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May 2005 |
Deana, I loved your
dad so much. One of my best memories of my own dad was when he
gathered us all on Thursday night to watch his Variety Show.
We would all laugh so much. Love,
Hi Deana, Come see us
soon.
Hi Deana, First I wanted
to say that it was nice to read about your father and finding
out many things I didn’t know, and still come away feeling
good. I've recently stated receiving the DVD’s of the variety
series and I just love them…I also recently found that
I have an old 78 in which your dad sings "The Lady With
the Big Umbrella" I don’t think I've ever seen that
one on a c.d. Thank you, Hi Deana, My husband is a BIG Dean fan. His birthday is coming up at the end of April and we want to purchase a copy of the movie "Some Came Running" in which he is fantastic. Any ideas where we can get it? I've been looking for it and cannot find it. Thank you so much. WE LOVED YOUR BOOK. Luann Vilasi
Dear Deana, I just wanted to tell you that I enjoyed your book very much. I grew up listening to your father's records playing on the family stereo, and he remains my favorite today. Thanks for
telling your story. Hi Deana, I don't really have a question, but wanted to tell Deana how much I enjoyed her radio interview this morning April 19, 2005 at 10:00 A.M. EST. on the Tom and Judy Midmorning show broadcast via WMST Mt. Sterling, Ky. I am actually Judy's younger sister and Tom's sister-in-law. They have a successful talk show in this small community. I could tell that Tom would have loved to have been able to talk with her for hours and I would have to agree. Not very often do we get to come in direct contact with someone as famous as yourself and also a relative of a legend. Your life must have been one of utmost exhilaration growing up and still continues forward. Thank you so very much for taking the time from your busy schedule to inform us of the fantastic life you led and the greatness of your father! I know everyone who was listening here must have enjoyed it as much as I did. Thanks so much!!! Dear Deana, I am a big fan and have been since I saw his variety show debut. I have now collected the entire variety show, all volumes. What's missing, however, is the Christmas show from 1967, which you appeared on. That would be great for the holidays. The commercial for the variety show series included the duet with Sinatra from that show, but for whatever reason, the duet has not been included in the set. Gary Panittio Dear Deana, I am so emotion talking To U now...U the daughter of my most preferred, My the Dean Martin! Since I was child I became fan of Him...this is not to ask any question, just to say I am so happy to know about to U also...I hope Your book "Memory Are Made Of This" will soon be translate and sell un Italy (my country)... Please make your best to be well, take care and..."THATS AMORE!" CIAO!
Dear Deana: I have been a fan of your Dad's since I was around 8 years old and I am now 57. I had a friend who lived in Las Vegas who is also now deceased. He sent me a package about 15 years ago and it contained an aviator style navy blue jacket with a blue pile collar that came from Orbach’s. The letter with it said my friend, Billy had a friend who went out with Jeanne Martin's niece and needed a jacket and she pulled this from the closet and said Dean wore it in a movie. He never saw her after that and remained with the jacket so Billy said give it to me I know who to send it to!! I have tried to research and I think the jacket was worn in the movie Airport. Can you find out anything for me on this - maybe from Jeanne? I love the jacket and knowing your Dad wore it even better. Thanks. Hope to meet you someday maybe at the festival. Sincerely, Dear Deana: I just read your book in 2 sittings. I enjoyed it. It surprised me. There was much heartbreak as there was much enjoyment. My life was similar. My dad, Angelo Palermo, (Italian American) was away at work a lot (spray coating asbestos) and he lost a daughter (my sister) in a tragedy (she drowned), four years before he died. He died at age 51 of cancer. While I was reading your book, on page 198 you stated 'Dad, inhaling deeply on his Kent cigarette…’ I have an old ad about Kent cigarettes having asbestos filters. Thirty-four (34) years after the death of my father, I put in a claim against Johns-Manville, a large asbestos company. No attorney would take the case but I did it on my own, and won. I now have 6 more claims in against other asbestos companies. I believe you have a case to sue for asbestos wrongful death. There is no statue of limitation (discovery rule). I can help you and I would like some assistance in how I can publish a book about my case. Please respond. Really enjoyed your book. Our family, including my father, loved your father. Sincerely, Hello Deana, My wife Mrs. J. Harding has always been a Dean Martin fan and wondered if ‘Oceans Eleven’ and ‘Robin And The Seven Hoods’ are on DVD. She read his biography you wrote which was excellent. Could you send me an email how much a photo of Dean Martin costs. Thank you,
Dear Deana, Just finished reading ”Memories Are Made Of This" and thoroughly enjoyed it; like many I loved your dad too and it's clear to see that you're a wonderful human being too; most of all it was a wonderful surprise that you included your grandmother's recipe for pasta fagioli which I'm planning to make and who knows it might become one of our favorite recipes too in this Polis/Canadian/Yugoslavian home. I only wish
you the very best and may God bless you and your family. Deana, I'm a regular listener of "The Music of Your Life" and last week enjoyed listening to your comments with Les Brown Jr. (who genuinely loves Dean's music as I do). I thought I heard where you will be appearing together in Branson, MO. Will you be performing as well? If so, at what theater? Thank you and
best wishes.
