July 20, 1969

ozron · 07-20-2009, 08:55 PM

I'm watching the History Channel showing of the original broadcast of the Apollo 11 moon landing (a little poignant with Walter Cronkite) and thinking that this piece of history hadn't come up here. Then it occurred to me that not that many of us here remember...

We'd followed the mission - at home, at school - and everyone knew what was going on. With only the three major networks available, everything was much more of a communal experience. This was the only thing that mattered that night.

I had just gotten home from a camping trip with some friends, and the rest of my family were still at church. I sat on the green shag carpet in our living room, watching on our black & white console television as Armstrong and then Aldrin stepped onto the moon.

The world got smaller. I remember going outside and looking up at the moon, pale in the early evening sky, in awe of the fact that men were there, looking up at me.

That's when we all learned to find the Sea of Tranquility.

Okay, fogies. Who else remembers?

07-20-2009, 08:55 PM	#1
ozron The once and former... Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 421	July 20, 1969 I'm watching the History Channel showing of the original broadcast of the Apollo 11 moon landing (a little poignant with Walter Cronkite) and thinking that this piece of history hadn't come up here. Then it occurred to me that not that many of us here remember... We'd followed the mission - at home, at school - and everyone knew what was going on. With only the three major networks available, everything was much more of a communal experience. This was the only thing that mattered that night. I had just gotten home from a camping trip with some friends, and the rest of my family were still at church. I sat on the green shag carpet in our living room, watching on our black & white console television as Armstrong and then Aldrin stepped onto the moon. The world got smaller. I remember going outside and looking up at the moon, pale in the early evening sky, in awe of the fact that men were there, looking up at me. That's when we all learned to find the Sea of Tranquility. Okay, fogies. Who else remembers? __________________ http://www.portlandspirit.com/deadhusband.php
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