Richard Petty - As I say, this is the lie. When I told him how much I liked his style of umpiring, he thanked me. He was talking to my dad, whom he had gone to high school with. Ron Luciano - The, shall we say, "colorful" baseball umpire. I was close enough to his limousine to be able to read his lips as he saw how many people had turned out to see him on a cold Sunday morning. The man had a killer smile and a strong handshake.īill Clinton - When he was still in office, came to this area to do a fundraiser for Hilary. At the end, he was reaching over the stage and shaking hands with everyone. I saw him put on one hell of a show in the late 1980s. He was very down to earth.īobby Lewis - A singer who had a #1 record with "Tossin' And Turnin'" in 1961. He stayed longer than he was contractually obligated to, which I appreciated as I was the very last person in line. George McGovern - Had him sign a copy of his then most recent book after he had given the Convocation address at my college. Several people surrounded him before I could say anything to him. Just by sheer happenstance, I was about fifteen feet away from where he came out of a side exit, hoping to avoid a crowd. Hugh Jackman - He was doing a play on Broadway. He was getting into a cab but smiled when I said hello to him. William Kuntsler - On the same day as Bonnie Hunt. He stayed longer than he was contractually obligated to, which I appreciated as I was the next to last person in line. James Doohan - I got his autograph at a science fiction convention. She was standing about twenty feet away and smiled back when I smiled at her. I wished him a good evening and he wished me the same with a smile on his face.īonnie Hunt - The very first time I visited New York City, I recognized a laugh and turned around to see who it was that had laughed. Johnny Depp - He and I were the only two customers in a Subway. However,after the sudden death of actor Bob Keeshan,they(the producers) decided to bring out a new version of "Captain Kangaroo"(with the same lovable characters and a new actor in the Bob Keeshan who didn't have his heart into it like the original) that was on CBS for one season(on Saturday Mornings),and the next season went into syndication.Okay, so which is the lie? Richard Petty. Then the show went into public television from 1984 until 1990,ending an impressive run on children's television. CBS ran "Captain Kangaroo" from 1955 until 1984. Bob Keeshan!!!! For allowing us and millions of children into your homes each morning! This was a show that ran for an impressive five decades on television. Kudos to the father of children's TV for making my childhood a magical place and putting a special place in my heart-Here's to you-Mr. In the world of what's on TV today that destroys kids' minds and their ideas of creativity,wouldn't be really nice if they brought back the Captain to take us into a magical land where we can relive our fantasies and our wildest dreams to come true. Moose playing tricks on the Captain with a batch of ping-pong balls,and Grandfather Clock,and everyone participating with The Dancing Bear,and those short cartoons they used to have. Arguably,it will be one of the best children shows of all-time and it was one of the best shows ever! By the way,who can remember Mr. What can I say about Captain Kangaroo? I was one of those kids that caught one the episodes before heading off to school and in the process humming the theme song along the way. If you were a child during the 50's,60's,and 70's,and part of the early 80's there was one show in particular that had children waking up before going to school at 8:00am to catch the continuing escapades of the Captain,Mister Moose(my all time favorite),Bunny Rabbit,and of course good ole Mr.
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