hollyc Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 My nephew works at NASA. I remember watching on TV in 1969...YIKES, how can I be this old? There's a great photo collection posted online for the Apollo 11 40th anniversary. Check out http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/07/remembering_apollo_11.html. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I couldn't get your link to work, but I did find the site. Those are great pictures. Yes, we're that old, plus some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyrw Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 It gives me goosebumps. I was 11 years old. My mother had written a term paper about local Indian folklore and Elizabeth, an old Nez Perce lady down the road from us, had been a big help. Mom had baked her a pie to thank her and asked me to take it to her. I cut through the cow pasture so I didn't have to walk on the dusty gravel road and when I got there, Elizabeth invited me in for some lemon aide because it was so hot that day. She had the TV on with coverage of the moon landing. Now here comes the goosebumpy part. . . . . . As we watched the first man set foot on the moon, Elizabeth told me about the first time she saw white men come into their valley in covered wagons. Even at 11 years old I understood the magnitude of changes she had witnessed in her life time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smd719 Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I remember it very clearly. It happened on the day AFTER my birthday. I was so mad because 7/20 was the birthday of a very mean girl in school But this was a spectacular event nonetheless. Spawned a great record album as well...Pink Floyd...On the Dark Side of the Moon!! Brought that phrase into the forefront. Ah, to be 14 again...but I'd have to know then what I know now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy2018 Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 WOW Holly!! I haven't gotten goosebumps reading forums before, but this really did it. I saw the landing, and my grandmother commented on growing up in upper Minn. with only horses. I struggled with the idea of all the "new" things she had to learn and use. And yet, she was smarter about a lot of things than people far younger than she. It's good to remember , change is always there... Thank you for the clear view. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Very interesting looking back in history. And, I can't imagine what changes the future holds for our world.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 I'm not that old, but I remember the party lines and rotary telephones. And my neighbor used an outhouse, and when I spent the night with a friend, I slept in her top bunk and could see cracks and holes through the roof. I didn't walk to school in three feet of snow, but in the late spring I did choose to walk home in half an hour instead of the two hour bus ride--it went the long way on the trip home. I don't think I'll be able to keep up with the computer generation, facebook, twitter, and texting. I stick to the basics which is challenging enough. What happened to "typing" classes in school? Do they teach "thumb" typing now on mini-keyboards? It's fun to reminisce and imagine the future. I don't want to know what's ahead; I just want to be able to live it free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskazooli Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Stephanie, Hey, Happy Birthday on the 19th from your "twin"! I was about to post how mad I was that I stayed up to watch the landing on my birthday, the day I would turn 17! And then it became July 20th, I was crushed! But have a happy day, I know I will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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