic Dean Martin song Houston written by Lee Hazelwood

Festival a celebration of Dean Martin's life and devotion to Steubenville

Hey pallies, likes as we were doin' a beautiful bit more Dino-searchin' for noteworthy news on Dino-fest 2021 in Steubenville, Ohio where our most beloved Dino made his entry into this ol' world, we were groovily guided by our pallies at google Dino-'lerts to the home pad of Stu-ville's TV Channel 9, WTOV, NBC FOX where if youse clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram all youse Dino-philes will be able to view a news report  introduced by news anchor Ms. Brittany Grego that has local news reporter Ms. Rayla Claypool speakin' live from Dino-fest with both Mayor Jerry Barilla and The Spot Bar owner, Mr JoJo Dialbert.  Likes those reverently radiant  remarks on the incredible importance of our Dino to his home town pallies are swankly shared below.

Likes, it wonderfully warms our deeply devoted Dino-hearts to hear both Mayor Barilla and barkeeper Mr. JoJo Dialbert speakin so powerfully profusely proudly of our most most beloved Dino and their eager efforts to keep Dino-fest glowin' and growin' each June in the land of Dino. we thank there local mighty movers and supreme shakers for all their energetic efforts to keep the life, times, and teachin's of our Dino awesomely alive in Stu-ville as pallies yearly make pilgrimage from near and far to express their awesome adulation of our King of Cool.

Likes, 'gain to check out the WTOV Channel 9 news vid, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-report.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

Festival a celebration of Dean Martin's life and devotion to Steubenville

by Rayla Claypool  Saturday, June 26th 2021

 

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — The Dean Martin Hometown Celebration continued Saturday in Steubenville, bringing everything from food vendors to vintage cars, all in the name of a local celebrity.

"This man has a huge draw,” Mayor Jerry Barilla said. “Even though he's been passed for a number of years, the magic is still there."

Martin -- singer, actor, entertainer -- and native of Steubenville.

He's known internationally for his roles in films and on television, as well as his music. And in Steubenville, the city is celebrating the legacy of a man who never forgot his hometown.

"Dean Martin is so important to Steubenville,” said JoJo Dialbert, owner of The Spot Bar. “We all know he was nationally known as a singer and entertainer. And numerous times, he mentioned Steubenville. And everybody knows that's where he's from."

The celebration was an opportunity to learn more about Martin, but it also brought vendors of jewelry. food trucks and live music to downtown.

In addition. the cruise-in Saturday afternoon saw vintage cars gather so their drivers could see each other after a long year.

"This is one big family, these car people,” Kathy Waszkiewicz said. “We don't get to see them often enough. It's just nice to come out and support Steubenville and see our friends and have a good time with everybody."

And the people living in Steubenville, as well as the people who come to visit, are the focus of the event's organizers.

"That's what we try to do with these festivals,” Barilla said. “Whether it's the Fort Festival, the summer concert series, the Dean Martin Festival, the Nutcracker Festival, people coming together, families coming together, saying hello to one another, hugging one another, it's a warm feeling. And it's a rewarding feeling."

"You know it's a lot of work and a lot of headaches, but when you look outside and see hundreds, sometimes a thousand, that are enjoying themselves, enjoying Dean Martin's music, it makes you feel good,” Dialbert added. “You feel satisfied that you were able to pull it off and make a lot of people happy."

The festival wraps up Saturday night at The Spot Bar with a tribute to Dean Martin put on by Tom Stevens.

I guess there are many Dean Martin stories, and here is my family’s:

 

Hey pallies, likes we knows all youse Dino-philes always always absolutely appreciate growin' in your Dino-edification...Dino-detail by Dino-detail 'cause we knows that none of us Dino-devotees can ever ever get 'nough of our Dino.  So, likes this very Dino-day we share with you a Letter To The Editor of our Dino's hometown rag, Steubenville's Star-Herald from May 15 in the year of our Dino 2021 that was beautifully brought to our Dino-attention through the energetic efforts of google's Dino-'lerts.

