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The Masked Man Walks On Stage The Riviera showroom pulsed with energy on that November night, the kind of energy only Vegas could conjure—martinis, tuxedos,…

The Hand on Frank’s Shoulder The Palaso Rosa wasn’t the biggest venue in Vegas, but it was the kind of place where money talked quietly…

The Wrong Door The Sands Casino was a maze at midnight. Dean Martin, jacket slung over his shoulder, bow tie loosened, felt the sweat drying…

Stardust and Champagne Las Vegas, 1976. The Stardust Lounge was the kind of place where you could lose yourself for a night and remember who…

The Night the Bottle Broke Las Vegas, 1972. The Stardust showroom was packed to the rafters, five hundred people in their best suits and dresses,…

Two of a Kind Los Angeles, February 1966. The morning air was crisp, the city humming with the quiet anticipation of another day in show…

The Empty Chair It was well past 2:00 a.m. in Dean Martin’s Beverly Hills home, and Los Angeles slept beneath a blanket of city lights….

The Second Time Around The Sands showroom glowed under amber lights, cigarette smoke curling above the heads of four hundred guests packed tight around linen-draped…

The Yacht Incident The night began with gold and laughter, the kind that only money and power could buy. Robert Langford’s yacht floated in the…