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Happy Birthday, Mr. Rogers, your friend and mine.

March 20th marks Mr. Fred Rogers' 84th birthday. Of course he's dead, so like, he's not celebrating it. You feel me?


Mr. Rogers was one cool dude. In one post, I named him a MAN OF THE CENTURY. I stand by that accusation. Mr. Rogers had a really good heart, he was sincere, he was religious but he wasn't obnoxious about it, he loved kids in a non-creepy non-Michael Jackson way, he genuinely cared about other people, and he wore really great sweaters (BETTER THAN RICK SANTORUM WHY DO I KEEP HEARING HIS NAME MAKE THE NIGHTMARE STOP). 


I mean, read this for further proof. Mr. Rogers was (in spite of all the people that mock him) an admirable human being. And kids TV show sure could use a guy like him now. What's all this crap on the TV for children anymore?!?


My favorite part of his shows was when he took on one pair of shoes and put on another. And he sat down to explain it. I was HYPNOTIZED by that. seriously, hypnotized. back in the good old days when the world consisted of my house, PBS, my backyard and sitting home with my mom when no one else was around. ahhhhhhh.


then I grew up to be a semi-shithead. thus, there is a lot of disappointment boiling over in me right now. but I try, honestly.


questions:  any favorite Mr. Rogers memories from your own youth? 500 years ago?
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