As you will read below, a pallie from Toronto tagged Mr. Jim Rinaldo shares how his family was connected to our most beloved Dino via his beloved mother, Angela Barra.  Likes how many of our Dino-holics woulda loves to hold cool claim to bein' in any which way connected to our one and only Dino?!?!?!  We thanks Mr. Jim Rinaldo for takin' the time to write his letter to the pallies at the Star-Herald and for the Star-Herald to see fit to publish the letter in their noteworthy newspaper.  To checks this out in it's original source, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-report.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

An interesting connection

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

MAY 15, 2021

To the editor:

I guess there are many Dean Martin stories, and here is my family’s:

My grandmother’s uncle, Salvatore Vitelli, in 1910 became the legal guardian of four children from a family in distress named Barra. Vitelli was born in 1868 and died in 1957.

In the book “Dino” by Nick Tosches, on Page 13 it stated that the Barra family moved to Kilgore Street in Steubenville where my grandmother lived for more than 50 years. Our families were paesans, from the same town in Basilicato called Noepoli, province of Potenza, Italy.

There actually were five children in the family, but the oldest brother was sent back to Italy.

There is a mistake in the book — the author claims a man named E. DeMitt Erskine and a woman named Salvatora Vetella assumed legal guardianship of the four children.

My great uncle probably never went to school and spoke broken English, so the recorder at the probate court wrote down the name as he pronounced it, and it sounded in the feminine as Salvatora. Likewise, the misspelling of the last name. So, Salavatora Vetella actually is Salvatore Vitelli.

I have a copy of the probate court document from 1910. When Vitelli died, I was 9 years old, and I remember him. This was 1957.

The 12-year-old little girl in 1910, Angela Barra (Barr), married Guy Crocetti in 1914. They had a son, Dino Crocetti, who became Dean Martin, in 1917.

On the birth certificate of my grandmother from 1893, a witness to her birth was a woman named Angiola Barra. So, somewhere in the past the two families did cross, perhaps as godparents.

Jim Rinaldo

Toronto

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Cha Cha Cha D'Amour"

 Hey there, pallies...Welcome back! 

So, are youse ready for our second heatwave?! 

Yup...weather dude is sayin' into the 90's for 4 or 5 days! 

Man! That's some hot stuff! 

I cants' even 'magine in other parts of our USA? 

Guess what, pals? I says "Bring it!" 

Better than snow! Ha! 

Now, friends o' mine...is it just me...or do youse worry 'bout Summer flyin' by? 

I must be crazy! 

It just stared & I'm already 'fraid of it slippin' through my Dino-diggin' fingers! Haha!! 

Just seems like it was April a week ago...& now June is on it's way out too. 

Oh well, pals...we'll hold onto these long, muggy days...extra tight! 

OK, mi amici...let's gets to some tunes! 

I'm thinkin' this is the PER FEC TO time to REALLY kick off the season with one of Dean's FUN FUN "Latin type" tunes, pals. 

Just the way we likes it...REAL bouncy!  

GREAT way to keep our "The Day That Coolness Came To Earth" vibe flowin' too! 

Now who says "Summer fun" better than Dino? 

No one! 

He's the party-master! Ha! 

Well...I guess the best place to start is ALWAYS with one my FAVE summery Dino-al b ums..."Cha Cha De Amor". 

Yes, pals...this little vinyl frisbee is JAM-PACKED with HOT HOT & yet VERY VERY COOL Dino-tunes. 

Let's grab the title track, for today's Serenade, to really set the mood. 

Picture this, pallies...It's a hot...sweaty...Summer night. A little breeze keeps it tolerable, though. Youse grabs some yummy...icy...drinky of choice. Put the needle on the vinyl...& melt away with Dean. 

Ahhhhhh. That's good stuff, mi amici. 

Cheers to 'nother Summer with Dino, pals! 

Enjoy! 

Dean Martin Festival 2006 CBS News Sunday Morning segment

 

Hey pallies, likes we want to share at least one last post awesomely accentin' the Dean Martin Hometown Festival and likes, we got the Dino-notion to goes on over to youtube and sweetly share a vid clip from some aspect of Dino-fest.  We were Dino-directed to the coolest of cool vibrant video of the 2006 Dean Martin Festival with CBS broadcaster Mr. Bill Geist doin' on-the-spot reportin' for the swankest of swank segment of CBS News' Sunday Morning program.

