That's how this thread came about.
Notice that Reagan has the least flamboyant penmanship. Strong and compact.
Was your linksupposed to connect to a Youtube video?
Dean Martin was and is the King of All Crooners.
Dean Martin is a Great American.
He was great in that rock and roll trio Dino, Desi and Billy!
Dean Martin's smile and laugh and guaranteed catchable!
Dean Martin looked great in a tux. :-)
He sings one of the most beautiful love songs I’ve ever heard. “Just say I love her”.
Frank Sinatra never could sing like that.
WOW,,,,what I’d give to have that pic!!
DINO by Nick Tosches is one of the best biographies I’ve ever read, and I never read bios of celebrities. Highly recommended.
Wow. How can somebody not smile after watching that? Think I’ll go out and stimulate the economy today, buy a couple of Martin’s CDs.
Thanks for posting. Put me in a great mood.
SMILE and SMILE and SMILE, PING!
To me, Dean Martin is indeed classy, but not just because of his talent, but because of the way he handled his personal family life.
His marriage to his second wife Jeanne was pretty much over about ten years after they got married (in 1949). But rather than traumatize their children with a divorce, they agreed to stay together (under the same roof) for the sake of the children at least untill the children had grown up, were old enough to move out or have moved out.
So they continued to live together in the same house (though in separate bedrooms) and remained married to each other for another 14 years (I dont recall the exact year they finally officially separated, but they didnt get a divorce untill 1973)
I recommend two book about Dean by his own children:
That's Amore: A Son Remembers Dean Martin by Ricci Martin
Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes by Deana Martin