User blog:Baldwin17/In memory of Big Bird and Oscar's puppeteer

Dear friends.

Today is the day the kids of the past cry. But they cry not for the passing of one man, but for the death of two voices. The voices of two of the most memorable characters on a little street in New York called Sesame Street. For it was Caroll Spinney, that brought Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life.

How I am agonizing over how to thank him for that. Perhaps, with a special bird seed sprinkled gift basket for Big Bird. Or perhaps, with a special spinach ice cream sundae, perfectly fit for a grouch like Oscar. But those dreams were sadly dashed, by the forces of creation that are beyond our control. An ever powerful, uncontrolable force of creation that brings us back to how we started. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

But I digress. The time for sorrow has passed, and it is time to look to a future filled with happiness and smiles. And as sure as the sunny day can chase the clouds away in a place where the air is sweet, we all will be smiling again.

In memory of Caroll and Spinney

1934-2019

Gone, but never forgotten.

R.I.P.