Watchin' this tremendous tribute to our Dino and his home town, it is almost like proudly pilgrimaging there ourselves.  We loves watchin' "Keeper Of The Light," Miss Rose Angelica who headed up Dino-fest for a goodly number of years as she takes Mr. Geist on a tour of Stu-ville stoppin' at the land where our Dino's fam lived while he was growin' up, viewin' the Roman Catholic Church where our Dino was  baptized, an altar boy, and attended boy scout meetings in the basement.  We goes to Dinovo Dodge Dealership , "repository of significant Dean Martin relics," and stop to view the Dean Martin mural on the wall of the local Kroger Supermarket.  And there is the stop at the Spot Bar, "a Dino-landmark where Dino was both a singer and a croupier at the craps game in the backroom."  The tour continues with a visit to the Naples Spaghetti House where our Dino ate and the vid ends with briefly viewin' the yearly Mass said in honor of our Dino.

Viewin' this virtual video makes us extra eager to make personal pilgrimage to Stu-ville to visit the sights and sounds, we walk where our Dino walked and breath in the air that our Dino breathed.We are greatly grateful to a pallie tagged "wigadoodle" who originally put this video up for all our Dino-edification and Dino-viewin' pleasure.  To checks this out in it's original source, likes clicks on the tag of this Dino-report.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

Dean Martin Festival 2006 CBS News Sunday Morning segment

 

wigadoodle

Bill Geist's segment of the annual Dean Martin festival in Steubenville, Ohio in 2006.

Stubenville's Herald-Star Celebrates Our Dino's Legacy

 

Hey pallies, likes once 'gain our Dino-hearts are fully full of Dino-awe as we came 'cross an excellent editorial from our Dino's hometown rag, "The Herald Star."  Like as youse will reverently read below, in huge homage of the 104th anniversary of our most beloved Dino's descent to earth, the hometown pallies in Stu-ville are back with their annual cooler then cool celebration of our King of Cool, the Dean Martin Hometown Celebration this weekend.

Likes the unknown wordsmith from "The Herald-Star," who put pen to paper has coolly crafted likes one of the most touchin' 'n tender tributes to our one and only Dino that we have ever read.  Likes it totally totally gives us the biggest of big Dino-buddha-grin to know that there are pallies in our Dino's home pad who continuin' to hugely honor their hometown  hero.  Our deepest desire is indeed to make pilgrimage to Stu-ville...to walk where our Dino-walked and breath the air that our Dino-breathed.

ilovedinomartin sweetly shouts out our absolutely awesome appreciato to the supremely swank scriber from the Stubenville Herald-Star who has done our Dino proud in this engaging energetic editorial of Dino-adoration.  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

 

Martin’s legacy reason to celebrate

EDITORIALS

JUN 23, 2021

His talent made him, even by today’s standards, larger than life.

He was the symbol of the era of cocktail cool, hanging out with his pals, holding a cigarette in one hand and a glass of whiskey in the other, a beautiful woman or two not too far away.

Together with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford, Dean Martin was a part of the famous Rat Pack, entertainers who brought the once-sleepy little town of Las Vegas to life in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Martin’s name continues to carry magic, some 104 years since he was born as Dino Crocetti in Steubenville on June 7, 1917.

And, it’s appropriate that our area celebrate his legacy during this week’s Dean Martin Hometown Celebration.

He rates among the most versatile of entertainers, successfully appearing in live shows — his work in Las Vegas remains legendary — in films — think “Rio Bravo” and “Airport” — and on television — his “Dean Martin Show” was a top-rated program for NBC from 1965 to 1974. But he’s best remembered for his music, providing popular hit after popular hit, with his signature song “Everybody Loves Somebody” even knocking “A Hard Day’s Night” by the Beatles from the top of the Billboard charts in 1964.

The event, which will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday, will feature open houses at the Jefferson County Historical Museum and discounted tours of Historic Fort Steuben on all three days.

Thursday will see a performance by Beatlemania Magic at the Berkman Amphitheater and the annual Dean Martin Karaoke Contest at the Spot Bar, an event that traditionally has brought participants from all parts of the globe.

There will be street parties with live music, food and vendors in the 200 block of South Fourth Street on Friday and Saturday, a car cruise Saturday morning and free trolley rides to the museum Saturday afternoon. Martin tribute shows will be held at the Spot Bar on Friday and Saturday nights, with a $10 cover charge set for both evenings.

