Sat Aug 25, 2012, 07:44 PM
bananas (20,170 posts)
Jerry Nelson Dead: Count von Count Of 'Sesame Street' Dies At Age 78This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Rhiannon12866 (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum). Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind a delightful menagerie of characters including Count von Count on "Sesame Street" and Gobo Fraggle on "Fraggle Rock," has died. He was 78. Nelson, who suffered from emphysema, died Thursday night in his Massachusetts home on Cape Cod, the Sesame Workshop said Friday. "Every description of his characters describes Jerry as well," said "Sesame Street" executive producer Carol-Lynn Parente. "Silly, funny, vulnerable, passionate and musical, for sure. That voice of his was superb." <snip> "We're having a rough day on the Street," she said. <snip> Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/25/jerry-nelson-dead-sesame-street-count-dies-78_n_1829942.html
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| bananas | Aug 2012 | OP | |
| xxqqqzme | Aug 2012 | #1 | |
| Adenoid_Hynkel | Aug 2012 | #2 | |
| cstanleytech | Aug 2012 | #6 | |
| julian09 | Aug 2012 | #3 | |
| pitbullgirl1965 | Aug 2012 | #4 | |
| Diclotican | Aug 2012 | #5 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | Aug 2012 | #7 |
Response to bananas (Original post)
Sat Aug 25, 2012, 07:46 PM
xxqqqzme (13,434 posts)
1. I put this on my facebook
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page earlier today. I thought DU would already know it.
My 41 year old daughter is unhappy at this news. |
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Sat Aug 25, 2012, 07:50 PM
Adenoid_Hynkel (11,608 posts)
2. posted yesterday
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Sat Aug 25, 2012, 08:33 PM
cstanleytech (5,316 posts)
6. Well he clearly the count turned him and he arose from the grave. nt
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Sat Aug 25, 2012, 07:59 PM
julian09 (1,435 posts)
3. Again !!!!!
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Sat Aug 25, 2012, 08:10 PM
pitbullgirl1965 (92 posts)
4. Oh no
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Another childhood icon gone. (that sounds so selfish.)
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Sat Aug 25, 2012, 08:26 PM
Diclotican (3,793 posts)
5. bananas
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bananas
Another hero died - rest in peace.. And thank you for your characters over the years. Diclotican |
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Sat Aug 25, 2012, 08:36 PM
Rhiannon12866 (54,951 posts)
7. Locking, sorry, this is a duplicate. Please continue the discussion here:
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