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And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:43 am
by jacksbuddy
My little brother and I were woken up by my Dad who brought us into the living room. There, my Mom (who was expecting my baby brother) held my little sister, and we all five watched the TV and heard those immortal words - "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:08 am
by mfalkner
My 3 year old self was with the rest of our family in front of a little B&W tv watching this. I was too small to know what it meant but it made an impression on me just from the reactions of the older folks. Same when Hank Aaron broke the Babe's HR record.
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:15 am
by marionfd708
Still swimming in Dads sack, only 43
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:22 pm
by davidees
I'm only 34
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:12 pm
by Buckwabit
40 here. Not on this earth!!!
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:25 pm
by jacksbuddy
Buckwabit wrote:40 here. Not on this earth!!!
Neither was Neil Armstrong.
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 3:55 pm
by tazdog
In Tripoli Lybia as a 2yr old. My dad work for Mobil Oil Co and we spent 5 yrs there during Kadafi's take over. My older sisters would sit on the roof and watch tracers fly over the house and Dad would have kids ask him how to load there weapon.
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 4:24 pm
by the doctor
Only 38...I thought that whole deal was staged? That really happened?
the doc
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 5:34 pm
by blu hed
In front of our Sylvania TV like all the other old farts.....
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:39 pm
by Seymore
I'm 48 and had just turned 2 when the landing happened. One of my earliest memories even though I was only 2. My folks made such a big deal out of it trying to make an impression so we would hopefully remember.
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:53 am
by southdeltan
the doctor wrote:Only 38...I thought that whole deal was staged? That really happened?
the doc
Don't tell Buzz that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wptn5RE2I-k
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:37 pm
by SCOOTER
Watched it on black and white tv
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:22 pm
by the doctor
All he had to do was swear....
the doc
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:43 pm
by novacaine
blu hed wrote:In front of our Sylvania TV like all the other old farts.....
Momma probably cut the front light on or hollered down the street to tell me to come in for supper. Popped a wheelie over the broken slab in the driveway and pulled off a perfect power slide on my otasco flying O with the ape hangers and banana seat. Pulled the medicine bottle out of my pocket to show off the lightnin bugs i just caught, slammed it on the counter, asked what was for supper and complained that some other program was on the black and white console tv instead of Bonanza!! It sure is fuzzy looking, is there a storm coming in?
Who are these guys dressed up in puffy suits jumping on the trampoline???????????????
That's probably how it happened................maybe.
Re: And where were YOU 46 years ago tonight?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:07 pm
by Denduke
Lotta stuff dat year 1969.....
Nixon president
Ed Kennedy drove off Chapaquudic
Vietnam scaled back but draft was lottery, my number was 71
Manson murders
Walmart incorporated
Debut of 747s
Woodstock
Gulfport fishin rodeo I caught 118# gator gar behind Marvars shrimp/oyster cannery
Won outboard motor, got pic in da paper w/rodeo queen
First aids cases
Hurrican Camille kilt bout 250 people
I was sophomore at Cow College driving my '59 Ford
Hee Haw, Flip Wilson, Bill Cosby, Brady Bunch shows
Couple of moon missions bunches walked on da moon
Anything else you whipper snAppers need.....?
Pic might be yr later lotta drankin, smokin,etc goin on...
Ducks was Noxubee, 16 shells, points, one armed GW Johnny MacDawkins, Pheba. Sharkey Byou, Tillar Brake, Seven Devils, Lower Pearl- La license $3.70...
