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Message Number: 79 - Sun, May 28, 2023 09:11:12
Posted From: united states of america
Name:  Annie h
When/where did you first see the MMC? :  Reruns 1970s
Favorite MMC memory?:  Friday talent roundup,,annette serial, corky serial
Comments:

hello mouseketter,,,my question is ,,will there be any reuns of the mmc on the disney channel ,also new dvds of the mmc? They only put out one and it was only for the first week of the show,,,,, I was looking for Leo Carrillo on the mmc ( dvd) too,,cause he's my grandfather's brother...I was a kid in 70s watching the reruns but was a big fan and still am,,I made my sister and cousins try out and I studied the mmc songs and dance moves to teach it to them,,we where probably awful but enjoyed it,qell ,at least I did.....anyway hope you and Diane have a great memorial weekend,,,I will pray for you two ,God bless...annie

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Message Number: 78 - Private Message

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Message Number: 77 - Wed, Mar 9, 2022 02:40:24
Posted From: switzerland
Name:  IsabellaMob
When/where did you first see the MMC? :  IsabellaNef
Favorite MMC memory?:  IsabellaNef
Comments:

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Message Number: 76 - Friday, September 11, 2020 20:19:12 PDT
Posted From: united states of america
Name:  Robert Illes
When/where did you first see the MMC? :  Bellflower, CA 1955(!)
Favorite MMC memory?:  Spin and Marty. And Annette.
Comments:

Hello Lonnie - you are a very thoughtful man! I enjoyed your essay on the "meaning of being a Mouseketeer:". Believe me, I wanted to be one badly although I was a bit younger - like Moochie - but essentially a contemporary of you guys. I never missed a show (well probably some) in some very formative years, since I was in the first run audience. I thoroughly enjoyed the serials, and the mini documentaries. Genius stuff, I thought - yes an Omnibus-like pot pourri, but well organized. Your show, Disney in general, Mad Magazine, Ernie Kovacs - all shaped, inspired and propelled me not necessarily into a life of performance (although I did do a comedy radio show at USC in the 70's) but that of a TV writer (30 years). I wrote on the Good Old Days NBC special starring Annette and Frankie Avalon for Dick Clark in 1977. My first and only meeting with Annie - what a doll! And meeting this childhood icon - THAT I can tell you was one of the greatest thrills of my otherwise show biz jaded life. Again I thank you for your thoughtful commentary - and for your role in shaping my childhood, and my career, directly and indirectly. Sure I grew out of it, but I never thought it was maudlin or absurd. It was of its time and I loved it, then and now. And I'm a pretty cynical, been there done that kind of veteran human being.

I happen to be a very good friend of Stu Shostak, so I look forward to hearing/seeing you again on "Stu's Show". To get 3-4 hours of information, anecdotes and behind the scenes stories is amazingly unique in the media. I sometimes don't think Stu knows what he has. He's a memorializing a unique and compelling TV history. And folks like you are who I look very much forward to heaing from.

Questions for you: I'm of course very much intrigued about your relationship with Annette. It seemed to go beyond puppy love! Was she not a repressed, demure Catholic girl? Inquiring minds (who fantasized about her constantly) want to know. And the other question is, how was this thing produced. I realized it wasn't "live", but still seemed like a hell of a lot of time to fill. Even with the serials, cartoons, etc. you guys were required to do an awful lot of dancing and singing. And third, your education. You had a helluva on-set teacher, and/or you had a quality education during and after that.

Thanks for your great page. I do have your first Mouseketeer history book.. Great stuff. With my new Disney subscrption (because Hamilton, of course), I'm able to relive a lot of memories (Crockett, the first season of Spin&Marty - but they give just one week's worth of the Burr MMC. Bummer). Thankfully, via YouTube I'm able to find more Spin&Marty episodes (with Annette), the Annette serial (innocuous but a lot of great kids), the Hardy Boys. I'm 7 years old again!

