(Yep, I’m a cheeseball. But not one of those ones you get from Hickory Farms. I mean, I like those, but I’m just not one of them. Anywho, Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!)
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TheStar.com | entertainment | They’re making it a groovy Christmas
To more conventional folk, Frank and Dino and Sammy are not in exactly the same league as Rudolph and Donner and Blitzen, Toronto will definitely be in a swinging, singing holiday mood this year thanks to those crazy cats from Mirvish Productions.
They’re bringing in a special, […]
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As part of b5media’s music channel list project, our theme this time around is “Top 10 artists/bands to invite to the holiday office party” and of course, I’m going to list crooners! This has to be one of those “alive or dead” things for this category, but here we go:
10. Marilyn Monroe - Yes, she’s […]
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Actor Joe Mantegna, who played Dean Martin in HBO’s “The Rat Pack” bought the rights to Dean’s biography back in September of 2006, supposedly to make a movie of the famed crooner’s life.
“Mantegna and his producing partner, Danny Ramm, bought the film rights to Memories are Made of This, a biographical memoir written by Martin’s […]
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This one’s from “The Ratpack - Boys Night Out”
I simply love this collection!
Amazon Review:
Boys Night Out suggests the accompaniment to a PG-13-rated bachelor party, with an implied narrative arc and a stack of appreciative tunes about, er, dames. Frank, Dean and Sammy are heard mostly in solo settings, but the upbeat mood and brassy arrangements […]
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Ol’ Blue Eyes is back at it again - spiritually scouring the web through me for Rat Pack tribute sites to share with you all. Check these out!
The Rat Pack Show - Shows in England
The Rat Pack is Back - Vegas show (MUST see in my opinion - I saw these guys when they were […]
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This cracked me up from the very beginning… “Schenectady” is about 15 minutes down the road from me, and when people use that city in a joke, it just is too hilarious to me. I didn’t know much about Foster Brooks until getting into Dean Martin and the “clean comedy” of the era - simply […]
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I just love how back in the day, during live television, the stars of the show did the commercials. It made for kind of “uninterrupted television” and always was sort of unpredictable for the viewer. This clip’s a commercial that Joey Bishop and Regis Philbin did for Hai Karate Cologne. (Yes, many jokes have been […]
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Two items this morning, one that floored me…
First, the last surviving member of the Rat Pack, Joey Bishop, has passed away at 89.
An adept ad-libber with a dry, underplayed sense of humor, Bishop achieved his greatest fame in the ’60s. He was master of ceremonies for President Kennedy’s inaugural gala and joined Sinatra, Dean […]
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For some reason, “Mr. Bojangles” always makes me a little “mushy” when I hear it. But only the version of the beloved Sammy Davis, Jr.
This video shows Sammy in the 1980’s doing a version for television’s “Night of 100 Stars”.
It’s funny, we actually have a sort of celebrity from my hometown by the name of […]
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All about the style, swagger, and sexy hip of the smooth-voiced singers from the 40's, 50's, and 60's era of music and life.
Written by Lara Kulpa [email] for b5media.
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