Sammy Davis Jr.
Introductions (Live At The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas/1963)
Frank Sinatra: Sammy Davis. Sam. Come here Jimmy Koogan. I'm going to do some piano for you.
Sammy Davis Jr: Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr Bill Miller for Mr Frank Sinatra, Mr Ken Lane for Mr Dean Martin, and Mr George Rhodes the gentlemen of music for us.
Frank Sinatra: Hi George. How are you doing
Dean Martin: Right now I'd like to introduce the greatest band in the country. I like to do that dang in here tonight. How bout a nice round of flaws- applause for Toni Morelli and his fine orchestra. What do you say to that, baby. Ladies and gentlemen (six fields, yеs) we have a few cеleb berties out here.
Frank Sinatra: Celebrities.
Dean Martin: Celebrities. So my tongue got in the way and my eye- tooth couldn't see what I was saying.
Frank Sinatra: Oh shut up.
Dean Martin: Oh shut your mouth. You mean the mouth that I eat with? Well uh, I just want to say...
Sammy Davis Jr: Will you stop doing me.
Dean Martin: I've been doing you 22 years, boy. I love you and don't you forget it.
(Banging)
Frank Sinatra: You want some heat just call the engineer, don't bang on the floor.
Dean Martin: I like to introduce a young lady by just saying two words. She's the greatest and most wonderful, the lovely Ms. Lucille Ball ladies and gentlemen. Lucy baby, how are you. Wow boy. You're the greatest. Lets drink up and be somebody.
Frank Sinatra: One of our guests ladies and gentlemen is without a doubt, without a single solitary doubt, the worlds greatest living drummer for the past 25 years Mr Buddy Rich. Right here. We'd like to have you meet one half of a great song writing team, the great team of Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen. Jimmy Van Heusen sitting down right here.
Dean Martin: Hey Jimmy.
Frank Sinatra: 'All The Way', 'Tender Trap'.
Dean Martin: Jimmy baby.
Frank Sinatra: All kinds of song.
Dean Martin: Yeah Jimmy. You go to the same helmet store as my father.
Frank Sinatra: Hold it down.
Dean Martin: I just say they both buy their helmets at the same place. Thats all. Here, you ned [sic] the next celebrate [sic].
Sammy Davis Jr: Ladies and gentlemen I'd like to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Sands. That's little Nance.
Frank Sinatra: That's my daughter and my son-in-law.
Dean Martin: We have a beautiful young lady in our midsts tonight. Ladies and gentlemen she's married to this little boy up here, Ms. May Britt. So beautiful, May. We look like the Ritz Brothers out of work, what the hell are we going to do? Will you stop stepping on my god damn toe. You're an old stomper.
Frank Sinatra: Well I guess that does it folks. Anybody we missed.
Dean Martin: Yeah, but we'll get them later. I look like a left handed indian up here. I can't see...
Frank Sinatra: We got Mrs. Martin sitting out there. Jean Martin.
Dean Martin: Jeany honey, please take a little bow darl. Please. Jeany, come on, come on. Atta girl. Lovely. Adorable. Beautiful.
Frank Sinatra: As a parting remark ladies and gentlemen we like to leave you with one thought.
Dean Martin: Oh shut up.
Frank Sinatra: If you happen to run into Dorothy Killgalen be sure you're in your car.