I like his early music, more stripped away than this. Once we were sitting in a bar in Dubrovnik, one built into the mountainside and a song came on. It was marvelous and the waitress ran to find out who it was for us. It was him. I will always remember that. Nothing like this one.
Not a fan of Dino and especially not of this song.
My favorite Dean Martin memory also happened in 1964: he was hosting HOLLYWOOD PALACE (for you non-geezers, this was a Saturday night variety show, sort of a poor man's Ed Sullivan) which was the first appearance of the Rolling Stones on American television. He introduced them by saying, "I was once rolled when I was stoned."
Aside - I so did NOT find his drunk act funny, ever.
Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 125 stories that have appeared online, in print journals and in various anthologies. She is the author of two print novels CONCRETE ANGEL (2015) and SHOT IN DETROIT (2016)(Polis Books). CONCRETE ANGEL was nominated for an Anthony and Macavity Award in 2016. SHOT IN DETROIT was nominated for an Edgar Award and an Anthony Award in 2017. A collection of her stories I BRING SORROW AND OTHER STORIES OF TRANSGRESSION will appear in 2018.
She also authored two ebooks, MONKEY JUSTICE and HOME INVASION and co-edited DISCOUNT NOIR. She won a Derringer award for her story "My Hero." She lives outside Detroit.
Patricia (Patti) Abbott
SHOT IN DETROIT
Edgar Nominee 2017, Anthony nominee 2017
CONCRETE ANGEL
Polis Books, 2015-nominated for the Anthony and Macavity Awards
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Always hated this song. In fact pretty much hate anything Dean Martin did.
I like his early music, more stripped away than this. Once we were sitting in a bar in Dubrovnik, one built into the mountainside and a song came on. It was marvelous and the waitress ran to find out who it was for us. It was him. I will always remember that. Nothing like this one.
Not a fan of Dino and especially not of this song.
My favorite Dean Martin memory also happened in 1964: he was hosting HOLLYWOOD PALACE (for you non-geezers, this was a Saturday night variety show, sort of a poor man's Ed Sullivan) which was the first appearance of the Rolling Stones on American television. He introduced them by saying, "I was once rolled when I was stoned."
Aside - I so did NOT find his drunk act funny, ever.
The song was Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away."
Jeff M.
I have to admit, I'm not a big Dean Martin fan. At all. But I know he made a big impact.
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