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hiddenmuse) wrote2003-02-27 09:20 pm
hiddenmuse) wrote2003-02-27 09:20 pm
It's A Sad Day In The Neighborhood
Some things you don't want to wake up hearing on the news. Mr. Rogers dying is definitely on the list.
To anyone not familiar with Mr. Rogers (yes, there are some people that didn't have the fortune of knowing of him), I'll try to explain him the best that I can.
Mr. Rogers was, to many children, a parental figure of sorts as well as a friend. He came onto the television and welcomed you into his neighborhood with open arms, regardless of who you were or where you lived. He never talked over your head, never talked down to you either. Even though there were millions of children watching, you always felt special and important. He had such a gift with children and their parents. Also, he had a good sense of humor. If you ever saw Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live, doing "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood" (basically, Mr. Rogers in the ghetto), well rest assured that Mr. Rogers was right alongside you in enjoying the parody, calling it "funny and affectionate". :)
While Sesame Street went over the basics to get you through the first year or so of grade school, Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood was there to reassure you that if the bathtub plug came out, you *weren't* going to go down the drain with the water. You know, the truly important things in life.
As someone on the bn.net board had put it: Mr. Rogers was the only truly constant man in my life.
For those of us whose dads were there physically - but not otherwise, or even those whose dads weren't around, Mr. Rogers truly was a constant man in our lives. He was there at least 5 days a week, and when he'd wish us a "Very Happy Tomorrow", he truly meant it, because he was there for many tomorrows in our childhoods.
Thank you for the many years you've been in our lives. You will surely be missed.
To anyone not familiar with Mr. Rogers (yes, there are some people that didn't have the fortune of knowing of him), I'll try to explain him the best that I can.
Mr. Rogers was, to many children, a parental figure of sorts as well as a friend. He came onto the television and welcomed you into his neighborhood with open arms, regardless of who you were or where you lived. He never talked over your head, never talked down to you either. Even though there were millions of children watching, you always felt special and important. He had such a gift with children and their parents. Also, he had a good sense of humor. If you ever saw Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live, doing "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood" (basically, Mr. Rogers in the ghetto), well rest assured that Mr. Rogers was right alongside you in enjoying the parody, calling it "funny and affectionate". :)
While Sesame Street went over the basics to get you through the first year or so of grade school, Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood was there to reassure you that if the bathtub plug came out, you *weren't* going to go down the drain with the water. You know, the truly important things in life.
As someone on the bn.net board had put it: Mr. Rogers was the only truly constant man in my life.
For those of us whose dads were there physically - but not otherwise, or even those whose dads weren't around, Mr. Rogers truly was a constant man in our lives. He was there at least 5 days a week, and when he'd wish us a "Very Happy Tomorrow", he truly meant it, because he was there for many tomorrows in our childhoods.
Thank you for the many years you've been in our lives. You will surely be missed.
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OMH I totally remember that. I was so relieved!