Show Page 16 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday February 22 1995 T BEETLE BAILEY bym6rt walker! What you see of Mr Rogers is pretty much what’ you get NEW YORK (AP) — What do you expect? A closet tyrant? A done of the crazed TV newscaster who goes bonkers on the air in the movie They say You are a quiet island in a very hectic day’ It’s who I am I feel the greatest gift we can give to anybody is the gift of our honest Not Fred Rogers What you see with PBS’ Mister Rogers is pretty much what you get “People say to my wife ‘What’s he like?’’’ Rogers the star of public television’s longest-runnichildren’s show said in the honeyed tones that have reassured generations of kids “What you see is what you get It’s just who I happen to be” heart of What Rogers is is the “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’’ a fixture since 1968 for preschoolers glued to the tube for their daily fix of educational TV The show has been an unexpected success since the first day and wildly enduring too reaching 8 million households and child care settings a week according to its producers “I think the program’s timeless sort of an eve- 17ML WAttEttggFra self1 ng mild-manner- savers eoaemo MLPCLBM vpaup oUP - — Fred Rogers smorgasbord of ways of dealing with my feelings” he said “That is what we should give children Give them ways to express their rage without hurting themselves or somebody else That’s what the world ed one-ma- passion” ga-g- when they see Mister Rogers a in real life? “When he’s in New York he can’t walk down the street” Newell said “A lot of Hispanics come up to him and say ‘You taught me English’ They stumHe speaks right to the cam- bled across it (on TV) era very slowly simply but correctly usually showing something he’s talking about But New York is not really Rogers’ cup of tea he has filmed his shows in Pittsburgh for a more than a quarter-centur- TO SUCCESSFULLY PIET HAVE TO WANT TO PIET VOO HAVE A BAP ATTITOPE ABOUT THIS PIET OARFJELP y Rogers recalls coming to Manhattan last year to promote a book he’d written and appear on “Live With Regis and Kathie Lee” “It was frantic” he said “I thought ‘Is this the pace that people have to live?’ ” Rogers said he’s happy to remain true to himself usually calm and distinctly unstarlike “They say ‘You are a quiet island in a very hectic day’ It’s who I am I feel the greatest gift we can give to anybody is the gift of our honest self” Rogers readily admits to his faults and shortcomings “Of course I get angry Of course I get sad I have a full range of emotions I also have a whole IT'S HARP TD FlNP A REASON TO PIET WHEN VOUR WARPROBE ALWAVS FITS Disc jockey gets socked IT IS AN HONOR TO BE IN TOUR PRESENCE DIRECTDRJ MAY I PRESENT ALLEY OOR I I MUST CONFESS THAT ONE OF MY GREATEST PLEASURES LEARNING FROM TRAVELERS WWVISIT US n— BUT WE HAVE TIME FOR THAT tt ANOTHEK THERE PRESSING MATTER SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mistaking one of the road crew members for Jerry Garda might be all but sacreligious to Grateful Dead fans but local authorities say it still doesn’t justify a punch in the mouth Disc jockey Dave “Crazy Dave” Bentley said he was only looking to talk to the Grateful Dead legend when he knocked on a hotel room door at 8 am Tuesday aid asked the man who answered if he was Garcia He said William Grillo responded with an expletive and asked “Do I look like Jerry Garcia?” TTien Grillo punched him in the jaw Bentley said Sgt Lynn Rohlind of the University of Utah police said Grillo 47 was issued a misdemeanor citation He faces a maximum $1000 fine or six months in jail Grillo did not deny hitting Bentley Rohlind said Eagles should follow own advice MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — All the Eagles needed to do was follow the advice in one of their biggest hits: Tkke It Easy The band whose members once vowed they would reunite when Hell froze over got back together for a 70kncert tour last May but had to quickly cancel it when Glenn Frey needed colon surgery They went back on the road last month “We needed a break We were tired” fellow Eagle Don Henley said in Tuesday’s editions of the Star Tribune “On the first leg we were touring and recording at the same time and we were also planning the TV show It was too much It really frayed everyone’s sfll ‘IH k v Y nerves” v 9AYS-- X tff tM TO tt FAST TH r- - i- -i -- r l r A 1 hi "Ap hell 199 Pro 15 j the Coi cha tion tete ter Katl v Roc Put Feb X Pul giv 19$ Coi cor tioi control” With so much televised coverage of awful things in the real world “What kids need to hear is that horrible scary news is not going to be part of their Bri tori lives” “No preschool child can survive if he or she feels as if they are going to be overwhelmed every day” ' Th big tior III th( Ha Wedding bikini? NEW YORK (AP) — The bride and groom wore white but just barely Baywatch star Pamela Anderson walked down the aisle in a skimpy white bikini for her wedding Sunday to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee