Olivia Rae Darin is so beautiful.

You put it perfectly Don & you are so right! Dodd is an incredible son, honoring his parents memory in such memories! What an amazing man Dodd is!

I loved that line.

May Bobby Darin & Sandra Dee “REST IN PEACE!”❤️

Well said. Even after all these years, it saddens me that Bobby, and Sandra's life was heavy-ladened with such sadness and sorrow. But God has blessed them with such a loving family. Thank you, Dod, for keeping the Dream of your Dad alive in the hearts of those who knew him, and those who will.

Bobby Darin is one versatile recording artist that sang swing and rock and roll songs.

I so agree with everything you texted/wrote! Bobby Darin was one incredible man who’s talents were endless!🥰

Me too!😢

I am reading "Dream Lovers" right now and find it fascinating. Dodd is extremely open and honest about his parents with all their flaws and struggles. I highly recommend it if one is truly interested in this pair.

I just finished Dream Lovers a couple days ago. WOW. Fascinating.

Thank-you Diane, Angela & Jill for your recommendation on Dodd’s book! I so appreciate your telling me( all of us) about his book “Dream Lovers”, based on his parents. I was totally unaware of Dodd’s book so I sincerely appreciate all of your comments! I absolutely am going to run out & get it & thank-you all for recommending it. On another blog/site showcasing Bobby Darin it had a play entitle “BEYOND THE SEA”, that had opened(w/ Coronavirus it may have sadly closed by now) that everyone was talking about. It is on UTUBE & Dodd opened the play, the first night. He was recommending the play on stage & I am now wondering if the play is based on his book, even though it is a different name. They were talking about this movie so much & so many comments recommending it, that I watched the movie today with my husband. I definitely will buy Dodd’s book “DREAM LOVERS” this week & can’t wait to read it! Thanks again for telling us all about Dodd’s book!🥰

Yes. I think BD/WRC was physically beautiful, with or without hair, because his spirit was beautiful.

I so agree with you SoothingChime15....Bobby was EXTREMELY good looking! I can watch his Dream Lover video all day long - the confidence and "swagger" he has on that stage, oh my gosh!!!! And that thing that he does with his shoulders and hands - he simply oozes appeal!!! The way he carried himself made him all the more attractive! And, I have to add too that I just love Dodd. I have seen him in a couple of interviews now and how proud Bobby and Sandra can be of this fine man .... I realize that we are seeing mere seconds of his life, but he truly comes across as such a kind, gentle, and humble man! You see so many Hollywood/show biz "kids" who either take advantage of who their parents are by trying to "cash in" on their fame; or, you see them excusing their own embarrassingly messed up behavior because of all that went wrong in their parents' lives - Dodd appears to have done neither of these .... rather, he appears to love both of his parents very deeply - in spite of their flaws and shortcomings - and he shows that love with such great respect and pride. I really admire that about him and how openly loving he is towards both Bobby and Sandra. What a wonderful son they have!

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Bobby Darin was very handsome and very sexy too. I cannpt see why that was ever questioned. He had a gorgeous smile.

I soooo agree with you Mosaic that I too, disagreed with Dodd, concerning his “father’s looks! “It was the “only “thing I disagreed with ( what a great son Dodd is!)but was shocked when Dodd said that in his speech! I thought “Is Dodd kidding??”🤣I thought Bobby Darin was handsome, sexy, full of personality & just downright gorgeous! He was so charismatic & literally lite up the stage when he walked on it. He was so savue, sophisticated just downright “cool!” Loved the way he dressed & remember thinking how handsome I thought he was as a little girl, looking at my mother’s movie magazines w/ Bobby & Sandy featured on every other page, back then! Ha! He was such a handsome guy & he & Sandra made an incredible looking couple! Bobby Darin was most definitely”good looking”, to say the very least!🤣

Sandra Dee was beautiful.

