sipowicz
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A friend of mine gave me this pic of Dino coming out of a Beverly Hills Restaurant not long before he left us...It hangs in my dining room and is one of my favs even though it's not as "cool" a photo as those from his Rat Pack days.
Dino....
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diamonback68
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I loved the ole Dino. He lived life they way he wanted to.
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He was an excellent entertainer, a funny guy, and a talented singer. From what I understand he was a gun guy too! Can't say too much about the glasses he is wearing though............
CAJUNLAWYER
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Why do the old guys wear those big glasses???? They are ugly as heck.
diamonback68
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So they can see.
Wait 'til you get old, you'll find out. Besides when you're old you don't give a **** how you look, you just wanna keep livin'. He was a handsome man. I see a reminder of what is in store for all of us... if we live that long.
I don't know about the guns. Heard many times that all he cared about was golfing. I guess one could have worse faults.
He was a good entertainer. Never saw him in person but did watch him on TV "back in the old days." Thanks for sharing the pic.
I don't know about the guns. Heard many times that all he cared about was golfing. I guess one could have worse faults.
He was a good entertainer. Never saw him in person but did watch him on TV "back in the old days." Thanks for sharing the pic.
steveno
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the Dean Martin roasts on tv were very funny. it was amazing to see all of the talent on the stage for those. these people didn't have to be profane to be funny unlike a lot of the comedians these days
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The only thing about Dean was in his older stage of life he just kind of faded away, kind of like Carson. Sinatra, George Burns and Sammy on the other hand performed almost to the bitter end. Either he was sicker than we knew or he just lost his will to perform. Not that there is anything wrong with that - he is of course entitled to live his last few years anyway he saw fit.
CAJUNLAWYER
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Good way to go out. Leave them wanting more. It's kinds like presidents. Do the job-then retire and move off stage like GW did.
I hope to be able to do that one day and have people suddenly say Hey-where's he been and then someone telling them "oh-that guy-he's the current record holder for largest speckled trout caught on rod and reel and is living somewhere along the gulf coast on his trawler.-I heard he used to practice law-but the last time I saw him he was drinking scotch from the bridge deck and firing a large bore handgun into the air at dusk laughing at the flames." "Oh and he was wearing these big square glasses."
I hope to be able to do that one day and have people suddenly say Hey-where's he been and then someone telling them "oh-that guy-he's the current record holder for largest speckled trout caught on rod and reel and is living somewhere along the gulf coast on his trawler.-I heard he used to practice law-but the last time I saw him he was drinking scotch from the bridge deck and firing a large bore handgun into the air at dusk laughing at the flames." "Oh and he was wearing these big square glasses."
kozmic
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Good way to go out. Leave them wanting more. It's kinds like presidents. Do the job-then retire and move off stage like GW did.
I hope to be able to do that one day and have people suddenly say Hey-where's he been and then someone telling them "oh-that guy-he's the current record holder for largest speckled trout caught on rod and reel and is living somewhere along the gulf coast on his trawler.-I heard he used to practice law-but the last time I saw him he was drinking scotch from the bridge deck and firing a large bore handgun into the air at dusk laughing at the flames." "Oh and he was wearing these big square glasses."
....and a tin foil hat!
Jst1mr
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....and if you managed to make enough money, you could even have something "perky" beside you.
cowart
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The reports that I saw in that era indicated that he never really got over the death of his son Dean Paul Martin, and that he became depressed for the rest of his life.
Some info on the plane crash:
Dean Martin's Son Pilot of Missing Fighter Plane - Los Angeles Times
Stu1205
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Dino was an awesome singer, actor, and all around entertainer.
He was the epitome' of cool, along with Cary Grant.
I have about 24 Dino CDs.
I travel a lot, and they are great listening on long trips.
Wish I had the opportunity to have seen him.
Stu
He was the epitome' of cool, along with Cary Grant.
I have about 24 Dino CDs.
I travel a lot, and they are great listening on long trips.
Wish I had the opportunity to have seen him.
Stu
shouldazagged
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Trouble is, "perky" generally implies "young". I prefer women who know something about life. And other subjects.
Say "perky" and I visualize Ali McGraw in "The Winds Of War". Then my appetite goes away and I get a headache.
It's called talent and you are right, Dino and those guys had more class and talent in their little fingers than any three of the new age "comedians."
LVSteve
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Dino showed more class and talent in five minutes than a year's worth of all the modern shows put together. If I ever get my TARDIS working I shall pop back to the 1960s to shake his hand.
Lotta good Dean Martin stuff on YouTube.
Man, that was a ways back, huh?
Man, that was a ways back, huh?
