Illustrator CS2 No Color after 3D Revolve...WHY!?

I am using Illustrator CS2 and watched a podcast on creating 3D images.
I chose the color and followe along, however when i used the EFFECTS/3D/REVOLE feature my image was created in grayscale.
The Appearance pallet showed the fill color I chose, but the collor was not a part of the object....what did I do wrong?
Regards!

Monika! Your're a genius!!! Thank you so much....and speedy too!
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