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Actually it was 36 years ago, tomorrow, when an 8 year-old smart-arse sat down in front of a grainy B&W tele and was fascinated by images of a bloke walking on the moon. I found out many years later that Michael Collins didn't have a tele in the command module, and didn't see the moonwalk until he got back home. Time to watch my DVD of The Dish.

Google Maps show all the landing sites! Zoom right in-- you'll be amazed at the resolution.

Date: 20 Jul 2005 11:25 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dabroots.livejournal.com
Beautiful. Thanks for that link. I was twelve years old, that summer.

Date: 20 Jul 2005 11:45 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dewhitton.livejournal.com
I was 8-- ON THE DAY! YES! Hot Wheels, Lego and a Moon Landing. What a cool birthday.

Date: 20 Jul 2005 12:12 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kelloggs2066.livejournal.com
Happy Birthday, Batty!
You are indeed a jolly good fellow! :)

Date: 20 Jul 2005 12:20 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] guruwench.livejournal.com
Happy Birthday, Batty!!! Definitely a cool birthday. :D

As for the Moon landing, I was alive but a baby - literally. I was 45 days old. My mom remembers pushing me in my stroller, looking up at the Moon, and thinking, "My god, there's people up there."

Date: 20 Jul 2005 13:01 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dewhitton.livejournal.com
Dad ran outside, pointed at the moon and shouted "LOOK! I can see them!" I squinted at the moon for a long time.

Date: 20 Jul 2005 12:51 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] red-frog.livejournal.com
Happy birthday!

My mother watched it from the hospital after I'd been born. :)

Date: 20 Jul 2005 16:23 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dabroots.livejournal.com
Oh! And a Happy Birthday to you, too!

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