Thank you sir.

Bob

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Message Number: 75 - Tuesday, July 21, 2020 20:15:23 PDT
Posted From: united states of america
Name:  Steve Owen
When/where did you first see the MMC? :  On tv and at the park(the very early days)
Favorite MMC memory?:  The weekday themed dance routines with Buddy Bakers music
Comments:

Dear Lonnie ,

i just want to say how much i appreciate you and all of the original dancing mousketeers

talents..I too, was at a dance studio in '58 in Alhambra...and they were looking for possible mousketeers...I went thru some of the dance step routines, and it wasn't easy for me..............so when i see all of those dance steps y'all did on the show.im truly amazed...It was a unique time, and Im sure so many amazing memories for you...We love you and the "Orignal" Mousketeer show! From Steve originally from La Puente.

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Message Number: 74 - Sunday, May 24, 2020 08:55:46 PDT
Posted From: united states of america
Name:  MOUSEKETEER LONNIE BURR
When/where did you first see the MMC? :  ON THE DISNEY LOT BEFORE AIRING OCT. 3, 1955
Favorite MMC memory?:  RIDING FREE, NO LINES, BEFORE OPENING OF DISNEYLAND ON AUTOPIA [NO GOVERNORS ON CARS] AND THE TEACUPS
Comments:

FROM MOUSEKETEER LONNIE: UNFORTUNATELY, SOMEONE IS GIVING OUT A HOUSE ADDRESS FOR ME THAT IS NOT MINE! A FEW HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH BECAUSE THE BEWILDERED HOME OWNER HAS WRITTEN ME VIA THE O N L Y - ONLY ADDRESS WHERE I MAY BE REACHED:

LONNIE BUR - P.O. BOX 2014, BEAVERTON, OR 97075

I DO NOT RESPOND IF I AM NOT REACHED AND I

DO NOT

AUTOGRAPH EXCEPT FROM MY WEBSITE SINCE 2000

mouseketeer lonnie burr dot com.

THANK YOU AND THE BEWILDERED AND OVER WORKED OWNER OF THE HOUSE ADDRESS THANKS YOU MUCH MORE!

BE SAFE, WEAR A MASK, 'SOCIAL DISTANCE' 6 OR MORE FEET [Get a tape, roll out 6 feet for it is much more distance than you think], AND REMEMBER THAT THE EFFECT OF SNEEZING [COUGHING, EXPECTORATION, ETCETERA] GOES UP TO TWENTY FEET!!!

"we'll be friends for all the years/ wherever we may be"

May 28, 2020

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Message Number: 73 - Private Message

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Message Number: 72 - Wednesday, April 22, 2020 19:25:55 PDT
Posted From: united states of america
Name:  Christopher
When/where did you first see the MMC? :  At home
Favorite MMC memory?:  The roll call from the show
Comments:

hello Lonnie,

I was wondering if there would be any chance of getting a autographed photo I'm a big fan of the Mickey Mouse club after my grandmother showed me videos of it when I was growing up thank you and God bless

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Message Number: 71 - Tuesday, April 7, 2020 18:10:44 PDT
Posted From: united states of america
Name:  Mike O'Donnell
When/where did you first see the MMC? :  1990s Late night Vault Disney
Comments:

Hi, Lonnie! My name is Mike. I'm checking in from Danville, Pennsylvania. I've enjoyed the MMC for years and watched your shows during the 1990's when Disney Channel had Vault Disney. I had an opportunity to check out your Tribute to Annette page on this website and enjoyed it thouroughly. I really that I could have had an opportunity to meet her. I really enjoyed the movies and music that she did over the years. She gave everyone a lot of entertainment through many generations which is something we can all be grateful for. By the way, those Skippy commercials are still fresh in my mind to this day believe it or not. Hope to hear from you soon. Hope you and your loved ones are safe at this time. Your friend,Mike O'Donnell

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Message Number: 70 - Private Message

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