I guess you were all bored. No one responded to my real true story. I wanted to be Annette Funnacello? Is that more interesting? How about Shelly Frabres singing "Johhny angel, how I love, him, how I tingle when he passes by but he doesn't even know that I yi yi exist..."

Depends on how little...

Ricky Nelson's little sister
Donny Osmond's wife
Airline stewardess
Somebody's mother.

Shirley Temple...

I enjoyed your story, Lynn. I actually pictured the whole scene in my mind.

I like this now because the thread has turned to a whole different perspective to what we wanted to be. When I think along the line of who I envied so much when I was tiny, it's like gimster's "Shirley Temple." How I envied her! She could dance, sing and make all these exciting movies! I thought her life was the best and I could relate being about the same age as she was in her many movies. Oh, and I wholeheartedly agree with the Princess....Shelley Fabares was my hero....I thought she had it made, too. I wanted to grow up and look like her and sing "Johnny Angel", too.

I was a big Shirley Temple fan too. Like Elvis, I think she was one of a kind. I can't wait to show those DVD's my grandchild. I checked on it, and they recommend 8 years old. Isn’t that too old? I wonder why.

JJ. Thanks for the Mickey Mouse Club link. That was like opening an old treasure chest.

It’s funny, I can’t help but think how much we all have in common. I know there is an astrology thread going on, but I don’t really believe in it. I think there is a little of everything in all of us. As unique as we may like to be,…when you get right down to the nitty gritty we are really all sisters bound by so many similiar growing-up impressions. It is so nice to relate and be understood. I guess that is what I miss most while living in Germany. No one knows what I'm talking about when I mention all those names coming up in this thread.
(( sigh and hugs, .... me homesick ))

You must "come home" soon Hannelore and get your U.S.A. fix! And yes, I think the 8 yearold recommendation is a bit old. Gee, I was watching Shirley Temple from birth, I think! Of course, things have changed a lot and many people protect their kids now like never before. I remember some of the Shirley temple movies could be a little intense and that's all I can think of as to why they'd put such an older age on it. When she was taken away from "grandfather" and cried for him, I was a little upset. I still remember that strong emotion I got from that, but it didn't traumatize me for life...I don't think!

I have about a dozen Shirley Temple movies and lent them to my now-7-year-old granddaughter - she's not the least bit interested in them! She's still into Disney Princess. Unless it's animated, she's not interested. I know I was watching ST when I was about 4 or 5 and desperately wanted to learn how to tap dance up and down the stairs like her!

And Princess, I also enjoyed your story about Sleeping Beauty and was empathizing with your avid yearning to be a star...I never wanted to be one, or even remotely famous - but I did yearn to do the things they did, like tap dance like Shirley Temple, or adopt lots of children like Dale Evans, or live at Disneyland like the Mousekateers...now I yearn to be a "star", but not the famous kind - I yearn to be the kind that shines light (and love) into the world.

My sisters and I gave Mom an antique Shirley Temple doll one year for Mother's Day. Mother always loved dolls and always made sure we had a new one each year. I love her for that!

Anyway, she always wanted a ST doll growing up. She never got one and was relating that story one day with this look on her face that would have melted your heart. So I called all the sisters and we plotted...found one in New York, and got it. I wish you could have seen her face when she opened the box. She cried, we cried...and one of her wishes came true that day.

It was also during the time she was battling breast cancer so it was even more emotional. Now, Shirley has a prominate place on top of one of the antique dressers in Mom's house. When we stay over at Mom's and get up in the mornings, we have to say, "Morning Shirl," as we walk up the hallway past Shirley's room to the living room.

Now we are getting her all of the LITTLE WOMEN'S dolls.

Okay, a bit off topic. Forgive.

JJ, that's soooo sweet! It really is better late than never. Somehow we appreciate getting things even late in life that we never had before. Sweet story...thanks!

Thanks for the comments on my story. In another thread we are talking about astrology, and I, and Aries, has a great need for attention. Seriously, everybody's contribution here is interesting and fun and tells us something about ourselves. Yes, we can all relate to who we r talking about due to being cohorts as boomers. Eagle, I am not really sure what part of being a "star" I wanted. I don't think it was fame, because I had no concept of famous. I think it was the activity of singing, dancing, and acting. I thought those activities = star. JJ, great story. I was jealous of Shirley Temple. I should have appreciated that someone got one for me. But I thought ST was an ideal of what I should look like (the opposite) and be like. Wow, was I ever a serious child.