Apollo 11's 40th anniversary

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-16-2009, 08:21 AM

I wasn't alive for it but I can pretend I hunkered down in front of the TV to watch it happen. How awesome that must have been.

NASA is working on restoring the original broadcast footage. As you may know, the original transmissions were tragically lost. Can't effing believe that one, myself.

scaeagles · 07-16-2009, 08:28 AM

I was 8 months old, almost. Don't suppose anyone would believe me if I said I was on the edge of my seat watching.

Strangler Lewis · 07-16-2009, 08:37 AM

I watched it on a TV in a game room at the Doral Hotel in Miami Beach.

innerSpaceman · 07-16-2009, 09:26 AM

I remember this like it was yesterday.

Interminable waiting with a group of 30 or so in front of a tv, but we had fun .... and, as you might imagine, this was beyond coolness for a 9-year-old boy.

Capt Jack · 07-16-2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I remember this like it was yesterday.

yup. my brothers and I were allowed to stay up as long as we could stand it to watch it all develop. my whole family was glued to the set. everyone knew this was history in the making. the world truly changed that day

Alex · 07-16-2009, 09:29 AM

Lani recounts that she was simply annoyed by it because it was the only thing on all of the channels.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-16-2009, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Lani recounts that she was simply annoyed by it because it was the only thing on all of the channels.

That's silly, 'cause that would mean Lani's over 40.

Andrew · 07-16-2009, 10:44 AM

I was minus three months or so. My parents told me everyone, but everyone, was sitting around TVs watching it.

JWBear · 07-16-2009, 09:36 AM

I was 7, and I remember it very well.

Moonliner · 07-16-2009, 09:58 AM

At Grandma's house in La Canada.

07-16-2009, 08:21 AM	#1
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Apollo 11's 40th anniversary I wasn't alive for it but I can pretend I hunkered down in front of the TV to watch it happen. How awesome that must have been. NASA is working on restoring the original broadcast footage. As you may know, the original transmissions were tragically lost. Can't effing believe that one, myself.
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I was 8 months old, almost. Don't suppose anyone would believe me if I said I was on the edge of my seat watching.
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	I watched it on a TV in a game room at the Doral Hotel in Miami Beach. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I remember this like it was yesterday. Interminable waiting with a group of 30 or so in front of a tv, but we had fun .... and, as you might imagine, this was beyond coolness for a 9-year-old boy.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Lani recounts that she was simply annoyed by it because it was the only thing on all of the channels.
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Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	I was minus three months or so. My parents told me everyone, but everyone, was sitting around TVs watching it. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	I was 7, and I remember it very well. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	At Grandma's house in La Canada. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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