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dorkzilla

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45. That's what immediately warmed my heart...

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 09:58 PM

Jan 2014

I could have been just another gushing fan, but he was genuinely surprised at my reaction, then this living legend sat with this girl and LISTENED to HER, talked with her, exchanged ideas, imparted wisdom and encouraged me to be an activist, even if it was in some small way "write a letter, make a phone call, volunteer your time and your heart and mind"...and he may as well have burned it into my flesh because I've never forgotten his words, nor his passion, to this day.

To him it was a small encounter but to me, it was a momentous occassion.

I told him the "Garbage" song with Oscar the Grouch single-handedly turned me into a tiny environmentalist...and he flashed the braodest smile at hearing it. He was very clearly happy, maybe even a little proud, to have made such an impact on a child.

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My Pete Seeger story... [View all] dorkzilla Jan 2014 OP

Lucky you! frazzled Jan 2014 #1

That's a wonderful story, dorkzilla. elleng Jan 2014 #2

Thanks for sharing that story B Calm Jan 2014 #3

wonderful story, thank you ! nt steve2470 Jan 2014 #4

K&R for you and for the best man ever. Ron Green Jan 2014 #5

Nice story! n-t Logical Jan 2014 #6

What a lovely experience malaise Jan 2014 #7

Ah Sesame Street, that subversive little show! reformist2 Jan 2014 #8

Wasn't it just... dorkzilla Jan 2014 #15

It was a Pete and another person I just happen to know who shall remain nameless dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #9

So does this close personal friend also have the initials DD? LOL!!! nt dorkzilla Jan 2014 #16

Yes, there was an ax. And yes Pete was furious. But in the end, he didn't do it. 2banon Jan 2014 #22

Pete's story about the axe.... MyOwnPeace Jan 2014 #63

Thanks, good reporting. 2banon Jan 2014 #68

Pete Seeger and Oscar the Grouch struggle4progress Jan 2014 #10

+1000000000 dorkzilla Jan 2014 #13

and Oscar returned for Pete's 90th celebration Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2014 #35

wonderful story rurallib Jan 2014 #11

Lovely story mcar Jan 2014 #12

Nice story RoccoR5955 Jan 2014 #14

YES!!!! Please! We're all celebrating him, and what a better way to do that then share... dorkzilla Jan 2014 #17

Please do - would love to hear them! nt TBF Jan 2014 #28

Oh, man! Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #18

Sounds like a Conspiracy Theory if i ever heard one! :) 2banon Jan 2014 #19

Now that you've told yours.... zentrum Jan 2014 #20

What a nice story and I can picture him singing that song to your sister dorkzilla Jan 2014 #23

Agree with you. No one like him. zentrum Jan 2014 #55

Excellent! n/t DirkGently Jan 2014 #21

What a great memory for you to treasure Generic Other Jan 2014 #24

I don't remember seeing him on Sesame Street hfojvt Jan 2014 #25

He was, though. MineralMan Jan 2014 #31

I don't doubt it hfojvt Jan 2014 #38

great experience for an 18 year old.. so glad you knew who he was mountain grammy Jan 2014 #26

That's what immediately warmed my heart... dorkzilla Jan 2014 #45

He informed you and changed you, like he did with everyone who listened mountain grammy Jan 2014 #61

And the great great thing is you got to let him know. aquart Jan 2014 #69

K&R ReRe Jan 2014 #27

A lovely memory. MineralMan Jan 2014 #29

A wonderful story! This is not how I met Pete, but how my little boy did: s-cubed Jan 2014 #30

How sweet! dorkzilla Jan 2014 #47

Such a special memory Little_Wing Jan 2014 #32

Wow, that was awesome! onlyadream Jan 2014 #33

Pete made you rich in ways that are different from money. Botany Jan 2014 #34

I had the memorable experience of singing and marching with Pete and Toshi longislandAnnie Jan 2014 #36

Thanks for the tribute to a wonderful, iconic senseandsensibility Jan 2014 #37

WOW !!! - Thank You For That !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #39

That was my first remembrance of him too! BuelahWitch Jan 2014 #40

Lol, I don't remember him on the Smothers Brothers either! dorkzilla Jan 2014 #48

I only know because I saw it on the DVD a few years back BuelahWitch Jan 2014 #50

The book "Dangerously Funny" MyOwnPeace Jan 2014 #64

Yes! I read it, which is why I began watching the DVDs BuelahWitch Jan 2014 #67

Holy mackeral! babylonsister Jan 2014 #41

Of course you can! dorkzilla Jan 2014 #43

cool story warrior1 Jan 2014 #42

Thank you for that memory. Paka Jan 2014 #44

Thanks dorkzilla!!! blaze Jan 2014 #46

A truly wonderful story! n/t etherealtruth Jan 2014 #49

soooooo cool! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #51

Thanks so much for sharing that wonderful story. nt adirondacker Jan 2014 #52

What a nice story. Beacool Jan 2014 #53

a treasure. spanone Jan 2014 #54

Thank you so much for sharing that wonderful story Hekate Jan 2014 #56

Something really cool about meeting that man on a train! Jetboy Jan 2014 #57

A beautiful meeting, dorkzilla! A gift from Cha Jan 2014 #58

Cool! Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2014 #59

What a fabulous story! n/t DFW Jan 2014 #60

WONDERful encounter dorkzilla. Here are my few brushes with Pete: FailureToCommunicate Jan 2014 #62

Great stories! dorkzilla Jan 2014 #65

You really should! Besides the great music, of course, there was cutting edge FailureToCommunicate Jan 2014 #66

I know, as Mark Twain said, that each person is a moon and a has a dark side deutsey Jan 2014 #70

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