I was there. It looks like they're wandering because the Oakland Colosseum was in the round. My ticket was $50, a lot of money then, all the way in the stratosphere. It was said later that Frank organized this to get Dean out of his house and out of his depression. It didn't work. He got booed for being inaudible. The reviews speculated he was drugged and in pain, possibly wearing a back brace. Biographers later said Frank chewed Dean out for singing badly. Dean made one more appearance on the tour, then had his valet pack up and take him back home. At one point in the show, Dean said loudly, "I wanna go home" and I don't think it was a scripted joke. The only one who didn't disappoint was Sammy.
I was there for this one…Frank and Sammy were excellent but Dean was never the same after his son’s death.. Sinatra’s solo segment was supremely good…
The greatest crowd was for Dino when he started singing Volare. In the subsequent concerts (Seattle, Vancouver and Chicago) his performances were better.
Poor Dean my Idol.. My Father was a very strong man, happy, sad but always vibrant. He went out the same way. ALS got him and it hurts me even now. Im 56 now. All our Idols go away. Look at Clint Eastwood now men. Soon he will pass. More sad indeed.
They were gonna play Houston ...Me, Mom & my friend Kirby was finally gonna get a chance to see Dean Martin, but Dino dropped off the tour before Houston...we didn't go...we've always been big Dean Martin fans
I don't think that Dean Martin was ever comfortable doing this Rat Pack tour. I saw Dean Martin in concert in November 1988 after he left the Rat Pack tour. He was back to his usual self in Las Vegas doing a playlist that had not changed since 1983. It was a good concert. The magic was still there.
Dean was suffering from the loss of Dino. Frank and Sammy put this tour together to try and help Dean but Im not sure it did. My entertainment hero, Dean Martin... The world misses you
It was time for past memories. But it was time for them to retire. Dean did not want to do this. He knew when it was time to let it go. He was still grieving, for people to boo him was shameful.