Ohiosam
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Anyone ever hear the story about what he said Before the "One small step" line?
I only remember the general points of the story but as I remember it, (and it may just be a urban legend) he was a young boy and was playing catch with someone in his yard. The ball or whatever ended up in the neighbors hedge nearby an open window. As he crept over to retrieve the ball he herd the neighbor (Mr. Smith cause I don't remember the guys name) Mr. Smith fighting with his wife about her giving him some sort of sex. The neighbor woman was herd to say something like " Ya. I'll do that when the kid next door walks on the moon". Supposedly, just before he said the "One small step" line he said "This ones for you Mr. Smith", then stepped off the ladder and said the "One small step" line...
Anyone ever hear that???
How great would that be!
I only remember the general points of the story but as I remember it, (and it may just be a urban legend) he was a young boy and was playing catch with someone in his yard. The ball or whatever ended up in the neighbors hedge nearby an open window. As he crept over to retrieve the ball he herd the neighbor (Mr. Smith cause I don't remember the guys name) Mr. Smith fighting with his wife about her giving him some sort of sex. The neighbor woman was herd to say something like " Ya. I'll do that when the kid next door walks on the moon". Supposedly, just before he said the "One small step" line he said "This ones for you Mr. Smith", then stepped off the ladder and said the "One small step" line...
Anyone ever hear that???
How great would that be!
Archertl
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Huckleberry Finn
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Great Ohioan.
And a Cold Warrior - love JFK or not, the space race was a huge part of the Cold War. Too bad we've given up on that.
And a Cold Warrior - love JFK or not, the space race was a huge part of the Cold War. Too bad we've given up on that.
I am less than 10 miles from his home town of Wapakoneta, Ohio. Ever drive down I75 and see "the moon"? The museum looks like the moon and is right next to the interstate. Big globe built into the ground with grass mounded up along its sides. We take the kids sledding there. lol
Huckleberry Finn
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I forgot about seeing that! I spent a night in the hotel right across from that thing and was like "what the heck!"
Bowhunter57
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It has been passed around for many years and it was supposed to be his neighbor, "Mr. Gorsky". I've heard this story...or a variation of it, for many years. I was 11 years old when Apollo 11 landed on the moon, in '69. I've only been to the museum once and I live 25 miles from it.
However, there are no such NASA trascripts that support any such statement. A good story, just the same.
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/mrgorsky.asp
Bowhunter57
However, there are no such NASA trascripts that support any such statement. A good story, just the same.
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/mrgorsky.asp
Bowhunter57
RIP Neil Armstrong
Never heard that story Jim? Ron and I were 8 when he landed. I remember some of the hoopla but we were probably fighting with each other during this historic event to even pay much attention. Y'all know how two young siblings are! Lol
Never heard that story Jim? Ron and I were 8 when he landed. I remember some of the hoopla but we were probably fighting with each other during this historic event to even pay much attention. Y'all know how two young siblings are! Lol