Pull This Thread As I Walk Away
My age is going to show here and destroy any indie cred I might have gathered. C’est la vie.
I grew up with Mr Rogers. Not only was I at just the right age when Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood was at the height of its fame, before the rise of all of the cable kids’ shows, but I also grew up in Pittsburgh, home of the great Fred R. Just like salad with fries, Iron City beer and chipped ham, Mr Rogers is an institution.
My kids don’t know Mr Rogers, which is a pity. But there are plenty of shows — I’m lookin’ at you Johnny and the Sprites — that trade on what Mr R developed.
Which is why I’ll be wearing a sweater today in honor of the man and his contributions to life as we know it. Without Mr Rogers, we wouldn’t have VCRs or know that people like us just the way we are.
Photo credit: AP
Mr. Rogers was a great man.Rock that sweater!
Lady Aberlaine however…..gaaaaaaah!
I love Mr. Rogers–our local PBS station plays him still. I cried when he died also.
(and, Adrienne, I spent many years of my childhood in Northeast Ohio and did not know the nastiness that is chipchopped ham was actually a Pittsburgh thing, as is Isaly’s (my brother played on an Isaly’s t-ball team, even) Thanks for the trip down memory lane!).
Nice title!
If you’re showing your age, let me get right in there with you – I loved Fred, and I cried when he died, too. I only hope I can find him on TV or DVD for my son someday. I’m borrowing “Free to be … You and Me” and copying it, too, for the boy. And my husband, who was born the year it was put out but never saw it school – pity.
I went to college in Pittsburgh and had a few Fred R. sightings over the years. I think I was more excited to run into Fred than I would’ve been to run into Brad Pitt, LOL. He really was a lovely, gracious man.
Mr. Rogers is still shown on our local PBS station. My kids love him.
My oldest son cried when he died. He is and always will be missed.
Fred R. was an amazing man that contributed an amazing amount to our culture and even our freedom.
If everyone took his advice and viewpoint to heart the world would be a better place.