dean martin – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Holidaytime Television

Here are my thoughts on a few Christmas specials Beth and I watched this month, not counting ones I’ve already written about. Frosty’s Winter Wonderland – I vaguely remember seeing this years ago on a black and white TV, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Christmas, Comics, Fairy Tales, Holidays, Humor, Magic, Music, Television, Toys | Tagged andy griffith, big bad wolf, bob newhart, chuck jones, comet, daws butler, dean martin, dennis the menace, dom deluise, frosty the snowman, frosty's winter wonderland, jack frost, jay north, jimmy durante, june foray, parson brown, raggedy andy, raggedy ann, rankin-bass, reindeer, santa claus, the great santa claus caper, variety shows, winter wonderland |

Cereal Offenders

The Internet has had a lot of talk about cereal commercial mascots, but I figured I might as well add my voice to the hubbub. I never was big on this sort of dry cereal myself, partially because my parents … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Cartoons, Food, Television, The Flintstones | Tagged bamm-bamm rubble, barney rubble, cap'n crunch, cereal, cocoa krispies, cocoa pebbles, cocoa puffs, dean martin, fred flintstone, froot loops, frosted flakes, fruity pebbles, gerry matthews, golden crisp, gramps, granny goodwitch, jay ward, jean lafoote, king vitaman, leprechauns, lucky charms, lucky the leprechaun, mascots, mel blanc, paul frees, pebbles flintstone, quick draw mcgraw, snagglepuss, soggies, sonny the cuckoo bird, sugar bear, sugar crisp, sugar frosted flakes, sugar smacks, tony the tiger, toucan sam, trix, trix rabbit |

My Maiden Aunt’s Mind Is Vicious

Merry Christmas Eve! I’m getting into the spirit with this post, which is all about Christmas music. CHRISTMAS SONGS I’VE HEARD WAY TOO MUCH RECENTLY: Santa Baby – I don’t remember hearing this all that much in my formative years, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Holidays, Music | Tagged baby it's cold outside, burl ives, carpenters, christmas canon, christmas shoes, dean martin, eartha kitt, frank sinatra, gene autry, have yourself a merry little christmas, here comes santa claus, holly jolly christmas, karen carpenter, madonna, martina mcbride, pachebel's canon, santa baby, santa claus |