Not so Mickey Mouse  "Mouseketeers' roll call, sound off now!
Karen! Cubby! Annette! Sharon! Lonnie! Bobby...!"  Who of the TV
generation was not indelibly imprinted by The Mickey Mouse Club,
the '50s TV show Life magazine referred to as "the first
organization many boomers joined?"  As is usually the case with
an ensemble cast, there were star Mousketeers whose
personalities stood out; they were fuel for the dreams of a
whole generation of young viewers and are remembered to this
day. The girls wanted to be Karen or Annette; the boys were
jealous as hell of Cubby, who was not only cute but had the
added appeal of being a musician: his drumming was frequently
featured on the show.  Cubby O'Brien not only survived being a
crew-cut, baby-faced TV star; he is alive and well and today
makes Dallas the home base of a successful career as a
professional drummer. Five years ago, while drumming for Joel
Grey at the Venetian Room, O'Brien decided to escape riot-,
earthquake-, and traffic-plagued Los Angeles for Carrol