Chris Hicks: Annette captured the hearts in the 1950s and 1960s for children and adolescents

Walt Disney's original black and white "Mickey Mouse Club" propaganda Annette Lu Funicello age of 12, she appeared in the October 3, 1955, the debut episode of the pioneering children's television programs. However, it should be noted that her 13-year-old in three weeks after.

This is of great significance for me. I was 5 years old and Annette was not only a lively, always smiling, black hair beauty, she is an old woman. I immediately defeated. I'm not the only one. It is said that the end of the first season of her show, 6000 letter.

Annette's death April 8 - 70 years of age after years of effort and multiple sclerosis - the nostalgic wave as I recall those innocent young days when I looked at her flowers, not just singing and dancing "Mickey Mouse Club" skit, but also appeared in the program is continuous, "Spin and Marty" and her own "Annette" series. Disney movie, too - "long-haired dog" and "Baby in Toyland."

Then, when I was in high school, Annette Lu to start the series of "Beach Party" with Frankie Avalon, and when he is not, Tommy Kirk or Deweienxi Blackman. She became a pure charming girl for those of us in the right age, our version of Doris Day. Those stupid sand and bikini movie, I went to every one usually in the driver after a day on the beach, which makes them seem to all concerned.

But in fact, they are not related to long. "Beach Party" was released in 1963, followed quickly by three sequel in 1964, also happens to be the same year, "A Hard Day's Night" out. Compared to the Beatles movie, "Beach Party" franchise, and soon began to look quite precious. Film debut in John, Paul, George and Ringo, with the guidance of the movie Rock "N" volume behavior, take a pop musical to another level, leaving Annette and Frankie and all those Elvis movies in just silly the dust.

However, I continue to go to all the people like me in recognizing that they have become the losers.

Annette was growing up, so we grew up together in one. But in the late 1960s, romantic and Annette's movie career dried. When the old movies I happened to see her on TV occasionally guest she has been doing over the years, or in the replay, will be displayed on the TV, I can still feel my love.

In 1987, "Back to the Beach, an" aircraft "old" beach party "photos, reteaming with Frank, and a lot of other star-1960s spoof. I thought I was alone, and give it a three-star in the Deseret News review in all parts of the country most of the critics criticized it. Maybe it was just me trying to relive my youth. However, I have a good time, and again to see Annette Lu in the starring role, this is great.

Relationship movie fans, movie stars, and even burning bright, just a few years, and then seemed to fade, it is very personal. We have our love in our youth fell sort, it was said, can still produce a spark every time she appeared in some after the show, we went to the adult, their career has faded.

For me, this is Annette Lu. Even now she was gone, I know that the next time I grabbed her by the old program, there would still be on television, that a trace.