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November 10, 2009
1969.
We landed a man on the moon. Threw a little bash at Woodstock.
And started something pretty special on that street where the air is sweet and the sky is always sunny.
Enter a likeable chap named Gordon, who takes a girl named Sally, on a little tour to meet some of the residents.
Hello Susan, Bob, Mr. Hooper, an 8-ft.-tall goofy yellow bird.
Where is that singing coming from?
That's Ernie and Bert's place. Gordon explains if you hear singing it's because Bert is taking a bath.
Other characters soon follow: Buddy and Jim, Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes, Kermit the Frog, Cookie Monster, Jennie, and the Anything Muppets.
It was the very first performance of "One of these things." (Is Not Like The Other.)
That makes sense since it was the first show.
And when Ernie and Bert introduce a cartoon about the letter E...well the rest is Extraordinary.
(Kermit here, in his classic moment, written by Joe Raposo, would go on to be an international star.)
Not to mention Big Bird who, despite making the cover of Time Magazine, never let it go to his head.
Before Joan Ganz Cooney and Jim Henson, children's television was mainly about a freckly marionette and his pal Buffalo Bob.
Howdy Doody's format was followed into the 1960s by Captain Kangaroo and Bozo's Circus.
Along came a show that recognized the power of television as a learning tool, and aired it all in a racially mixed neighborhood where everyone got along.
Suddenly learning was entertaining and smart.
What a concept.
Today, it's seen in 140 countries, including South Africa, where Kami, the HIV positive muppet is bringing his message and smiles into countries where AIDS is destroying lives and spirits.
Many happy returns Sesame Street.
Do you think Count Von Count is planning a count down?
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When I was a little boy, Sesame Street helped raise me. I was convinced the Muppets were real and...
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I was in Mercy Hospital's emergency department waiting room with a sprained ankle when the very first Sesame Street episode aired. I hurt, I was cranky and didn't understand why the doctor couldn't fix my ankle right away (the staff were working on saving the lives of three people who had been ambulanced in from a bad car wreck on Columbia Parkway). I forgot all about it for the duration of that wonderful TV show. At age 8 I wasn't the demographic it was aiming for but that didn't matter. The whole idea of a place where puppets--excuse me, Muppets--and people lived, worked and played together, the mix of live action and animation, the "Today's show was brought to you by the letter___ and the number___", all of it was wonderful.
Kermit became my favourite of the Muppets, with Rowlf and the Count in a tie for second place. Big Bird was interesting but his size was a bit intimidating at first. I didn't like Oscar the Grouch very much, but then again, I didn't like grumpy people.
The fact that the show has continued its run for so long is phenomenal. Even more so when you remember that one of its creators passed away in 1991. Usually when that happens the show goes off the air or the character of it changes drastically. Sesame Street hasn't changed that much from that first episode if you think about it. It has evolved a bit--becoming multi-lingual, for example-- but it is still doing the same thing, teaching as it entertains and providing an example of people of different races, religions and beliefs working and playing together in harmony.
Though I must say that realizing that day in the emergency room was 40 years ago makes me feel the slightest bit aged. *grin*
Viva Sesame Street! Happy 40th birthday, and many happy returns!
2 Years ago when I read this article my Jaw Dropped http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/magazine/18wwln-medium-t.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1195657220-oGTm9UtXP1DjGzI0P7zmsw Now I'm in my early 30's & grew up watching Sesame Street being a latch key kid ~ it was nice to have something I could relate to on the TV when I arrived home from 1/2 day kindrgarten + it taught me how to tell time cuz when Sesame Street was over & the Red Trolley from Mr. Rogers came back thru was whne my dad came home from work. It makes me ask how can my generation been steered so wrongly into adult hood.
(personally I think it started with the bike helmets) http://www.solomother.com/sesame-street-is-inappropriate-for-small-children-pause-huh/
I am a huge fan Sesame Street the Muppets & Jim Henson yet tiday. One of my girlfriends still has her Bert & Ernie twin bed sheets & she's not giving those babies up for all the diamonds in the world. Because Sesame Street was our world ~ The only African People we saw for the first halves of our lives were on TV & began with Sesame Streets Gordon & Olivia, the Deal ady Linda & both of still get tears in our eyes when think about the Episode where Big Bird was told that Mr. Hooper had died. I even have a playschool sesame street building with a Big Bird, Count, Oscar, Bert & Ernie action figures.. My nephew now plays with it although he asks where the Elmo one is :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SESAME STREET!! and Thank You...
