MisteRogers’ Neighborhood
February 8th, 2007 at 3:09 pm by Chad (Chad's Blog)
On XMRadio today, they played a rerun of This American Life from 2001, where they interviewed Fred Rogers (1928 – 2003). If you’re so inclined, go listen to the episode from their web site. It’s Episode 184.
Whether you listen to it or not, there were a couple of things about Mr. Rogers that struck me. In conversation, he is completely engrossed in the other person. He carried around a gym bag with puppets in it, and didn’t hesitate to pop out Daniel the Lion and speak to adults with it. Not surprising to me, the adults responded identically to the way children responded. Again, I encourage you to listen to at least the Mr. Rogers part.
See how much Daniel reminds you of Elle. Think about how you react to Punk Monkey. Remember that while they’re both just cloth, they are so much more. 