I still love Grover.
I went to the mall today to pick up some final giftings for people who need their giftings posted. The DVD I wanted for my mother was no where to be seen in JB, but as I poked around in the bargain bin (you must NEVER skip the bargain bin at JB HiFi. I got “To Kill a Mockingbird” for $2 once) I found a DVD we’ve had at work for a while and I pondered buying. Sesame Street Old School.
It’s volume 2, so covers 1974-1979 and oh my god I love it so much I could weep. I parked myself on my bed with my crochet hook and my little DVD player thing and watched the first two discs as I worked on a thing. This was preElmo people, how could it be bad?
I love Grover. Grover brings the sunshine. I just read a review on the DVD that stated it was grey and miserable and depressing. Uh. What? It’s certainly not the frantic rainbow of today, and there’s things that wouldn’t pass muster in the current paranoid climate but it’s far far from miserable. Some of my favourite bits are the bits like this:
I loved those as a kid, and I do now. I don’t know if Sesame Street still includes little snippets like that, but I hope they do. It’s simple but it’s interesting and educational.
Grover is still my favourite, but it’s a close call.
now I wanna watch the whole thing
Come on over, I’ll pop some corn.
The Crayola factory was not far from where I grew up as a kid. It was (and still is) across the river in Easton, PA. Even as an adult it is a lot of fun to watch them make crayons right in front of you. Crayola makes many other products. All of which are available to try out. At every area there is a company representative, who will be glad to show and teach you how to use them. In one place there are two giant glass walls, on which every one can write or doodle. I had my daughter stand up against the glass, and I traced her outlines from the the other side. I wish I had thought to take a picture. That was back in the days of film. The Crayola factory is a place filled with wonder, for young and old.