Favcorite Sesame Street Character hands down is Grover ~ as Super Grover, the Table waiter, Doing hte Far & NEar sketch & of course his big literay break "The Monster at the End of this Book." Which I just happen to have a copy of on my bookshelf yet today...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpY8eJrBcug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C8nl8eBoq0
From the peanut gallery:
Post haste - The act of submitting a post at the last moment, before the subject is permanently closed, or some other urgent matter is pending, without benefit of proofreading, or reflecting upon how it might be taken by others.
I just made that up. Cuz I'm guilty of it.
It's not easy, being green.
ROADYACHT: That was Billy Gilbert doing the Set-Ups, when he died he was replaced for two more years by, Andy Devine ... 1950 thru 1855 ....... Back when I still had hair .......
Sesame Street was the first children's show to promote Spanish bi-lingualism. They introduced a few basic Spanish words and phrase. Cookie Monster was my favorite.``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````,
ROADYACHT: Forgot to mention that, the Billy Gilbert Stik with the Frog started out as a segment on the Buster Brown Show, early 50's ... Sponsored by Buster Brown Shoes (Kids' Shoes)
It's amazing how kids all over the country were albe to relate to Seasame Street. I thought of it as such an urban thing. I was convinced that they shot it in Manhattan's Alphabet City an area of the East Village where the Avenues have letter, rather than number names. That was neighborhood that little kids were not allowed to go. It was close to the infamous Bowery and the decadence of the day.
Of course every side street in 4 out the 5 boroughs looked likes like the Seasame Street set with with the brownstones. But back in 1969 not every neighborhood with aluminum garbage cans was intergrated. Seasame Street was unique in its example of promoting diversified friendships.
I knew a young woman who had a summer internship w/ Sesame Street in college- many years ago. She was very pretty, very smart. She said that Jim Henson was very, very, v-e-r-y friendly...
That being said, I was never a giant SS fan, but I always liked Cookie Monster & Grover.
May you all have a wonderful day.
TIBERIUS- if it makes you feel any better- I have the PH branded on my forehead. It only shows up from time to time. For the life of me- am NOT getting your PH. I bet we are not the only ones.
To this day, I love to count things with the Count!
Item No. 2583...ah ah ah...thunder crash and lightning flash!
Now I know that it was GORDON who snitched me out, touring Bert & Ernie's place, and revealing that I was the guy singing in the bathtub.....
"Sunny day chasing my cares away, on my way to where the air is clean. Can you tell me how to get how to get to Sesame Street?"
I was singing it at the fax machine just now, and the receptionist joined in...Kermit was my favorite. Big Bird was hers.
To Sesame Street, one of the truly good things in the world.
good morning all !
happy birthday sesame street.
circumstance and time frames. i was a junior in high school that year, went on to the university, married, started a business, waited to have children until 79' and 82', so it wasn't a show i watched nor my children. after having children i became a stay at home mom. i read to them and kept them busy, not using the television to babysit. just was, nothing more, nothing less.
All the characters were so terrific in their own way - it's nearly impossible to choose a favorite!
My mom and I liked Kermit's Fast Breaking News Flash - where he'd be on the scene at important historical events like Little Bo Peep losing her sheep or the wolf blowing the pig's house down.
I'm with you on Grover, rings, he was just so earnest and tried soooo hard. The waiter bits were hysterical. I don't think I'll ever forget that grumpy bald guy with the mustache.
I still have my Sesame Street boxed set of 45s from 1970. All the classic songs, along with board books with the lyrics. A few years ago, I found an old GE suitcase phonograph on ebay to play my old records. Daughter was underwhelmed but I certainly enjoyed it. Does everyone remember the smell that the old phonograph motor made?
just right..... I plan to start watching the show when I hit 70 ans start all over again.
