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January 24, 2004
Good Morning Sunshine...
*The sun is out again..it's still January...you KNOW what that means....yup 12 below zero is what "they" say at the moment. bbbrrrr
*sniff sniff.....Captain Kangaroo died. This makes me very sad on many levels. The man touched the lives of multiple generations, Bunny Rabbit, Mr Green Jeans, Mr Moose...the characters had a bonding effect between parent and child. Our sons watched Captain...Demian was potty trained watching Captain every morning... hhhmmm... probably has something to do with his potty fetish. Morgan and I said " Good morning" to Captain along with the rest of the daily intro as part of our morning routine as well..He especially loved the anticipation of the ping ball drop and his laughter when it finally happened often made my day. Snort, too bad he doesn't remember it as fondly as I do. I saw the man, Bob Keeshan, twice in the last 10 years. Once at a book signing at Border's with my friend Liz...we enlisted those around us to say "Good Morning, Captain" when Bob came into the room...what a gracious man he was. I also saw him in Quechee, I had stopped on my way home from buying an outfit (or 3) for Demian and Lori's wedding. I was at the Simon Pearce Gallery . He'd been in for lunch at The Mill there and was just wandering through. As all good Vermonters do, we all left him to his privacy but I know *I* so wanted to say " Good Morning"...I just smiled at him instead. He was that kind of man...he made me smile. I feel sorry for all the children (he never allowed anyone to referred to them as kids) who grew up without him.
Good Night, Captain...rest well.
Posted by frani at January 24, 2004 09:58 AM
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