It’s one of those unusually ugly afternoons here in Las Vegas.
Cold. Clouds. Fog. Rain.
It’s depressing.
Given the collective dispirits of many in this city and beyond, the miserable weather is ideally suited for one thing — mourning.
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This is an article I never expected to write.
Gavin Smith died last night.
Wait. Did I just type those words? Gavin Smith died? What the fuck?
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Sometime in early February 1990, on the upper floor of the United States Embassy in Bucharest, a telephone rang.
I was in that room, the office of the Deputy Chief of Mission.
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor is a captivating film documentary about the fruitful life and bountiful career of Fred Rogers, the beloved father-figure and friend to many millions of children over two generations who desperately needed a father-figure and friend during the most formative period of their lives.
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