I am so impressed with Kami! That's the thing about Sesame Street--it's smart. Read about Edward Palmer--his daughter was my roommate in grad school--who was an original researcher. He was a 1960s academic doing a children's show. And because of him, rigorous investigation went into how the show was produced. For example, SS was formatted like a magazine, in consideration of children's shorter attention spans. I love how Sesame Street is staying with the times, dealing with controversial issues, and truly trying to entertain children as well as bestow on them the tools to make this world a bit happier.
In case you missed it, this past Sunday featured a 40 year salute to the gang hosted by Charles Osgood. Here's the link (apologies if it has already been posted..... if not, well then just fuhgetaboudit).
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/08/sunday/main5576564.shtml?tag=cbsnewsTwoColUpperPromoArea
wakie, wakie,.... Eggs and bacie!
Shandonista: I think the smell was the insulation on some of the wires of the motor, when the motor heated up, that toxic smell came off.
Happy Birthday Sesame Street. I remember watching the very first shows with our then very young children. The original formatting was to mimic commercials. It was noted that children, even babies really stopped everything and would watch commercials.
Jim Henson was a genius. Some of my friends and I would often laugh and say, while trying our best to raise our kids, can you imagine what his father said when he saw that his son liked to play with dolls?
When I was a little boy, Sesame Street helped raise me. I was convinced the Muppets were real and wanted to run away to where "the air is sweet." People who grew up watching that show learned everything they needed to know about life; be honest, always play fair, try your best, and it's ok to cry sometimes. I remember when Mr. Hooper died and how it was so perfectly explained to us kids. I was off work sick yesterday and watched the show; the same values are still there and within minutes I just knew the Muppets were real. It's truly wonderful that an entire generation of parents and even grandparents can watch this show with their kids and be able to relate on such a level of understanding. Mr. Henson was truly a genius.
more on the honor rollCUUKOO 1:
I was a little ahead of you.
By '69 I had 3 boys who were 8, 7 and 4.
We didn't turn the box on till after dinner except on very bad days.
The boys spent most of the time outside with a neighborhood full of kids.
As they got older after breakfast they'd leave with a packed lunch and come home for dinner.
Going places only boys go.
They especially liked going to Lake Frank in Rockville, Md., which was a mile or so, maybe 2 miles away.
Sure couldn't let kids do that today.
Tiberius/Bert,
I am most guilty of writing on this forum on the fly. Often times literally on the fly with my I-phone through airports. To spin off the PH, ph balance can get off at times when the full context is missing, the intent is missing and as Kindlee said (I think it was her) couple days ago, the eyes are missing. As I lay me down to sleep, I pray for a forgiving world.
The biggest disappointment I encountered with Sesame Street was when my kids grew out of it. Getting caught watching it alone was always embarrassing. I reunited around the TV with the kids as in their late teens, they came to appreciate SNL. Two new breakthroughs in TV coming around the same time that seems to have withstood the test of time.
My favorite line of the show was always at the end when they's say this show was brought to you by the letter _ and the number _. What a nice way to re-enforce what you learned. And it threw a bit of a mockery of the rest of TV.
Paul Murphy: We both wind up getting little bitty breaks in our day, then we peek at this website, and share some insight that comes to mind. Sometimes it keeps me from screaming out loud, since what's going on here is more civilized than what is being orchestrated around me. But we both risk misinterpetation, since the peek at the Blackberry, while the elevator is between floors, does not give us time to gain the full context. So if we say something that on 1st impession seems insensitive or dumb, we rely on our virtual friends to grade us on the curve.....correct???
BERT: You need to join the Optimists' Club .......
I grew up with Sesame Street. Kindergarten got out at noon, as did my mom (she taught Home Ec in the mornings). I would walk home (a whole 4 blocks, but it was all the way across town), Mom would make me a sandwich for lunch, and I would watch Sesame Street. I loved when the pinball machine would count to 12, I could relate to Cookie Monster's addiction, and I was dying to see into Oscar's trashcan lair. My parents even sent off for those Sesame Street books that would insert a child's name into the plot, so my sister and I both had books that were about ourselves.
But I learned the most from Kermit. I learned that it was ok to be different. I learned to treat people with respect, even when they don't behave in a respectful way (his interviews just never went well).
