We made it, after all, to the Sesame Street exhibit at the Brooklyn Central Library. This exhibit had been on display there since November, but we just made it there the last day before it was taken down. We love Sesame Street. In fact, we are huge fans. It's just that every time we wanted to go someone either fell sick, it was rainy, snowy or just brutally cold. Without a doubt, it was a very long winter. Frankly, there is only so much cold and blustery wind a whiny little boy (and his mama) can handle. But it couldn't wait any longer and we just had to get out there to see it. Neither one of us were sick and the weather wasn't that bad. This was our big chance, our last chance to see it before it was gone.
As soon as we got there, he made a mad dash towards the first puppet on display that caught his eye, none other than Elmo, of course. The Bert and Ernie puppets were also prominently on display at the entrance. There was all sorts of Sesame Street memorabilia there at the entrance from its early days all the way down to the present day. I have always said that it is so obvious that the old Sesame Street was way better than the Sesame Street we see nowadays with its longer, less interesting and longer segments. (Even the newer version of the theme song isn't as appealing. It feels rushed.) Well, those exhibits at the entrance just confirmed it. We strolled around the wonderful exhibits on the main floor made up of beautifully detailed drawings and then made our way to get him his first library card. We were informed that there were a few more displays at the children's wing, mostly made up of the clay sculptures used for the claymation. There was also a TV set displaying segments of the old Sesame Street on the opposite end of the library, but by the time we got there, Liam was tired out, so we just watched a little of it while we put our coats on.
Here are some of the photos we took at the exhibit.
4 comments:
How fun! I had no idea the puppets were really that big. Wow! Now I wish I had made it. :D
They let you take pictures?! The security guard yelled at me when I snapped one. Oh well. We enjoyed the exhibit anyway, and I'm glad you guys did, too!
Oh yeah, they let us take photos, but without the flash.
Weird. I didn't use flash (I very rarely ever do) and the security guard still freaked out. Must not have been my day. :)
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