Geek vs Life

I spent the better part of my youth enjoying the wonderful tales from the street, Sesame Street that is.

Even into my teens, when I would stay home because I was sick, the Street would be on my tube, later followed by THE Bob Barker show, The Price Is Right. Other childhood favorites included: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Dress-up, Romper Room, The Friendly Giant, Math Patrol and Today’s Special.

My favorite character was Grover. Recently while searching for his origins I stumbled upon a wonderful biographical tale in which Grover talks about his youth with a father spending all the family money on prostitutes and how he REALLY feels about being replaced by the talentless hack that is Elmo.

See for yourself, read it here.

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