(I could swear that I MOGged this song before, but Google says I didn't...and, well, it's certainly worth hearing again.)
I'm sure I'm tapping into some fragile place in my childhood when I start adding boxed sets of cartoons to my Netflix queue. I've started watching Rocky and Bullwinkle, Warner Brothers, and "The Muppet Show" all over again, signaling my deep understanding that I could always use a good laugh.
And, frankly, these shows are far more intelligent than most comedy today.
So I desperately needed an episode of "The Muppet Show" last night. During the course of the day, I had paid all of my bills.
Set up a new regular donation to my local Tibetan Buddhist center.
Renewed my lease.
Tinkered with the finances.
Applied to Penn.
Which meant I had to update the resume.
And write a personal statement.
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From the LA Times:
After years of designing costumes for ballet and theater, Kermit Love found his way to "Sesame Street."
Working with Jim Henson, Love helped create Big Bird, Mr. Snuffle- upagus and Oscar the Grouch.
The funny-looking creatures became a magnet for preschoolers, pulling them in to watch "Sesame Street," helping them to learn.
Love, whose design work on one of the most influential television shows in history made him a partner in the early education of generations of children, died Saturday of pneumonia in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., said Arthur Novell, executive director of the Jim Henson Legacy, an organization dedicated to preserving and perpetuating Jim Henson's contributions.
He was 91.
Though most adults knew Love for designing characters, children who saw him on "Sesame Street" knew him as Willy the hot dog man.
Sigh. There goes another piece of the childhood. You wonder if future generations will be exposed to such wonderful imaginations.
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