[Shotimes] OT The Captain is gone

[Paul Nimz]

Ray Raynor passed this week too.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerby Haltom" <kerbyh@netzero.net>
To: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>; "SHOtimes Mailing List"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>; <v8sho@v8sho.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT The Captain is gone


> Yep.  I was never watch the show a whole lot, it moved too slow, and a
> local show here in DFW was running the Three Stooges opposite the
> Captain.  Yes, van Oss, that probably explains alot...  Anyway, between
Bob
> Keeshan and Fred Rogers we have lost two of the biggest advocates for
> children in this country.  And two people that were just purely good
> folks.  The world is not as good a place without them.
>
> Kerby
>
> At 10:42 AM 1/24/04 -0600, Donald Mallinson wrote:
> >Sad to hear that Bob Keeshan: Captain Kangaroo, has died.
> >
> >A lot of us grew up watching him, Bunny Rabbit and Mr. Green Jeans.
> >
> >As someone that majored in Radio/TV, I was indirectly involved in the
> >creation of Sesame Street(all of us in public TV at the time considered
it
> >a "family" thing) and we all though very highly of the Captain.
> >
> >Never a harsh word, good ethics and morals were taught and all in fun.
> >
> >The Captain remained a true children's advocate his entire life.  ONe of
> >the best people you could ever hope to have known, even if only on the TV
> >screen.
> >
> >Don Mallinson
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