Aram,
I too recall watching the landing at our home in Bremerton, where the Naval
Shipyard had closed for the day, IIRC.
Later, an astronaut who was a friend and classmate of mine walked on the moon.
Still seems incredible.
Bill
On Jul 20, 2019, at 11:04 AM, Aram <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Well, I was a 19 year old student living in my parents house 4 blocks from
the University of Washington. I was glued to the TV for 36 hours. Longest I
have been awake that I can ever remember. Just fascinated watching and
listening to Walter Cronkite and Jules Bergman informing the world of this
monumental event.
I would always tell my students that when I look at the moon I see something
different than they did. I see an orbiting body of rock that at one time no
one had no footprints, and then it happened and the moon was never the same.
They see a orbiting body of rock that in their life time has always had
footprints on it.
Aram
From: Howard Cummer <>
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2019 8:54 AM
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <>
Subject: [LRflex] Moon landing - where were you?
Morning Flexers,
First here is the moon from last night, taken with the Fuji XH1 and the 100 -
400 zoom, cropped to about 1/3 in LR:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCF4428.jpg.html ;
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCF4428.jpg.html>
I was in Heraklion Crete on June 20, 1969 in Lion Square at 11pm local time
along with thousands of others. We stared
up at the moon while listening on loud speakers to the chatter between
Control at Houston and the
Moon lander. The photos and negatives of that evening can’t be located sadly.
But here I am, days before, at the Palace of Knossos, just outside Heraklion.
I remember the sandals were very uncomfortable.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCA3966.jpg.html ;
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCA3966.jpg.html>
The second picture makes me wax philosophical. Wish I could have that body
again - with my current assets and wisdom learned over 76 years of living.
Please view large if you like. C&C always welcome.
Howard on Pender (marvelling at the passage of time)
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