Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mayfield Road Gang member Peter Tito Carinci was born in the bustling eastern Ohio steel-mill town of Steubenville in 1928.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alice Day Hargis Martin of Irving volunteered more than 7,500 hours to Baylor Medical Center at Irving as a member of the hospital's auxiliary. Her service to Plymouth Park Baptist Church ranged from sponsoring adult and youth programs to singing, teaching, running the nursery, and helping on many committees, including the 1989 Pastor Search committee. Mrs. Martin, 75, died Sept. 29 of a sudden heart...
My Two Cents (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
It’s Friday, I’m off, and I’ve not posted anything fun for a while. So… Chime in! Which of the following online hymns is the worstest? Rate them from 1 to 5. (1 for bad, 2 for worse, 3 for worst, 4 for worster, 5 for worstest) A. Dean Martin Meets Charles Wesley B. Sing for Change C. Jesus Is My [...]
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
"Fly Me to the Moon" ... "New York, New York" ... "I've Got You Under My Skin" ... "Mack the Knife" ... "That's Amore." Those are only five of the nearly 40 songs featured in "The Rat Pack: Live at the Sands," which opens at Kingsbury Hall Tuesday night for eight performances.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
COMEDY legend Jerry Lewis, 82, returns to Australia for the first time in eight years to perform a string of stage shows - including Perth.
Geezer Music Club (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
For a period of time beginning in the late 1950s, trumpeter Don Cherry was one of the most influential jazz artists around — but he wasn’t the only guy with that name making his mark in the music world. We’re here to talk about the other Don Cherry. Pop vocalist Don Cherry came out of Texas [...]
Paramus Post (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Come out for an enjoyable evening of dining and entertainment on Saturday November 8th at 7:00PM. Enjoy a live re-creation of all your favorite songs, skits, and dance numbers by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. All of this while feasting on a five course Italian dinner. Come and be a part of the opening of “A Night at the Sands Hotel with the Rat Pack” produced by The Soldier Hill Players....
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
On the night before Thanksgiving a new variety show will entertain audiences headed by Rosie O’Donnell on NBC. This is the first real variety show on prime time television in a long-time. It brings back memories of Carol Burnett, Sonny and Cher, Dean Martin, Ed Sullivan and others. Rosie opens on eve of Thanksgiving and then will continue the [...]
Music For Maniacs (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Compiled by DJ Clivester, "King Of The Road" is a brand new variety show mixing Dino with rock, electro, reggae/ska/dub, kooky samples, excerpts from Rat Pack shows, even some swing. My favorite might be this gem from Austria's DJ Schmolli , giving Mr. Martin a '60s soul groove: DJ Schmolli: My Girl Is King Of The Road And then there's this mutation, featuring a barnyard's worth of Beatle-besotted...
Wireless and Mobile News (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Mobile Messenger, and EMI Music have entered into an agreement with Mobile Messenger to distribute content from EMI Music's digital catalog of well-known recording artists. Moblie Messenger will offer ringtones available for purchase by consumers individually on a song-by-song basis...
Culture Bully (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Twin Cities: — New Replacements on the way? (link) — Mates of State recently performed a studio set at The Current. (link) (Inter)National: — The Hood Internet have released a Tobacco vs. Aesop Rock EP. (link) — Caribou has won Canada’s Polaris Music Prize. (link) — Uncoached lists 10 Awesome Acting Performances By Famous Music Stars. No mention of Will Smith [...]
The Daily Transom (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Nick Tosches , a former Florida snake hunter who started out as a journalist at Creem and Fusion , is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair . He is also the author of novels Cut Numbers and In The Hand of Dante , and biographies of Dean Martin and Jerry Lee Lewis among many others. When Salon published a profile of Mr. Tosches in 1999, it described the writer's penchant for leopard-printed loafers,...
Slap of the Day (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Do you like double acts? I do. French and Saunders, Fry and Laurie, Les Frères Ennemis (in France), Laurel and Hardy, Dudley Moore and Peter Cook, Morecambe and Wise – they all make me laugh like a drain. Being French and therefore exposed to them from a young age, I even used to like Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (yes, I know!). I am less fond of those married actors who perform with each other all...
ConverStations (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Image via WikipediaI haven't shed tears on a celebrity death since Dean Martin (and Kirby Puckett if you count athletes). Hearing about Paul Newman passing was sad. Here are some quotes from his movies that translate into sound business advice:...
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Here’s a second helping of Funny Friday with this vintage clip with Dino and Foster Brooks from the old Dean Martin Show. Foster is a pilot who likes to imbibe and Dean plays the straight man. Foster Brooks had actually quit drinking years prior to inventing his drunken character for which he became known. Dino, [...]
