Posted on 04/08/2013 7:47:52 PM PDT by xzins
Of all the kids on the show, she was the one with it. That indefinable thing that makes a person stand out. Soul. RIP.
I don’t know about Anka’s book, but my wi@e told me today that Anka wrote Puppy Love about her. This is humorous considering she had a hit called “Tall Paul”, and I think Anka was anything but. A good @riend o@ ours, gone @or over a decade now, toured the world with Anka as his bandleader in 1959.
I know it’s not Bush’ fault, but he certainly did not disagree with that concept.
No more Bushes please — two of them were two too many.
Jeb go home and leave the country at peace.
I’m feeling very lucky lately to have grown up when I did.
Goodbye Annette, I love you.
Bush 41 used the term “New World Order” many times.
Now we have an evil bastard who’s doing all he can to
destroy America because they can’t realize their New World
Order as long as the USA is strong and soverign.
The only problem with TV back then as a kid was being the remote control for my parents. I was real glad when they came out with those two button clicker remote controls.
Dr. Wahl’s used electric stimulation of her muscles and diet to restore her health. She was also afflicted with the relapsing remitting form of the disease.
Annette had progressive MS, which is an entirely different “brand” of the disease.
They were trying to raise money for research into CCSVI, so her husband allowed this film to be made to show the ravages MS had wrought on Annette (not for the feint of heart.)
http://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/annette-funicello-her-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-1.984202
Annette was a wonderful young girl and had class to the end. God bless her and prayers for her family.
A little bit of my childhood passed away today. I and most all of my girlfriends wanted to be like Annette. RIP Annette.
Annette and I are about the same age and all the boys in school dreamed of Annete. Me? I wanted to be different so I chose Darlene as my Wanna be girl and as it turned she would be a shoplifter. securities fraudster, liar and a check kiter.
I called that one wrong.
Johnny Tremain, I don’t recall Annette was in that, but then I don’t write for TIME.
Back in the 90's, when my ex-wife and I worked for Disney, there was staged a "Teddy Bear Signing" at the Magic Kingdom. Annette had just endorsed a line of collectible teddy bears, and was autographing them for the buyers.
We were all queued up for the signing, and they announced that due to health concerns, Annette would not appear that day. But not five minutes later, Annette DID make the signing, greeting the crowd with a humongous smile. The applause was thunderous!
She was petite, frail and moved with assistance from a Disney escort, but that smile! It electrified the room. She greeted each person with that grin, and those huge brown eyes, posed for pics with each teddy bear owner.
Annette was one of a generation, and part of an America we shall not see again in our lifetimes. Thank you, sweetie, and Ciao, bella!
Thanks for sharing that touching story, Old Sarge.
I wish I hadn’t lost my Mouse Ears. LOL
What a nice memory for you. She seemed like a class act unlike many of the so called stars today who are so trashy.
I loved the Frankie and Annette movies they were fun!
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