Forty Years Ago
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Forty Years Ago
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Re: Forty Years Ago
I remember the moon landing weekend so well.We were returning home to Nottigham in our old Austin A35 from a holiday in Torbay I decided to detour via Fairford on the offchance of seeing Concorde 02(I think) flying.As it was a Saturday,I thought it was wishful thinking.But no,luck was with me and indeed it did fly with a chase plane alongside.I seem to recall it was a Canberra.On arriving home I decided to stay up all night to watch the landing.Considering that I had been married for just over a year at the time,the decision not to go to bed must have weighed on my mind,but common sense prevailed and the moon landing won.Hope no-one has nodded off reading this.EricT
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Re: Forty Years Ago
I was tweleve and I remember looking up at the Moon and wondering why I couldn't see the dot of the Command Module orbiting
I went to bed as normal and when Mum came in to wake me up for school she told me they had landed.
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I went to bed as normal and when Mum came in to wake me up for school she told me they had landed.
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Re: Forty Years Ago
I remember staying up to watch the first steps, which took place around four in the morning UK time. I was 12 too, and knew it was possibly the biggest event in human history that might ever take place in my lifetime. Even though the video was a bit indistinct and grainy, it was live, and I was sharing the moment. What pioneering days they were; just awe inspiring.
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Re: Forty Years Ago
The ghostly grainy pics and the poor venetian blind Pacific live pics all watched on a 405 line monocrome TV made the moment.
Things now are too clean and the just like next door look of everything robs the magic.
I sat there speechless
and awe inspired
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Things now are too clean and the just like next door look of everything robs the magic.
I sat there speechless
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Re: Forty Years Ago
Steady on Garry.You'll be reminiscing about about valve amplifiers(vacuum tubes for our friends over the pond) and 8mm cine film next!
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Re: Forty Years Ago
Yep Eric.....you guessed
Not forgetting the reel to reel tape recorder the size of a suitcase
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Re: Forty Years Ago
Remember it fully??
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Re: Forty Years Ago
umm I just remembered...
I was 7
7-10-62
ohh dang
I MEAN
10-7-62....
anyway, JULY for the record
and anyway after that , would ya believe me if I said..... Mostly?
I was 7
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7-10-62
ohh dang
I MEAN
10-7-62....
anyway, JULY for the record
and anyway after that , would ya believe me if I said..... Mostly?