Hello Deana, I have been
trying to obtain a copy of the 'Roasts’ on DVD or VHS.I
am told they are not available in the UK or cannot be posted
from the USA. I know the systems are different but they can be
converted. Best wishes,
Hi Deana. I wanted to let you know I'm 40 and just became a fan of Dean Martin's two years ago. My husband and I were watching an old western on TV and saw your dad singing and we both fell in love with his voice. I just wanted to tell you since then we have bought his Christmas CD (the only one we will listen to!) and two of his greatest hits CD's, one for the house and one for the car. I also read your book and really enjoyed it. I just wanted to let you know we think your dad has the best voice and is the smoothest guy there ever was! I guess it's never too late to become a Dean Martin fan! Sincerely, Dear Deana: First I wanted to let you know how much I loved your book. I remember watching the Dean Martin show with my parents, and always looked forward to the family show at Christmas. I wanted to ask about the music scholarship, what it entails, who can apply and how do they apply. My daughter will be applying to college in the fall, probably as a musical theatre major. Thank you,
Hi Deana! We'll be coming to the festival from Michigan but won't be able to make it to the book signing at Kroger. Will you be signing books at the auditorium on the 18th or at other times/places? Thank you.
Dear Ms. Martin, Hello, My name is Abby I am 15 years old and I am in love with your father. I know that I am young and it sounds weird but I have a couple of Dean's cd's and the Varity Hour tapes and some Martin and Lewis tapes. I read the book that Ricci Martin wrote and I loved it. I didn't get around to reading your book yet but I will. I have two posters of your father on my wall. My friends make fun of me a little for listening to him but I don't care. My 20-year-old brother loves Dean too. He got me into it. I thought you would be interested to know that young people today still love your father’s work. I would be very happy to hear back from you. Thank you so
much
Dear Deana, I just want to thank you and your husband John, for your kindness and support in getting my photos out into the world. Due to your coaching I have just signed a stock picture contract with MPTV. Thank you,
Hi Deana, How are you? I'm writing from Chicago and I just want to let you know how much I miss your dad--he was my idol--I'm a local entertainer in Chicago--and I do a tribute to your dad in all my shows--he was the best--I hope you get this E-mail-so till next time--remember--EVERY BODY LOVE'S SOMEBODY--- Angelo
"Packy" Ciaravino--age-52 p.s. if you’re in Chicago--your always welcome at our home--my wife makes the best Pasta.
Dear Deana, Can you please tell me if any DVD or VHS is available on any of the few appearances you dad made on the Ratpack reunion tour before he left the show. I have seen clips but I have never seen it offered in its entirety- if its not available, could it be one day? I would love to add this historic show to my collection. Thanks, Deana, Thanks, You are beautiful and I think you look like your dad who I love very much being half Italian.
