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gfrancieIn the continuing vein of Miss Gennie Gibson childhood moments I want to talk about something to do with this particular user icon I am sporting.
One of the joys of growing up near the Canadian border would be the access to Canadian programming. One might say, "didn't they just have American programs?" Yes, but they also had some kick-ass stuff of their own. They had Fred Penner who had a neat little show where he played nifty songs on his guitar, introduced kids to nature, new words (with the help of WordBird) and was (still is infact) a genuinely kind soul who made my morning before I would go off to my afternoon kindergarten class.
The man in the user icon picture is noneother then Mr. Dressup. He is with his pals Casey and Finnegan. (Finnegan is probably one of the coolest albeit silent puppets to grace anyone's presence) I used to love watching Mr. Dressup with my brother Tom. We would often have lunch and then watch as he would tell a story, show how to do really simple but fun arts and crafts. Have adventures with his puppet friends and put on a play. He had this thing called the "tickle trunk" and he would pull out these neat dress-up costumes and he and his friends (some puppets, some real people) would do these made up stories. They usually had a moral to them. It wasn't a show that was filled with a lot of flashy images. It was kind of quiet and there was a structure to it that kids enjoy. My two youngest siblings, Kit and Mike also got a kick out of watching the show and just like my brother Tom and I had done when we were small, they too would dress up afterwards and make up plays.
My mother says she liked the show a lot and said her favorite episode involved Mr. Dressup arguing with a puppet over who would wear the gold slippers and Mr. Dressup throwing a minor fit.
Mr. Dressup is good for the soul. (He had help from a certain guy in a sweater in developing his program)
I will have to get into the Friendly Giant sometime, but he deserves his own posting.
this little injoke is just for my Mom:
Look up. Look waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay up
One of the joys of growing up near the Canadian border would be the access to Canadian programming. One might say, "didn't they just have American programs?" Yes, but they also had some kick-ass stuff of their own. They had Fred Penner who had a neat little show where he played nifty songs on his guitar, introduced kids to nature, new words (with the help of WordBird) and was (still is infact) a genuinely kind soul who made my morning before I would go off to my afternoon kindergarten class.
The man in the user icon picture is noneother then Mr. Dressup. He is with his pals Casey and Finnegan. (Finnegan is probably one of the coolest albeit silent puppets to grace anyone's presence) I used to love watching Mr. Dressup with my brother Tom. We would often have lunch and then watch as he would tell a story, show how to do really simple but fun arts and crafts. Have adventures with his puppet friends and put on a play. He had this thing called the "tickle trunk" and he would pull out these neat dress-up costumes and he and his friends (some puppets, some real people) would do these made up stories. They usually had a moral to them. It wasn't a show that was filled with a lot of flashy images. It was kind of quiet and there was a structure to it that kids enjoy. My two youngest siblings, Kit and Mike also got a kick out of watching the show and just like my brother Tom and I had done when we were small, they too would dress up afterwards and make up plays.
My mother says she liked the show a lot and said her favorite episode involved Mr. Dressup arguing with a puppet over who would wear the gold slippers and Mr. Dressup throwing a minor fit.
Mr. Dressup is good for the soul. (He had help from a certain guy in a sweater in developing his program)
I will have to get into the Friendly Giant sometime, but he deserves his own posting.
this little injoke is just for my Mom:
Look up. Look waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay up
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Date: 2003-10-03 06:47 pm (UTC)Ok look at me funny now!
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Date: 2003-10-04 09:23 am (UTC)If there were dvd's of the big friendly giant, I would be the happiest girl in the land.
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Date: 2003-10-03 08:10 pm (UTC)It's like if you explained what pants were.
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Date: 2003-10-04 09:24 am (UTC)I stand in awe.
Date: 2003-10-03 08:35 pm (UTC)Welcome to my friends list.
Re: I stand in awe.
Date: 2003-10-04 09:25 am (UTC)Dude, talk to any kid who grew up near Canada and they can wax poetical about Mr. Dress up, Fred Penner and the Big Friendly Giant any day of the week.
Holy cow...
Date: 2003-10-03 09:38 pm (UTC)Pax,
HT
Re: Holy cow...
Date: 2003-10-03 10:25 pm (UTC)Re: Holy cow...
Date: 2003-10-04 09:52 am (UTC)Pax,
HT
Re: Holy cow...
Date: 2003-10-04 09:58 am (UTC)I was back from June 2000 till September 2001 on and off.
I lived there for 18 years so I was more than ready to leave. It is fun to go back and visit though.
Re: Holy cow...
Date: 2003-10-04 10:11 am (UTC)Re: Holy cow...
Date: 2003-10-04 10:28 am (UTC)Re: Holy cow...
Date: 2003-10-04 09:25 am (UTC)I loved that show.
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Date: 2003-10-04 09:44 am (UTC)They are the Shit!
Date: 2003-10-04 12:46 am (UTC)Re: They are the Shit!
Date: 2003-10-04 09:26 am (UTC)There is always a tickle trunk for Mr. Dressup.
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