07-19-2009
( Reply#: 3387 ) |
duane |
I was sitting in front of the TV with my family.
A real treat to have men land on the moon for my birthday! |
07-20-2009
( Reply#: 3390 ) |
Jim R |
Sitting in a tent at Lower Trout Lake in northern Wisconsin during the family's annual two week fishing/camping vacation. We listened to the landing on my battery operated record player/radio.
Harding K thru 7
Morton 8 thru 12
Class of 1972 |
07-20-2009
( Reply#: 3391 ) |
seejay2 |
I was enjoying life in Viet Nam. We tried to explain to the 'mamasans' that we put a GI on the moon. They looked at each other and yammered back and forth a little bit and then went back about their business.
Another routine day in Southeast Asia.....Cj
|
07-20-2009
( Reply#: 3392 ) |
wvcogs |
I was at home with my wife and four year old son at our new $15,000 house in Porter County. My military service had ended.
Ken... |
07-20-2009
( Reply#: 3393 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by duane
I was sitting in front of the TV with my family.
A real treat to have men land on the moon for my birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DUANE! |
07-20-2009
( Reply#: 3396 ) |
S C Jones |
I was somewhere in El Paso, Texas, beginning to set up housekeeping, having married an army Major (lifer, of course). He had already had two tours in Viet Nam---the marriage did not last--so the personal emotions of the time overshadowed the moon landing for me.
|
07-20-2009
( Reply#: 3397 ) |
duane |
Thanks Tom!! |
07-21-2009
( Reply#: 3405 ) |
dilligaf717 |
I remember that I was at a sock hop at the bowling alley on Calumet Blvd, I think, in Munster. They had launched on my 16th birthday, so I was very interested in what was happening.
Jim
Still runnin against the wind. |
07-22-2009
( Reply#: 3412 ) |
duane |
In that case....Happy belated birthday, Jim! |
07-22-2009
( Reply#: 3414 ) |
dilligaf717 |
Same to you Duane.
Jim
Still runnin against the wind. |
07-22-2009
( Reply#: 3415 ) |
Tom J |
What do astronauts put on their sandwiches?
Launch Meat, of course! |
07-22-2009
( Reply#: 3417 ) |
Paddy |
I watched the landing in our apartment at 1311 Gibbs, a married student housing complex on the U of Minnesota's St. Paul campus. |
08-10-2009
( Reply#: 3499 ) |
BobK |
I was living on the north side of Hammond with my wife and two year old son and new 6 month old baby daughter. I was in front of the TV watching it all.
Bob |
12-31-2009
( Reply#: 4422 ) |
nitti |
quote:
Originally posted by BobK
I was living on the north side of Hammond with my wife and two year old son and new 6 month old baby daughter. I was in front of the TV watching it all.
Bob
I was at a school buddy's in Munster with a group of our friends from Noll. (Henry Halon in case someone knows him).
I made a pot of my grandmas spaghetti sauce and we ate while we watched.
I had to play for Noll's summer musical that evening.(HassoBen - was that the summer of the Fantasticks when we attempted to "replace" the band with the one we put together in Felus's basement)
Even though I watched "around the performance", I missed Armstrong's first steps.
|
12-31-2009
( Reply#: 4424 ) |
duane |
quote:
Originally posted by Tom J
What do astronauts put on their sandwiches?
Launch Meat, of course!
What goofy life form did the astronauts find on the moon?
Luna(r)tics! |
12-31-2009
( Reply#: 4427 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by duane
quote:
Originally posted by Tom J
What do astronauts put on their sandwiches?
Launch Meat, of course!
What goofy life form did the astronauts find on the moon?
Luna(r)tics!
I think they found them on Lunar dogs. |
12-31-2009
( Reply#: 4430 ) |
HassoBenSoba |
quote:
Originally posted by nitti
quote:
Originally posted by BobK
I was living on the north side of Hammond with my wife and two year old son and new 6 month old baby daughter. I was in front of the TV watching it all.
Bob
I was at a school buddy's in Munster with a group of our friends from Noll. (Henry Halon in case someone knows him).