Dear Deana, I wanted to thank you for writing the book and allowing everyone into your life as you were growing up. Dean was a constant in our house. We watched every movie and I learned how to dance with my father standing on top of his feet to the Italian love songs album. Needless to say I am still trying to find the album on cd, which is very hard to do. But I learned doing the box step. I smile when I hear songs like “Non Dementcar” and “Return To Me,” which was my parent’s song when he was in Korea. I am 38 years old and I can’t ever remember a time when Dino wasn’t a part of our lives. I love going to restaurants and hearing his music. There’s so much peace and love within his voice that you can feel, and according to my parents he is why I am here!!! I hope to be able to attend the festival in Steubenville this year. I would love to be able to meet you and have you sign my book. Hopefully bring my father who loves to do Dean’s karaoke and he dose a very good job. Dean is his hero, but it would be an honor to meet you so I can cry to you, I love your dad too. Because I truly did and do. When I found out when he passed away on Christmas Eve I cried. My heart broke because we lost him. Not only because the world lost a wonderful entertainer and man but also because you lost your father. I know I wasn’t ever the same, yet my life was truly enriched with his music and movies and his legacy continues on even now. Dean Martin is timeless and will be for future generations....for me one of my favorite movies was ‘Robin And The 7 Hoods.’ When he sang ‘Show me a man that loves his mother’...my heart melts. I raised 2 boys. I can only hope they feel that way about me. He touched so many people I know he had to sacrifice so much and his family paid the price. It doesn’t seem enough to just say thank you for sharing your dad, but I do think that your father would be so very proud of you and the work you have done. God bless you and your family. May he send
angels to watch over you and protect you,
Dear Deana, I read your book and loved it. I only really became a dean Martin fan 2 years ago, when I saw the variety show on DVD. He was just so cool. I think some people are just born to be stars and your dad was one of them. Even when he spoke into the camera it was so effortless. Amazing person. I’m glad you’re keeping his memory alive. Sincerely, Hi Deana, What a privilege
to actually communicate with the daughter of the man who still
is my idol (since 1956). Mike Smith Hello Deana, My name is
mark! I Just loved Your Dad, And Wish I would have asked him
for an autograph photo of him when I had the chance. I loved
it when he and Jerry Lewis were working together. I grew up watching
them, they make me laugh and put a smile on my heart! I always
love his voice and just thought he was a wonderful man! I remember
you as well and thought you were very sweet and just thought
what a great family! A Fan Forever;
Hi Deana, Would like to let you no how much I enjoyed your book. My childhood memories are your dad singing in the background of our home. I am now 46 with 5 sons of my own who all love to listen to Dean, and never get tired of it. I admire your dedication for keeping your dad's memory alive. He will live on regardless, for generations to come. I had a bit of trouble tracking the book down in Sydney Australia. Will you ever be coming down to Sydney, and if so I would really love to meet with you. Come and see Sydney it's a beautiful place. Best Wishes,
Dear Deana, First I want to thank you for writing your book. I just finished it and it brought back so many memories for me of my own childhood. My father may not have been a star in Hollywood, but he was a star in the eyes of myself and the rest of my family. I also thank you for momma Angela's recipe. I just made the Pasta Fagiole exactly according to your instructions and it is fantastic. I am going to bring some over to my father at the nursing home so he can enjoy it also. I hope he enjoys it just as much as your father did. My question to you is, when are you going to be in New Jersey? I live about one mile from the PNC arts center in Holmdel N.J. I heard you were on tour and I would love to come and see you if you are going to be performing near here. Take care and thanks again. Sincerely,
Hi Deana: A note of PRAISE
re: your “MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS”
book. Such a tribute to your special Dad. I certainly felt as though
I got to know him "up close and personal" through your
memories of him. What a great man we were privileged to have in
our midst. He will, NEVER, be replaced, but Trudy J. Hoffman Dear Deana, First I would like to say what a fantastic book! I am dyslexic and have never completed a book and in fact have never wanted to but your book is amazing thanks! I just wondered if you would ever be in England signing or if I could purchase another book so that you could sign it? Or if indeed you could send me your autograph? Yours gratefully,
Hello Deana, I have prided
myself on finding and reading everything I can get my hands on
regarding your Dad and the Rat Pack. So you can only imagine
how delighted I was to grab your book as quickly as it hit the
shelf here. Needless to say, it was a fast, incredible 'read',
but one I found myself returning to savor a number of times since.
