Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "You Were Made For Love"

Hates to repeat myself pals...but man o man, does Dino know how to schmooze the ladies!!! Can't be a single swingin' chick out there who could POSSIBLY resist these "O so smooth smooth" lyrics of love!


 Dean is in his FINEST form when he's serenadin' some very lucky senorita...& I guess that's the vibe I was ponderin' when I picked this cool cool jam for this week's Serenade. I grabbed "You Were Made For Love" off Dino's 1966 al b um, "Happy In Love" & let me tell youse pallies... sweet sweet feelins' of romance have been shootin' through my veins like a fever ever since!!! Hahaha!!!


These romantic little tunes REALLY put me into such a GREAT GREAT mood...I just can't keep these happy thoughts to myself! Love is timeless pals...spread it 'round... & above ALL else...Keep the Dino & the vino flowin'!!!

(Baby baby baby you were made for love)
(Baby baby baby you were made for love)
Your beautiful eyes your wonderful lips
They were just made for moonlight trips
Oh baby love you were made for love
(Baby baby baby you were made for love)

The way that you smile the way that you kiss
There could be just one answer to this
Oh baby doll you were made for love
(Oh baby doll you were made for love)
Oh there's a ring around the moon tonight
It means we ought to linger
Oh babe I love you so I'd like to put
The ring around the moon around your finger

Oh what a break is waiting ahead
For some lucky guy who you're gonna wed
Oh baby doll you were made for love

(Oh there's a ring around the moon tonight)
It means we ought to linger
(It means I love you so I'd like to put)
The ring around the moon around your finger

Oh what a break is waiting ahead
For some lucky guy who you're gonna wed
Oh baby doll you were made for love
(Baby doll you were made for love) 

Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Standard Set

Hey pallies, likes today we open door numero tres of the smaller options for purchasin' the Dean Martin Roasts.  You will recall the least expensive way of gettin' some of the Dino-roast treasure is a single Dino-disc with three hours of highlights at a very low price.  Next in line is a set of 6 DVDs that includes 12 roasts with a selection of Dino-extras.  Both of these options will be available to the masses through numerous retail sources online and in stores and are set to release on September 24 of this very Dino-year.

And, likes ilovedinomartin has shared with you that the complete set of all 54 roasts with tons of extra Dino-treats is bein' sold directly from StarVista/Time-Life.  The original report was that this complete set woulda ship the week of September 23, but our most recent check back at the StarVista/Time-Life pad reveals that the NEW date of shippin' is now October 7.

And, in lookin' over the Dino-roast info at StarVista it came to our attention that there will indeed be even a fourth option of Dino-purchase.  Again, only sold directly from StarVista/Time-Life comes what is called the "standard" Dino-set that will contain 18 roasts on 12 DVDs with extras as well.  That brief information is below, and as usual, if you clicks on the tag of this Dino-message you will be transported to that info directly at StarVista/Time-Life.

So, likes dudes there certainly is a Dino-set for each of our economic situations, from retail as low as $12.95 to $249.95.  Likes many many of youse Dino-holics already have the previously released Dino-roasts from Gunty Renker, but for tons of new Dino-philes, this is a new new op to not only get on the Dino-roast action, but to acquire other rare Dino-extras as well.  Dino-reportin', DMP

Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

18 Roasts on 12 DVDs

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Dean Martin Celebrity Roast-Collectors Edition 6 Discs

Hey pallies, likes today we open door numero duo of the three lesser options for purchasin' packages of Dino-roasts from the folks at StarVista/Time-Life.  Besides the single disc of 3 hours worth of moments from the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, there will also be a six disc set (similiar I woulda guess to those multi-disc sets released by Time-Life for the Dino-show).

Likes all the pertinent Dino-info is below.  You will note that this edition will contain 12 complete roasts 'though it doesn't appear in the advertizin' which 12 they will be.  And, as noted there will be 3 hours of bonus material includin'.....

*Rare Dean Martin TV specials
*Bonus sketches
*Interviews with Betty White, Jackie Mason, Ruth Buzzi, Tim Conway, Rich Little and Don Rickles
*Exclusive Featurettes: Legends of the Roasts, The Art of the Roast and The King of Cool: Always in Fashion!

Likes ilovedinomartin is wonderin' if this is all the bonus material contained on the mega all roast set or not...and let's we are not sure how to ferret out this Dino-info.  Any idears pallies?

Anywho, this set will be ready for sale to the mass market on September 24.  The informatio below happens to comes from the dudes at Amazon 'though this Dino-set will be certainly available far and wide on the 'net as well as in local stores.  To see this information in it's original format, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-report.   Dino-always, ever, and only, DMP





Dean Martin Celebrity Roast-Collectors Edition

Dean Martin (Actor), Johnny Carson (Actor), Greg Garrison (Director) | Rated: NR | Format: DVD

This title will be released on September 24, 2013.

Product Details

Actors: Dean Martin, Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Don Rickles
Directors: Greg Garrison
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 6
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Time Life Entertainment
DVD Release Date: September 24, 2013
Run Time: 1080 minutes

Editorial Reviews
THE DEAN MARTIN CELEBRITY ROASTS were a fixture on NBC s Thursday night lineup from 1973 to 1984. In those 11 years, Dean and his panel of pals successfully ridiculed, embarrassed and made fun of legendary stars like Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles and Dean Martin himself, to name a few, and America loved it!