The event again will overlap with the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Greek Food Festival, which will continue through Friday at the corner of South Fourth and South streets, which means there will be ample opportunity to celebrate our region and its heritage.

This week’s events offer everyone a chance to sit back, relax, not get too caught up with everything that’s going on around them and just enjoy life — which make them the perfect way to remember Martin and the contributions he made to the world of entertainment.

 

Museum’s open house celebration coincides with Dean Martin Festival

 

Hey pallies, likes we interrupt our previously scheduled Dino-grams  to reverently report a beautiful bit of  delightful Dino-news comin' from Dino-fest 2021 in our most beloved Dino's hometown of Steubenville, Ohio.  Likes almost everythin' else in the Dino-universe, Dino-fest did not happen in 2020, but it makes it's return this Thursday through Saturday, June 24-26.

Likes below is an awesome article scribed by Ms. Janice Kaiski (center in the pix on the left) who is the Community Editor of The Weirton Daily Times.  Tagged "Museum’s open house celebration coincides with Dean Martin Festival," this perfect prose shares times and details 'bout the Dean Martin Room at the Jefferson County Historical Association at 426 Franklin Avenue in Stu-ville.        This is certainly a pad that we wanna earnestly explore when we have op to make Dino-pilgrimage to our most beloved Dino's place of birth.  We largely loves the photo swankly shared of a portion of the absolutely awesome amount of Dino-treasures on display in this terrific trib to our King of Cool.

We swankly salute all the pallies at The Weirton Daily Times, 'specially Ms. Janice Kaiski who put this  Dino-news together for their readership.  It totally totally thrills our Dino-hearts to know that our main man's hometown is keepin' the Dino-light glowin' ever Dino-bright to keep the Dino-legacy alive and well.  To checks this out in it's original source, simply click on the tag of this Dino-gram dudes...........

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

 

Museum’s open house celebration coincides with Dean Martin Festival

Dean Martin Room at museum features variety of memorabilia

EXTENDING MUSEUM HOSPITALITY — Charlie Green, first vice president of the Jefferson County Historical Association, stands in the Dean Martin room at the association’s museum located at 426 Franklin Ave., Steubenville. The second-story room features a variety of Martin memorabilia and welcomes visitors to its open house celebration this week, which coincides with the Dean Martin Festival on Thursday through Saturday. Among items on display is a wedding gown Martin’s seamstress mother Angela Crocetti made during the 1940s. -- Janice Kiaski

STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Historical Association will hold its annual open house celebration to coincide with the Dean Martin Festival set for Thursday through Saturday.

On Thursday and Friday, the museum, located at 426 Franklin Ave., Steubenville, will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for visitors and tours. Refreshments will be offered.

On Saturday, the museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with trolley rides running to the museum from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Hot dogs, chips and refreshments will be made available to visitors who stop by during those hours. They also can enjoy old photos of Steubenville that will be displayed throughout the yard. Tours of the museum will be available upon request.

The Dean Martin Room on the second floor of the museum will be a focus during this time of celebration. The room will showcase memorabilia of Martin’s life throughout his career. Items of interest include record albums; the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast shows on VHS and documentaries of his life, which can be viewed in the room; pictures of the Rat Pack group; and several photos of family and friends. There also is a tapestry of Dean Martin and friends on the wall, It mimics the mural in the Hollywood Shopping Center.

The association museum is staffed by volunteers and is open every Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for tours. Other times can be arranged by calling the museum in advance at (740) 283-1133. The museum also includes the Vivian Snyder Genealogical Library, which is available for those interested in researching their family history.

Admission to the museum is free, but donations are appreciated. Officers are Judy Brancazio, president; Charlies Green, vice president; Dennis Milko, treasurer; and Sandy Higgs, secretary.

 

 

 

 

DEAN MARTIN Grave & Last Home - Jordan The Lion Travel Vlog

 

Hey pallies, likes over the years we have lovin'ly lifted up the beloved name of our Dino here at ilovedinomartin we have been beautifully blown 'way by the marvelous many and viral varied ways that our Dino continues to be hugely homage all over the ol' world wide web.  Likes today we once 'gain return to youtube where we delightfully discovered a pallie tagged Jordan whose devotion to our Dino is absolutely awesomely outstandin'!  Jordan's youtube pad tagged "Daze with Jordan the Lion" and his gig is to take his viewership to important places that he visits.  (Jordan and his doggie are pictured on the left.)

