I may identify with Oscar the Grouch, but Cookie Monster is my favorite Sesame Street Muppet of them all. If you ever meet my mother, ask her to tell you the story of the time I got Cookie Monster dirty. I’m pleased that love of Cookie is genetic as my son is a big Cookie [...]
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12 Nov
Sesame Street: Serenading a Grouch
This is the third of my series of tribute posts in honor of Sesame Street’s 40th Anniversary.
While looking for clips to watch with my son, I noticed a trend of celebrity musicians coming to the Street and singing to Oscar the Grouch. I have the twin characteristics of identifying with Oscar perhaps more than other [...]
11 Nov
Sesame Street @ Your Library
This is part two of my tribute to Sesame Street on its 40th Anniversary.
Sesame Street is an educational program for preschoolers with one goal to help children begin to learn to read. As a result they’ve been a boon to my profession with sketches that make the library look like a fun place.
Of course, even [...]
10 Nov
Sesame Street at 40
Today is the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street which debuted on November 10, 1969. I’m dedicating my posts for the rest of this week in tribute to this pioneering children’s show that is one of my all time favorite television programs of any genre. I was part of the first generation to watch Sesame Street [...]
16 Jul
Forest Hills Cemetery Lantern Festival
Tonight we attended the 11th Annual Lantern Festival at Forest Hills Cemetery right here in Jamaica Plain. This is the first time we’ve attended since moving to JP as last year I was violently ill at the time the festival occurred. This year we had just as good a reason not to go and that [...]
20 Jun
Boston Walking Tours 2009
Last year I posted a list of walking tours in the Boston area in hopes of encouraging people to get out and explore the history, architecture, culture, topography, and nature of the area. I’ve updated the list and links for 2009, once again giving primacy of place to the two organizations in which I volunteer [...]
11 May
Arnold Arboretum’s Lilac Sunday
I hesistate to put “Lilac Sunday” into the title of this post since I didn’t see any lilacs on my visit. Susan, Peter & I took a lovely Mother’s Day walk on a sunny, blustery day and arrived at Arnold Arboretum fairly early in the morning. This is a good time to get there on [...]
2 May
Wake Up The Earth
Some photos from today’s 31st annual Wake Up the Earth parade and festival, the annual celebration of…well, I don’t know what, but it’s very fun and very JP. Spontaneous Celebrations is the organization behind the festival that dates back to the days of (successfully) opposing the construction of I-95 through Jamaica Plain and Roxbury.
The parade [...]
30 Apr
RadioLab Listening Party @ MOS
Last night I attend a special even at the Museum of Science, a listening party for the public radio show RadioLab. For the uninitiated, RadioLab is a show produced by WNYC in New York that ask questions and tell stories centered on an idea, usually related to science. If you like This American Life, I’d [...]
14 Nov
Sesame Street A-to-Z
Posted by Liam in Ideas, Opinion & Commentary. Tagged: alphabet, Events, History, Holidays, Music, Sesame Street, Television, Videos. Leave a Comment
For my final post in my series of tributes to Sesame Street on its 40th anniversary, I challenged myself to find a Sesame Street song for every letter of the alphabet.
Soul A
The Letter B
C is for Cookie
Dee, Dee, Dee
E-Imagination
Four Furry Friends
Oh G (I Love That Letter)
H Game
I Stand Up Straight and Tall
This is My J
Clap, [...]
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