Sail on, Captain Kangaroo :-(

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » January 23, 2004 4:09 pm

The world lost a wonderful role model today. I am the person I am in large part due to the Captain Kangaroo show. I was so drawn to Captain Kangaroo, and his gentle, playful nature. A light in my world is turned off forever now.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,109332,00.html

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » January 23, 2004 4:18 pm

Oh, I hate to hear that....I was a Captain Kangaroo fan for years.
Thank you Captain.

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » January 23, 2004 4:30 pm

sail on Captain...........

PHAW Webmistress · Post by **PHAW Webmistress** » January 23, 2004 4:31 pm

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » January 23, 2004 4:32 pm

You will be missed dear Captain.

bearphin · Post by **bearphin** » January 23, 2004 4:41 pm

I consider myself to be the person that I am thanks to growing up watching two great men: Captian Kangaroo and Mr. Rogers. The message both of these remarkable men passed on to a couple of generations has done more for our society than a million Tele Tubbies or The purple freakin dinosaur!!!!!

As Connie said so elequently, Sail on Captain!!!!

Now Mr. Rogers has someone to join his neighborhood!!!!!

Pencil Thin (inactive) · January 23, 2004 4:47 pm

ph4ever wrote:sail on Captain...........

wPH4EVERs

What a sad thing. I am only 28 years old, but some of my first memories were of watching the Captain Kangaroo show with my dad.

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » January 23, 2004 4:58 pm

Bob Keeshan autographed his autobiography for me many years ago... he was as nice in person as his Captain Kangaroo character was on TV.

If you're from the Midwest, you know that besides Mr Rogers, he is also joining WGN's Chicago icon Ray Rayner, who passed away Wednesday, in the great children's entertaintainment section in the sky.

Sail on, Bob and Ray, and keep sailing on Fred.

tully mars · Post by **tully mars** » January 23, 2004 5:03 pm

I LOVED the Captain...sail on

7lords · Post by **7lords** » January 23, 2004 5:10 pm

Tiki Bar wrote:Bob Keeshan autographed his autobiography for me many years ago... he was as nice in person as his Captain Kangaroo character was on TV.

If you're from the Midwest, you know that besides Mr Rogers, he is also joining WGN's Chicago icon Ray Rayner, who passed away Wednesday, in the great children's entertaintainment section in the sky.

Sail on, Bob and Ray, and keep sailing on Fred.

Glad you brought up Ray, TB - I loved his show when I was a kid and was saddened when I heard that earlier this week. Now this second blow to my childhood memories

Sail On Guys - and thanks for being part of my life

NYCPORT · Post by **NYCPORT** » January 23, 2004 5:18 pm

It's a sad day...

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » January 23, 2004 5:21 pm

It's kind of neat in way to think of the things that bind us all together, besides Jimmy Buffett. I think it says something about the kind of people we are. Somehow, I just know that Jimmy is also a fan of Captain Kangaroo, Mister Rogers, etc.

LaTda · Post by **LaTda** » January 23, 2004 5:49 pm

Now Mr. Rogers has someone to join his neighborhood!!!!!

that tugged at my heart right there, but so true

sail on Captain

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » January 23, 2004 6:30 pm

I watched him all the time when I was a kid.. sail on old friend.. you will be missed!!!

Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » January 23, 2004 6:57 pm

I can't believe it. When I heard, I got a huge flash back to a more simpler time. When all of my worries were see cartoons and watching the Capt'n. Sail on

Fruitcakes101 · Post by **Fruitcakes101** » January 23, 2004 7:46 pm

How very very sad....What is even sadder is that the children of the next generation will never know the Great Captain Kangaroo or Mr. Rogers.

Sail on Capt'n

poohbear1324 · Post by **poohbear1324** » January 23, 2004 9:31 pm

he will be missed by many.

sail on captain kangaroo.

7lords · Post by **7lords** » January 23, 2004 11:04 pm

Fruitcakes101 wrote: How very very sad....What is even sadder is that the children of the next generation will never know the Great Captain Kangaroo or Mr. Rogers.

Sail on Capt'n

They may not know the Captain but thanks to PBS and reruns, my daghter is now a fan of Mr. Rogers

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » January 24, 2004 12:53 am

Many of us as children never had many of the things children of today have, and today's children will never have many things children of the next generation will have. It's simply continuity of the generations (for lack of a better phrase). But what's REALLY sad is children of today and future generations will never experience what kids of my generation did. What greater joy on this earth is there than for a child to be a child.

Go with God and rest well, Mr. Keeshan. And many thanks for the endless memories.

sailingagain · Post by **sailingagain** » January 24, 2004 2:32 am

^^^^SAIL ON^^^^