I wish I had known this before today. I would have loved to go and see that. Mr. Rogers rocked.

I got to meet Mr Rogers working at a grocery store in Oakland (I guess it was technically within walking distance of the QED studios) back in 89/90.

First, everyone in the store old/young, black/white, didn't matter stopped as was "That's Mr. Rogers"

Next, he was as kind and polite in person as he was on television.

Just a good man.

One of my favorite videos of him.

Wow really? And this weekend? And free to boot? Wow I might take my daughter to that, actually. Thanks for the heads-up on that.

I loved Mr. Rogers. Meet Us at the Stick, you're so lucky to have met him; I have heard the same from others who had that same good fortune, that he was genuinely a kind soul.

jonasborg: One of my favorite videos of him.

That was very interesting, thanks for the link.

Mr. Rogers is Evil (^). Oh WTF??

We have a Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

But Mister Rogers gets a single weekend.

Go figure.

This was a man who genuinely thought of the children, and if there were more Fred Rogers and fewer panicky parents, reactionary spokesmen, and bureaucratic school administrators, society would be a lot less farked up and we'd have a lot less material on this site.

I'd love to see that, but I'm afraid I'm be a teary eyed mess the whole time I was there.

WhyteRaven74: I'd love to see that, but I'm afraid I'm be a teary eyed mess the whole time I was there.

Same. I grew up watching him.

I got to go to the WQED studios some time ago for an event, and got to drink next to King Friday's castle and X's Tree.

The castle's a whole lot bigger on TV, but the tree seemed to be the right size.

It's nice that they have the train, but it would have been better to see Mr. Rogers himself encased in plexiglass in Latrobe, PA.

DarthBrooks: We have a Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

But Mister Rogers gets a single weekend.

Go figure.

When Fred Rogers died, the town of Pittsburg celebrated him in a wonderful way.

Meet Us at the Stick: Mr. Rogers is Evil (^). Oh WTF??

Wow. Fox News just sucks so many sweaty balls.

That's awesome. Mr. Rogers is a hero.

As someone else once said on Fark, we could use more Christians like Fred Rogers and fewer like Fred Phelps.

Rhaab: As someone else once said on Fark, we could use more Christians like Fred Rogers and fewer like Fred Phelps.

The thing that makes me sad is knowing that a man like Fred Rogers could not survive today.

How could a man love children so much and not be a secret pedophile?

That's what is sick and wrong about our society. And a comment about how much we truly hate our children. We can't stand that anyone could love them for being children.

Westboro protested Mr. Rogers because he wouldn't denounce homosexuality (they thought his "Be happy with yourself" mantra was too faggy, apparently). When I read that I knew they were real life trolls.

Fox went against him too? What assholes.

Sense of entitlement and self esteem are NOT the same thing. I've always been terribly anxious/neurotic and have never had any self esteem, but I was still a spoiled brat as a child and I'm an arrogant bastard today. Feeling terrible about yourself leads to self pity which leads to thinking your life is too hard and that you should be given more. If you feel good about yourself you feel you can overcome the challenges you meet and you don't desire so much for yourself.

Now, the idea that no child should ever get a bad grade or ever lose anything is asinine. That, IMO, is never what Mr. Rogers preached. He was about loving yourself and loving others and all and all the most Christian (in a positive sense) man I know of in the entertainment business. Kids need to learn how to lose gracefully and how to deal with criticism, but too many people seem to take anything but a torturous childhood as "coddling."

Fred is a hero. His production company, is a commercial company that is, and I am not making this up, full of decent people who are honest and creative.
I'm honored to be from the same town as Fred and George Romero.

Fano: Rhaab: As someone else once said on Fark, we could use more Christians like Fred Rogers and fewer like Fred Phelps.

The thing that makes me sad is knowing that a man like Fred Rogers could not survive today.

How could a man love children so much and not be a secret pedophile?

That's what is sick and wrong about our society. And a comment about how much we truly hate our children. We can't stand that anyone could love them for being children.

Well to be fair that IS why pedophiles love them.

I love Mr. Rogers so much. He was like another grandparent during my childhood.

Here's a cool list of Mr. Rogers facts from mental_floss.

Years ago there was a story on NPR about two car thieves that jacked a ride then found scripts and paperwork inside indicating the car they stole belonged to Mr. Rogers.

Apparently the thieves thought better of the caper, washed the car and returned it lovingly to the driveway of Mister Fred with a note of apology.

No one farks with the sneaker man in Pittsburgh.

jonasborg: One of my favorite videos of him.

See that, kids? That is power. The ability to defeat your adversary without raising your voice, without threatening, without pleading.

thefatbasturd: Fano: Rhaab: As someone else once said on Fark, we could use more Christians like Fred Rogers and fewer like Fred Phelps.

The thing that makes me sad is knowing that a man like Fred Rogers could not survive today.

How could a man love children so much and not be a secret pedophile?

That's what is sick and wrong about our society. And a comment about how much we truly hate our children. We can't stand that anyone could love them for being children.

Well to be fair that IS why pedophiles love them.

Except that he loves even the unattractive ones that even parents barely love.

Seriously, no one would accept him as a neighbor now, even though as Homer said, if our neighborhood was made of FlandersRogers, we wouldn't need Heaven, we'd already be there.

And that's sad. He's everything great and tolerant about Christianity.

Major something in my eye here. They don't make people like Mr. Rogers anymore. Wish I still lived near PA so I could take my kiddo.