Elton Camp Poet Rhyme

In Remembrance of Annette Funicello

In Remembrance of Annette Funicello

By Elton Camp

There were only two TV channels we could get
Still, I sat in front of the black and white set

The Mickey Mouse Club was my favorite show
But Annette’s is the only name I recall, though

She and others sang the program’s theme song
Sort of made me feel like, with them I belong

Although they were cool kids I was just a nerd
I was glad whenever the Mouseketeers I heard

The beach movies she later made I didn’t see
It was too far to town for a rural hick like me

That she had a serious disease I already knew
Yet, I didn’t like that Annette’s life is through

But it’s merciful that her suffering is at an end
It’s in honor to her, that this little write I send

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Ilene Bauer April 11, 2013 at 3:17 PM i also remember cubby and karen but men always remember annette, for obvious reasons. a fine tribute to her, though!

William Kershaw April 10, 2013 at 7:49 PM I miss her too. I'm even still addicted to skippy peanut butter. You didn't miss much in the beach party movies. Annette was always the only girl in a one piece swimsuit Elton Camp April 10, 2013 at 10:18 PM She and I are close to the same age, so I saw the MM Club episodes when first aired, not as reruns. Glad to hear the beach movies weren't anything much to miss. Elton