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Re: Mr Rogers
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 11 Feb 2000 23:44:18 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Christopher Tracey writes:
> sebarile-MOBL wrote:
> > Well,
> > Today while talking on the phone with my wife Mr Rogers was on, my favorite
> > show (it brings me to my quite place). Well she intrupts me to tell me that
> > he's playing with Duplos!
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> I used to live in Pittsburgh pretty close to Mr. Rogers. Once when
> I was once at an event at WQED I got to walk around in the "Land of
> Make Believe," I even got to see the Museum-Go-Round.
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> My wife used to work at a bakery that he frequented a lot. He
> was supposably super nice and neighborly.
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> On the other hand I once talked to neighbors of his that said, he
> always threw big parties and never invited them.
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> -Chris
When I was young, I was a serious "Fred-Head". (Not my description!)
More recently, I've lost a bit of respect for the man, though. I read that he
was involved in a dispute a year or two ago where he was trying to restrict
public access to the beaches near his house in order to keep the riff-raff
from disturbing his view of the ocean. Not very neighborly...
Does anyone remember Eddie Murphy doing the Mr Robinson's Neighborhood skit on
SNL? That was probably one of the funniest things I've seen on late-night TV
in at least a decade!
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| (...) I used to live in Pittsburgh pretty close to Mr. Rogers. Once when I was once at an event at WQED I got to walk around in the "Land of Make Believe," I even got to see the Museum-Go-Round. My wife used to work at a bakery that he frequented a (...) (24 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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