In the vibrant vid below we go with Jordan, his dog, and his lady friend to visit our most beloved Dino's final restin' place at Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary, Los Angeles, CA and to see the outside of his last pad of residence.  The terrifically touchin' 'n tender thin' 'bout this vid is that our newest pallie Jordan has done his Dino-homework and gives a rad remarkable runnin' cooler then cool commentary 'bout our Dino's life 'n times durin' this over 20 minute vid.

Now, we gotta 'fess up that on a few Dino-details Jordan is a bit off the mark....such as our Dino had four youngens by wife numero uno Elizabeth and three youngens by wife numero duo Jeanne...which Jordan gets the number of pallies by each wife mixed up.  But it wonderfully warms our Dino-hearts to see 'nother of today's youthful hipsters so so sweetly into the Dino-story and doin' their powerfully potent part to spread Dino-devotion far and wide.

Likes the one new thin' that we learned 'bout our Dino is that the part of Westwood Village Memorial Park where he rests is tagged "Sanctuary Of Love".....likes as Jordan powerfully points out, likes how absolutely appro is that pallies?!?!?!  Sits back and enjoys viewin' our Dino's restin' place and final residence and revel in 'nother solidly solidly sold-out-to-Dino-dude speakin' sweetly of the story of our King of Cool, our one, our only DINO!

We supremely shouts out our Dino-appreciato to Jordan for his extraordinary efforts in the coolest of cool cause of spreadin' the Dino-tale and bringin' many many more into the Dino-fold!  To checks this out in it's original format, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-message.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

 

 

1277 DEAN MARTIN Grave & Last Home - Jordan The Lion Travel Vlog (4/8/20)

Daze with Jordan the Lion

 

 Hey pallies, likes this Dino-day we return to youtube to solemnly share 'nother vital vid trib to our most most beloved Dino tagged "Last Photos - Last Memories of Dean Martin - Final Days.."  Likes we have shared these and similar Dino-images before and they always mostly makes us so so sad as we view our Dino's decline in health and vitality durin' the last months of his life.  

But today, likes as we just viewed this Dino-vid, we remarkably  realized what a powerful privilege it musta been for the pallies who are pictured in these candids servin' our most most beloved Dino and givin' him lovin' assistance.  How amazin' it woulda been for any of us who name the name of our Dino to have been able to swankly serve his needs in those last months of his time on this planet.

Likes also pallies, when we focus on these later day Dino-images, we likes to think of the wonderful ways that our Dino lived his long life on his own terms as the King of Cool, the Master of Hip, the Ruler of Randy and likes when youse live your life to the full, indeed at some point decline will come to the body as noted here.  It reminds us of one of our Dino's quintessential quotations of the way he lived his life, "If I knew I was gonna live this long, I woulda taken better care of myself."  

We invites all youse Dino-holics to not only view this video montage of Dino-poses, but also to drink deeply of the wonderfully wise words printed below the vid that are a totally totally touchin' and tender tribute to our King of Cool, and likes while youse are at it pallies, likes takes a bit of time to read some of the over 1000 coolest of cool comments that Dino-devotees have posted showin' just how deeply deeply so so many pallies are deeply devoted to our one and only Dino.

Likes here are a small sample of the completely comfortin' comments solemnly shared by Dino-philes...

Al Biondi

He lived life to the fullest and lived more in his 78 years than most of us could live in 178 years, rest in peace Dino and thanks for the memories.

Kamila Agi-Mejias

His music still comforts me when I remember my father and the music he used to love.  Thank you Dino, love you forever

drumsport

There's solace in having witnessed his years in the Sun, and how many centuries of fun and cool he crammed into 78 years.  Truly, a one-of-a-kind talent.  RIP Dino.  You were superb!

chris osieczanek

Met Dean Martin on a golf course in Southern California in the mid ‘60’s . It had started to rain , the members of his foursome called it a day , and he was waiting the rain out in the lounge . Stopped by his table to say ‘ Hello ‘ and he invited me to sit down . What a witty and gracious guy . Chatted for an hour or so , rain didn’t let up , so we parted company . You’ll never hear me say anything negative about good ‘ol Dino .