6-DVD COLLECTOR'S EDITION SET INCLUDES:
12 Complete ROASTS on 6 DVDs, a special booklet, plus over 3 hours of Bonus Features including:
*Rare Dean Martin TV specials
*Bonus sketches
*Interviews with Betty White, Jackie Mason, Ruth Buzzi, Tim Conway, Rich Little and Don Rickles
*Exclusive Featurettes: Legends of the Roasts, The Art of the Roast and The King of Cool: Always in Fashion!

ALSO FEATURED ARE THESE GUEST "ROASTERS" THROWING NON-STOP ZINGERS: Flip Wilson, Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Ginger Rogers, Foster Brooks, Jimmy Stewart, Milton Berle, Billy Graham, Rich Little, Howard Cosell, Jack Benny, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Nipsey Russell, Omar Bradley, Phyllis Diller, Neil Armstrong, Ginger Rogers, Redd Foxx, Henry Kissinger, Don Rickles, Jonathan Winters, Sugar Ray Robinson, Mark Spitz, Dolores Hope, Lucille Ball, June Allyson, Greer Garson, Red Buttons, Barry Goldwater, Henry Fonda, Eddie Albert, Foster Brooks, George Burns, Tony Randall, Janet Leigh, Jesse White, Orson Welles, Mickey Rooney, LaWanda Page, Ruth Buzzi... just dozens and dozens of stars! It s a fun walk down memory lane.

Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts - 1 Volume

Hey pallies, likes a few 'go in early August, ilovedinomartin was 'mong the first to announce the release of the complete set of 54 Dino-roasts with tons of extras from the pallies at StarVista/Time-Line.  A premier package at a premier price certainly was pleasin' news for all Dino-holics with fat wallets, but likes we all knows that Dino-devotees come in all ages and stages, as well as part of each and every ecomomic strata that is known.  

Likes, in other words pallies, not everyone who idolizes our most beloved Dino will have the bread available to purchase this huge huge set of Dino-treasure.  And, the dudes at StarVista/Time-Life, certainly have recognized this, 'cause it has come to the attention of ilovedinomartin that three lesser Dino-packages will be available.

Today, ilovedinomartin will accent the least expensive of these sets.  Releasin' to the general public on September 24 through a variety of sources (we happened to come upon it at Amazon, where if you clicks on the tag of this Dino-message you will find the info below) is a single disc, three hours of highlights from the Dean Martin Comedy Roasts retailin' at $12.95.

This is give pallies a mere taste of the glories of the entire collection, but certainly is at a modest 'nough price that no pallie needs to be left out in the cold.  Stay tuned for news of the other two configurations of Dino-roast releases.  Dino-sharin', DMP



Dean Martin Celebrity Roast

Dean Martin (Actor), Frank Sinatra (Actor), Greg Garrison (Director) | Rated: NR | Format: DVD

This title will be released on September 24, 2013.

Product Details
Actors: Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Sammy Davis, Jr.
Directors: Greg Garrison
Format: Color, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Time Life Entertainment
DVD Release Date: September 24, 2013
Run Time: 180 minutes

Editorial Reviews
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts were a fixture on NBC s Thursday night lineup from 1973 to 1984. In those 11 years, Dean and his panel of pals successfully ridiculed, embarrassed and made fun of legendary stars like Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin himself, to name a few---and America loved it!

Over the past 20 years the roast format has really become a kind of American folklore, set at a banquet table, in which the guest of honor was showered with insults from other celebrities.

This single DVD contains hours of hilarious camp and humor as the legendary Bob Hope and The Tonight Show s very own Johnny Carson are roasted by a who s who of stage, screen, sports and political stars! Roastees include John Wayne, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Jimmy Stewart, Bob Newhart, Jonathan Winters, George Burns, Ginger Rogers, Foster Brooks, Rich Little, Howard Cosell, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Nipsey Russell, Omar Bradley, Phyllis Diller, Neil Armstrong, Henry Kissinger, Bette Davis, Truman Capote, Joey Bishop, Flip Wilson, Ruth Buzzi, Dom DeLuise, Dionne Warwick, Barry Goldwater, Redd Foxx and Ronald Reagan.

Hey pallies, likes was just doin' some Dino-researchin' over at Amazon to see likes if there was any new Dino-treasure on the Dino-horizon, somethin' that is simply part of ilovedinomartin's normal Dino-routine and low and behold, likes came 'cross the new Dino-dvd, "The Rat Pack - Dean Martin."

Likes have only found it so far on Amazon, and it is one of those DVDs on Demand titles.  A very recent release, it went up for sale just a wee few ago on September 3 and appears to be a collection of filmed Dino-croons from a variety of sources....23 songs in all with a runnin' time of 60 glorious Dino-minutes.

As we looked at the list of songs below, we found a few that we don't ever remember seein' on a Dino-vid disc before....so sooner or later, we simply are goin' to have to snatch this up.  Just wonderin' if perhaps this is one of a series of DVDs accentin' the Rat Pack.  Anywho, if more informatio surfaces, be sure that ilovedinomartin will forward it to all you Dino-philes.  If you clicks on the link of this Dino-report, you will be transported to Amazon, which as we say is the only pad that we have found this Dino-release listed for sale.
Dino-reportin', DMP

The Rat Pack Dean Martin

Format: DVD

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Product Details Format: NTSC Region: All Regions Number of discs: 1 DVD Release Date: September 3, 2013 Run Time: 60 minutes • That's Amore • Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams • I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine • There Goes My Heart • Memories Are Made Of This • Give Us Those Old Songs Medley - With Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra • Would I Love You • When You're Smiling • High Hopes - With Bing Crosby & Mitzi Gaynor • One For My Baby And One More For The Road • The Isle Of Capri • Carolina In The Morning • Oh Marie, Oh Marie • Dancing Cheek To Cheek - With Bing Crosby & Mitzi Gaynor • You Made Me Love You • Love Me With All Of Your Heart • I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now • Too Young • Together - With Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby • Louise • It's Easy To Remember The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else - With Frank Sinatra • If You Were The Only Girl In The World • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter • Almost Like Being In Love

Dean Martin, one of the best straight men in show business, couldn't keep a straight face throughout the segment.