I made a pot of my grandmas spaghetti sauce and we ate while we watched.
I had to play for Noll's summer musical that evening.(HassoBen - was that the summer of the Fantasticks when we attempted to "replace" the band with the one we put together in Felus's basement)
Even though I watched "around the performance", I missed Armstrong's first steps.
Nitti:
"Fantasticks" at Noll was the previous summer ('68). On the night of the lunar landing in July, 1969 I was working the night shift at the old PUREX soap factory at Cline and Gary Ave. I was unloading boxcars and the moon was shining brightly above the ancient, decrepit factory. My foreman, an old, gruff guy nicknamed "Shorty" was standing out there with me by the box car saying: "Professor (his nickname for me), right now there's men walking around up there"....or words to that effect.
Larry r |
01-08-2010
( Reply#: 4572 ) |
Jay |
I'm not sure if it was the actual L.E.M. first landing on the moon, or was it Neil Armstrong planting the first footsteps on the moon, but I was working as part of the stage crew for Bishop Noll's summer musical at that moment. Someone brought in a small portable television set backstage to view this historical event.
The play was "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying". Because it was an in-the-round production, the stage was set up in the middle of the cafeteria and the audience sat around the stage. There were four diagonal aisles that gave us stage crew people access to change the sets when the lights were dimmed. It was much different than the "Funny Girl" spring musical that was held months earlier on stage in the school's auditorium. I served on the stage crew for that as well.
|
01-09-2010
( Reply#: 4577 ) |
HassoBenSoba |
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
I'm not sure if it was the actual L.E.M. first landing on the moon, or was it Neil Armstrong planting the first footsteps on the moon, but I was working as part of the stage crew for Bishop Noll's summer musical at that moment. Someone brought in a small portable television set backstage to view this historical event.
The play was "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying". Because it was an in-the-round production, the stage was set up in the middle of the cafeteria and the audience sat around the stage. There were four diagonal aisles that gave us stage crew people access to change the sets when the lights were dimmed. It was much different than the "Funny Girl" spring musical that was held months earlier on stage in the school's auditorium. I served on the stage crew for that as well.
How cool to make connections of this sort through Sheptalk. My first two years were spent at Noll (65-67), and I played many shows there in the pit orchestras. First was Spring of '66 and "The Music Man", starring Terry Sherman and Phil Ponce (of Channel 11- WTTW...check the thread "BOZO's CIRCUS--THE BIG ONE" for related info) and "My "Fair Lady" in Spring of '67. I also attended "West Side Story" and "Funny Girl" in 68 and 69, since I had transfered to Morton and had taken to the stage myself by that time.
I was well acquainted with Noll's Summer Theater as well, having very fond memories of "Roar of the Greasepaint" in both '66 and '67, "The Boy Friend" in '67, "West Side Story" in '70 and "Funny Girl" in '71;
I actually have taped excerpts of some of these---and MANY memories.
Maybe we can share them at some point.
Larry r
P.S. Recent Sheptalk member "Nitti" was also involved in many of these same productions. |
01-10-2010
( Reply#: 4630 ) |
SpaceCat |
Here's a real circular story---
For the first landing, Apollo 11, I was in my mother's living room in New Jersey. By Apollo 12, I'd transferred to Florida Tech (as an oceanography major) and watched the launch live from a distant causeway. By Apollo 13, my electronics prof. who was also a supervisor at The Cape; got me a part-time job in his lab- so I saw 13, 14, and 15 leave from 'inside the fence.' By Apollos 16 & 17 I'd been laid off.....
By the late '70's--- I was working as a sound engineer in live theatre! |
01-11-2010
( Reply#: 4646 ) |
nitti |
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
I'm not sure if it was the actual L.E.M. first landing on the moon, or was it Neil Armstrong planting the first footsteps on the moon, but I was working as part of the stage crew for Bishop Noll's summer musical at that moment. Someone brought in a small portable television set backstage to view this historical event.
The play was "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying". Because it was an in-the-round production, the stage was set up in the middle of the cafeteria and the audience sat around the stage. There were four diagonal aisles that gave us stage crew people access to change the sets when the lights were dimmed. It was much different than the "Funny Girl" spring musical that was held months earlier on stage in the school's auditorium. I served on the stage crew for that as well.
