You know Bob Ross was a fascinating man. He served time in the military and went to war.
I didn't know that. I also didn't know he was born in Florida. I've always wanted to visit there.
Yeah, Florida is beautiful, but Bob went to war and because of witnessing all the violence first hand it prompted him to take such a peaceful stance with his painting.
That's interesting. It's really no surprise that his job in the military had to do with healing. When he was a kid he would care for injured animals.
Yeah, which is why he was such an advocate for animals on his show "The Joy of Painting"
Yeah and his show was really successful. It went from 1983 to 1994 on PBS. 
I did not realize it ran that long. Sad that Bob Ross died from Cancer too. :-(
Yeah it's really too bad. But at least he got to spread kind messages while he was still around while he was on television.
That is true. Not to mention all of the wonderful saying like "a lonely little tree" that he gave us along the way. 
It's crazy to think he did all of that without ever having finished high school.