Where were you 40 years ago tonight?
Me? I was flying home from spending the weekend in New Orleans. Flying some airline like Trans Texas, affectionately called Tree Top Airlines. And the pilot asked the passengers - all 8 of us - if it was okay if we land at Lake Charles so we could go in and watch the moonwalk on tv. Needless to say, the response was unanimous.
We went into this small terminal where we gathered around a small television and watched this monumental event. It really was breathtaking.
I'll never forget re-boarding the plane, sticking my head into the cockpit and asked the pilot if we could see the astronauts on their radar screen. No astronauts, just lots of stars and a magnanimous solar system that all of a sudden didn't seem so far away.
Hard to believe it's been FORTY YEARS! Yi yi yi!!!!
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Just when I thought I'd heard all of your stories...you open your briefcase/laptop and reveal this one. Nice one!
ReplyDeleteThat is the mission of this forum - to explore the deep inner recesses of my memory for lost items. Oh cut the crap. It's whatever pops out.
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