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Via The Fabulous Mary and the AP:

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A tribute to children's public television pioneer Fred Rogers will include an effort to get people everywhere to wear a sweater on what would have been his 80th birthday.

March 20th is being promoted as "Sweater Day" to honor Rogers, who died of cancer five years ago. A sweater was his trademark garb on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."

David Newell, who played speedy deliveryman Mr. McFeely on the show, appears in a YouTube video that touts the event.

"Sweater Day" is the capstone to a six-day celebration planned by Family Communications Inc. of Pittsburgh. Rogers created the company to produce his show.

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I, for one, will put on a sweater for Mr. Rogers. I have a deep, abiding love for Mr. Rogers, going back as far as I can recall. Geometry could hate me, my boyfriend could break up with me because I wasn't the right religion, the world could be coming to an end, but I knew if I turned on PBS at the right time there would be Mr. Rogers and he would still love me. No matter what. He thought I was important, interesting, and special, and every sixteen-year-old needs that.

One of my favorite YouTube videos.

I'm thirty-two-years old and he's dead, but Mr. Rogers still believes in me.

This is one of my favorite episodes of This American Life. Listen to it now, link on the left in orange.

Mr. Rogers was such a wise, loving man.

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Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (3) Share on Facebook		2008-03-20 12:39 AM sweater day Via The Fabulous Mary and the AP: PITTSBURGH (AP) — A tribute to children's public television pioneer Fred Rogers will include an effort to get people everywhere to wear a sweater on what would have been his 80th birthday. March 20th is being promoted as "Sweater Day" to honor Rogers, who died of cancer five years ago. A sweater was his trademark garb on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." David Newell, who played speedy deliveryman Mr. McFeely on the show, appears in a YouTube video that touts the event. "Sweater Day" is the capstone to a six-day celebration planned by Family Communications Inc. of Pittsburgh. Rogers created the company to produce his show. *** I, for one, will put on a sweater for Mr. Rogers. I have a deep, abiding love for Mr. Rogers, going back as far as I can recall. Geometry could hate me, my boyfriend could break up with me because I wasn't the right religion, the world could be coming to an end, but I knew if I turned on PBS at the right time there would be Mr. Rogers and he would still love me. No matter what. He thought I was important, interesting, and special, and every sixteen-year-old needs that. One of my favorite YouTube videos. I'm thirty-two-years old and he's dead, but Mr. Rogers still believes in me. This is one of my favorite episodes of This American Life. Listen to it now, link on the left in orange. Mr. Rogers was such a wise, loving man. Read/Post Comments (3) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top