Comments on: Big Bird Sings At Jim Henson’s Funeral

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:41:36 +0000

Oh my God, you have no idea what this means to me. You see, I had my small part in this. My uncle did the arrangement for the piano, and he needed a copy of the song to do that, and I was the youngest one in the family, so he called me up to see if I had it lying around. I didn’t, but I went to Toys R Us and bought a tape of Sesame Street songs that had it. Sigh. I’d always wanted to hear the finished product and I never did until just now. Thank you so much.

By: Spikey

Spikey — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:08:44 +0000

Jim Henson’s work, especially the early stuff, showed that weird didn’t have be threatening, it could also be charming…and as a card carrying oddball, I’ve always been grateful for that.

By: LisaL

LisaL — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:03:00 +0000

I started tearing up just reading this. And definitely when BB’s voice cracked…. that was it, I lost it.
SIGH….. so sad

By: Zakk

Zakk — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:57:03 +0000

I cried. I was only about 4 when JH died, but Sesame Street was an important part of my life back then.

By: avist

avist — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:30:11 +0000

Man… Sigh.
Thanks for that.

By: Gail Pink

Gail Pink — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:10:14 +0000

I have tears in my eyes already and I haven’t even watched the video yet.

By: bradbury

bradbury — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:42:44 +0000

this here is a very sad and very beatiful animated requiem for jim henson – everytime i watch it, i feel like bursting into tears:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1 3057112

By: TheDiversePurse

TheDiversePurse — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:32:59 +0000

When Big Bird’s voice started to crack, I broke out the tissues!

By: ridge

ridge — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:29:49 +0000

crying so hard

By: stacyj

stacyj — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:48:00 +0000

Aww, man, what happened to people like him? This world NEEDS more Jim Hensons …

*goes away sniffling*

By: Patrirck B

Patrirck B — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:27:45 +0000

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pardon me, I think I need my teddybear.

By: Dianne

Dianne — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:06:20 +0000

Very sweet. Thanks for reminding us of such a great person who was loved by so many. It’s a wonderful song for anybody who has ever felt a little different than the norm.

By: rintrah

rintrah — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:32:11 +0000

If you really want to bawl your eyes out, watch this segment of the funeral to the end:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ3Q-Qw9jCQ&feature=related

By: klz

klz — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:19:26 +0000

I was no kid when it happened, I was 40. It hit me like a ton of bricks pretty much as hard as my dad’s death five years before him. JH was an important part of my life as a mom and as someone who once thought she could be a puppeteer. (I did not have the talent.)

By: kid_icarus

kid_icarus — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:04:52 +0000

man that made me weep like a child.

By: cheeselover

cheeselover — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:47:13 +0000

*sniffle*….*sniffle*

when he got choked up at the end, wow…

i literally had tears rolling down my face. i’m not even old enough to remember him, but his work has influenced my life so much. i mean, i grew up watching sesame street.

gosh. rest in peace, jim.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:42:34 +0000

‘teared up at the end’? I couldn’t make it 30 seconds. Jim Henson changed so many children’s lives for the better, with GOOD children’s television.

By: CKS2996

CKS2996 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:09:10 +0000

We’ll miss you Sammy.

By: evillaura

evillaura — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:02:07 +0000

bb is so choked….
this is sooo sad.

miss you, mister henson….

By: Oomi

Oomi — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:47:44 +0000

Argh..

*wipes eyes*

By: CheeseDuck

CheeseDuck — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:39:50 +0000

Aww… You went and made me cry.