Death of a Wizard

Don Herbert, alias "Mr. Wizard"
July 10, 1917—June 12, 2007
I know I'm two days late in reporting on this, which is an eternity in Internet time, but cut us some slack...

When I was a child, there was MR. WIZARD'S WORLD. What I liked about Mr. Wizard was that he never talked down to the kids. Aside from his fanciful moniker, there really wasn't a gimmick to him. He didn't dress up in stupid costumes. He didn't clown it up in a desperate attempt to make science fun. He didn't regard the audience as if they were attention-deficient retards.

In fact, the kids who assisted him on his tv show were remarkably intelligent. In stark contrast to the C+ specimens you saw on some other kids shows.

I don't firmly believe in an afterlife—but if there IS one, I'm certain that Don Herbert's got nothing better to do than GOOGLE himself. Cheers, Mr. Wizard.

(I was raised by television.)

P.S. David Chase gets Wiki-wacked! Oh, real mature, guys! (Snicker.)

P.P.S. Slash not much of a guitar-hero in this video. Axl should shanghai this kid.