We sweetly salute the pallie who created this vital vid of our most most beloved Dino.  To checks this out in it's original source at youtube, likes simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

Last Photos - Last Memories of Dean Martin - Final Days..

Immortal Photos - Last Memories

 

 

Latest Photos of Dean Martin  - Final Days..

If there had to be an image for cool, the man to fit it would be Dean Martin.

Martin was born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio, to Angela (Barra) and Gaetano Alfonso Crocetti, a barber. His father was an Italian immigrant, and his mother was of Italian descent. He spoke only Italian until age five. Martin came up the hard way, with such jobs as a boxer (named Kid Crochet), a steel mill worker, a gas station worker and a casino croupier and dealer.

In 1946, he got his first ticket to stardom, as he teamed up with another hard worker who was also trying to succeed in Hollywood: Jerry Lewis. Films such as At War with the Army (1950) sent the team toward super-stardom. The duo were to become one of Hollywood's truly great teams. They lasted 11 years together, and starred in 16 movies. They were unstoppable, but personality conflicts broke up the team. Even without Lewis, Martin was a true superstar.

Few thought that Martin would go on to achieve solo success, but he did, winning critical acclaim for his role in Genç Aslanlar (1958) with Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, and Aşk Uğruna (1958), with Shirley MacLaine and Frank Sinatra. Movies such as Kahramanlar Şehri (1959) brought him international fame. One of his best remembered films is in Soyguncular (1960), in which he played Sam Harmon alongside the other members of the legendary Rat Pack: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. Martin proved potent at the box office through the 1960s, with films such as Bells Are Ringing (1960) and 7 tatlı serseri (1964), again with Rat Pack pals Sammy Davis Jr. and Sinatra. During much of the 1960s and 1970s, Martin's movie persona of a boozing playboy prompted a series of films as secret agent Matt Helm and his own television variety show. Havaalanı (1970) followed, featuring Martin as a pilot. He also played a phony priest in Yolun sonu (1981).

In 1965, Martin explored a new method for entertaining his fans: Television. That year he hosted one of the most successful TV series in history: The Dean Martin Show (1965), which lasted until 1973. In 1965, it won a Golden Globe Award. In 1973, he renamed it "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour", and from 1974 to 1984 it was renamed again, this time "The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts". It became one of the most successful TV series in history, skewering such greats as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, James Stewart, George Burns, Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Phyllis Diller and Joe Namath.

His last public role was a return to the stage, for a cross-country concert tour with Davis and Sinatra. He spoke affectionately of his fellow Rat Packers. "The satisfaction that I get out of working with these two bums is that we have more laughs than the audience has", Martin said.

After the 1980s, Martin took it easy--that is, until his son, Dean Paul Martin died in a plane crash in March 1987. Devastated by the loss, from which he never recovered, he walked out on a reunion tour with Sinatra and Davis. Martin spent his final years in solitude and out of the public light. A heavy smoker most of his life, Dean Martin died on Christmas Day, 1995 at age 78 from complications to lung cancer.

DEAN MARTIN DEATH CERTIFICATE

 

Hey pallies, likes our sharin' on last Saturday of the newest of new Dino-documentary, "AUTOPSY: The Last Hours Of Dean Martin" beautifully broadcast on the premium channel REELZ last evenin' incredibly inspired us to to a bit of Dino-searchin' on youtube for vital vids related to our Dino's death and in the comin' few days we are gonna share the Dino-devotional vids that we discovered.

Likes today we takes all youse Dino-philes to the Dino-tube where "THE REAPER FILES" has posted our most most beloved Dino's Death Certificate.  There are likes to parts to the certificate and it is extremely edifyin' to be able to view this virtually and read all the Dino-details.  Likes we have no idea how these dudes went 'bout acquirin' a copy of this certificate, likes whether it was easy or hard, but we wanna express our great great gratitude to those who did the Dino-research and created this video to our Dino-enlightenment.    Hats off to "THE REAPER FILES" for their contribution to our growth in Dino-knowledge.

To checks this vid out at youtube, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-message.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

DEAN MARTIN DEATH CERTIFICATE

THE REAPER FILES

This is the death certificate for Dean Martin!

Danny G's SPECIAL Father's Day Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Gentle On My Mind"

 Welcome back, Ol' friends o' mine! 

So So happy youse dropped by!  