It felt as if I was looking over your shoulder into your life
- and Dean's. Cheers, Dear Deana, I don't really have a question. I want to let you know that I just finished reading "Memories Are Made of This" and I thoroughly enjoyed the book VERY MUCH. I have always been a fan of your father's and I grew up watching Martin & Lewis; saw their movies and had so many laughs. I have several records and they bring back many good memories as I grew up in the 40's & I was a teenager in the 50's. I live in SE Wisconsin with my husband; we are both semi-retired & we enjoy a good life. Sincerely, Hi Deana, This is a thank you instead of a question. My father Tony met you at Amtrak 30th Street Station in Philadelphia back in November 2004. He spoke to you about your hometown and my love for you father. I just want to thank you for the book that you signed to me-it was the sweetest thing that has ever happened to me. I have almost finished the book and I am enjoying it very much. It is filled with great details and is so well written. I also wanted to tell you that my father and I will be attending this years Festival. This will be our first Dean Martin Festival and I am so excited. See you soon! Thanks again for you sweetness, Tina
Dear Deana, Thank you, Hi Deana, Will your book be out in audio book? My eyes are not good. Thanks
Dear Deanna, I was born in Steubenville, Oh. in 1946. My mother knew your father Dean because he would frequent the Big Wheel Restaurant where she worked. I loved hearing her stories about him when I was a little girl growing up. But there is one question I have always wanted to ask someone from Dean's family that I had heard many times over the years in Steubenville. I heard Dean had been married to a lady from Steubenville and they had two children, a girl and a boy and that his second wife Jeannie raised those children. I was told this lady was supposed to be a schoolteacher in Steubenville for several years, is there any truth to this? Also I wanted to ask you if you met any of your dad’s cousin’s, the De Luca's while visiting in Steubenville? I took care of Domonic and Irma De Luca for a while and noticed the pictures of your dad on their rec-room wall and asked if they were fans and Dom said no, Dino was my 2nd cousin. I wish you much success in your book Deana and hope I get meet you this year at the festival....God Bless One Huge Fan, Dear Deana, Our club, Northern Italian Social Club, is planning a bus-trip to the Dean Martin Festival in Steubenville, Ohio and wondering if you will be conducting a "book signing" on Saturday June 18th? We are currently working out the itinerary. Thank You
Dear Deana, Loved your
book! It's stupendous. Best Wishes,
Hi Deana, Loved your
book and hope to meet you at the festival this year! It will
be my first but I'm really looking forward to it. Mary Wilson
Dear
Deana, Thank you,
Hi Deana, I love your book and get sentimental when I read it. I think of the times I watched the Dean Martin variety show as well as many of his movies, and remember how much he made me smile. I was in my early teens and always thought he had such genuineness about him. He was not phony and he had such a boyish smile. I felt so relaxed watching him. I'm glad that I got to see his last two shows. I gave him a lap quilt that I made for him and he sent me an autographed picture which I cherish. I want to tell you that back in 1990 I bought some photographs in LA and one particular one is an unretouched photo of your Dad with Shirley MacLain. I have also over 70 albums one of which is an extra long play 45 called sunny Italy. If your serious about one day opening a Dean martin museum, I would love to donate what I have. I want to say that you and Ricci are doing your Dad proud. You look great and are blessed to have such a nice and good-looking husband. Does your son Mickey sing? What does he do? Please say hello to your mom Jeanne for me. I would like to write to her if that’s possible. Thanks,
Dear Deana, Respectfully,
Hi Deana, No question, necessarily, I just always loved your Dad - when I got my first stereo in 1965 - his album ‘Everybody Loves Somebody’ was my first album. I have almost all of his albums. I want to try to come to the Festival this weekend, just learned about it. Your Dad may be dead, but definitely not forgotten. I know today is his birthday and my Aunt's b-day was June 17 also. Norma
Hi Deana,
Dear Deana, Norma Dear Ms. Martin, Your and your Father's biggest fan, Frank
Hi Deana, Yours Truly,
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