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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-04 03:12 PM
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Captain Kangaroo is Dead. Market Tumbles.
:cry:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Obit-Keeshan.html
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DODI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-04 03:23 PM
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1. I loved that show.
I wish my kids could have grown up with programming like that. He will be missed.
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-04 03:25 PM
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2. He's Been Reunited With Mr. Greenjeans
RIP, Bob Keeshan, and thanks.

(Bit o'Trivia - Bob Keeshan was the original Clarabell the Clown on "Howdy Doody". After NBC fired him, he went to CBS and became a children's TV legend.)
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-04 03:30 PM
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3. He was a Marine.
Enlisted in 1945, right after the war ended.
However, the stories about earning the Navy Cross or the Medal of Honor are urban legends.
I hope the sky opens up at his funeral and millions of ping-pong balls fall down.
So long, Cap'n.
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-04 03:38 PM
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5. Millions of ping pong balls!
:cry:
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xray s Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-04 03:34 PM
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4. Aw man!
Edited on Fri Jan-23-04 03:35 PM by xray s
The two guys I grew up with on TV died this week.

I lived in Chicago. We had the Captain on channel 2, and Ray Rayner and Friends on channel 9. Ray died this week too.

A lot of nice memories.

So long Captain! We will miss you. Bye-bye-bye Ray! Say hi to Chelveston!
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-04 03:44 PM
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6. I watched that show every morning
:-( This one brings tears to my eyes :-(
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Butterflies Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-04 03:52 PM
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7. Awwwww
I haven't thought about him for years, but reading that he died brought tears to my eyes. What a nice man.
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Whitacre D_WI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-04 04:08 PM
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8. At least Linn Sheldon is still with us.
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