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I heard a great piece on him this morning on NPR. Apparently he was big all the way back to the 50 and early 60s. He started out wearing suits and ties on stage. He was as big with the parents of the baby boomers as he later became for the counter culture. When my boys were young they were hooked on Thomas the Tank Engine and George was clearly the best narrator. I was a little concerned when I saw him the first time, but he had such a wonderful, gentle voice and demeanor that he quickly became my favorite. Ringo was pretty good too. More recently he wrote serious books about or PC culture. I heard him speaking for the National Press Club and he was serious, funny and made great points. Our generation's Jonathan Swift.