Fred Rogers, long time children’s television host and Pittsburgh native, passed away today at the age of 74. Like most surburban kids my age I grew up watching his show and my memories of it predate formal conciousness. At just the mention of the Purple Panda I have some sort of weird flashback to when I was two and I’m forced to sit down by the weight of fuzzy memories. While at a baseball game this summer I saw the Purple Panda walk on to the field as part of a promotion and I almost choked on my hot dog. Something about that bear really freaks me out. I don’t really remember much about Mr. McFeely.
Fred Rogers, long time children’s
Fred Rogers, long time children’s television host and Pittsburgh native, passed away today at the age of 74. Like most surburban kids my age I grew up watching his show and my memories of it predate formal conciousness. At just the mention of the Purple Panda I have some sort of weird flashback to when I was two and I’m forced to sit down by the weight of fuzzy memories. While at a baseball game this summer I saw the Purple Panda walk on to the field as part of a promotion and I almost choked on my hot dog. Something about that bear really freaks me out. I don’t really remember much about Mr. McFeely.
