let's be together today

my mom tells me that when i was a little kid i was completely enthralled with mr. rogers. that i used to stare at the television fully engaged, hanging on every moment. of course when your mom tells you this as a teenager, you're totally in denial. "no way mom, mr. rogers isn't cool" as i grew older one of the things that i began to see is how unconditional mr. rogers always was with his love and affection. i wonder for how many kids in my generation he was the only source of unconditional love and affection. it's funny too how many parodies have been done over the years. i think there is a deep seeded denial (or affection) there too. of course when you stop and listen, it is hard to believe that this is actually real. that there is no guile or pretense here takes a lot of disbelief in our cynical culture. but hey, give it a try. see if you can, just for a few moments take yourself out of your own head and imagine that you are still a child, full of wonder and trust. and here's this really nice guy who just wants to share a little bit of his time to invite you into a safe world to create some songs to sing with you. so come on, Let's Be Together Today.