Once upon a time, men were men.
He’s so cool, he’s actually cold. Dead cold.
Dean was da man. Talented and humble, a rare juxtaposition.
Martin’s “drunk” act was just that, an act. He rarely drank..
do be do be do be do ~ Dean Martin
The Rat Pack could even make standing look cool.
When he sings.. ♪When the moon hits you're eye like a big pizza pie♫ Thats Amore...♪
He's dead serious, that's who he is
I liked him in Airport.
I was born in ‘46. By the time I was 11 or 12, I was a Rock-a-Billy Punk! And I just loved everything about Dean Martin! Too cool fer school! Liking him was so out of character for me! But I sure did like him! I read that he was a big fan of Bing, and the Mills Brothers.
Bingo!
I love the Time Life infomericals on videos and music. The one with Dino and his Roasts is classic. What a line up of superstars, and they didn’t have to be XXX rated to have a good time. Watch it if you ever get the chance, you’ll die laughing and longing for the good ol days.
So who remembers the Golddiggers?
"In 1963-1964, the music scene had changed tremendously. The Beach Boys and "Motown" had been the rage... but now a group was challenging everyone. They were called "The Beatles". Everywhere you turned it was the same... The Beatles... The Beatles... The Beatles!!! They were taking the country by storm. At times three or four of their songs were in the top thirty all at once.
The story goes that in August of 1964, Dean's son, Dino, was infatuated with the Beatles. Dean recalled, "All I heard from him was 'The Beatles...the Beatles'. I told him that while they were a good group, I could put out a record that could make a number one hit." Dean proved to his son that he was right. On August 15, 1964... the Beatles lost control of the charts. The number one song in the nation..."Everybody Loves Somebody".
How man generations loved his music.
His son, Dean Paul, of Dino, Desi and Billy fame, was a Phantom jet pilot in the Air National Guard and died in a plane crash in 1987. He held the rank of captain.
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Dean was the epitome of cool.. and damned funny, too. Went to a yard sale last week and found a” Dean Martin Roast” DVD featuring Johnny Carson and aed McMahon. The humor was so much more real and without all the BS sensitivites we se nowadays. That `60s and early `70s era was great!!
One of the best popular singers ever. A funny guy too.
Now, all we got instituionalized weenie-ism and these guys were never that, they were themselves, Italian heritage, but American to the core. They got America, and those of us from that background got it, and they were the beacon that we could make it too. (Thank you Mario Andretti as well in that regard)
I was blessed with a relative that could have been one of the rat pack a musician, but he didn't want to owe the guys with da crooked noses for his fame, so he passed on their offer. He knew many of these guys, especially Perry Como. And like the Dean's and Francis Albert, he was a natural entertainer and at ease, just oozed cool in his own way. I miss him dearly, and I am blessed to have known him, his amazing voice, and to have the honor to even sing with him on occasion.