Autotuning Mr. Rogers

Mr. Rogers has always been a favorite of mine.  I remember being at the age when it was uncool to like Mr. Rogers and feeling very uncomfortable when other kids took shots at him.  I think I liked him so much because my parents liked him.  My dad rarely comments about such things, but more than once he mentioned that Fred Rogers was a good and admirable person.  When Mr. Rogers died, I cried watching the memorial clips on the news.  He seemed to be a kind, gentle, and genuine person and I haven't heard any stories to the contrary.

Check out Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor.  His mother knitted the sweaters he changed into at the start of the show.  He was married to his college sweetheart for 50 years.  Koko the gorilla loved him and his show.  He was a vegetarian!  Here's a story about Mr. Rogers from CNN:

"Once, on a fancy trip up to a PBS exec's house, he heard the limo driver was going to wait outside for 2 hours, so he insisted the driver come in and join them (which flustered the host).  On the way back, Rogers sat up front, and when he learned that they were passing the driver's home on the way, he asked if they could stop in to meet his family. According to the driver, it was one of the best nights of his life-- the house supposedly lit up when Rogers arrived, and he played jazz piano and bantered with them late into the night. Further. . . Rogers sent him notes and kept in touch with the driver for the rest of his life."

Here is the new Mr. Rogers remix video that I got a kick out of: