Marlo Thomas

Sleeping Beauty....EVERYTHING Sleeping Beauty!!!

A mousekateer

Me too, JJ...who was your favourite?

I was Sleeping Beauty in a play. I loved it, absolutly loved being SB, and I loved acting. The funniest part is that I would not allow the kiss on my lips or face. The director allowed me to get a kiss on the hand. I can't believe my request was respected! I wanted to be a star. Here's the story. If you are already bored you can stop here before you fall asleep.++I was 5 years old. I was roller skating on a tennis court. I loved skating, too. Doris Day was singing on a PA (public Address) system, like stereo speakers outdoors. **Que Sera Sera, whatever will be will be. **Anyway, it was a clear sunny day vs. an overcast day with sun behind the overcast. The song got me thinking about what I wanted to be. I looked at the sky, which I always appreciated more on a sunny day, and I said, "A Star!" This was an epiphany, and I ran to my mother to tell her "I know what I want to be when I grow up. I want to be a star!" But my form of communication was more like, "Mom, can I tell you something?" (assessing her mood) She said, "Have you been looking at the sky again? You can't be a star in the sky for a very long time. "(I'd always look at the sky, enchanted. Another topic.) So, I say, "No, Mommy, not that kind of star. The kind of star that people are." She said, "Oh you mean a star like Doris Day." "Yes, that's it. That kind of star." Mom said, "It takes a lot of work to sing and act like that." So, I wanted to be a star. I wanted to sing and act in plays. I'd sing myself to sleep. My mother would always say to wait until I was on stage "to be so dramatic." ++Present day, when I realize I am not the star I wanted to be, I remind myself that we are all stars, because we shine love and light onto the world, and the whole sky, the universe, loves the stars in kind. L, Sleeping Beauty

I liked Cubby and Lonnie...of course Annette...if you would like to read about them and what has transpired since the show, go here; http://www.originalmmc.com/index.html

Its very interesting!

Karen and Cubby were my favorite, too...and I LOVED having the same name as Darlene...somehow I felt special because my name was the same as one of the mousekateers.

Thanks for the mousekateer site....it was a fun and memorable read!

Could you believe that one of them went to prison? And it was a girl? I was dumbfounded!

I wanted to be Marlon Perkins or the Millionaire guy that knocked on strangers doors and gave them a million dollars. I doubt anything could be more fun than that...

Oh and Dancer, you won't get me on my toes anytime soon, splat!!! Too fluffy for ballet...