Go for launch

[vilakins]

W00t! We have "console" seats for Apollo 13 - Mission Control on 15 August, which means we'll be flicking switches and saying lines. The consoles look like this (flash, a few seconds to load). I'm taking a camera. :-D

I forgot to mention one of the items in the 40-year-old moon-landing newspapers was a Giles cartoon. It showed the Giles father standing at the door saying "Earth man is home and wants his dinner" to the family gathered round the TV set. I hope the grandmother jammed a fish bowl over his head and told him he was on the wrong planet.

Comments

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

you are going to have such a great time!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I've been looking forward to it since I heard about it!

[wolfma.livejournal.com]

That is awesome!

[imhilien.livejournal.com]

Ooohh... sounds good. ^_^

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I think some Stella Nova people are talking about going. :-)

[trixieleitz]

That looks like a very cool evening out. I'm beyond envious :)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Perhaps they'll bring it down there. :-)

[trixieleitz]

I do hope so! :)

[jhall1.livejournal.com]

Looks like it should be fun. :)

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

That sounds awesome!!

And I know that Giles cartoon (we have heaps of the annuals)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Sadly I couldn't find it on the site. My father had all the annuals and I adored them even though I didn't know what boat shows and other English institutions were all about. I have about five; I have no idea what happened to the others.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

This must be great! Enjoy!

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

Oh lucky you!
I remember that cartoon too!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

You remember seeing it at the time? Wow; good memory!

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

Considering at the time I wasn't more than 4 yes :¬D

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Well done! It's amazing what we remember.

And you're back! Excellent!

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

Yep escaped today!

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

I am so jealous! All I have is a ticket to Plan 9 from Outer Space (http://www.ncm.com/Fathom/Comedy/RiffTrax.aspx), and that's not nearly as cool. :)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Oh, but it is! MST3K live? :-D

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

Well, more or less MST3K. And more or less live. :)

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Huzzah! That is going to be so cool. :^)

[bigdamnxenafan.livejournal.com]

Wow! I'm so excited for you! Mission Control sounds like a a lot of fun. The hard part will be waiting for Aug 15th, I expect. :D

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

There's the Food Show next weekend for distraction!

Greg picked that date because he's so busy at work. I'd have rather liked the 13th but it's a Thursday night.

[bigdamnxenafan.livejournal.com]

Food Shows are so much fun! My sister and I use to travel around to different ones. Good times!

I know you'll have a blast at "Mission Control"! (pun somewhat intended) lol

[kalinda001.livejournal.com]

Oooh that sounds exciting!