ENTERTAINMENT INSIDER Hey LADY, I really miss this guy! This past week, I was in New York City and during the day, then cdo stage shows all right He I visited the famed Friars Club. The place just ave accounts about his father, a vaudevillian pros snoe 1904. As I walked in, I saw a plaque Lawford and Joey Bshop. But one "Rat-Packer hat signified adate in 2014 when the Friars Club was conspicuous by his absence within the got to thinking about Joseph Levitch, aka. Jenry Dean Martin was Jery Lewis' comedy team I was so much a fan of Jerry's that I purchased moneyeven by thestandardsof the tme. But things. I have Martin and Lews pens, Christmas Club in New York, cting both guys' desire to He wasnt much of a conversationaist bound wes partner for 10 years. They were the world's biggust RON ONESTI l knew I was risking being thrown out of this Deans son who died in a plane crash) Dean realy I wanted to gve it a shot. "Can I ask you about Iwas at the funeral, in the back whee creative, rm not interested in talong about the want it to be about me and Dean. A few taping of a show that was to air on HB0. I was of The Fares" Carlin, Shelly more than 20 yeas earlier. "Did you knowDeaeir money's worth. Before he left, he handed me tme they sowe chater sceny b lep OnAwith the adere Hegre tea #7 quite a bit of weight when I saw him on TV I must days as a kid when I would join my father in the of yesteryear, and seemed overly interested in show, and I was the only one who didnt know" Vaudeville shows, I kind of felt he was with me fo a moment. t was a warnth I havent felt for a very But didn't you soe him off to the side of the lorg time. It wes kind of my thank you for saving Nice to meet you." That was it. I don't know if He continued, saying something to the effect of: Soevrytime a pipe treaks or another renovation expected a "Nutty Pofessor stye geetingbut eah, I saw him. Ididn't give it a second thought needs to be done, I thnk of Jery Lews and because I saw him all the time You know, the way remind myself that the brick and mortar is held So, we had a sound check with the 27-piece pople see Evs fipping buges I saw him at together by memories stronger than any cement orchestra I had to hire. Yes! Twenty-seven pieces the gocery store: I saw him in the car next to me coukd ever be he even sing? Dam that Frank Sinatra! He spoiled his man He was the smartest, most genuine and all these oild-school Vegas guys because they all loving person I had ever met, the older brother I him on stage with his huge orchestra, and never had. I missed him dearly, but the time was got used to it. And I had to pay for it., But t never rght for us to re-connect As 1 accompanied him down to the private green found out later that Ed was harboring Dean in his (00) Then I asked him if I could ask him a question intoDean's ear. "Without He said, "Sure kid, what do you want to ko askyou what you said to him, I reluctantly posed you enjoy reading this feature, please For the nexd 90-or-so minutes, I sat in his dressing the question. He said, "I just told him I loved him let me know! I want to see who is out there! room, firing off questions lie Jack Webb in and missed him, and Dean patted my back inCheck out the ever-changing, incredible iooup at the histaric hrcada Theatie by dalling 630.962.7000 or He ratled off stories of Frank Sinatra and hs Did you stay in touch after that night?I asked entourages. He talked about the days in Vegas "All the accounts say that we never spoke again, when they would work on TV shows and movies but thereal story is that we did chat now and then