I learned about death from Sesame Street, when Mr. Hooper died. I was 5 at the time.
I still think I could live on Sesame Street . . . as long as they don't put in a Starbucks!
I was already a teener when SS started, but I jumped in enthusiastically, both feet. In college, the best study break was Sesame Street-a bunch of us would crowd into someone's dorm room and sit on the floor watching a tiny black and white tv and giggling hysterically.
I remember the Muppets debut, though, much earlier. They appeared on variety shows like Ed Sullivan, and I was always enthralled, sometimes a little scared.
As great as SS is, The Muppet Show is even better. Beaker and Bunsen, The Swedish Chef, Statler and Waldorf...just to scratch the surface.
I love Kermit, The Count (ah ah ah), Grover, Big Bird, and Oscar, Guy Smiley, the Martians (bookbookbook), but Elmo is a little too saccharine for me.
The best, though, the absolute rocking ID monster, that I can so identify with, is COOKIE...ME LOVE COOKIE!!!
This monster is FOCUSED, and knows what he wants, and goes for it. He can be reasoned with, however, and has his sweet side, and a soft heart. He cooperates with The Count, who likes to count the cookies as Cookie eats them. I love that about him.
And then there's those goo-goo-googly eyes...
One of the most prominent memories of Sesame Street from my childhood was how the show dealt with the death of Mr.Hooper. To them it was a chance to teach kids of that time (me included) about the cycle of life and death as well as dealing with the grief that follows. Later in my life I had the great fortune to befriend Mr. Spinney and thank him for his part in that episode.
The Arkansas Arts Center had an exhibition last year on the Muppets and Jim Henson. I went several times-original puppets (one of the first Kermits!), videos of early shows, original manuscripts and so forth. It was always well attended...
The Muppet Cult is alive and well!
Jalopkin: I think I may simply need a mini-vacation. Perhaps if I took the dishwasher job at Hackney's in Glenview, they say I'm good with people, and maybe I could snag an order of onion rings for lunch.....
Bert, Optimistically speaking yes you are correct. And no; you don't need to be a member to be optimistic. It does feel speciial to be viewed upon optimistically, but objectively I accept as genuine that not all people do that with me. I'm ok with that, especially when I know who is who. I worked for a guy once who would always say, you can't get tagged out, unless your are running the bases. Kindlee....the Count "Oh how I love to count sheep." and this post was brought to you by the numbers 4 and 7
Addendum: The show also had a hand in shaping my taste for music. The pointer sisters sang the counting song and Stevie Wonder was a musical guest on the show.
Well I think it is safe to say on the heels of yesterday's topic that the Puppet Celebrity Worship Syndrome (PCWS) seems to have experienced a significant up tick and with longer-lasting effects. I don't think this one has had any bad side effects except for my fear of giant yellow birds.
Now if you want to talk puppet favorites, mine were the two cobbled together franken-version robots that appeared on "Mystery Science Theater" who's outline you would see on the screen from the back of a theatre as they would critique and make up their own lines to the old 50's science fiction movies that they were forced to watch. My favorite was the one with the gumball machine for a head.... anyroads, ‘till next time.....in the words of JALOPKIN ..... peace out "doods".
Here's a link to Kermit singing "It's Not Easy Being Green"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51BQfPeSK8k#
Am I the only one here who really identified with that song?
DancingKatz: That song is one of my personal favorites, I cited it @ 4:15 AM here. Got me through lots of tough time, still does. Thanks for the link.
(I'm typing this from my 10+year-old laptop as my desktop computer suddenly stopped working with a "blue screen of death". I think I'm going to go over to youtube and see if I can scrounge out any other Muppet videos while the recovery disks are reloading my desktop's operating system.
If nothing else, it might keep me calm enough to not through the thing into the trash (this is the third time I've had to do the system recovery in the past two weeks).
Olivia: This video is for you. It has done a nice job of starting the cheering up process and stars your favourite Muppet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shbgRyColvE&NR=1
Paul, I have an appointment to meet with She Who Must Be Obeyed, so please save my seat, front row center...... And anybody wanting me to bring back a snack or a newspaper from Fountain Square, please put your requests in NOW - no special trips.
