Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Remembering a Simpler Time
Once upon a time in the far off land of Spain there was this little kid named Robbie. Robbie was a good kid. He was around four or five years old. He loved to climb on things and loved to play with the neighbors German Shepard. There isn't much more he remembers from this time of his life other than breaking his jaw. I guess that sorts of thing leaves quite an impression. His fathers playing lots of Country Music on his Quadraphonic Stereo and an album his mom and dad bought him called "Free to Be You and Me."
Robbie listened to this album to death. Looking back it is a small wonder Robbie's mom didn't throw the album across a field in fear of going crazy from listening to it so much.
However, she endured as she was such a good person and this album is now part of my soundtrack of life.
Today the title track of this song popped into my head and I think children of today can enjoy this album as much as I(Robbie) did 34 years ago.
So if you have a child and they are around this age...maybe you should hit Amazon or Ebay and see if it is out there.
Here are the lyrics to the first song, sung by Marlo Thomas.
"There's a land that I see where the children are free
And I say it ain't far to this land from where we are
Take my hand, come with me, where the children are free
Come with me, take my hand, and we'll live
In a land where the river runs free
In a land through the green country
In a land to a shining sea
And you and me are free to be you and me
I see a land bright and clear, and the time's comin' near
When we'll live in this land, you and me, hand in hand
Take my hand, come along, lend your voice to my song
Come along, take my hand, sing a song
For a land where the river runs free
For a land through the green country
For a land to a shining sea
For a land where the horses run free
And you and me are free to be you and me
Every boy in this land grows to be his own man
In this land, every girl grows to be her own woman
Take my hand, come with me where the children are free
Come with me, take my hand, and we'll run
To a land where the river runs free
To a land through the green country
To a land to a shining sea
To a land where the horses run free
To a land where the children are free
And you and me are free to be
And you and me are free to be
And you and me are free to be you and me."
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Tuff Times on Sesame Street
Well the recession is now hitting us where it hurts. Sesame Street is having to make cut backs. The Children's Television Workshop is laying off a fifth of its workforce.
Now I am beginning to worry here. There just isn't a whole lot of work out there for seven foot yellow birds.
However, I think bigbird is safe in his job as he has been a regular character with lots of screen time since I was a kid.
We all know Elmo isn't going anywhere. I heard he just renewed his contract after it became known that his agent had met with the WWE about making a five year deal, with a possible push to the belt on their Smackdown brand in a fued with HHH.
So what Muppets are in danger of getting the ax?
Well Telly has been played out. No one likes a whimpy muppett so I am thinking he is gone. He brings nothing to the show and off camera he is rumored to have a problem with the nose candy.
Cookie Monster is no longer cool. When I was a kid it was cool to gouge on cookies. Now not so much. So Cookie is played out. No parent wantes their kid emulating Cookie Monster. There has even been real talk(no joke here) about repacking the Cookie Monster as the Veggie Monster.
Bert I am sad to say is most likely out. The dude has a unibrow and hangs out with pigeons. Plus getting rid of bottle cap collecting, pigeon loving tail will once and for all get rid of all the jokes and wondering about wether or not he and Ernie. By the way I flipped past Sesame Street the other day and BERT AND ERNIE HAVE SEPERATE BEDS THEY ARE NOT GAY!
Ms. Piggy- Ok the muppett show is cancelled and they havent made anything with any of the recent muppett stuff hasent needed her at all. Get rid of her and give Rizzo a raise.
In all seriousness it is sad that one of the great things of our country is making cutback...lets hope is turns around soon. We can't loose our Muppets!
Now I am beginning to worry here. There just isn't a whole lot of work out there for seven foot yellow birds.
However, I think bigbird is safe in his job as he has been a regular character with lots of screen time since I was a kid.
We all know Elmo isn't going anywhere. I heard he just renewed his contract after it became known that his agent had met with the WWE about making a five year deal, with a possible push to the belt on their Smackdown brand in a fued with HHH.
So what Muppets are in danger of getting the ax?
Well Telly has been played out. No one likes a whimpy muppett so I am thinking he is gone. He brings nothing to the show and off camera he is rumored to have a problem with the nose candy.
Cookie Monster is no longer cool. When I was a kid it was cool to gouge on cookies. Now not so much. So Cookie is played out. No parent wantes their kid emulating Cookie Monster. There has even been real talk(no joke here) about repacking the Cookie Monster as the Veggie Monster.
Bert I am sad to say is most likely out. The dude has a unibrow and hangs out with pigeons. Plus getting rid of bottle cap collecting, pigeon loving tail will once and for all get rid of all the jokes and wondering about wether or not he and Ernie. By the way I flipped past Sesame Street the other day and BERT AND ERNIE HAVE SEPERATE BEDS THEY ARE NOT GAY!
Ms. Piggy- Ok the muppett show is cancelled and they havent made anything with any of the recent muppett stuff hasent needed her at all. Get rid of her and give Rizzo a raise.
In all seriousness it is sad that one of the great things of our country is making cutback...lets hope is turns around soon. We can't loose our Muppets!
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