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About Me


My name is Deanna DeMatteo and I am East Coast born and raised - Milford, Connecticut. Moved to Stoddard, NH for about 6 months and then moved to California in late 1970's. Been here ever since, first Hollywood, then Glendale, now Palmdale. Married/divorced twice. No SO.
My website is the Las Vegas Strip Historical Site at http://www.lvstriphistory.com . I also maintain my work's website Burbank City Employees Association - http://www.bcea3143.org.
I've opened a Myspace page quite a while back but did nothing with it. My assistant at work Eric, is addicted to this site and we would talk about it. I figured maybe I should do something with it.
The first thing I did was look up a friend that I had lost contact with a couple of years back. I sent a friend request and Richard responded which ended up with a lengthy telephone call catching up on everything going on in our lives. Nice talking with ya Richard!
I also had to look up my favorite shows - Dirty Jobs and Deadliest Catch. I then found Dirty Jobs and Captains Zig and Phil.
I also had to look up Jimmy Buffet. When I first opened my website I was getting tons of hits and lots of e-mails from Florida. When I asked about it I was told that Mr. Buffet was giving it publicity through his radio station MargaritavilleFM. At the time I only knew Mr. Buffet from Margaritaville and "The Hamburger Song". Since that time I've listened to plenty of his songs and now I'm a fan.
I've been a Jeff Dunham fan for years and have gone to all his shows at the Ice House and ones that I've been able to make in Vegas, as well as other clubs in S. California. Never wear mascara to his shows! We always laugh so hard we have to remove the run marks on our faces afterwards!
I have the Peanut doll and the talking Walter but I especially remember being at the Ice House a few years back and the waiter coming up to me saying Jeff would like to see me. I grabbed my Peanut doll and raced to meet him. He was so nice and thanked me for coming and bringing the doll and he gave me a chocolate Peanut doll which I had kept in my fridge for a few years looking at the incredible detail. Unfortunately, my fridge died and Peanut melted. It was nice to meet him and chat with him for a few minutes and I'm still buying everything he comes up with including a Peanut pin for my pin collection. Keep us laughing Jeff!
I've never seen Terry Fator live but I have been watching him on You Tube and would love to see him in the L.A. area sometime.
Feel free to join my friend list. I would love to hear from you.
Now I'm trying to work with my site. New computer with VISTA and VISTA doesn't get along with any of the programs I use so its been an ongoing fight since 1/07!.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Bobby Darin. Unfortunately I was too young to appreciate him while he was alive but I do remember watching his variety show and having a crush on him. I've been trying to get every song he ever recorded. A classic example of gone too soon.
My second would be Dean Martin. Love his voice, fellow Dago.
Nothing more romantic than to hear Darin and Martin's songs.

My Blog

Celebrities' deaths confuse and sadden me

In the past few weeks the celebrity deaths have kicked the idea of mortality for us non-celebrities right in the canastas!Most people look at some celebrities with stars in their eyes, or at least adm...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:13:00 GMT

Las Vegas Entertainer Nelson Sardelli Benefit

Entertainer Nelson Sardelli is hosting a benefit for the "Las Vegas Italian Earthquake Relief Fund" on May 17, 2009, in the showroom at the Orleans Hotel/Casino.Performers attending include Rich Littl...
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 13:26:00 GMT

Status with me

  Had to take last week off due to getting my first seasonal cold which knocked me on my ass! Yep, I've got to find the time to work on my site.  Plenty of things going on right now includin...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:31:00 GMT

More Bobby Darin - I hope it never stops

Got another Bobby Darin CD - Bobby Darin Aces Back to Back.  Got a couple of more songs I didn't have before. I think some of these songs came from his variety show - when are they going to ...
Posted by on Sat, 31 May 2008 10:41:00 GMT

Life After Vegas & MS VISTA

Went to Vegas and had a fabulous time!  Unfortunately, when I got back I got sick with yet another cold.  Then to top it off, VISTA finally killed my computer. Apparently, VISTA saw some sor...
Posted by on Sat, 10 May 2008 22:05:00 GMT

Benefit for Norman Kaye - Norm-A-Thon - Mary Kaye Trio

For those of you who are into the Vegas veterans, Norman Kaye of the Mary Kaye Trio recently had a stroke and his benefits are running out.  Nelson Sardelli and a pile of actors/comedians are hav...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:58:00 GMT

Sickness, vacation, Ginger, and lvstriphistory.com

After having a killer cold then a bacterial infection, I think I’m somewhat back to normal - if I was ever normal. My kid and her fiance gave me my b-day gift early - an all paid week’s va...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:31:00 GMT

Was February 10th a bad day or what?

  February 10th was a bad day!  First it was the 3 year anniversary of my Mom's death.  Then 1 of my favorite actors Roy Schneider died.  Then Freddie Bell of Freddie Bell and the ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:03:00 GMT

Bobby Darin Rules With 96 4 CD Box Set

What a taste of heaven listening to all those songs and sure enough, there were some I had never heard him sing before.  This collection is a MUST for any Bobby Darin fan.  His son Dodd Dari...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:50:00 GMT

Working on my Vegas Historical Site

  Finally got encryption program to work now I'm into the process of redoing the structure of my site.  Visitors won't notice a different - all internal.  Of course I can't ever leave a...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:15:00 GMT