Brought to you by the letter "P" and the number "4!".
Me too, Paul.
BERT: The reason I did not remember a 2dor HT from Hudson, in the Full Size Car, is cuz I have never seen one ... Only the Baby Hudson Models ... BUT, going thru my Files and copious Photographs and Automotive Memorabilia ... I ran across a Brochure from Hudson, 1953 ... and shore nuff, they made a 2dor HardTop, called the, "Hollywood" in 1953 ... Its really a good looking old car ... Gonna try and send it to you, but have been having trouble with my cut n paste feature ... Got my Meskin Computer Wizard over here now to try and fix it, but he is on break for Dinner at the moment, and I am enjoying a Beverage ...
Wait For It .......
OK, thats not working yet ... Gonna try and send it thru E-Mail ...
Best,
Ivan
Kermit stars as Bob Cratchet in the absolutely stellar version "A Christmas Carol." Miss Piggy is Mrs. Cratchet naturally -- you ought to see the little Cratchet's. The rest of the cast is as familiar as our stars, I have my own copy of this "The Muppet Christmas Carol" and I'm not at all embarrassed to watch it alone.
"Sess" (as we called it in our family) seems as much for adults as it is for kids -- the humor. And the good spirits and the laughter and the sense of community, "Sess" is ageless.
Here in our house we break out "The Muppet Christmas Carol" on Thanksgiving Night. If you get a chance to see this Muppet version, I highly recommend that you do so. You can't help but enjoy it.
Poor, poor Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood was left in the dust when Big Bird came to town....... yawned Peter Lake
PARK4: Oh, good. I'm not the only person to do that. My sisters and their kids and I all coordinate our watches and at 7:30 p.m. EST on Thanksgiving, the play button is pushed and all of us share (over three time zones) the same wonderful tradition. I think the casting of Michael Caine was excellent and who else could play Tiny Tim but Kermit's nephew, Robin.
Rizzo and Gonzo as the Narrators are a hoot and the Ghost of Christmas Future still can give me shivers. Of all the Muppet films (though I love them all, this is my favourite.
I have always loved "It's not that easy being green"... makes me tear up just to type it... probably just hormones, but you know what I mean.
When the first Muppet Movie came out, I was delighted and fell instantly in love with "Rainbow Connection." Possibly the best dreamers song ever... after "Moon River" of course, as was established some days back.
I still miss Mr. Hooper...
When television, or any other form of media is used well, it is not a mindless form of babysitting.
Sesame Street, in my house, when the boys were young, was an opportunity for all of us to take a break from the hustle and bustle of a typical day. We'd grab the bean bag chairs and floor pillows, snuggle together, have a snack, and visit with our friends Bert and Ernie, the Count, and Cookie Monster. There would be fits of giggles when Ernie's favorite "L" word was "lollipop" while Bert's was "linoleum"...amazing times when they remembered their numbers, in order, while counting and waltzing with the Count and his batty bats (ah ah ah)...light-hearted disbelief when Bert, who had been fishing for hours, couldn't catch anything, but all Ernie had to do was call "Here, fishy, fishy, fishy!" and they'd literally jump into the boat...moments of disappointment or sadness or grouchiness (especially from Oscar) that were dealt with in a positive and understanding way...even songs that explained just why we need the rain, anyway...We sang, counted, exercised, and talked about everything.
Sesame Street was and still is a way for families to grow, learn, laugh and love together. It is not dumbed down nor does it hide from any issues facing any of us; as we take life one day at a time. It is bold and bright, supportive and constructive, accepting and never condescending - all things we need more of in this world.
Gee, in November 1969 I was stationed at Westover AFB, MA, freezing my backside off, working nights in the NCO Club as a combo barback/janitor/factotum and making more money than I was during my 'daytime' U.S.A.F. job.... The highlight of the week was running the buffer. I don't think any of us watched Sesame Street, but I do remember when 'Patton' hit the base theater. To this day my favorite quote from that movie: ""No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." Words to live by....I doubt Bert and Ernie would have approved...
Aw shucks Peter Lake ....... I was just pricking at the Boil ..............
