flynn23 wrote:
] cyantist wrote:
] ] flynn23 wrote:
] ] ] cyantist wrote:
] ] ] ] ] PITTSBURGH - Fred Rogers, who gently invited millions
] of
] ]
] ] ] ] ] children to be his neighbor as host of the public
] ] ] ] ] television show %u201CMister Rogers%u2019
] ] ] ] ] Neighborhood%u201D for more than 30 years, died of
] ] cancer
] ] ] ] ] early Thursday. He was 74.
] ] ] ]
] ] ] ] I was never allowed to watch Mr. Rogers when I was a
] kid.
] ]
] ] ] ;-(
] ] ]
] ] ] wha?
] ]
] ] yeah, my mother thought he was a perv! she told me that any
]
] ] person who asked me what shoes and overcoat he should be
] ] wearing.. to stay far, far, far away from. she forbid me
] from
] ] watching him and i was even grounded once for sneaking home
] to
] ] watch it ;-(
]
] hmm... I thought my parents were a bit obsessive when it came
] to stuff like that.
]
] If you know anything about Rogers, you'd realize that he was
] truly a kind and rather inspired person. Despite being a
] Christian minister, he was actually very progressive in his
] stances on a lot of issues and was basically a defender of
] childhood. I can respect that a lot.
]
] Although I never liked the show much. It seemed to be a ripoff
] of CBC's Mr. Dressup, which RAWKED!

Maybe I can watch reruns now!

RE: NY Daily News - Breaking News - Sad day in 'Neighborhood' as Mister Rogers dies