Women we love

If you're a baby boomer and Annette Funicello wasn't your first crush, well...shame on you. No, just kidding but this Mouseketeer of the late 1950s is the first lady I remember being in love with. Since then most of my dream girls have had the same lovely dark hair and dark eyes. You can easily see the resemblance to Vivian in the top picture. It's really heartbreaking for me to watch Annette battling the crippling disease MS. The photo above is from happier times.

"Too many people spend money they don't have to buy things they don't need, to impress people they don't like."----Will Rogers

It's a sure sign you're getting old if you remember hurrying home from school to watch Annette on the Mickey Mouse Club. (And I do).