Ivan: 1948 Hudson created new styling, the cars actually had a step-down feature....floor lower than sill of the door. I know a man who had 28 cars, mostly new Hudsons, went to Georgia and saw his stable, drove one home. My dad had a 1951 Hudson Hornet 2 door hardtop.....wish he never traded it in. I can talk Hudsons all day. The only crummy disappointing Hudsons were circa 1959, when Hudson was forced to merge with another company, and all Hudson became was a nameplate on the senior partner's car. They actually won stock car races in the early 1950's, even though they had only a 6 cylinder motor, but it had 3 sets of carbs. Eventually what was left of Hudson became American Motors, but that's another story.
Statler and Waldorf are the two ornery, disagreeable old men who heckle the cast from their balcony seats. I have been compared to Statler many times...go figure. Now Rainbow connection. This link, if it works, is well worth checking out: (oh well, I can't seem to copy the link) Please YouTube: "Rainbow Connection Willie Nelson". (music video by Willie Nelson Universalmusicgroup) Its well worth it. Willie starts singing at 2:00 mins in.
Really, its worth it. Don't know why it won't let me copy the link. Sorry 'bout that.
Someone help me out and post that link, please...
Bert is what my daughter calls her father; he calls her Ern. It's been going on for 32 years, "Sesame Street" was "their show" to watch together, beginning when she was 2. She first called him "Bert" during one of the episodes; he responded with "Ernie" and so it began. And so it still goes on, since the addition of her 3 little children, who call their grandfather "Bert."
But my daughter and her father 32 years ago: they were so very "Bert and Ernie" together. Her father aka Bert sits on the sofa and tries to pay attention to a book; our daughter aka Ernie hums the most annoying tuneless tune, and Bert gives up trying to read. And: "Bert" is seriously trying to take a nap, but "Ernie" sings a repeating song to the sun outside the living room window. So, of course, "Bert" gives up on napping, to play with "Ernie.
Watching them, Bert and Ernie, in real life and on television, gives me the best feeling of "everything is alright, everything is right with this world."
All that from "Sesame Street."
Happy Birthday, dear Street. May you keep on bringing us letters and numbers for 40 more wonderful years.
Kindlee: This "Bert" lives right on a lake, but like the Bert in your Sesame Street memories, he also can fish all day, and never catch a thing...lol
I may be busy tomorrow, so make sure you thank your husband for his service.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDgAdXTcs00&feature=related
Classic Bert and Ernie.
I remember this one.
It still makes me laugh so hard I hurt.
Olivia~ One for you...and me..."The Count and Cookie Monster Cooperate"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l7KbMVdN7E
...and remember what Sesame Street taught all of us: co-operation...makes it happen...cooperation...working together...
(I think I could watch these Sesame Street YouTube videos all day...10, 11, 12 videos...ah ah ah!)
Bert~ I will. Thank you.
IVAN .....glad you weren't boiling the pr..... oops, it's Bert and Ernie rated "G" day today....... he says with a devilish look in his eye and evil grin on his mug...
I received a cortisone shot yesterday so I can clean the leaves out of the gutter today. I'll be seeing you folks out and about on "Peterman Street" tomorrow unless I make like the season and fall.
There's an Oscar the Grouch look alike contest in the club, followed by a Cookie Monster eating contest
peace out
Kindlee,
I agree. Just because it is TV or its on TV does not mean its bad. Sesame Street is a prime example. Monitoring it is always a challenge as a parent. Watching Sesame Street is an addiction.
Of my two youngest my daughter watches programs that I struggle with. Her brother, 18 months older, if he's watching TV its the History Channel, or some Science channel. One day he and I were looking at getting the header pipes for his older brother's 69 Honda 350 chrome plated. He surfed the net and found out we could buy new chrome headers cheaper than getting his old one chromed.
Me: But Jack you'll miss out on learning how its done. I know a shop we can take it to and they'll let you watch. (I'm thinking all young lads need to know how to chrome plate things.)
Jack: But dad I already know.
Me: How would you know that?
Jack: The Way Things Work on the science channel, I saw it on TV.
Me: Well then tell me how's it done.
