I’ve mentioned that I play with my glockenspiel…one thing I bought when I was looking for some simple music was Mister Rogers Songbook. That brought back memories of when Kaitlin was little, so I looked to see where I could stream him. As luck would have it one of the early episodes included him playing a xylophone. Here’s a screenshot:
That smile captures how I feel when I play…sometimes it doesn’t take much.
What about you?
September 5, 2022
He was a real gem!! Our son grew up on him.
He was a help and inspiration to a lot of children. He also was responsible for getting funding for educational TV.
Our daughter watched Mr Rogers, too. He was a fascinating man who was extremely careful about the wording of everything on his programs. If you haven’t seen the Tom Hanks movie about him, I recommend you do so.
My sense of humor is in full bloom causing me to laugh or smile many times a day. It’s not usually from something I did, though.
Andy and I laugh a lot too, but usually it’s about something we have done. We don’t even bother to ask, “Why did I do that?” It’s just the new normal. 😀
I haven’t seen the movie and probably won’t… I’m listening to a biography instead. But I’m glad they’re publicizing the great work he did.
When our kids were young, sometimes his program was on the background. I never sat down to watch it. What makes me smile most is our animals/pets.
That would be me too if I had any. 🙂
I’d never heard of Mr Rogers until I started online blogging and such and Americans would talk a lot about him, including the knitted sweaters he wore!
I’ve no idea what I grew up with other than the little religious stories that my Mother got for me from a missionary society – twee ideals of children in foreign lands and adventurous type children. Of course TV wasn’t here in NZ until I think the 60s!
His mother knit all those sweaters. I think that’s so sweet. 🙂
Mr. Rogers was the real deal, and an American treasure! And how can anyone NOT smile when they hear a glockenspiel or even just say the word?!
Yes! I love to say glockenspiel. 🙂
Ah yes, Mr Rogers. I remember him well. I am normally very easily amused.
A sense of humor and fun is a blessing. Hurray for you!
I agree Mr Rogers was a treasure, I did not know his mother knitted his sweaters. how did i miss that? ha ha…. you could make a video of you playing so we can hear it.
It was in the biography I just listened to. He was a remarkable fellow…apparently his family was extremely rich but he had a miserable, lonely childhood which is why he was so interested in helping children.
He was a wonderful man.
Yes. 🙂
I’m embarrassed to admit, I never saw any of Mr. Rogers’ episodes. From what I’ve heard, he was a remarkable fellow … his messages weren’t just for little ones.
No reason why you should have seen them. I wouldn’t have if it weren’t for Kaitlin.
I heard about Mr. Rogers when my children were young. He appealed to children, and never had a negative thing to say. I appreciated that about him. Sorry he didn’t have a happy childhood.
As one article said, if there hadn’t been “Fat Freddy” there wouldn’t have been a Mister Rogers. He used his childhood experience well.