X-Message-Number: 17271 Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 09:58:38 -0700 From: Jerry Lemler <> Subject: How do you catch a unique rabbit? Unlike Alvin, I make no claim to be a unique. As to the recent query, however, regarding my own uniqueness, I unhesitatingly proclaim I most certainly am! My source to support this seemingly pompous assertion? Well, Cryonet junkies, it s none other than the irrepressible Fred Rogers. You ve never heard of him, have you? No, he s not one of our members, though I d certainly welcome him into the fold. But his face is known to millions of folks throughout the world, including Eddie Murphy (SNL parody). When my kids were little, PBS would sandwich the laid-back Fred in-between the bombardment of Sesame Street and the Electric Company. Along with Lady Elaine Fairchild, Chef Brocket, King Friday the Thirteenth, and Mr. McFeeley (the groping mailman), the sneaker and cardigan-clad former Presbyterian cleric would offer his soothing ministrations to our children in Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. The show aired each and every weekday for over two decades, and imparted to Generation Xers (and their parents), much invaluable wisdom. I even met Mr. Rogers on one occasion, in 1984. It was indeed a thrill. In fact, I d place this scintillating happenstance right up there amongst my having conversed with the likes of Ronald Reagan, Zubin Metha, Paul Simon, David Crosby, Hubert Humphrey, Jack Nicklaus, Bella Abzug, and Bob Ettinger. The singular, (sorry Vernor), most profound pearl I gleaned from the loquacious Mr. Rogers was likewise one of his most repetitious, and well it should have been. My TV hero would look me straight in the eye, and say, Remember, there s nobody just like you! Cryonetters, I rest my case. Ans.: Unique up on him. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=17271