in Can-cu- n Mexico Lee wore white Bermuda shorts and no shirt or shoes “The bride wore a very tiny — an extremely tiny — white bikini” Judge Pedro Solis told the Daily News Ac It was the second marriage for Lee 32 He was previously wed to actress Heather Locklear who two months ago married musician Richie Sambora FI Le ‘Brady Bunch promo? Nope HARRISBURG Pa (AP) — There she was Jan from the original Brady Bunch signing autographs at a shopping mall Must be another promo for the new Brady Bunch move right? n Wrong says Eve Plumb who has left her Brady image behind for an art career and was busy signing prints of her work at the local mall Still the enduring popularity of the television show that first aired in 1969 and the new hit movie featuring a new Brady family didn’t hurt Monday’s signing session which drew a crowd of fans Plumb 36 also acts in a children’s TV show called “Fudge” but says she has put her Brady image behind her A Al pre-tee- :S l -- A “I think it’s harder for other people than it is for me” die said “I’ve made the separation” at bridge Win I fOf MMS NORTH sntoi AfiPT of Joan Crawford — Lucille Le Sueur Since then my attention Last week I gave' the real name PUTANCt fPoUftfpirG i By Phillip Alder $ACHFltlH6 Q VS Q J 10 I 4 3 AKQ MMtoMli A- J JSC 10 73 3 7 5 SOUTH K I 7 0 5 3 VA A 10 3 4 3 3 Vulnerable: Dealer South North-Sout- South 1 3 am MW -- 1- m m® his bvithpul psvchic West 4f Pass rebid appears South’s ebullient A pass or double seems preferable But perhaps South’s bid is reasonable After all five hearts doubled nets North-Sout- h only 500 points which is less than the value of a vulnerable game And since the clubs are breaking 2 and neither defender is apparently able to lead diamonds safely the slam looks impregnable South won the heart lead with his ace and played a trump Joan Crawford wasn’t tempted to duck her ace for two rounds She knew that as West had to have a seven- de 3-- h North East 4 0 S All Opening lead: v K pass card heart suit for his bid there was no heart trick able to the defense four-hea- has been drawn to today’s deal on which Crawford was sitting East It first appeared some 20 years ago in the syndicated column produced by the Aces which is now my sister column written by Bobby Wolff five-spa- A 9 4 3 8 3 4 3 K 7 S J 0 - - VK Q 10 0 EAST WEST — VI s MONfY CtYTAlNLY 606f i1 ‘A one-on-o- ne spokesman and the man who plays Mr McFeely the neighbor who runs a speedy delivery service on “Mister Rogers” McFeely is Rogers’ middle name “Fred knows exactly who he is and what his purpose is” Newell said “He’s kind of like an electronic Dr Seuss He has a mission” The mission? “He sees himself as a communicator not as a former” Newell said “Communicating with Do people go As most any parent with kids of age knows every episode of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” starts on a homey note with Rogers who writes the script walking in and addressing the viewer while he dons his trademark sweater The original cardigan by the way is in the pop culture section of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington next to Archie Bunker’s chair and the first set Rogers gets defensive for a moment “I have really never considered myself a TV star” he said “1 always thought I was a neighbor who just came in for a visit” Well a talented neighbor might be more like it n show: He writes the scripts is Rogers is a the show’s puppeteer and also composes the musical score — as a music graduate of Rollins College in Florida he readily confesses he’s a musician at heart “I feel these programs are built the way I’d like to make a composition” he said Each show emphasizes in some way the importance of children’s play Indeed one of Rogers’ favorite sayings is “Play is a child’s work” Still it’s a changing world one that sometimes saddens Rogers “If people had told me 25 years ago we would have produced an entire week on divorce I would have said I don’t believe it” he lamented Now in conjunction with CBS-FOVideo he has put together four new videos focusing on a single subject for young fans: “Love” “Kindness” “Making Music” and “Circus Fun” He hopes the videos can deliver his message to a wider audience because he said “The world doesn’t need more graphic demonstrations of people out of ng rgreen’’ said David Newell Rogers’ longtime his 9 needs” i rt avail- Instead Crawford won the second round of trumps and led the diamond king This seemed to sacrifice a diamond trick but really reaped far more in return Suddenly declarer couldn’t draw trumps After winning with the diamond ace South had no option but to play a spade to dummy’s queen He cashed the diamond queen hoping West had begun with a doubleton jack before turning to the dubs But his luck was out Crawford ruffed the third round and played a diamond to West's jack: two down This is a classic Merrimac Coup leading a high honor to remove a vital entry from an opponent’s hand If only Joan Crawford hadn't wasted her time making movies i iy i wii L |