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Sam and Friends BookForgive me if this is in the wrong place, but I just really felt like sharing it:
Picture it, May of 1990
I, Dane, a lad of just 5 years of age, was in a little drama group that ran out of my church from May to August.
It seemed like any other meeting for me and the rest of my fellow 5 and 6 year old bretheren, though something seemed wrong with our "drama/acting teacher" Miss. Anne (as we liked to call her.) She seemed a bit saddened, not her usual cheery self.
After our usual warm up exercises, rather then get into our first activity, Miss. Anne gathered us kids around in a circle and sat in the middle of it and asked us point blank if we knew who The Muppets were. Luckily, all of us kids, who were good friends, had indeed watched the three muppet movies, the Muppet Show on re-runs, and The Muppet Babies, so we were well aware of who they were. It was at this point that Miss. Anne talked about what had her a bit sad today. Even today, I still remember her exact words:
"Jim Henson....he's the man who created all of The Muppets.....well dears, I'm sad to say he's gone now...He's passed away..."
Now naturally, us kids were all a bit naieve (sp?) to the concept of death, so at first we didn't know what to make of it, but once she explained it more, we were all quite saddened, though Miss. Anne, R.I.P, told us that rather then be sad, we should concentrate on all of the wonderful things Jim had given us. Thus, from that day on, till the end of the "semester", every session was dedicated to Jim.
This was something that I always kept with me and always talked about with her, Anne Maldino, when I visited her from time to time up until her death from cancer in 2002.
A bit corny, yes, but I felt all of you would appreciate it. Cheers everyone.
Picture it, May of 1990
I, Dane, a lad of just 5 years of age, was in a little drama group that ran out of my church from May to August.
It seemed like any other meeting for me and the rest of my fellow 5 and 6 year old bretheren, though something seemed wrong with our "drama/acting teacher" Miss. Anne (as we liked to call her.) She seemed a bit saddened, not her usual cheery self.
After our usual warm up exercises, rather then get into our first activity, Miss. Anne gathered us kids around in a circle and sat in the middle of it and asked us point blank if we knew who The Muppets were. Luckily, all of us kids, who were good friends, had indeed watched the three muppet movies, the Muppet Show on re-runs, and The Muppet Babies, so we were well aware of who they were. It was at this point that Miss. Anne talked about what had her a bit sad today. Even today, I still remember her exact words:
"Jim Henson....he's the man who created all of The Muppets.....well dears, I'm sad to say he's gone now...He's passed away..."
Now naturally, us kids were all a bit naieve (sp?) to the concept of death, so at first we didn't know what to make of it, but once she explained it more, we were all quite saddened, though Miss. Anne, R.I.P, told us that rather then be sad, we should concentrate on all of the wonderful things Jim had given us. Thus, from that day on, till the end of the "semester", every session was dedicated to Jim.
This was something that I always kept with me and always talked about with her, Anne Maldino, when I visited her from time to time up until her death from cancer in 2002.
A bit corny, yes, but I felt all of you would appreciate it. Cheers everyone.