Hey pallies, likes ilovedinomartin has certainly shared the great vid Dino-clip on more then one Dino-occasion, but likes we can't resist sharin' it 'gain, likes 'specially when he comes from the blog of one of the worldest hugest of huge Dino-holics, our delightful Dino-gal Miss AOW.

From her normally politico blog, "Always On Watch' comes the classic of classic Dino and Mr. Victor Borge sketch from the Dino-show that likes puts the accent on "Punctuation Marks."  It's guaranteed to bring smiless to all our pallies faces, and as Miss AOW points out, Dean Martin, one of the best straight men in show business, couldn't keep a straight face throughout the segment."  Likes nothin' more needs to be said dudes!

ilovedinomartin thanks our most Dino-devoted pallie Miss AOW for puttin' us to this Dino-post from her blog and for helpin' grow her readership into deeper, purer, and truer devotion to our Dino then ever before.
To checks this out in it's original format, simply, as always, clicks on the tag of this here Dino-message.  Dino-delightfully, DMP

Time For Comedy

(If you must have politics, please scroll down)

As a member in good standing of the Grammar Police for the past several decades, I love the following comedic take on punctuation. Dean Martin, one of the best straight men in show business, couldn't keep a straight face throughout the segment.

Enjoy:


Laughter is the best medicine!

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "It Takes So Long To Say Goodbye"

Man o man pallies...I just can't gets me 'nuff of Dino's "The Lush Years" al b um! I feel the overwhelming NEED to share this GREAT GREAT collection of GREAT GREAT tunes with ALL youse TRUE Dino-enthusiasts out there!


Today's Serenade, "It Takes So Long To Say Goodbye", is just such a  bea u ti ful song & Dean REALLY sings it to ultimate perfection! How could I not play this for ALL my fellow Dino-holics?!!!


Share this one with someone REALLY special! Let's savor these precious moments pals...just blink...& there gone. Enjoy.

It takes so long to say goodbye
Goodbye is a long, long time
Tonight my love the moonbeams shine
Upon your dream and mine

So take my kiss to sleep with you
This kiss of love divine
Oh it takes so long to say goodbye
Goodbye is a long, long time

(So take my kiss to sleep with you
This kiss of love divine)
Oh it takes so long to say goodbye
Goodbye is a long, long time
Goodbye is a long, long time 

As a kid, Dean Martin Roasts were a big treat.

Hey pallies, likes perhaps many of youse dudes have noticed that one of our most beloved Dino's hugest platforms of success, the years of the Dino-roasts have been underrepresented here at ilovedinomartin.  But, likes with the release of the huge huge new Dino-package of all the roasts with tons of super Dino-extras comin' our way the Dino-week of September 23rd, it certainly is time for ilovedinomartin to rectify the situation.

Likes, to begin the process of puttin' the accent on the Dino-roasts, we begin with a post brought to our attentionado by the pallies at google 'lerts.  From a really swingin' blog pad, "Calvin's Canadian CAVE OF COOL, comes a post  simply tagged, "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts.  From the pen of Canadian Calvin comes wondrous words of Dino-delight 'bout how Mr. Calvin and his daddy-o enjoyed the Dino-roasts together when Calvin was "a kid."  In his own words, "As a kid, Dean Martin Roasts were a treat."

How totally totally grand to hear Mr. Calvin's heart-felt thoughts of bein' treated to these swingin' Dino-efforts and to know that he shared 'em with his father is likes the coolest.  ilovedinomartin shouts out our delight to Mr. Calvin for sharin' his Dino-memories with his readership and givin' ilovedinomartin a great reason to offer beginnin' efforts in highlightin' the Dean Martin Roast era of Dino-success.  To checks this out in it's original format, simply, clicks on the tag of this here Dino-report.   Dino-awed, DMP

Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Thinking of my Dad today and the comment by Dr. Goat and others about how celebrity roasts today are all so dirty and stupid. Personally I agree. I never work BLUE (I don't have to) to get attention. I may post cosplayers and pretty girls but I don't show them squatting over some dirty sailor. There are limits. Good taste and funny can go together when you are REALLY funny and you have great material.

As a kid, Dean Martin Roasts were a big treat. There was nothing like them on TV at the time. Mostly they roasted famous celebrities and the class of the program meant they could attract guys like a Frank Sinatra. My Dad loved the comedy and even if he had to explain why the jokes were funny, he would, just for our enjoyment.

Of all the people they would get for these Dean Martin roasts, Red Buttons (an Oscar winner believe it or don't) was the funniest. I got the jokes. But watch his delivery. He is as much fun to watch as to listen to.

The old school guys like Don Rickles may have gently pushed the envelope without being profane. Just yesterday I laughed my ass off at Everybody Loves Raymond. It was terrific. 

