the saddest thing i've read (today)

"...And because the Muppets have been without a regular television gig for more than a decade, many children and younger teenagers don’t know them.

Ms. Breier said recent focus groups indicated that some children could not even identify Kermit and Miss Piggy, much less ancillary characters like Fozzie Bear and Gonzo the Great."

Here's the article...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/movies/21barn.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
(sorry it isn't a link - i can't get the links to work via blogger - probably operator error)

that quote is so sad. children not knowing who the muppets are? that the muppets have been gone so long, is so sad - that part of my childhood and teen years watching "the muppet show" reruns... the movies... such memories, just laughter, such fun... i think i learned my heckling ways from Statler and Waldorf. one could argue, i learned my culinary skills from the chef... bork, bork, bork

"it isn't being green" is a great song about how to appreciate who you are. "rainbow connection" ... the perfect OG anthem. "Movin' right along" ... perhaps not a great road song - but a fun sing-a-long about grand adventures and coming to CA.

the muppets show - what a great "clean" entertaining program. can you really find a program today that has dancing chickens? and hecklers? and pigs in space? admittedly i don't watch much tv (the OG cave doesn't have cable) - but i know there isn't entertainment like it out there. i mean, what show has stars come on and look like they are having a good times with muppets.

well - until i get the show on DVDs... i'll just keep on singing "rainbow connection" - here are the words in case you want to join me!

"The Rainbow Connection"

written by Kenny Ascher and Paul Williams

Kermit: Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
And rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it,
And look what it's done so far.
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing
And what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers, and me.

All of us under its spell,
We know that it's probably magic...

... Have you been half asleep? And have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name.
... Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
The voice might be one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm s'posed to be...
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers, and me.

Laa, da daa dee da daa daa,
La laa la la laa dee daa doo...