Yes, as I recall, you actually met Neil Armstrong -- overseas some where and he made a beeline for your blue-eyed blonde all-American-osity and shook your hand.
I've never met an astronaut.
Met Charlton Heston once after I wrote about him. That was nice. And he played an astronaut in Planet of the Apes. Does that count?
I dig how even a 72-year-old Apollo astronaut is not to be trifled with, as demonstrated by the panache with which Buzz gave a lumbering knucklehead a well-deserved knuckle sandwich Go Buzz, I say.
Named for Katie-Bar-The-Door, the Katies are "alternate Oscars"—who should have been nominated, who should have won—but really they're just an excuse to write a history of the movies from the Silent Era to the present day.
To see a list of nominees and winners by decade, as well as links to my essays about them, click the highlighted links:
Remember: There are no wrong answers, only movies you haven't seen yet.
The Silent Oscars
And don't forget to check out the Silent Oscars—my year-by-year choices for best picture, director and all four acting categories for the pre-Oscar years, 1902-1927.
Look at me—Joe College, with a touch of arthritis. Are my eyes really brown? Uh, no, they're green. Would we have the nerve to dive into the icy water and save a person from drowning? That's a key question. I, of course, can't swim, so I never have to face it. Say, haven't you anything better to do than to keep popping in here early every morning and asking a lot of fool questions?
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Yes, as I recall, you actually met Neil Armstrong -- overseas some where and he made a beeline for your blue-eyed blonde all-American-osity and shook your hand.
I've never met an astronaut.
Met Charlton Heston once after I wrote about him. That was nice. And he played an astronaut in Planet of the Apes. Does that count?
Neil Armstrong: That's one small step for [a] man, one giant. . leap . . .KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF ME, YOU DAMNED DIRTY APE!
Cornelius: Interesting specimen. Examine that silver hut on legs for more like him. . . .
I dig how even a 72-year-old Apollo astronaut is not to be trifled with, as demonstrated by the panache with which Buzz gave a lumbering knucklehead a well-deserved knuckle sandwich Go Buzz, I say.
Go, Buzz, go!
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