In 1944, Germany was obsessed with gigantism. Design bureaus were drawing up plans for 100 ton tanks. Hitler demanded weapons capable of firing…
The Golden Pallet. Most expensive restaurant in Las Vegas. December 8th, 1959. Dean Martin walked through the front door with Sammy Davis Jr.…
Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. July 12th, 1962. 6:47 p.m. [clears throat] 17-year-old Michael Castellano had been singing on the corner for 2 hours.…
The cameras were rolling, the audience was watching, and Jimmy Stewart, one of the biggest stars in Hollywood history, was standing on stage…
The Sans Hotel lounge was packed that Friday night in June 1968. Maybe 200 people, high rollers from the casino, celebrities, Vegas regulars,…
Dean Paul Martin Jr., everyone called him Dino, was 16 years old, standing in the wings of his father’s TV show, absolutely terrified.…
Dean Martin was in the middle of Return to Me when he saw her. Front row, third seat from the aisle. A woman…
Frank Sinatra hated being wrong. Absolutely hated it. But in November 1946, walking backstage at the Havana Club in New York, Frank had…
Jean Martin felt the hand on her waist before she saw who it belonged to. She was sitting next to Dean in their…
LOS ANGELES — In the endless echo chamber of the “Greatest of All Time” debate, opinions are usually predictable. Analysts scream, fans tweet,…