Mr. Rogers - My Hero

I must admit I didn't watch much television when I was a young child. This was probably due to the fact that I was always "on the road" playing lead guitar in my family band "2 Mauros and the Yesterdays." When we'd saddle up for the day in some small Midwestern town, I remember I would instantly find a PBS station so I could catch up on my favorite program, Mr. Rogers. I found Mr. Rogers was my only chance to escape from the sore fingertips, buckets of Jack & waters, and general emotional fatigue from a harsh childhood "on the road." This is a video of that man Mr. Rogers. Here's the back story:

"“In 1969 the US Senate had a hearing on funding the newly developed Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The proposed endowment was $20 million, but President Nixon wanted it cut in half because of the spending going on in the Vietnam War. This is an video clip of the exchange between Mr. Rogers and Senator Pastore, head of the hearing. Senator Pastore starts out very abrasive and by the time Mr. Rogers is done talking, Senator Pastore's inner child has heard Mr. Rogers and agreed with him. Enjoy."

Watch the Video Here

Won't You Be My Neighbor (Mr. Rogers vs. the US Senate) on Transbuddha