Lazarus Longshot, SASS #44254 Life Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, then teamed up with Frankie Avalon on a string of '60s fun-in-the-sun movies with names like "Beach Party Bingo" and "Bikini Beach," died Monday. She was 70. She died at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, Calif., of complications from multiple sclerosis, the Walt Disney Co. said. Another good one gone. She was my first crush, and the world is poorer for her absence. Goodbye to a classy Lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knot Hardly Dunn, SASS 43113 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 The world was brighter for her presence and poorer for her passing. May she rest in peace and her family know the peace that passes all understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 She sure could move those hips - an original Mousketeer and my favorite beach-goin' party gal RIP indeed. GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache Hawk 60642 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Me too Gunner ! What a shock I had when I first saw those hips move ! Don't believe a person could do that...that many times ! The world is a little darker now with her passing. RIP dear lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I also had a crush on her, and was shocked to hear the sad news. Met Annette about 12 years ago, laughed when I told her. She was gracious and still had the charm. Gonna miss her. MT My favorite Annette song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 What a girl! Every teen male's idea of the perfect female. Still is after all these years. Rest in Peace, Doll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 A class act! R.I.P. LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Heckuva lady. May she rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper Dynamite Dick Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 May she rest in peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Rest in peace beautiful lady. Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klondike SASS Life #29713 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Another good one gone. She was my first crush, and the world is poorer for her absence. Goodbye to a classy Lady. My first crush as well as 1/2 the male population. Beautiful young lady, may she rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Henry, SASS #53503L Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Sad news indeed may she rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Jack Libby, # 29434 LIFE Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I remember watching her on the Mickey Mouse club as a kid. So sad and humbling to see these great icons of our generation pass on. RIP dear Annette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Of all the stars that I can think of who were instantly known by just their first name, I think she had the best image, personality, wholesomeness, reputation, humility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I believe you're right, there,Mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Very much a LADY. Dang M.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Happy trails Annette, Bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bama Red Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 My first crush as well as 1/2 the male population. Beautiful young lady, may she rest in peace. I used to kiss the TV screen at the end of the Mickey Mouse Club when she came on. Mom said she had to wipe lip marks off it every afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 As I recall, she had a magnificent chest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Maybe the first big star to only need one name! Always showed class and style! Peace and comfort to her family and friends. Ain't likely most of us will ever forget her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Sweet Annette. We all loved you very much and we will miss you. Rest in peace, darlin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Cherokee, SASS#48332 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I didn't find out until yesterday she had passed..I knew she was ill, and wondered from time to time how she was doing..I listened to a radio interview with her years ago when she was first diagnosed..She was her usual upbeat self, and downplayed her illness, talking instead about some upcoming shows she was doing with Frankie Avalon.. A truly sweet, beautiful, and classy lady..As well as a '60's icon. RIP Annette, you will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairshake Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I will take a chance and say that there is not a single American male who was of the age to be in love with girls that did not have a crush on this most perfect female. I would sit in front of our TV and day dream about being her boyfriend. Paul Anka was the guy that had that lucky position. Annette wanted to marry him but he broke it off as he stated he wanted to invest in his career. He said that when he told his parents that Annette wanted to get married, they told him it was only Puppy Love. That is where his hit song came from as he was singing it to her. The next lucky guy was Frankie Avalon and all the beach movies. I was told I had MS in 1983 by a local doctor. I wrote Annette to ask her about how she was doing with her MS. She did respond but I think it was done by a employee. They sent my spinal fluid to a lab out of state and they said the doctor was not correct in his statement that I had MS. That was a huge relief. They showed some film clips this past week while doing an interview with Anka and Avalon that showed Annette in the bed in a fetal position and looking bad. I wish they would of not showed these clips. She deserved a much better send off. I will forever remember her as she looked before that horrible disease took her life. Later David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I will forever remember her as she looked before that horrible disease took her life. Later David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Cherokee, SASS#48332 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I watched an interview this morning with Paul Anka..He said they were never intimate, never "swapped spit"..They just had a youthful crush on each other..He went on to say she was a lifelong friend, a very brave woman, and a real treasure, and he was going to miss her greatly.. Fortunately, I didn't see the film clips of her sick in bed..Don't want to either, I would rather remember her as the sweetheart we all loved.. I will never understand why the media feels the need to show stuff like that..Low class behavior, fer sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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