If it had a 5" x 6" screen it was mine - I had it in the band room at intermission. |
01-18-2010
( Reply#: 4759 ) |
wefles |
I was watching it on the black and white 25" sears console in my parent's living room, or in the Brand New 19" color which I'd have in my room to watch the Cub's game with my Dad. I then probably went outside with my Dad's binoculars hoping to be able to see anything move around up there.
It was a great ending to my 6th Birthday! |
01-18-2010
( Reply#: 4763 ) |
Joel357 |
Walt,
Welcome to the group!! I don't believe we have met you on here. Everyone on here are really good people, from all over but originally came from da region. Please tell us about yourself.
Joel Miner |
01-20-2010
( Reply#: 4779 ) |
Jay |
quote:
Originally posted by nitti
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
I'm not sure if it was the actual L.E.M. first landing on the moon, or was it Neil Armstrong planting the first footsteps on the moon, but I was working as part of the stage crew for Bishop Noll's summer musical at that moment. Someone brought in a small portable television set backstage to view this historical event.
The play was "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying". Because it was an in-the-round production, the stage was set up in the middle of the cafeteria and the audience sat around the stage. There were four diagonal aisles that gave us stage crew people access to change the sets when the lights were dimmed. It was much different than the "Funny Girl" spring musical that was held months earlier on stage in the school's auditorium. I served on the stage crew for that as well.
If it had a 5" x 6" screen it was mine - I had it in the band room at intermission.
Hello nitti;
Unfortunately, I don't remember if it was in the band room or somewhere near the cafeteria.
Were you part of the band or the stage crew for How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying?
As a former band member, I didn't participate in band that year because I was more interested in stage crew. |
01-21-2010
( Reply#: 4799 ) |
nitti |
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
quote:
Originally posted by nitti
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
I'm not sure if it was the actual L.E.M. first landing on the moon, or was it Neil Armstrong planting the first footsteps on the moon, but I was working as part of the stage crew for Bishop Noll's summer musical at that moment. Someone brought in a small portable television set backstage to view this historical event.
The play was "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying". Because it was an in-the-round production, the stage was set up in the middle of the cafeteria and the audience sat around the stage. There were four diagonal aisles that gave us stage crew people access to change the sets when the lights were dimmed. It was much different than the "Funny Girl" spring musical that was held months earlier on stage in the school's auditorium. I served on the stage crew for that as well.
If it had a 5" x 6" screen it was mine - I had it in the band room at intermission.
Hello nitti;
Unfortunately, I don't remember if it was in the band room or somewhere near the cafeteria.
Were you part of the band or the stage crew for How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying?
As a former band member, I didn't participate in band that year because I was more interested in stage crew.
Yeah I was. If you have a '69 yearbook, I was the sousaphone player who looked like he was blowing his brains out - March Slav I believe. I played string bass for all the shows from 67-69. |
01-22-2010
( Reply#: 4802 ) |
Jay |
quote:
Originally posted by nitti
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
quote:
Originally posted by nitti
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
I'm not sure if it was the actual L.E.M. first landing on the moon, or was it Neil Armstrong planting the first footsteps on the moon, but I was working as part of the stage crew for Bishop Noll's summer musical at that moment. Someone brought in a small portable television set backstage to view this historical event.
The play was "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying". Because it was an in-the-round production, the stage was set up in the middle of the cafeteria and the audience sat around the stage. There were four diagonal aisles that gave us stage crew people access to change the sets when the lights were dimmed. It was much different than the "Funny Girl" spring musical that was held months earlier on stage in the school's auditorium. I served on the stage crew for that as well.
If it had a 5" x 6" screen it was mine - I had it in the band room at intermission.
Hello nitti;
Unfortunately, I don't remember if it was in the band room or somewhere near the cafeteria.
Were you part of the band or the stage crew for How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying?
As a former band member, I didn't participate in band that year because I was more interested in stage crew.
