― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Aaron A., Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― anthony easton (anthony), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
This news is so sad. I never get teary at a CNN story usually, but Mr. Rogers was a Pittsburgh institution. A family friend worked with him. We'd always watch the credits for her name when we were little.
I remember more recently surfing tv sometime after Sept. 11 and catching his show--after the initial shock at him having gray hair, I was fascinated by how matter-of-fact and soothing he was in addressing fear. (though it seemed a bit silly that I was bored enough to watch a children's show)
He didn't have that whole cutesy condescending attitude with kids that most shows have. He was very genuine and caring. R.I.P. :-(
― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
At the Morrissey concert my sister said that Morrisey looked like Mr. Rogers [cardigan sweater]
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 February 2003 17:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 February 2003 17:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 February 2003 17:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 February 2003 17:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 27 February 2003 18:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― j.lu (j.lu), Thursday, 27 February 2003 23:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
I reckon it's Tony Hart.
― celeste (Celeste), Friday, 28 February 2003 00:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Friday, 28 February 2003 00:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
Is it a sort of Sesame Street-like thing?
― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 28 February 2003 00:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
As corny as the show was (and yes, I did laugh *at* it and was all cynical and said it was crappy and all) it was also wonderful. To see an adult male who cared enough about kids that he was willing to look and act a bit odd in order to be endearing was pretty amazing.
I hope that wherever his soul has passed on to that there are songs and rainbows and make-believe lands for him to explore with all of the children that will welcome him with open arms.
― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 28 February 2003 01:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Friday, 28 February 2003 02:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Friday, 28 February 2003 02:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
couldn't have said it better myself. RIP. ;'(
― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 28 February 2003 03:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
In a telephone interview, I think on Fresh Air, he was asked about his daily routines. The one thing that stands out in my memory is that he got up every morning and went downstairs, where he had built a swimming pool under his home, and he swam laps, naked.
For some reason I found that incredibly endearing (though I am also thoroughly convinved that he was without any genitals - because, well, I just can't picture him in that way).
― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 28 February 2003 05:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 28 February 2003 06:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
I wish I could see videotape of him doing the voices for the land of make-believe!! One imagines the guy's so plain vanilla but then you realize he has all the f;in weird characters right under the surface of his skin
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 28 February 2003 13:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― LOL Thomas (Chris Barrus), Monday, 22 May 2006 17:58 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Jimmy Mod is a super idol of The MARS SPIRIT (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Monday, 22 May 2006 18:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― LOL Thomas (Chris Barrus), Monday, 22 May 2006 18:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 22 May 2006 18:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 22 May 2006 18:12 (eighteen years ago) link
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― anthony easton (anthony), Monday, 22 May 2006 18:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Jazz Guide to Penguins on Compact Disc (Rock Hardy), Monday, 22 May 2006 18:52 (eighteen years ago) link
-- anthony easton (anthonyeasto...) (webmail), May 21st, 2006 4:44 AM. (anthony) (later) (link)
― ORLY (ex machina), Monday, 22 May 2006 18:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 22 May 2006 18:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― horseshoe (horseshoe), Monday, 22 May 2006 23:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 00:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 02:48 (eighteen years ago) link
Me too. Especially when he got to "I end the program by saying, 'you’ve made this day a special day by just you being you. There’s no person in the whole world like you, and I like you... just the way you are.'"
― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 22:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 29 September 2006 21:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― service comedy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 29 September 2006 22:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― Abbott (Abbott), Friday, 29 September 2006 23:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 30 September 2006 05:58 (seventeen years ago) link
Most people have heard of Koko, the Stanford-educated gorilla who could speak about 1000 words in American Sign Language, and understand about 2000 in English. What most people don’t know, however, is that Koko was an avid Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood fan. As Esquire reported, when Fred Rogers took a trip out to meet Koko for his show, not only did she immediately wrap her arms around him and embrace him, she did what she’d always seen him do onscreen: she proceeded to take his shoes off!
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Tuesday, 29 May 2007 22:13 (sixteen years ago) link
If we could have just one thread where we all agree to refrain from '(thread subject) is garbage' posts, I guess I'd request that it be this thread. Because, really: why.
― Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Monday, 18 June 2018 01:30 (five years ago) link
yes please
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 18 June 2018 01:50 (five years ago) link
post deleted.
― how's life, Monday, 18 June 2018 10:23 (five years ago) link
oh Christ, ilx's limits discovered at last.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 18 June 2018 11:18 (five years ago) link
I mean, I don't think deletion was necessary fwiw, but there's still every other thing in the universe for you to hate on, Morbs. Fear not.
― Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Monday, 18 June 2018 11:52 (five years ago) link
how about the third post in the thread, kuntz?
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 18 June 2018 12:41 (five years ago) link
pedophile, pederast, don't be pedantic
― rip van wanko, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:45 (five years ago) link
I mentioned that I idolize the man, nevertheless I found the new documentary way too close to a puff piece. Any attempts at illuminating flaws or conflicts seemed grudging and perfunctory. And I'd contend that even mentioning his party affiliation was distracting and unnecessary. I could feel the tension in the theater at that moment.
― rip van wanko, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:01 (five years ago) link
I was born in '61, three or four years too early for his show to have been part of my childhood. (I watched The Jolly Green Giant, and Rocketship 7 out of Buffalo.) So I didn't take that into the theatre, which would have helped. I can see where the film would be very emotional for some viewers, and a couple of times it knocked down my own resistance (I mean, I didn't cry or anything)--most surprisingly with the kid in the wheelchair, which could have been shameless and was instead pretty great. I think it does dodge here and there, and implicitly (which may as well be explicitly) making it about you-know-who in the last few minutes is interesting but a little easy.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 25 July 2018 01:18 (five years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=34&v=-VLEPhfEN2M
lol why
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 22 July 2019 17:40 (four years ago) link
life is like a box of sweaters
whoops
https://youtu.be/-VLEPhfEN2M
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 22 July 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
argh
a niceploitation film
― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 22 July 2019 17:50 (four years ago) link
Lol
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Monday, 22 July 2019 17:53 (four years ago) link
this thing looks like an SNL skit
― frogbs, Monday, 22 July 2019 20:43 (four years ago) link