Can you mourn for someone you’ve never met?
So, I have lately fallen in love with a few classic Sesame Street songs. "I don’t want to live on the moon," by Jeff Moss and "Imagination" by Joe Raposo, along with "Frogs in the Glen" by Tony Geiss. I was thinking today that I would love to tell these men thank you for these wonderful and beautiful songs. And when I turned to my internet today, I discovered that two of these men, Jeff Moss and Joe Raposo, have passed on.
I was sad.
And I really hope that someone told them how lovely their music is before they left. I guess no one could have thanked them for how deeply their songs would touch me, but they have. And maybe in Heaven they have access to the internet– and maybe they will come across this and know what their works have meant to me. But I hope they knew what an impact they have had on so many others.
you totally can! you’re so sweet! the internet in heaven… why not?
Comment by Sarah Smith — August 10, 2008 @ 4:28 am
Oh yes, I feel sad everytime I watch or listen to Madeleine (spelling?) Kahn sing the Echo Song duet w/Grover. My two-year-old’s obsession a few months back.
I think my husband and I appreciate Sesame Street as much as our son does!
Comment by kittyhox — August 10, 2008 @ 6:40 pm
Yes, you can. Music is so cool that way, to affect you years and years later.
Hey, why can’t my Reader find this blog???
Comment by Wendy — August 12, 2008 @ 1:26 am
I know just what you mean. When Don Knotts died (Barney Fife from the Andy Griffith show) I really wished that I could have told him how much enjoyment I got (and still do) from his time on the show. I know it sounds silly but wouldn’t it be nice to know that you made someone laugh and feel good? He was one of my favorite comedians.
Comment by laura — August 12, 2008 @ 2:39 am