Yeah I was. If you have a '69 yearbook, I was the sousaphone player who looked like he was blowing his brains out - March Slav I believe. I played string bass for all the shows from 67-69.
I'll have to look you up if I can find my yearbook. I was a percussionist for good ole Mr. Hennessey. I played snare drum, tenor drum, kettle drum, and the rest of the hand held noise makers. Did you attend the first band camp at Camp Lawrence in 1967? |
01-23-2010
( Reply#: 4821 ) |
nitti |
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
quote:
Originally posted by nitti
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
quote:
Originally posted by nitti
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
I'm not sure if it was the actual L.E.M. first landing on the moon, or was it Neil Armstrong planting the first footsteps on the moon, but I was working as part of the stage crew for Bishop Noll's summer musical at that moment. Someone brought in a small portable television set backstage to view this historical event.
The play was "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying". Because it was an in-the-round production, the stage was set up in the middle of the cafeteria and the audience sat around the stage. There were four diagonal aisles that gave us stage crew people access to change the sets when the lights were dimmed. It was much different than the "Funny Girl" spring musical that was held months earlier on stage in the school's auditorium. I served on the stage crew for that as well.
If it had a 5" x 6" screen it was mine - I had it in the band room at intermission.
Hello nitti;
Unfortunately, I don't remember if it was in the band room or somewhere near the cafeteria.
Were you part of the band or the stage crew for How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying?
As a former band member, I didn't participate in band that year because I was more interested in stage crew.
Yeah I was. If you have a '69 yearbook, I was the sousaphone player who looked like he was blowing his brains out - March Slav I believe. I played string bass for all the shows from 67-69.
I'll have to look you up if I can find my yearbook. I was a percussionist for good ole Mr. Hennessey. I played snare drum, tenor drum, kettle drum, and the rest of the hand held noise makers. Did you attend the first band camp at Camp Lawrence in 1967?
Yea, I learned to play sousaphone at the camp."Coach" Hennessey assigned me to Ben Santori who gave me a finger chart and told me to "buzz" into a mouthpiece all week. I might actually have tried the horn too. Do you remember my buddy and favorite percussionist John Grady? |
01-23-2010
( Reply#: 4823 ) |
Jay |
quote:
Originally posted by nitti
Yea, I learned to play sousaphone at the camp."Coach" Hennessey assigned me to Ben Santori who gave me a finger chart and told me to "buzz" into a mouthpiece all week. I might actually have tried the horn too. Do you remember my buddy and favorite percussionist John Grady?
I sure do remember John Grady (also Steve Beda and Al Ayala). John had the most talent among us percussionists. Do you know if he made better use of his musical talent? In my case, I played professionally for six years in a local band. I left the band to enter the military. I still miss playing in a band (and getting paid for it).
Today, music is a hobby of mine. I keep an electric guitar handy for the times when I get in the mood to accompany a music video or CD. |
01-24-2010
( Reply#: 4824 ) |
nitti |
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
quote:
Originally posted by nitti
Yea, I learned to play sousaphone at the camp."Coach" Hennessey assigned me to Ben Santori who gave me a finger chart and told me to "buzz" into a mouthpiece all week. I might actually have tried the horn too. Do you remember my buddy and favorite percussionist John Grady?
I sure do remember John Grady (also Steve Beda and Al Ayala). John had the most talent among us percussionists. Do you know if he made better use of his musical talent? In my case, I played professionally for six years in a local band. I left the band to enter the military. I still miss playing in a band (and getting paid for it).
Today, music is a hobby of mine. I keep an electric guitar handy for the times when I get in the mood to accompany a music video or CD.
I caught a blurb about John on Classmates.com a couple of years ago- in the military in the Virginia area. Hit a dead end trying to contact him.I played electric bass in a lounge band in the seventies until early eighties.I'm back to playing Cro-Serb music believe it or not with my buddies from the early sixties.Just got my electric bass back from my god daughters boyfriend. My son fired it up and says it's fine. Haven't tried it yet. |
04-09-2010
( Reply#: 5295 ) |
Saito_56 |
Basic training 1969 Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri
Rather be living in Indiana |
