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<blockquote data-quote="icarus_85" data-source="post: 3766139" data-attributes="member: 40891"><p>Turned 60 this month.&nbsp; The earliest one I can remember is the first walk on the moon in June 1969.&nbsp; I was 7 years old and sitting in the living room crowded around our black and white tv.&nbsp; We stayed up (9:30 PM) to watch Armstrong step on the moon.&nbsp; My dad was a couple of burbons in at that point and he was just glued to the tv.&nbsp; After Armstrong said his famous words &quot;One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind&quot;, my dad said, &quot;*********, we did it&quot;!&nbsp; I and my two older brothers were speechless watching all this unfold.&nbsp; My dad said, &quot;Boys, things just got a little faster in the world and we&#039;ll never be the same again.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; He was misty-eyed looking at us probably thinking about what our collective futures were going to look like.&nbsp; He was a Kennedy-era democrat, Korean war vet, an attorney, and judge during his short life and career.&nbsp; He passed at 49 years old.&nbsp; Boy he wasn&#039;t kidding either.&nbsp; Life at the speed of light now.&nbsp; If he&#039;d lived until today, he&#039;d be the most conservative democrat I know.&nbsp; That makes me laugh.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="icarus_85, post: 3766139, member: 40891"] Turned 60 this month. The earliest one I can remember is the first walk on the moon in June 1969. I was 7 years old and sitting in the living room crowded around our black and white tv. We stayed up (9:30 PM) to watch Armstrong step on the moon. My dad was a couple of burbons in at that point and he was just glued to the tv. After Armstrong said his famous words "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind", my dad said, "*********, we did it"! I and my two older brothers were speechless watching all this unfold. My dad said, "Boys, things just got a little faster in the world and we'll never be the same again." He was misty-eyed looking at us probably thinking about what our collective futures were going to look like. He was a Kennedy-era democrat, Korean war vet, an attorney, and judge during his short life and career. He passed at 49 years old. Boy he wasn't kidding either. Life at the speed of light now. If he'd lived until today, he'd be the most conservative democrat I know. That makes me laugh. [/QUOTE]

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