He described the chrome plating process to a T. So the question is; is TV really a first generation cyber world...with a well deserved bad reputation? Is the inter net any better? Those are two questions that have me always hoping for more classical subjects to be put back in to the curriculums of today's universities. The techno-man of today needs a moral compass much more today than 50 years ago. Kindlee, it sounds to me that you are one of those parents that saw to it that our techno world was channeled properly...its also good to see as a result there is an objective view on TV as it competes with the internet...where parental controls is a must.
Don't those cortisone shots make a world of difference? I know they do.
I'm glad you're going to feel better JPeterLake.
Don't forget to give your favorite Marine a big old kiss today, it is the USMC's birthday too! Semper Fi Devil Dogs!
After reading above...I am sure there are some that might be question what value may be found in knowing how to chrome plate things....but guys like Bert and JALOPKIN being car buffs, they get it. Or do ya???
PARK4 - Thank you so much, and yes, they are high up on my "too numerous to mention things to be grateful for" list. I enjoyed all of your posts today as usual. Peace out ya'll
nachista~ be sure to give your beloved Sir BoyScout one...or 2...or 3, 3 big old kisses - ah ah ah! - from my husband and me.
Happy Birthday, Marines!
Here's how I tie it all in together...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkMvKizrF20
And the official message...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7fTppX5swo
RoadYacht- I just read your first entry thoroughly- magic twanger!??? I am shocked sir, genuinely shocked...
Do girl frogs have magic twangers?
bebe: Girls have twingers, not twangers.
Sometimes I have trouble falling asleep, but it's not so bad
I don't worry and I don't weep, in fact I'm glad
Because I get up off my pillow and I flip on the light
I get down and get hip in the still of the night
I stretch and I yawn and I breathe real deep, and dance myself to sleep!
I hoof around my beddie just a-tappin my toes
Before I know what's happenin I'm a-ready to doze
Got some partners I can count on called the boogie-woogie sheep
I dance myself to sleep!
I gently rock-a-bye myself across the floor
I turn and then I toss and then I start to snore
My trusty little bugle helps me spread the news
That I'm tappin to taps and I'm rarin to snooze
(Bert: The sheep are tap-dancing!)
(Ernie:Wait'll you see Rubber Ducky play the bugle! He's the boogie-woogie bugle duck of Sesame Street!)
Well I'm getting kinda drowsy so the moment has come
To grab my rubber ducky while the sheep take my chum
Gotta shuffle of to dreamland-got a date to keep
We'll dance ourselves to sleep oh yeah (ERNIE!! HELP!!!)
We'll dance ourselves to sleep (wearin our jammies)
We'll dance ourselves to sleep (and thank you lambies)
We'll dance ourselves to sleep...
Now I'm getting SLEEPY!
MICHAEL- I will pass that info on to all the girl frogs I meet...
OLIVI*LIVI*LIVIA - That made me happy. Thank you...
CAPT NEPTUNE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX9E_D_HjBo&feature=fvsr.
hERE'S wILLIE FOR YOU.
That's supposed to be:
Here's Willie for you.
Gotta go watch the November 9 final table on ESPN World Series of Poker.
nachista~ Thank you for the links. I sent them on to several people, as an appreciation of their service in the Corps.
I DID watch SS,just a little, . .and I actually remember the night on Jonny Carson when they talked about the new SS show,and shown a clip,with the letter and number style commercial, Johnny,and I think Phylis Diller were suitably impressed. . .But Ireceived my early TV moral training from one Oliver J. Dragon. . .and I remember driving my parents absoulutly buggy as I walked around saying "tui ta tui tui" as did one stage hand,ever chasing the Ophilia...thank you, Burr Tilstrom
NACHISTA- tell your sweetheart Thank You!!!!!!!!!!
RIP Soupy Sales
and poor White Fang too!
I'll have to fall asleep thinking of the Merry Mailman, Princess Summerfallwinterspring, Mister Bluster, Froggie, Jimmie Olson, the Cisco Kid, Gabby Hayes, Jay Silverheels, and a bunch of other 'friends' from my childhood. Sesame Street came too late. (I do miss Pappa Smurf, though). I guess I'm just a natural Pee Wee Herman fan. I guess the needle skipped the track somewhere in my life....