First of all I wanna wish a "Happy Daddy-O Day" to ALL the swingin' Dino-lovin' dad's out there! 

Man! What a COOL COOL thin' it is, pals... to be able to celebrate all the COOL COOL fathers & father figures in our lives...right in the midst of "The Month That Coolness Came to Earth"!! 

Truly a special time of year, my friends. 

Today is also the very first day of Summer 2021! 

Man! 

All these very special occasions...all at once & I'm thinkin' a BEA U TI FUL Summer day is perfecto to honor Dino & ALL these GREAT fellas, who mean/meant SO SO much! 

Now palsies...as youse may know by now...I pick a Special Serenade every year for today's tune. 

A jam that brings me back to my youngest days of Dino-dom. 

A familiar song that reminds me of my Dad & keeps him in my thoughts everyday. 

Well, as I always do...I reach for a specific kind of Dino al b um. 

A real blue-collar sound. 

Yup...my Pop was BIG into those Dino "trucker" jams! Haha!! 

The "C.B. radio" type tunes. 

A jam 'bout some down & out dude...tryin' to make his way back home or maybe some carefree fella just enjoyin' the simple life. 

Yea...those were his faves. 

Still cracks me up thinkin' 'bout him singin' along to these songs! 

He thought they were SO SO cool & I thought HE was SO SO cool for knowin' the words! Hahaha!!! 

What a GREAT guy Dad was! Great memories, pallies. 

Today's SPECIAL SERENADE takes me ALL the way back to the mid-70's! 

Man! Where'd that decade go?! 

OK pals...let's get the music flowin'! 

No one COOLER than our Dino to keep that "easy livin" feelin'...cruisin' down the ol' white line of life, pallies! Haha!! 

That's my attempt at trucker talk! Haha!! 

Anyway...here's to ALL the father figures. Includin' our very own "Father figure" of this here humble little blog...Dino Martin Peters. 

Your daily efforts to keep the Dino-message alive & thrivin'...are TRULY appreciated, pal! Thank you & I salute youse!  Not an easy job. 

So mi amici...let's keep that special guy in mind today. No matter who he was...or how he was part of your life...this one's for him. 

Thanks for everythin', Dad & thanks, Dino... for keepin' his memory alive! 

Your both FOREVER "Gentle On My Mind". 

Ciao & enjoy! 

world renowned forensic pathologist, Dr Michael Hunter......to delve deep into Dean Martin’s records to discover whether there was, in fact, something else going on in Dean’s body that contributed to his eventual demise.

 

 

Hey pallies, likes we just got a Dino-'lert that a new documentary dedicated to our most most most beloved Dino is set to premier tomorrow night, June 20 at 9 ET/PT on the premium channel "REELZ."  This Dino-docu is tagged "AUTOPSY: The Last Hours Of Dean Martin" and is part of  "a documentary series that reveals the truth behind the controversial deaths of global icons and people whose untimely deaths were surrounded by scandal and intense media attention. Fact and fiction are forever separated through reconstructions of their final hours using crucial medical evidence from the actual autopsies to explain how and why they died while interviews with friends and family shed light on the events that led to death—finally putting an end to the speculation."

Tomorrow night's potent presentation, as youse will read 'bout below features "world renowned forensic pathologist, Dr Michael Hunter" (pictured on the right) who decided  "to delve deep into Dean Martin’s records to discover whether there was, in fact, something else going on in Dean’s body that contributed to his eventual demise" besides what has been spoken of in the past.

Likes pallies, likes this sounds so so Dino-fascinatin' and will surely draw many more to learnin' 'bout and seekin' to grow in knowin', lovin', honorin' and bein' warmly welcomed into our Dino's world.  We only wishes that we had access to channel "REELZ" and hope that eventually this Dino-presentation will be shared with the wider Dino-world in some way.  

Below is the incredibly insightful introduction to this new Dino-programme for your Dino-edification and likes if youse clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram you will be sent off to the "REELZ" pad that this Dino-information was taken from.  With awesome anticipation, we express our greatest of great gratitude to Dr. Michael Hunter and all the pallies at "REELZ" for puttin' our Dino front in center in this newest tremendous tribute to our King of Cool.

btw pallies, likes when you clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram you will note a short vid on the right hand side that we tried to share without success that is a powerful promo for this new Diino-docu...checks it out dudes!

