Won’t you be my neighbor?

NPR‘s “Morning Edition” program is the start to most of my weekdays. I get to work, listen to a cd or two, and switch over the stereo to KANU for an hour or two, so I can get some news and entertainment.

However, there are times where “Morning Edition” has me swearing like a sailor at the radio. Usually, it’s politically motivated. However, if it’s not political, it’s entertainment-related. NPR can point you in the direction of some cool shit you’ve never heard about, but for the most part, it’s either news I heard about six weeks prior or something with which I would normally have nothing to do.

Case in point: Songs from the Neighborhood: A Tribute to Mr. Rogers.
Artists featured: Amy Grant, Jon Secada, BJ Thomas, and others.

A fucking TRAVESTY. Horrible, middle-of-the-road, lite FM pablum. The only song worth a flying fuck on the entire thing is Roberta Flack‘s version of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” And that’s because that woman has some soul. The rest… *shudder* I’d sooner dip my testicles in broken glass than hear any of that crap again. What, just because Mr. Rogers wore a sweater vest, you think he’d like this crap?

Listen to the whole story.

Download Let’s Be Together Today, an old Mr. Rogers LP.