Martin and Lewis Gifs From "The Stooge"

Hey pallies, likes gotta 'fess up that ilovedinomartin is simply diggin' the Dino-gifs created by Miss Andrea of Canada at her tumblr Dino-gifs blog so so very very much.  So, on this day after the day that our most beloved Dino and his decade long partner Mr. Jerry Lewis reunited on the MDA Telethon in 1976, likes we can't resist sharin' some of Mr. Andrea's Dino-creations that accent our great man and his great partner.

Below are two gifs that Miss Andrea has gifted us with featurin' scenes from our Dino and  the Jer actin' in that classic Dino-dramady, "The Stooge."  Indeed, to us here at ilovedinomartin, "The Stooge" in some very real ways mirrors the partnership of our Dino and Mr. Lewis....only with a very happy endin'.  These are both great moments from the classic, but likes of course our fav is the second that comes very near the end of the film when our Dino and Jerry embrace each other with mucho affectionado.

ilovedinomartin salutes Miss Andrea for her glowin' affection for all thin's Dino and for sharin' her deep, pure, and true devotion to our King of Cool via the technological magic of  gifs at tumblr.  To check out more of her Dino-creativity, simply clicks on the tag of this  here Dino-report.  Dino-only, DMP

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On This Day In Dino-history: September 5, 1976

Hey pallies,  likes today is truly truly one of the very very most historic dates in all of our most beloved Dino's history.  It was on this date, September 5, 1976 that Mr. Frank Sinatra had what ilovedinomartin considers his most shinin' moment in his entire life in gettin' our Dino and the Jer back together after bein' apart for 20 long years.

Likes what we are referrin' to, of course, is that momentous of momentous moment when Mr. Sinatra reunited our most beloved Dino and his decade long partner Mr. Jerry Lewis durin' the 1976 MDA telethon.
And, as far as ilovedinomartin is concerned,  this is the most important event to be chronicled live on the small screen!

So, on this day, 37 years later, ilovedinomartin shares with your a most heartwarmin' pix of that historic moment, as well as the official vid clip of Mr. Sinatra's wondrous efforts of gettin' our Dino and Mr. Lewis back together after 20 long years.   Loves the look on our most beloved  Dino's face and on Jerry's as well as they come back together. And, likes dudes, likes watchin' 'em hug and kiss is just so so surperbly special indeed!  Dino-heartedly, DMP

"Has there ever been anyone, in the entire history of the world, cooler than Dean Martin?"

Hey pallies, likes we gotta 'fess up pallies that likes ilovedinomartin is absolutely---without a doubt---absolutely addicted to the Dino-gifs over at the tumblr pad "dinopaulcrocettigifs" lovin'ly created by twenty year old Dino-holic  Miss Andrea of Canada.

The Dino-gif below is an octet of  incredible images of our Dino havin' the time of his life, and likes Miss Andrea has terrifically  tagged her Dino-creation with this oh so evocative Dino-quiry....."Has there ever been anyone, in the entire history of the world, cooler than Dean Martin?"  And, likes the absolute Dino-truth is  likes no one has ever, or will ever be as cool as our King of Cool.

ilovedinomartin sends out our deepest of deep Dino-appreciato to Dino-devotee Miss Andrea for 'nother stunnin'ly stellar piece of Dino-homagin'....usin' the latest of latest technology to homage the timeless treasure of our most beloved Dino.  To checks out Miss Andrea's tumblr pad simply clicks on the tag of this here Dino-report.  Dino-swanked, DMP

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On This Date In Dino-history: September 1, 1949

Hey pallies, likes dudes so so sorry to be late with this Dino-date, but likes was off the 'puter over the long weekend, and likes for some reason, I had forgotten that the date of our Dino's second marriage was September 1, so a little bit late we remember this extremely important date in the life and times of our most beloved Dino.   Likes on  September 1, 1949, the weddin' bells did chime for our  Dino and his beauty queen Miss Jeanne Biegger.   Our  Dino and Miss Jeanne, wife numero duo, tied the knot at the home of Herman Hover's pad.

As we devotedly remember this day of absolute lovin' bliss for our Dino, ilovedinomartin shares with you a post that Deanager Catie shared at her tumblr blog, "They always look better at night..," on this day of huge huge  Dino-significance two  year ago. We shared it here the last two Dino-years  and thought we'd share it 'gain for all who may have missed it the first time 'round.

Our Catie combines an outstandin' weddin' pix of the beau-ti-ful couple with some prose scribed by Mr. Jerry Lewis from his magnificant Dino-bio, "Dean and Me: A Love Story."

Just grooves to be likes readin' these kind of glorious Dino-details....and these reflections from Mr. Lewis notin' the extremely extremely  close relationship that our most beloved Dino had with his bestest of best partner Jerry.

ilovedinomartin sez our thanks to Miss Catie for creatin' this Dino-memory on her tumblr account, sure to bring many of today's nouveau hipsters to the deep knowledge and total total adulation of our great man. Dino-rememberin', DMP btw pallies, if you clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram you will be taken to the Dean Martin Timeline...an essential pad for all those who are deeply devoted to our Dino!




You just got out of a marriage,” I said. “What the fuck are you rushing into another one for?”

He just stared at me, shocked that I had hit the issues on the button. I hurried to explain myself. “Forgive me, Paul.” I said. “Jeanne’s a great girl, and I think she would follow you to the ends of the earth. I know she would wait until you were ready. And there are four kids to think about.”

