Tell me, Dean, may I call you Dean ? ...
Sure yuh can, kid, waddaya wanna know ?
... when you ran with the Pack why did you allow Sinatra to dominate the group when everyone could tell you had by far the strongest personality ?
Oh, don't yuh lissen to gossip, kid. Frank was the King in them days. I just hung around for the girls. Gee, those gals ... legs goin' on for ever. And, boy, could they drink !
But you fell out with him. I read you refused to perform in a Chicago club where he had Mob connections. Didn't Sinatra cut you dead for a long time afterwards ?
Now yuh shouldn't lissen to those stories, they ain't true. But supposin' they were ... so what if Frank didn't ring me for six years, so what if the old bastard cut me dead in public. Frank was the King, an we all wanned it that way.
One last question, Dean. Do you believe Sinatra envied your considerable stage presence and that's why he favoured Sammy Davis ... that he felt more comfortable with Sammy paying him court than with you who wouldn't ?
Now that's an interesting thought. Wud yuh like a drink, kid ? I think this could be a long evenin'.
Psst.....Seamus, d'ye tink this story's true ?
Jaysus, Michael, how'd I know.
But, Seamus, it could be true, couldn't it ?
Yes, an' I might be the King o' the Fairies !
[ Written originally on 2/12/2012, revisited today ]
... and my thanks to Dino Martin Peters who has added a link to this piece on his own blog devoted to the great Dean Martin which you might like to visit at ilovedinomartin.blogspot.co.uk
... and my thanks to Dino Martin Peters who has added a link to this piece on his own blog devoted to the great Dean Martin which you might like to visit at ilovedinomartin.blogspot.co.uk
nigel-a, very cool to see this once again at your blog. Know that your energetic efforts in the cause of Dino have been shared at ilovedinomartin.
ReplyDeleteHey pallie, likes Nigel thanks ever so much for the shout out to ilovedinomartin. We loves your Dino-creativity and have once 'gain shared your wonderful work and your great kindness at ilovedinomartin this day.
ReplyDeleteHey, Dino Martin Peters, I appreciate your continuing approval for my ( invented ) memory of a moment and words with Mr Martin. It's back at the top of my blog today so others can again sample that charming and most charismatic man's mien. Nigel.
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