Sad News Day..

Sorry to be the bearer

[SlyGuy]

Very sad day.

Mr. Rogers dies [globeandmail.com]

<sniff>

[pendanticist]

"all children shall be well taken care of in this neighbourhood and beyond — in times of war and in times of peace,"

<said softly>

'Ya gotta love a guy like that....and I do.

See you on the flip-side Fred........

Pendanticist.

[martinibuster]

Wow. Mr. Rogers was well loved by many.

He definitely enriched the lives of millions of people.

[Mike_Mackin]

He was a good friend of my ex-father-in-law who worked for KTTV.

We had dinner once.
A most unassuming type of guy.

He will be missed.

[EliteWeb]

Mr. Rogers was on my TV everyday when I was a child. He's a cool kat for what he did for education of children. RiP.

It's a beutiful day in the neighborhood, do de do.

[WebRookie]

A very sad day. What a wonderful legacy he left behind.

[redzone]

My favorite Mr. Roger's Quip:
"Can You Say That"?

Loved the way he rolled that phrase off his lips..

Never got tired of hearing it...

Definitely an immortal Icon in Children's Educational TV, that will be missed...

[Shane]

I never knew that about him:

From 1968 to 2000, Rogers, an ordained Presbyterian minister, produced the show at Pittsburgh public television station WQED.

Gentle and truly kind spirits are rare in todays world. He will be missed .....

..... Shane

[lawman]

Sniff . . .

[littleman]

He did make the most of his 74 years.

[lorax]

For as much as I made fun of him while an adolescent, I now look back with regret.
Goodbye neighbor.

[Knowles]

We where just talking about him yesterday at work. Its kind of weird to have woken up this morning to this news. A very sad day indeed.

[pendanticist]

Nightline this evening is devoted to Mr. Rogers. He just told an anecdotal story about how, when he was a child, he and his father used to walk down the streets of Latrobe Pa and his father would put pennies on different windowsills along the way.

When he asked his father why he was doing that, his father replied: "I just like to think about the people that find them."

Whatta man....

Pendanticist.

[DLadybug]

Can't confirm this, but hubby swears that Mr Rogers got into the ministry at first because he had been an Army Sniper? Well, it's a hoot if true, he does seem like the type to excell in whatever he's tasked to do.

Mr Rogers was one of the first places I knew I liked to see how things work. Anyone remember some of the field trips he showed? My two favs..

Putting the Stripes on Candy Canes
Crayola Factory

He definately fed my need..."I have an end-product, now show me the process."

(yes, that's how you turn a 6 year old into a geek!)

To all the Mr Rogers out there, thanks.

Dian :)

[pendanticist]

Can't confirm this, but hubby swears that Mr Rogers got into the ministry at first because he had been an Army Sniper?

Rumor Control running rampant would be my reply...at least until proven otherwise.

"WTTW's member magazine, Chicago's local PBS affiliate, had an interesting profile on Fred Rogers on the 30th anniversary of _Mr. Rogers' neighborhood_. Here are the highlights:

1951 - Graduated from Rollins College with a degree in music composition.

1951 - 53 - Hired by NBC, became assistant director for _The Voice of Firestone_ and floor director for _The Lucky Strike Hit Parade_ and the _Kate Smith Hour_.

1953 - 1960 - Returned to Pittsburgh to WQED and developed _The Children's Corner_.

1962 - Attended Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, ordained by the Pittsburgh Presbytery.

1963 - Moves to Toronto and produces a children's program called _Misterogers_ for the CBC.

1964 - Returns again to WQED to produce _Mister Rogers' Neighborhood_ which continues to this day.

So, Mr. Rogers' didn't get the chance to participate as a sniper or any other capacity in any US police action in this century."

Taken from urbanlegends.com

http*//www.urbanlegends.com/celebrities/mr_rogers_a_sniper.html

Pendanticist.

[Brett_Tabke]

I always liked the segment of his show where he'd tour various factories and explain how stuff is manufactured.

[pendanticist]

Hey, I watched those segments as an adult just because they were sooooo informative. There is no doubt he was one of the most exceptional individuals of our time.

Have you ever seen Eddie Murphy's portrayals on SNL? Totally hillarious and if you deduct the snideness, right on track. I mean he had Mr. Rogers down to a 'T'.

I wish I'd seen all of Nightline last night instead of just the back half.

To be sure, PBS will be doing something in the near future. For that, I can hardly wait....

Pendanticist.

[Vampyre]

When I was a child, Mr. Rogers was one of my "must see" programs every day, along with Sesame Street and Electric Company. I used to watch every afternoon.

[SlyGuy]

Have you ever seen Eddie Murphy's portrayals on SNL?

Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood was classic.

<sidenote> A search for "Neighborhood" on Google returned 6,290,000 results. Number one? Mr. Rogers. </sidenote>

[cornwall]

Goes to show what a strange medium television is..

I live in the UK and have, quite honestly, never heard of Mr Rogers.

[Shane]

More thoughts [thestar.com] .....

[edited by: mivox at 7:58 pm (utc) on Feb. 28, 2003]
[edit reason] fixed side-scrolling URL [/edit]

[lazerzubb]

It's a special feeling when someone who was special in your childhood dies, i can't relate to Mr. Rogers, but from what i understand he had the same view of children as Astrid Lindgren [news.bbc.co.uk]

I write to amuse the child within me, and can only hope that other children may have some fun that way, too ~Astrid Lindgren

Even though he expressed it via tv.
RIP

[lazerzubb]

Interesting reading.
Times Article [time.com]

[DLadybug]

Came rushing back in when I found the Mr Rogers as a sniper story debunked on Urban Legends site. I see Pedant. beat me to it! (thanks P., I didn't find the debunk until this morning)

Hubby heard it on a national radio show so it's likely a lot of people out there also believed it was true. Sorry to have a hand in passing around bad info. Maybe I should start mailing goodtimes warnings 'round. <grin>

Dian :)

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