Dean thought for a moment. “Listen Jer,” he said. “You know me better than anyone, so what I say is between us. I do worry about my kids. But this feels so right. So strong.”

I nodded, finally understanding that he was really in love, and probably for the first time. “It’s your life, pal,” I told him. “And you have to do what’s best for you. You’ve always taken care of your kids; now it’s your turn to take care of yourself. Everything’ll fall into place.”

He threw his arms around me in a bear hug and whispered into my ear: “Thanks, Jer.”

As it turned out, Jeanne was the best thing that ever happened to Dean.

Jerry Lewis to Dean Martin on the day of his wedding to second wife Jeanne Biegger, September 1, 1949.

Dean Martin was a lot of things. But, one thing Dean Martin was not. Lush.

Hey pallies, likes just just found this delightful Dino-sketch and likes just had to shares it with all you dudes.  From the pad, "Josh Pincus is Crying" comes, I woulda guess, from the hands of Mr. Josh Pincus this oh so fun bit of  Dino-art with a bit of a Dino-essay on what our Dino was and wasn't.

Likes Pincus nails all the tremendous thin's that our Dino was...Singer, Actor, Variety show host, Comedian, and Womanizer.  But, then he sez.... "But, one thing Dean Martin was not.  Lush."   Well, likes I guess that it all depends on how one defines "lush"...but certainly certainly our Dino enjoys himself some liquid libations, and all his bios includin' the finest of the finest, Nick Tosches' "DINO: Living High In The Dirty Business Of Dreams" tells us all 'bout our Dino love of a drink...'specially his fav scotch...J&B....or as our great man referred to it, "Just  Booze."  So, I would have to disagree with Pincus on that particular Dino-point.

ilovedinomartin salutes Mr. Josh Pincus on his creativity in Dino-devotion....sure to draw many of his readership into growin' in their passion for our Dino.  To checks this out, simply clicks on the tag of this here Dino-report.  Dino-always, ever, and only, DMP

IF: lush

Posted by joshpincusiscrying on 2 September 2013, 11:15 am

Dean Martin was a lot of things.

Singer.

Actor.

Variety show host.

Comedian.

Womanizer.

But, one thing Dean Martin was not.

Lush.

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Houston"

Giddy up pallies! Hahaha!!! Ride em' cowboy!!! I thought we Dino-holics could use us a wee bit of Tex Martin on this un-official "end to Summer" weekend.


 Now whether Dean is wrustlin' up some cattle or swoonin' & croonin' in some posh Vegas showroom...he's STILL the coolest ranch hand this side of the Alamo! Haha!

 This week's Serenade, "Houston", might be a "down & out" type tune 'bout some lonesome dude longin' for his hometown...but man o man pals...Dean can squeeze the fun outta any blue blue day!!!

 We still got some Summer left pallies...let's squeeze as many good times outta it as possible! Enjoy!   

Well it's lonesome in this old town
Everybody puts me down
I'm a face without a name
Just walking in the rain
Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston

I got holes in both of my shoes
Well I'm a walking case of the blues
Saw a dollar yesterday
But the wind blew it away
Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston

I haven't eaten in about a week
I'm so hungry when I walk I squeak
Nobody calls me friend
It's sad the shape I'm in
Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston

Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston
I got a girl waiting there for me
Well at least she said she'd be
I got a home and a big warm bed
And a feather pillow for my head
Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston

Well it's lonesome in this old town
Everybody put me down
I'm a face without a name
Just walking in the rain
Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston

Hey pallies, likes just gotta sneak in 'nother post this very Dino-day.  Likes just discovered that our most devoted of Dino-devotees, our swingin' pallie Scotty over at his coolest of cool blogs, "BlueisKewl." has posted 'nother powerful pose of our most beloved Dino and his bestest of best pallie Mr. Frank Sinatra.

It's that incredible image of these two icons smokin' back stage at NBC and Scotty has nailed it when he tags the pose, "The King of Cool and The Chairman Of The Board.   It is perfect picture of what true palliedom is all 'bout.....enjoyin' the pleasure of each other's presence while  enjoyin' a pleasure of life.

Ever since ilovedinomartin discovered our youthful pallie Scotty at "BlueisKewl" accentin' his Dino-delight on our great man's great day, and encouraged Scotty to keeps showin' more and more of his Dino-passion to his readership, he boldly has to ilovedinomartin's total total Dino-appreciato.  So pallie Scotty keeps publicly postin' more and more cool Dino-poses helpin' your readership grow in their Dino-adulation and helpin' fuel the Dino-revolution into full full Dino-throttle!

Likes to view this in it's original format at our Dino-dude Scotty's pad, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-effort.  Dino-always, ever, and only, DMP

The King of Cool and the Chairman of the Board (1962)

 

"Go, Dean, go!"

Hey pallies, likes simply simply had to post 'nother one of those fabulous Dino-gifs from Dino-addicted tumblr blogger Miss Andrea, age 20 of Canada.  It is likes so truly truly thrilliln' to find so so many of today's youth so turned on to our most beloved Dino and creatin' such cleverly creative ways of deeply and delightfully homagin' our deeply, delightful Dino!