@@legendaryTMNICO So are her grand-daughters

I sooooo loved “IF I WAS A CARPENTER” & a song that you don’t see mentioned often only because Bobby Darin had so many incredibly popular songs! They were all gorgeous songs! Loved “Dream Lover, Beyond The Sea, etc but there was something very, very special( as there was about all his songs, actually🤣) to my ❤️ heart, about the song “IF I WERE A CARPENTER!” Thanks for mentioning a song I loved so very much!🥰

...and THAT is a true statement! Believe me! I was 14 when my parents divorced in 1977 and it ruined my relationship with both.....*...This was so touching that I cried, I too make my life ENTERTAINMENT! I loved Bobby Darin, Sinatra, Elvis, Tom Jones.....Jackie Wilson, just to name a few! Find me here....NICKYDEPAOLA.COM...*..Respectfully!

Me too!🥰

I agree 100% glad someone else thinks the same.

Yes,he was the best in his field! a lot of life went out of Bobby when Robert Kennedy Died!

A number of people were better than Sinatra. Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. for starters.

Frank Sinatra was a great singer and a fine actor. However, Bobby was both of those, Frank's equal or better. Bobby was much more at ease as a performer, and better at making the audience forget anything but his amazing singing and dancing and musicianship. Sinatra was ofen uncomfortable and awkward. I personally always feel uncomfortable watching Frank, I have empathy for his discomfort. But Bobby was a COMPOSER and a virtuoso musician (five different instruments, performance mastery). Frank was neither of those. Bobby was also a gifted impressionist, and gifted with accents. Frank was not. Really no comparison of their talents.

There are a number of reasons why Sinatra was considered to be the top singer, even by many musicians and singers. There was his unique phrasing ability and his sense of how the music should feel and sound. Bobby Darin no doubt was one of his talented successors, but he was at least partly influenced him (as son Dodd acknowledges), as he did for many in the generations that came after. What Darin had that Sinatra may not quite have had (though much had to do with the desire to do so) was the ability to effortlessly go from music genre to music genre successfully. Sinatra didn't like rock & roll so he rarely ventured outside the standards, but if he had wanted to I'm sure he could have done it well. Anyhow, you can enjoy and admire both performers without putting one down.

Dodd stated elsewhere that his dad didn't think he was good looking, so that's probably what Dodd meant. Anyway, nobody thinks their own mom or dad is beautiful/handsome. :-)

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I thought the same thing ( ha) & thought how incredibly handsome Bobby Darin was! He was so downright sexy too!

Mentioning The Names Of Discriminatory Power Players " Is " Still Important. Not " Every " Club Was Blocking African Americans. I've Read That The Man Mentioned Had A " Personal " Bias..& That Is Why His Name Was Included. Everything Else You Said Is " Right-On-The-Money. Darin...Should Be Remember..As One Of The Greats !!!

I agree with you, James. I mean, first of all, it's pretty clear that Dodd didn't mention names with the intention of hurting anyone; and certainly, the incident happened long enough ago, why would it even matter that Dodd said the person's name? He was simply sharing a heart-felt story about Bobby that would help convey the type of man he was - a story that obviously impacted Dodd as well in some way. I personally was very touched to learn that Bobby even cared about such things, and really never thought a thing about the names of the people - just that Bobby fought like that for someone else. It is confusing to me why some are bothered by such things (like Dodd mentioning a name) when really, that was so insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

Mentioning the name meant nothing more than another part of his dafs story. There eere people wirh those views. And then there was Bobby Darin and people like him who used his position to make a change. Thankfully he did. That's the importance of the story.

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I agree too! It infuriated me that this “tribute”(?????) was not given during the actual GRAMMIES!” What kind of “tribute” is that? Let them cut out some of their “moronic jokes”, that aren’t very funny anyway & drop a commercial & then they will have enough time! They need to properly respect and honor an entertainer that was absolutely extraordinary, never mind this “side bar”, back room quasi tribute! I realize this was done a few yrs ago but I don’t care! “THIS AWARD/TRIBUTE NEEDS TO BE RESCHEDULED & REDONE, SHOWING PROPER RESPECT TO BOBBY DARIN DURING THE “GRAMMY’S” MAIN SHOW & not as a lack luster after thought, pushed in the background! I realize the actual award was already given & that is unimportant. Honoring this incredible man, showing his memory the proper respect it deserves needs to be redone on prime time & I for one, plan on sending a letter in to the voting body & as many addresses as I can find, as well as personally calling them, to tell them how I feel! Bobby Darin deserves better!🥰

@@karenstrycharz1499 I haven't watched the Grammies in years. There's nothing to watch.