MOUSEKETEER LONNIE'S
CLUB HOUSE

MAY/JUNE 2010 UPDATE

LONNIE'S NEW BLOG

http://lonniemmc.blogspot.com

CONFESSIONS OF AN ACCIDENTAL MOUSEKETEER

Hanging with some friends

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Hi, and welcome to my
Clubhouse on the Web.

Stay awhile.

Look for something NEW every once in a while.

Browse, remember, say hello to some old friends.

Be sure to check out Roll Call, ask questions, and leave a note.  

 

 

Remember....

Every day is Anything Can Happen Day - IF you work at it!

 

 

Important: if you want a response, leave your email address in the body of your Roll Call note; for privacy your email address is not seen unless you do that. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recent Reviews:
CONFESSIONS OF AN ACCIDENTAL MOUSEKETEER

"If you grew up watching THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB, as I did, you'll enjoy learning about Lonnie's show-business adventures from childhood on. He talks about early days on live and filmed television, how he was chosen to join the Club, what it was like on the set and around the Disney studio and what he's been up to ever since -- including scores of stage and television appearances." Leonard Maltin

"This an easy book to read... After a few chapters Tristram Shandy came to my mind, though I think the author would regard Proust rather than Sterne as an exemplar. His frequent discursive asides, which always just manage to meander back to the mainstream at chapter's end, are his own unique style however, as are bawdy anecdotes..." www.originalmmc.com

"Of course, I was most interested in events and impressions related to the Mickey Mouse Club. The book goes well beyond those experiences, as it should since it represents some 60 years of performing professionally...the book gives a unique perspective on one of the most influential television shows in history." 
Samland's Disney Adventures

 

 

 

Updates!!

Special Offers
New color 8x10 photo 1955-2010 available
 

&

The Anything Can Happen Page 

for information about my diverse contributions to museums and libraries around the country, including the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.  My EARS went on display in 2009 at the Smithsonian as part of a series of artifacts from the era. 

 

Dale and I are distraught that his horse has no body!

 

I had an email from an American physician who has been working in Russia for decades.  

He and his late wife were fans from our original run in the U.S. Later they moved to a small town in the former Soviet Union. 

In the mid-1980s the original MMC began airing in Russia, so their children became fans! 

NOW (2010) our series is again running on Russian TV, so the grandkids are fans too!!!

 

I AM STILL

TWEETING as lonniemmc!!

MY NEW BLOG CONTINUES

WWW.LONNIEMMC.BLOGSPOT.COM

For a recent print interview, go to: http://www.tft.ucla.edu/profiles/industry/lonnie-burr_mouseketeer/

 

PART OF MY AUDITION 'REEL' IS NOW ON YouTube - SEE IF YOU RECOGNIZE ME IN ANY OF THE TV AND FILM ROLES.

There were plans for an audio book version of my memoir, but I've scrapped them because it's too personal.  But I will eventually be doing an audio version of my book on comedy teams - TWO FOR THE SHOW: Great 20th Century Comedy Teams - updated from 2000 to 2010. 

 

 

Just so you know

CONFESSIONS OF AN ACCIDENTAL MOUSEKETEER

  is available for less than retail on this site -- plus this is the only place you can acquire a PERSONALLY SIGNED copy.

Check Special Offers!

So far, in addition to the U.S.,  I have  had requests for copies  of Confessions of an Accidental Mouseketeer from folks in France, England, Spain, Australia, Belgium, Denmark and Canada.
I already mentioned that it's available for sale in INDIA...if you happen to be there ...and now you can also buy it on your travels in Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Kenya and South Africa!  

Go mouseka-figure !?!

 

Keep checking in, Mouseketeers (and all others).

Lonnie 

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Did you know that Walt had the opening animation of the original MMC shot in color in anticipation of the future of TV? 

But it was broadcast in black and white as was the rest of the show.  If you have never seen the color opening, it's available on Youtube. 

There's a link at the end of my site's "The Anything Can Happen Page."

 

MY DVD IS NOW UPDATED TO 2008 IN VOLUME II

WITH 1.5 MORE HOURS OF IN DEPTH TV INTERVIEWS

WITH SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR OWNERS OF VOLUME I - 2005

CLICK ON SPECIAL OFFERS!!!!!


 

For your Disney shopping and auction fun, check out Dave Mason's SATURDAYS TOYS. He has 20+ pieces of my personal  memorabilia available to buy -- including costumes, Disneyland IDs and entry cards, as well as Ginger Rogers', Robert Preston's  and Shelly Hack's opening night notes and Mel Torme's autograph.  Dave is a great guy with an almost encyclopedic knowledge of all things Disney.  He also has lots of other swell Disney, Disneyland and WDW items of his own at Saturday's Toys!   www.SaturdaysToys.com

 

Wannabee baseball players

Shea Stadium 1983 . . .

 

                                               Mouseka-wannabees  . . .         ;

and why they weren't cast!

ears too pointy

no place for ears

naughty hips

orphan annie eyes

beard violates disney policy

too short

never smiles

a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a  a a a a a a

 

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN

THE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN PAGE MY SCRAPBOOK BEFORE & 
AFTER MMC
MY LIFE AS 
A MOUSE
SPECIAL OFFERS AND 
CONTACT INFO
ROLL CALL

 

© 2010  Lonnie Burr
Some photographs © Disney