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

Dean Martin

On Christmas Day 1995, Dean Martin, nicknamed the “King of Cool”, died at the age of 78, leaving behind a five decade legacy in music, movies, and television. Dean Martin started life in the limelight as a crooner in local bars and clubs, but quickly shot to international stardom as a singer, releasing over 30 albums, and even knocking The Beatles off the top spot in the charts with his hit rendition of “Everybody Loves Somebody Sometimes.” He started his acting character as one half of the comedy duo, “Martin and Lewis” with Jerry Lewis, but after 10 years he cut ties and decided to go it alone. He subsequently starred in more than 40 movies, from Westerns with John Wayne to Oceans 11 with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Junior, with whom he would join forces in movies, on stage and television. The press dubbed them “The Rat Pack”. Dean went on to host his very own TV show, “The Dean Martin Show”, which earned him a Golden Globe award for Best Male Television Star. But 50 years in the limelight took its toll on this popular entertainer. He chain smoked his whole life and was a drinking man, even using alcohol as a prop for a convincing “drunky” stage persona. However, one tragic moment in 1987 would see Dean Martin’s life unravel. During the last 8 years of his life his alcohol intake spiralled out of control and he became dependent on opioid painkillers. He died at the age 78 of respiratory arrest. As a lifelong smoker he developed Emphysema and later, lung cancer. However, world renowned forensic pathologist, Dr Michael Hunter doesn’t think this is the whole story. He needs to delve deep into Dean Martin’s records to discover whether there was, in fact, something else going on in Dean’s body that contributed to his eventual demise.

 

 

When this movie first came out I thought it was a little corny..but, now I really enjoy watching it.

  Hey pallies, likes we're back once 'gain with more marvelous missages on our most beloved Dino as swingin' spyster Matt Helm in the lastest of the last Helmers, "The Wrecking Crew."  Likes today we retrun to Miss Dawn's beautifully blog tagged "Noir and Chick Flicks" where she has shared one of dem short but sweet radiant reviews of our Dino makin' the swingin' spyster scene with a bevy of beautiful babes includin' the loviest of the lovely Miss Sharon Tate.

We awesomely appreciates how Miss Dawn gives her touchin' testimony that "When this movie first came out I thought it was a little corny..but, now I really enjoy watching it.  Likes the finest of fine wine, our Dino as Matt Helm only gets cooler and cooler as the years go by.

Truly truly Dino-holics there is nothin' more purely pleasurable then viewin' our most beloved Dino playin' his coolest of cool, hippest of hip, randiest of randy Dino-self as Matt Helm and we loves the incredible image of our Dino and Miss Tate havin' a lovin' moment together on the grass and the vital vid near the end of "The Wrecking Crew" where our Dino and Miss Sharon fly a helicopter together and land on the train to fight off the baddies and save the world's fortunes.

Likes we continue to stand in absolute awe of the just how many bloggers are continuin' to coolly celebrate our one, our only Dino as Matt Helm and just how many more pallies are growin' in their Dino-devotion by sharin' in all the powerful pleasures of our Dino as Helm, Matt Helm.

Thanks once 'gain to Miss Dawn for doin' her part to spread some Dino-love at her blog.

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

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The Wrecking Crew(1968)

The Wrecking Crew (1968). Cast: Dean Martin, Elke Sommer and Sharon Tate. The fourth and final film in a series of comedy-spy-fi featuring Martin as secret agent Matt Helm. As with the first three movies (The Silencers, Murderers' Row and The Ambushers), the film is based on Donald Hamilton's 1960 novel of the same name.

The story is simular to the Bond novel/film, Goldfinger, Helm's assignment is to bring down the evil count who is trying to steal gold. Along the way, Helm is partnered with a British agent played by Sharon Tate an accident-prone spy. Chuck Norris makes his film debut in a small role. It was the first film in the series to not be written by comedy writer Herbert Baker but by former police reporter and crime novel author William P. McGivern. The Wrecking Crew, is best known for the performance of Sharon Tate, who performed her own stunts and martial arts scenes cheroeographed by Bruce Lee.

Please click here to learn more about Sharon Tate.

 

 Please click here to learn more about Elke Sommers.

When this movie first came out I thought it was a little corny..but, now I really enjoy watching it.