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[scottobear]

Bob Ross has a baby squirrel named peapod in his pocket today...

Watching him paint on PBS is very soothing. has a calm voice, and gentle demeanor. they're showing him feeding a Peapod, wrapped in a towel. such a cool guy.

He's the sort of guy that I could see hanging out near the beach, drawing a crowd of kids and their keepers, and just teaching there. so much patience and peace. Talking about a place he's painting... making up a story, and forming an image in his mind... making up stories about the world, happy trees and little cabins with open windows (the builder having a toddy or two on the job, speaking with a smirk).

It makes me happy to know that folks like him exist. I can think of maybe a pair of folks I know in person like that... I wish that there were more, but I'm happy to have the ones I do.

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[burgundy.livejournal.com]

I was so sad when I found out he'd died. I like his happy trees. I used to watch his show when I was home sick from school. He seemed like he was a very joyful person - not in the sense of being ecstatic and bouncy all the time, but in a quieter way, from seeing the beauty in things.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I agree... you can see an inner light inside him when he talks and paints.

[gael.livejournal.com]

I remember watching him when I was home alone and quite sick with the flu. His voice helped calm me down. Gotta love those "happy trees." :)

[dorkgirl.livejournal.com]

I have a videotape of Bob Ross shows that I taped off PBS. Whenever I have a bad day or nightmares, I put on that tape. His voice calms me immediately, and I always love to watch him create. His ability to see beauty in nature's simplest things was something I greatly admired. I really miss him. :(