FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MOUSEKETEER CUBBY O'BRIEN
VISITS "STU'S SHOW"
ON SHOKUS INTERNET RADIO
(September 30, 2008) - Original
Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer Cubby O'Brien, who has had a long and successful career as one of the top drummers in the music business, will be Stu Shostak's guest live this Wednesday, October 1 beginning at 4:00 p.m. PDT (7:00 p.m. EDT) on "
Stu's Show," the signature program on Shokus Internet Radio (www.shokusradio.com).
Cubby will tell the whole story of how he was selected to be on "
The Mickey Mouse Club," how his pairing with colleague Karen Pendleton made them an instant sensation with both kids and adults, what his relationship was like with Jimmie Dodd, Walt Disney, and fellow mouseketeers, including Annette Funicello, who will be featured
in an upcoming DVD release from the series by Buena Vista Home Video on November 11. In addition, Cubby will recount behind-the-scenes tales about the classic television series.
Emphasis will also focus on Cubby's later career - drumming on such classic series as "
The Lawrence Welk Show," "
The Carol Burnett Show," and touring with The Carpenters (a relationship that spanned over 10 years), Spike Jones, Ann-Margaret, Jim Nabors and Bernadette Peters. Listeners will be invited to call in with their questions and comments on the station's toll-free telephone number.
"Stu's Show" airs live each Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. PDT on Shokus Internet Radio, with rebroadcasts at the same time daily. Access to the station's feed is free, with no registration required, and is available either by clicking on the ENTER SITE button on the home page (www.shokusradio.com), by choosing one of the audio player links on the main.html page or via iTunes by selecting Radio/Eclectic and then locating the station's name alphabetically in the list.
Shokus Internet Radio is a service of Shokus Video, and is "TV on the radio for baby boomers," with live call-in talk shows featuring TV celebrities, classic stand-up comedy from the great comedians, and big band, easy listening, and 50s/60s golden hits during the morning and afternoon drive times.
