RIP Mr. Rogers
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- slinky0
Joe Morrow?
me.. Jason Morrow...
- xrusos0
other sad news:
another very important person died last week.
Larry La Prise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey" died peacefully at age 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in... and then the trouble started.
- mobcarmedia0
Here's the beginning of something that I'll be working on...
- turd0
fred rogers and i shared the same birthday and that always made me feel extra special. i'm so so upset.. you don't even know.
- mitsu0
mob, what's with the six-shooter in the bg? symbolic of something?
- unknown0
hes touched more childrens lives than the pope!
St. Rogers has a new neighborhood now.
- chilaquil0
I don't want to sound like a dick, but I never liked Mr. Rogers. He always seemed like kind of a perv. I never liked him, or big bird, or winnie the pooh.
I mean why the fuck did poo wear a tight shirt and no pants. C'mon, that's porn star attire.But I'm sorry Mr Rogers died for those who liked him.
- mobcarmedia0
That is the logo for my web site... Not to be confused with me feeling he should have been shot or something. Growing up wouldn't have been the same without him.
- unknown0
<---- some people have no taste and completely disrespectful.
- bent0
It's freaky, just yesterday I was asking a co-worker if his show was still on.
She said that she thought he kicked the bucket.
I think my co-worker has bad mojo.
- Jalisildur0
Yeah, Mr. Rogers was pretty cool but those other guys, like Mr. Dressup and there's a few more I can't remember, were better. Mr. Rogers was quite interesting as a person though...
- PeterNorf0
That trolley was so interesting to me. It went through this hole and into a different world. Kinda crazy how TV was back then (as a kid) Everything was very magical.
- IloveQBN0
"Now you will shine amongst the real stars! God bless!"
- PeterNorf0
PBS TIP:
"Talking with children about Fred Rogers' death"
Find out what your child knows, has heard, or imagines. Some children may ask, "Who killed him?" Killings are so prominent in the news that they may naturally become linked to any death.
Ask how your child feels about it. Being able to share our feelings -- to say "I'm sad" -- or "I'm mad" -- helps us know that others feel that way and that our feelings are natural and normal.
Start simply. You may want to say something like, "He was very ill and had to have an operation. The doctors worked very hard to help him, and they did everything they could, but they couldn't help him." (If you say only, "He was sick and died," children may worry that you or they might die, too, when you're "sick" -- with the flu or a cold.)
Children will ask if they want more information. It's okay to say, "I don't know."
- coop0
The people who are too young to remember Mr. Roger's will only see him as a goofy nerd who said funny things. I believe you had to be a child in the 70?s to really understand what the show was about. Even my mother never understood why I would watch ?that guy?. She?d ask, ?Don?t you think he?s a little wimpy?? Certainly in today?s world of Gangsta Rap and Vice City, Mr. Rogers was surly an anachronism.
In my opinion, the reason why the show had such a profound impact on so many people of my generation was that the program had a very one-on-one feeling. There were no fast camera movements and no loud music. It was a very quite and comforting show where this friendly guy would talk right into the camera and tell you stories or sometimes teach you how to cope with life. You really had the feeling that he was talking right to you. From what I remember the ?Me Decade? (The 70?s) was full of stressed out single mothers and coked out chain-smoking disco dads. As a child I craved the safe and somber world of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.
If you don?t get it I couldn?t expect you to. You had to be there.
- mitsu0
word, coop.
respect.
- ********0
In a Pittsburgh bar they stopped the music and toasted to Mr. Rogers, it was quite nice actually
- Sapphire0
Its really sad. especially becuase I just barely knew him and his show. they were really touching. :[
- BonSeff0
i still remember that hag puppet that would hang out on the other side of the trolly. she had a witches nose and a ton of lipstick. she gave me the creeps.
mr Rogers did a ton o good, it takes a special person to do a pbs special for 15+ years.
*here's to mr R never having to wear that god forsakin blue sweater again
rip
- ********0
I agree this guy should be canonized as a Saint of the Media or something