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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt wasn't just the boys who had a big crush...
on the late, great Annette Funicello.
Every girl in my neighborhood literally used to run the ten blocks home from grade school. Had to catch the "Club" every afternoon at 3:30 p.m. CT.
You could hear the strains of the "MM Club Theme Song" ringing out from every living room for blocks around.
Every girl wanted to be Annette! My family couldn't afford it, but boy, did I hanker after a pair of those ears! (not to mention the T-shirt!)
Here in Annette's great honor:
(As an added bonus, this first vid includes the Sunday night lead-in to "Wonderful World of Disney--Disneyland."
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graham4anything
(11,464 posts)Makes me very sad that Annette died.
She made the world a happier place, and her inspirational spirit the last 15 years was so amazing.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)Coming from the deep Midwest heartland, I didn't know any Italian families. Lots of Germans, Swedes, Czechs, but no Italians.
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)I think the older one, Mike...
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)showbiz careers. They were some multi-talented wonders to my naive, cloistered eyes!
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)bear to watch Lawrence Welk. He always gave me the willies. Something icky and off-putting in him made me think of child abuse. (Not to mention the gooey music...)
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)Mitch Miller too. Follow the bouncing ball.... Remember him?
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)Preferred Mitch Miller--more engaging, less syrupy.
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)Were they El Producto? There were 3 guys dressed as the Musketeers on the box and they would sing the comercial.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)remember that ad and El Producto cigars.
Here's the hilarious George Burns, who often flogged them as well:
Siwsan
(26,177 posts)My brother was wearing his Davy Crockett hat and we were both totally focused on that old black and white television set.
Sweet but sad memory because now both Annette and my brother are gone.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)scan the pic and post it? I adore seeing kids in their ears.
What innocent, happily-ignorant times those were. Who knew that "Uncle Walt" was a right-wing nut job and that Disney, Inc. was pushing a saccharin, distorted ideal of "main street" USA?
We just loved the music and drama.
Siwsan
(26,177 posts)You know, 'post of childhood photo of yourself' would be a really, really fun thread! Once I get a working scanner, I might start one.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)nostalgic in my "third age" (the French description for elderly people.)
RudynJack
(1,044 posts)we watched "Beach Party" on Saturday.
It's sad she's gone, but even sadder is how difficult her later years were for her.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)effect of the "Beach Blanket" phase of her career. In my heart, she'll always be the singing and dancing marvel on MMC.
ETA: My prudish, Presbyterian mother balked at the suggestive possibilities of "Beach Blanket Bingo". LOL! And to think how innocent those movies actually were!