Friday, October 10, 2008

A beeeautiful day in the neighborhood...

So many things I never knew about our red cardigan clad neighbor friend! Check this out
15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever - CNN.com

I think these may be my favorites from the list:
2. He made thieves think twice. According to a TV Guide piece on him, Fred Rogers drove a plain old Impala for years. One day, however, the car was stolen from the street near the TV station. When Rogers filed a police report, the story was picked up by every newspaper, radio and media outlet around town. Amazingly, within 48 hours the car was left in the exact spot where it was taken from, with an apology on the dashboard. It read, “If we’d known it was yours, we never would have taken it.”

8. He could make a subway car full of strangers sing. Once while rushing to a New York meeting, there were no cabs available, so Rogers and one of his colleagues hopped on the subway. Esquire reported that the car was filled with people, and they assumed they wouldn't be noticed.
But when the crowd spotted Rogers, they all simultaneously burst into song, chanting "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood." The result made Rogers smile wide.

Seriously, whatta guy!


2 comments:

Brandy said...

I miss Mr. Rogers. :(

Jeremy said...

sounds like he will be the next to be immortalized like chuck norris.

"Mister Rogers once..."