Welcome to the End ... and the Beginning!

Yes, this is the LAST post on the Moon Memories Blog. Why?

Because it's the LAST item in my Moon scrapbook!  Everything else is already here!  But what's last ... is a doozy.

It's the front page from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

And why, in the post title, did I mention a beginning?  because, God willing, our future on the Moon, and in space, is only beginning!

Well, that's the end of this blog.  Please tell your space-nut friends about the space-age wonders herein!

  

I Hope You Prayed, Too

... Assuming you were alive at the time.

This article is from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

I pray you'll join me next Monday for the LAST-ever post on this Moon Memories blog!

  

How Long Will YOUR Footprints Last?

We can always hope that our metaphorical footprints in the world will be a positive influence after we've left this Earth.  But these guys' literal footprints might have a longer shelf life!

This clipping is from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

So as you sojourn through this here world, tread lightly!  See you next Monday.

  

Don't Trip Over a Terranaut!

This article from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World kinda does your heart good in finding something good to say about us poor ol' Earthlings.

As you wend your way flying about by the seat of our pants, be kind to your fellow Terranauts this week!  See you next Monday.

  

Double-Timing It

This came from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

Somebody can tell me if this prognostication ever took place.  Did Apollo 12 really spend twice the time on the Moon than 11 did?

See you next week.

  

In 1969 Dollars!

In this article from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World, we learn all about the disposable economy.

Just so ya know, a million bucks of trash in 1969 would be worth $7,974,114.44 today.

See you next week!

  

But Is It Expeditious?

That's a joking riff on the Prairie Home Companion's Powder Milk Biscuits:  "They're Tasty and expeditious."  This article is from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

However, their diet did NOT contain "Space Food Sticks."  While I bought some about five years ago (and ate them all), one blogger reports they've been discontinued.

Such as progress, me hearties!  See you next Monday.

  

I Call This One "Uncle Medals"

Because these two squibs ran one above the other in the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

No word on whether any of those previous gold medals have since turned up in Moscow pawn shops.  See you next Monday!

  

Safe Return Not Guaranteed

Well, you landed on the Moon. But will you get back home?  That was the worry on Earth, on July 21, 1969, as evinced in this article from the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.

And I hope you'll safely return here next Monday for another clipping!

  

Watch Out for Them Sooners

 This is from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

Thanks to them and many more Okies since then!

  

Moon Watch

It's not something for your wrist ...

I do like the Columbus-Magellan comment.

It's from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.  See you next Monday!

  

Designer Clothes Indeed

As you might imagine, space duds cost a pretty penny.

While reading this article from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World, remember that these were 1969 dollars!  According to the American Institute for Economic Research, one of those $30,000 spacesuits would cost $239,223.43 in 2022!

See you next Monday.

  

TV in Review and News Quotes

This clipping is from the July 21, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.

"A positive tonic in negative times," wrote Dick Du Brow.  We need such things now, too, dontcha think?  See you next Monday!

  

Feel Free to Shout

This article from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World shows what I'm talkin' about.

Now, I didn't shout ... but I did go outside and point at the Moon and say with quiet satisfaction, "We got you."  I was 12 at the time.

  See you next Monday.

   

Trust Your Instincts?

This rumination on space, Earth, and her peoples is from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

See you next week, fellow terranauts!

  

Where's the Fiddle?

This is from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

Regarding the title of this post, I ask that because every time I think of the phrase "complacency bad," I hear it in Boris Karloff's voice as the Frankenstein Monster.

"Complacency BAD!  Drink GOOD!"  And then the blind hermit plays his fiddle.

See you next Monday.

  

Two Kids Thinking

The above photo of Buzz Aldrin's kid is from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

And the above pic is of Neil Armstrong's brother, from the Tulsa World of July 22, 1969.

Keep thinking deep patriotic thoughts, fellow Moon Mavens!  See you next Monday.

  

Their Eyes Are Open, but Do They See?

From this vantage point in time, I'll let you decide!

It's from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.  See you next week!

  

Can You Believe It?

Evidently the Oklahomans queried about the Moon Landing for this July 21, 1969 Tulsa World article felt their legs were being pulled.

More believe-it-or-don't next Monday.

  

A Video Link, That Is

From the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World:

In 1969, this kind of link was impressive.  See you next week!