Today's gif is tremendously tagged "Go, Dean, go!" and is taken from a marvelous moment from the Dino-show with our great great man swingin' with the great great Step Brothers."   Our Dino sure knows how to make the moves!  Likes just viewin' this gif is such a giant gift and of course makes us so so Dino-happy.
Happiness is Dean Martin!

ilovedinomartin is 'gain thrilled to put the accent on 'nother of today's youth, Miss Andrea and thanks her deeply deeply for showin' such deep, pure, and true devotion to our Dino and spreadin' Dino-happiness all over the tumblr pad.  If you clicks on the tag of this here Dino-gram you will  be transported to Miss Andrea's Dino-gif pad over at tumblr.   Dino-delightedly, DMP

_{"Go, Dean, go!"}

dean martin the dean martin variety show the four step brothers

Dean Martin as Joe Ricco in Mr. Ricco, 1975

Hey pallies, likes all us Dino-holics knows that our most beloved Dino is where it is at and likes we can never ever gets 'nough of our great man.  And likes technology has gifted us with so so many new ways of gettin' our Dino-fix.  Likes case in point, one of the coolest of the cool new ways of groovin' on our Dino is through what is tagged gif....Graphics Interchange Format....where pallies are able to takes Dino-images and turn 'em into great works of total total Dino-creativity.

And, likes one of the coolest web pads applyin' gif technology is the youth oriented blog hangout Tumblr....where images of cool rule.  One of the hardest of hard thin's for ilovedinomartin to always figures out is original source of each post 'cause likes of so so many repostin's.  Today we shares with all you Dino-addicts a totally totally rad gift based on pixs from our great man's last great big screen starrin' role as Joe Ricco in the crime caper "Mr. Ricco.

\This was filmed in 1975 while our great man was in his most swingin' of swingin' moddest of mod periods...and these poses from Ricco bear this out.  ilovedinomartin salutes the nouveau hipster Dino-devotee who hangs their hat at dinopaulcrocetti.gifs.tumblr....so so refreshin' so find tons of today's youth puttin' the accent on our Dino in the hippest of hip ways!  Likes to checks this out in it's original format, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram.  Dino-always, ever, and only, DMP

_{Dean Martin as Joe Ricco in Mr. Ricco, 1975}

A Swingin' Review of The Dino-inspired Teen Read, "The Spectacular Now."

Hey pallies, likes as I was ponderin' the coolness of yester-Dino-day's post 'bout the swingin' Deanager character of Sutter Keely in "The Spectacular Now," it caused me to ponder whether or not ilovedinomartin have chimed in before on this great Dino-honorin' tome.  Well, indeed, after doin' just a wee bit of Dino-research I found out that on November 12, 2008 we had indeed shared an awesome review of Tim Tharp's outstandin' Teen Read by a Mr. David Elzey at the "Guy Lit Wire" blog.

So, dudes likes below is that original Dino-post pretty much in it's original format with all it's Dino-glory.  Likes can't wait to see this novel that has just come to the big screen.  This is simply an awesome op for more and more of today's youth to get into the Dino-groove and begins their journey of life-long Dino-devotion!  Dino-always, ever, and only, DMP

  

November 12, 2008

 

The Dean Martin of Oklahoma

Hey pallies, more and more our Dino is appearin' in today's literature. The lastest novel that spreads some Dino-love 'round is a youth fiction book tagged "The Spectacular Now" by Tim Tharp, which has just been tagged a finalist for the National Book Award. The main character of this novel is a dude tagged Sutter Keely, a senior in high school who loves his seven and sevens (one of our Dino's fav liquid libations) and is likes a total Dino-wannabe.

 How cool that Mr. Tharp is introducin' our Dino to a new generation through his new book. Read all 'bout it below from this blog post by a guy tagged David Elzey. As Dino-always, if you wanna read it in it's original form, just clicks on the tagg of this Dino-post and goes over to the Guys Lit Wire Blog. So loves seein' all the ways that the Dino-message is bein' proclaimed to today's youth who are turnin' on to our main man is such way cool Dino-ways.... Dinodiggin', DMP

The Dean Martin of Oklahoma

It's an odd, almost unsettling experience to finish reading a book, fire up the internet to see what sort of buzz the book has, and then discover that almost simultaneously the book was just named as a finalist for the National Book Award. That's exactly what happened a few weeks back, in one of those moments when you wonder if the universe is trying to tell you something important.

Cue eerie music for... The Spectacular Now.

Sutter Keely is a charmer. A senior without a care, he is an unrepentant alcoholic living in the now, willing to embrace the weird. The only problem is that his beautiful fat girlfriend Cassidy is getting tired of his shtick. He's late and constantly drinking Seagam's and 7-Up; he's fun but irresponsible; he's a good time at parties but he's selfish. When the last straw comes and Cassidy finally dumps him Sutter figures she'll eventually come back around to his wannabe Dean Martin swagger.

The problem is that Cassidy is looking down the road at life beyond high school and Sutter isn't there. And not just Cassidy, all of Sutter's friends seem intent on trying to figure out what comes next. After years of floating without a care Sutter doesn't see the big deal, or the need to plan beyond his current buzz. So when Cassidy shows how serious she is by picking up with a new boyfriend, Sutter redirects his energies toward hooking up his best friend Ricky with a girl of his own.

Wallowing drunk, he is found passed out on a lawn early one morning by Aimee, one of those withdrawn girls everyone walks all over. Taking her on as his own special project to help her grow a spine and realize her inner self, Sutter finds himself promising to take her to the prom, officially declaring her his girlfriend, and knowingly leads her on in an effort to build self esteem. But Aimee isn't like the other girls he's dated, willing to hang out with a party boy until it's no longer fun. Aimee has fallen in love -- deep, hard, and seriously -- and slowly begins to entangle Sutter into her plans and dreams, into their combined future together. She could be the girl Sutter has always needed, the one he never realized he'd always wanted, a girl who could change him for the better.

