Wait a second. Didn't he die last year? Groan. Is anyone else tired of these Twitter and Facebook delayed and fake deaths? How about those folks who read something on the internet and don't check the date? Yeah, exactly. That said, Neil Armstrong was still a good man, a great man, and he should be remembered.
While I don't precisely remember the event, Armstrong walking on the moon, as I was quite young, I was glued to the TV for all of the Apollo missions that followed. NASA, Apollo, space, the moon, astronauts - it was an American past time, it was hysteria, it was like Beatlemania, or Batmania, only real.
Some of my first and most beloved toys were space and astronaut themed. We were all drinking Tang and eating Space Food Sticks, and racing home from school to see the splashdowns. And to many of us, Neil Armstrong was the guy who started it. Godspeed. A year later, and forward.
Enjoyed your post Glen! We watched the event on t.v. in the classroom! Grade school and black and white television. There were very few times that we watched any more t.v., in the classroom but for this event, it was spectacular! R.I.P. Neil Armstrong.
ReplyDeleteNice remembrance, but I believe Armstrong passed away this month in 2012.
ReplyDeleteHe did indeed, Randy, read the blog entry, it's addressed.
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