When my daughter was a few weeks old, and until the time she was a year old, she would cry day and night. The doctors did tests on her. They could find nothing. And all I could do was to hold her, sing and walk. I made endless circles around the dining room table singing...
Why are there so many songs about rainbows
and what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
and rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it.
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me.
Who said that every wish would be heard
and answered when wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that and someone believed it.
Look what it's done so far.
What's so amazing that keeps us star gazing
and what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me.
All of us under its spell. We know that it's probably magic.
Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name.
Is this the sweet sound that called the young sailors.
The voice might be one and the same.
I've heard it too many times to ignore it.
It's something that I'm supposed to be.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me.
It was a rough year for us both, and I don't think we could have made it without Mr. Williams and Sesame Street. I often wonder if Henson and Williams truly know what a positive impact they have had on me and ....so many of us. I hope they do.
Do you all remember any of these characters? http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/40275
PENN: Absolutely Marvelous !!! Well Put, and you have full empathy from me ... The first two years of my Oldest Daughter's life, I walked with her on my chest or shoulder, or had her with me in a Rocking Chair, so that she could sleep ... Anything else and she would cry all nite, because Babies don't realize that when their noses get stuffed up, they will automatically breathe thru their mouths ... All they know is that they cannot breathe and it scares them ... She inherited a goblot of Allergies from her mother, that we finally got control of them with Apple Cider Vinegar and an Eyedropper ... I understand the feeling of utter helplessness when there seems to be nothing that one can do, when a child is scared and miserable ... At least holding them close and soothing them as best one can will take away that terror they feel, and give them peace to sleep ... That is probably the very best thing for them ... Thanks for sharing your Story .......
Penn - I echo JALOPKIN'S thank you. You have a gift of touching just the right nerves and sentiments when you post..... must be 'cos its genuine. Be well
and another wonderful baby hint ; rub the vicks vapo rub on the soles of their feet-not chest,or lip,way too strong for a baby,and maybe put on their socks over it, just a little dab,mind you
Thanks korthal, for some strange reason the link wouldn't let me "copy". Mr. Nelson's version is wonderful. By the way, greetings Penn!
From Day Before Yesterday ...
BEBE: You must be terribly young never to have seen those rectangular vitreous China recepticles, four or six side by side, in Ladies' Rooms ... one simply stradles and lets fly, or depending upon one's endowment, one might have to make some temporary adjustments in aperture to produce a straight shot ....... How then do I know this ??? When I'm a kid my Uncle Edgar was in the Wholesale Plumbing Supply Business, sometimes(since I was a Mechanical Genius) he would hire me to do installations ... My Uncle Eli owned a Nite Club, Edgar sold him some Stand-Up Recepticles for the Ladies' Rooms figuring it would save time for the Dancers and everybody else between Sets ... As I was doing the installations, which were no Snap Deal, several Dancers came in to, "Rest" and didn't have time to be bashful ....... I've never been bashfull, and the Recepticles were about 30 inches deep, so bladder splatter was not a problem, and I just kept working ....... Time is Money, ya know ... One Girl even asked me to hold her Coke cuz she needed both hands ... I agreed and told her I understood cuz they call me The Home of The Whopper ... she laughed so hard and was jumping around, that her aim went off and she, uh ... hit ... her own foot, and then my knee ... so you see, if one pays attention in moments like that, one is sure to learn SOMEthing .......
JALOPKIN- yes dear- I am 29- IN MY MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously- I'm 48 & I have never seen these things- heard of their existence though. Whoever invented them did not seem to be too familiar w/ a woman's anatomy.
Or maybe he was very familiar and just just liked watching .......
Forever young...you can go through life wondering why you are a dreamer like Kermit, or focused like Cookie Monster, or silly like Ernie, or serious like Bert...or you can make the most of who and what you are. You can try to take every moment of every day and make it the best that you possibly can - or not - it's up to you.
Sesame Street has made the most of it's dream and made each moment of every broadcast day the best that it could possibly be. Look at what it has accomplished so far!
And look at what it's been teaching us all along -
Keep believing, keep laughing, keep loving...and keep following your dreams.
CAWallace~ Welcome to the Peterman's Eye neighborhood...come and play, everything's A-OK, friendly neighbors here, it's where we meet...