If Sutter doesn't first succeed in dragging her into his own dead-end spiral.

Will Sutter reform, confront his deadbeat father and clean up his drinking? Or will Aimee become his sloppy, drunken sidekick, the girl who abandons her dreams of college and NASA to stay by the side of the only guy that has ever bothered to give her the time of day?

Up until the final pages there's no way of knowing how this is going to turn out. Tharp does a nice job of having the characters remain true to themselves in such a way that every meeting is a quiet trial of wills. When Cassidy continues to get together with Sutter on Thursday afternoons after they break up -- and with the full knowledge of their new dating partners -- Cassidy makes no bones about the fact that she will probably always be drawn to Sutter's bad boy antics but cannot let him back into her life as anything more than a buddy. This suits Sutter just fine, but his unspoken longing for Cassidy seeps in and pushes him that much farther along. He's like a comet that gains velocity in her orbit, then spins wildly out into the universe seemingly with a lack of control, but he's always drawn back into her gravitational orbit when he reaches the outer limits with Aimee.

Tharp pulls a nifty trick in giving us the portrait of a charming young drunk well on his way toward becoming a pathetic one. But he doesn't judge -- Sutter's friends are more than willing to do that, and they do it with a large dose of tough love despite the apparent futility of their gestures. There were moments when I was almost afraid Tharp was romanticizing teen alcoholism in trying to present a realistic portrait, but Sutter's own aimlessness undermines anything remotely cool about being drunk. It plays as humor when Sutter goes to his sister's house for dinner and nearly sets himself on fire when he tries to secretly smoke a joint in her closet, but Sutter's empty apologies and quick judgments about his family members make the laughter ring hollow.

I wasn't as impressed with Tharp's last outing, The Knights of Hill Country, because there was something about it that felt stale. This time out Tharp returns to his Oklahoma soil with an approach that feels slightly on edge. Not edgy, but teetering at the brink of excess and charm -- much like its main character. It is unflinching in its handing of teen drinking, almost casual, but equally sober about what sort of dead end that leads to.

I don't think it's necessarily undeserving the National Book Award, but given the competition I'm having a hard time seeing this pull through as the winner. Then again, perhaps the universe was indeed trying to tell me something. We'll find out soon enough.

The Spectacular Now
by Tim Tharp
Knopf 2008

also:
The Knights of Hill Country
by Tim Tharp
Knopf 2006

Sutter is a great fan of Dean Martin

Hey pallies, likes I gotta 'fess up dudes that I ain't been so excited to share a Dino-gram with youse for the longest of longest Dino-times.  Likes we all knows how much our most beloved Dino loved to put the accent on youth and how our King of Cool himself coined  the term Deanager to apply to the masses of youth in his day that dug our great man to the greatest of great Dino-extent.

Well today ilovedinomartin is thrilled to report to youse 'bout a work of fiction aimed at the Teen Scene that has the main male teenage character who is "a great fan of Dean Martin."  From the yalsc blog, "The Hub - Your Connection To Teen Reads" comes a post from Miss Diane Colson that reviews "The Spectacular Now" by Mr. Tim Tharp.  And as Miss Colson sez 'bout Tharp's main character..." Sutter Keely, the irrepressible party boy who narrates author Tim Tharp’s The Spectacular Now, is one of YA lit’s most poignant characters.  He’s good-hearted and funny- as long as he has his flask of whiskey near at hand."

So it woulda comes as no surprise dude that Sutter is a real Deanager.  Indeed Miss Diane quotes from the tome..... "As Sutter says, “The Rat Pack consisted of these ultra-suave playboy singers from back in the days before hippie bands changed everything - Dean, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. These guys knew how to party. They tore Las Vegas to pieces.” (p. 115-116).

Now pallies, likes how totally totally rad is that dudes.....the life and times of our Dino bein' lifted up in a most popular of popular of teen reads!  This is certainly guaranteed to draw many many of today's nouveau hipsters into the Dino-know and helps 'em to fall head over heels for our great great man!  And, likes besides that dudes as Miss Colson points out, "The Spectacular Now" has just been recently released as a big screen effort....and just hopin' that the flick will carry over Sutter Keely Deanger statis it it's flick form.  Likes 'cause this will awesomely spread Dino devotion far and wide and help even more to fan the flames of the Dino-revolution all the more.

ilovedinomartin salutes Mr. Tim Tharp for bein' so cool as to hugely feature our great man in his great teen scene tome, and to Miss Diane Colson for puttin' us on to this fab Dino-news and for creatin' such a cool cool Dino-reflection includin' Dino-pix, prose, croon clip, and vid clip as well.  Words truly can not 'press the thrill of knowin' that many many more of today's youth are bein' drawn into the Dino-fold.

To checks this out in it's original format, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram.  Dino-psyched to likes the max, DMP

Jukebooks: The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp

2013 AUGUST 21

tags: Ain't That a Kick in the Head, Dean Martin, Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime, Jukebooks, Rat Pack, The Spectacular Now,Tim Tharp

by Diane Colson

 Sutter Keely, the irrepressible party boy who narrates author Tim Tharp’s The Spectacular Now, is one of YA lit’s most poignant characters.  He’s good-hearted and funny- as long as he has his flask of whiskey near at hand.  Sutter’s happy with his life  in the moment. He prefers not to dwell on the past or the future, a strategy that threatens to implode as Sutter nears the end of high school. A movie of The Spectacular Now was released early in August 2013.

