I miss you Jim Henson

[fingertrouble]

#2 in a series of soppy posts...

After a heartbreaking post where Big Bird aka Caroll Spinney sings Bein' Green at Jim Henson's Memorial I made the big mistake of watching this other video that came up:

Not Safe For Work...because floods of tears aren't really a good work look. You have been warned...especially 5:10 mark, Just One Person. Don't go there unless you have really understanding co-workers (or are alone).

I really miss Jim Henson...it weird as I grow older I kind of appreciate Sesame Street and the Muppets more than I did as a kid. Weird to think he'd only be 71 now. 53 is far too young.

Comments

[blachubear.livejournal.com]

I remember Henson died the same day Sammy Davis Jr. died. When Sammy died, no one was surprise because he was sick for a year and it was slow painful death. But when we heard on Jim Henson died, it was a shock. My grandmother said that famous quote, "They always died in two's" Like when Johnny Cash died on September 2003, it wasn't a shock but on the same newscast, they said John Ritter died, it was in disbelief. O.K. I'm going off topic here but yes it was a sad day that Henson left us too soon.

[viridescence]

Ever since he died, if I just think about him long enough, I start to cry. Few "celebrity" deaths hit me like Jim Henson's did. When I was writing an article on the Muppets last year, I cried off and on for a couple of weeks.

Thanks for the warning. Luckily I'm alone in the office for awhile so I have time to weep and recover. He is a textbook case of "gone too soon." He accomplished so much in his 53 years and I often wonder what he'd be doing now.

[delmarmar.livejournal.com]

Somewhat related: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122617.html