OT: July 20, 1969

[Biggus63]

ORIGINAL: dr.hal

ORIGINAL: Mac Linehan

ORIGINAL: dr.hal

I saw it live in black and white. A fantastic day. I only wish we had really followed through.... To think, Neil never saw us return to the moon or beyond. Sad.

dr.hal -

I also recall watching the event on our family's (new) color television.

My sincere respect to Neil Armstrong, and the team he lead.

Mac

I saw an interesting movie that is germane to this thread, "Dish". About an Australian tracking station that captured the TV signal about Apollo 11. I saw it on DVD just last week. Neil was the tip of the spear, but like most spears, there was a lot going on behind the scenes that made it possible.

'The Dish', about the radio telescope at Parkes in New South Wales, Australia (the largest in the southern hemisphere) and it's role in tracking that historic moment is a most entertaining film, and one of our best offerings in recent years. It's made by the same people that made 'The Castle', so if you've seen and enjoyed that you'll need no encouraging. Some good cast members too, Sam Neill and some guy who was in Seinfeld who's name escapes me but was one of Elaine's boyfriends, plus some of our better local actors.

[Nikademus]

ORIGINAL: praetor1944

It seems an appropriate day to ask how many forum members can remember a former naval aviator's most important landing. I was 10 years old and can remember the landing and the moonwalk like it was yesterday. I was allowed to stay up and watch it all.

how many forum members can remember when it was that you could be sitting in a bar, and a guy asks a piece of historical trivia.....and you didn't immediately see a half dozen heads turn downwards towards their SmartPhones to google the answer?

[:D][:'(]

oy.....i remember when i was considered a font of knowledge and wisdom.........

[LST Express]

Entire family gathered in the den to watch, I was 17 at the time.

[Historiker]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

ORIGINAL: praetor1944

It seems an appropriate day to ask how many forum members can remember a former naval aviator's most important landing. I was 10 years old and can remember the landing and the moonwalk like it was yesterday. I was allowed to stay up and watch it all.

how many forum members can remember when it was that you could be sitting in a bar, and a guy asks a piece of historical trivia.....and you didn't immediately see a half dozen heads turn downwards towards their SmartPhones to google the answer?

[:D][:'(]

oy.....i remember when i was considered a font of knowledge and wisdom.........

[:)]

Well, now we can prove that we know it. Before, someone could just deny it and there was no way to deface him in public [8D]

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

I was born that day...

RIP Neil Armstrong!


Leo "Apollo11"