From left – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop

Sutter is a great fan of Dean Martin, a singer/comedian/variety show host from the mid-twentieth century. Martin had a reputation as a drinker; he once had a vanity license plate “DRUNKY.” He was the epitome of Rat Pack cool, with a cocktail glass in one hand and a cigarette in the other. As Sutter says, “The Rat Pack consisted of these ultra-suave playboy singers from back in the days before hippie bands changed everything - Dean, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. These guys knew how to party. They tore Las Vegas to pieces.” (p. 115-116)

So here on Jukebooks we’re featuring the Dean Martin song that Sutter calls his theme song, Ain’t That a Kick in the Head, music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn.

The song most associated with Dean Martin is Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime, written in 1947 by by Sam Coslow, Irving Taylor and Ken Lane. Here is a playful rendition of that song, to get a taste of Dino’s legendary charisma.

Dean is always a pleasure to watch........

Hey pallies, likes ilovedinomartin is pleased as punch (spiked, of course) to share with you the second installment of our pallie Tyler Michael's favs from the uno volume of best of the Dino-show.  From Deanager Ty's self tagged blog, "HOLLYWOOD MOVIES AND TV REVIEWS BY TYLER MICHAEL" comes his top five of his top ten fav Dino-moments of skits.

From Deanager Ty's remarks it is clearly clear that this first volume of the best of the Dino-show is simply loaded with great great Dino-moments and Michael shares 'em as only this devoted Dino-holic can.  So likes sit back and enjoys one of today's amazin' youth sharin' their amazin' passion for viewin' the Dino-show.

ilovedinomartin salutes Deanager Ty Michael and thanks him for helpin' spread so so much Dino-devotion 'round his wonderful blog.  To checks this out in it's original format, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-report.   Dino-psyched, DMP

TOP 10 FAVORITE DEAN MARTIN SHOW VOL.1 DVD MOMENTS (PART 2)

Welcome to the Top 5 Favorite Dean Martin Variety Show Volume 1 DVD Moments.

NUMBER 5

BOB NEWHART AND DEAN SNEAK INTO A NUDIST CAMP

 

This skit has me roaring with laughter every time I see it. Dean and Bob play a reporter and a photographer and the two sneak in to a nudest camp to get pictures. However, they're uncomfortable without their clothes, they leave the camp naked and crazy things begin to happen. The moment that kills me is when Dean is stairing at Bob while they're naked and Bob tells him that he's stairing at his "scar from the war". The thing I truly love is it's all left to the imagination. There's no real nudity, there's very few props, there's no one with them when they interact with people and there comedic acting is what gives you the image and the laughs. Just goes to show, you don't always need much to do a skit.

NUMBER 4

DEAN, KATE SMITH AND LUCILLE BALL

We came from a skit with no props, to a big vaudeville musical number with great sets, lovely girls, tons of fun props, a big finale, memorable songs and we have three stars. Kate Smith, wow what a amazing voice, it's beautiful, it's powerful and I sometimes wonder what happened to great voices like hers. Dean is always a pleasure to watch and how he and Kate sing together is great and charming. Lucille Ball is one of the chorus girls and boy does she stand out like a swore thumb with her comedy and charm that only she can bring. It's a great musical number as well as being very mind blowing in the shows standards.

NUMBER 3

DEAN AND BING CROSBY

Dean and Bing are like on my top 5 favorite singers list and seeing them sing together is epic. While not being anything new since they have sung together before, to me no matter when ever they're together always makes me smile and this skit is one of them. They crack jokes, sing some of Bing's hits and the chemistry between them is phenomenal. Sadly on the DVD the first few minutes is cut which really disappoints me, however, from what I have it's still great.

NUMBER 2

DEAN CRASHING THROUGH THE FLOOR

TIED WITH

THE COLLAPSING PIANO

 

The show was full of outrageous and unpredictable stuff and these two are the best examples of it. In the opening of the show, Dean would swing down the fire pole while singing "Everybody Loves Somebody". Well in this opening, he swings down the fire pole and goes right through the floor. If that's not enough, Frank Sinatra pops out of the floor and tells the audience that he went through the wineceller. In the skit with the piano, the mystery closet and coach, Dean jumps on the piano and it completely collapses and the reaction from Dean and Ken is priceless. On Deans show you'll never know what to expect. 

NUMBER 1

JOHN WAYNE'S SINGING VOICE

 

This skit to me is the funniest one in the whole DVD for many good reasons. Dean and the Duke talk about singing and John Wayne says "That anyone can sing". So Dean tells him to sing his theme song, the music starts and John Wayne comically lips syncs to the song with Frank Sinatra's voice. At first I thought it was real until I realized I was listening to Franks voice, however, I wasn't disappointed because the way John lip syncs and acts is roaringly funny. Dean's facial expressions to John's voice are priceless and he even gets to sing some parts of the song. On top of it, they break the fourth wall, mess up a bit, Dean makes fun of Frank's "Dobbie Dobbie Do" and all that just adds to the charm and comedy of the show. This skit had me laughing as a kid and I still laugh at it to this day while also embracing it's charm.

And those are my favorite moments from "The Dean Martin Variety Show" Volume 1 DVD. Other celebrities you'll find on it is Carol Lawrence, Johnathan Winters, Phil Silvers, Jimmy Stewart and more. Maybe I'll do a Volume 2 sometime soon or early next year.