Please Join Me in a Bask!

As you can read in this article from the July 22, 1969 Tulsa World, we had a lot to bask about!

And don't miss the tiny sidebar about some new Peruvian citizens named Selena and Neil.  I wonder how they turned out!  See you next Monday.

  

"Harsh Beauty" 53 Years Ago

These pages are the "color section" of Time mag's August 8, 1969 issue.

We went there once.  By golly, I wish we'd go back!  See you next week.

Just a Preview, Mind You

This is from the July 20, 1969 Tulsa World.

See you next Monday for a big ol' mess o' stuff

  

Something to Cheer About!

From the July 22, 1969 Tulsa World, comes an editorial to remind us there's still plenty to cheer about in this world.

Happy Fourth of July!

  

See you next Monday!

  

Moon Bugs, Not June Bugs!

From the July 20, 1969 Tulsa World:

See you next Monday!  I wonder if descendants or families of these "Tulsa scientists" still reside in the vicinity?

  

Please, Please, Don't Be a Litterbug!

Evidently the Apollo 11 team were the most profligate litterers in history (up to then), according to this article from the July 20, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.

Many folks of this vintage will immediately think of the jingle "Please, please, don't be a litterbug / 'Cause ev'ry litter bit hurts!"  You can hear it at the very end of this 1961 PSA:

See you next week!

  

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!

  

They Were Homeward Bound!

Coverage from the July 22, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Entrprise:

When the story discusses the astronauts' upcoming quarantine, that's nothing compared to the "isolation" they had already experienced.  Don't you agree?

See you next week.

  

More from the August 1, 1969 TIME

"The Nation" and "Tv Coverage."

After reading the comparisons of network coverage, I sure wish we were an ABC-news family!  Duke Ellington wouldn't thrill me as much as the idea of seeing (and hearing) Steve Allen freestyle noodling.

See ya next Monday with more we might have missed at the time!

  

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.

  

Banished, I Tell You!

This is from the August 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

Maybe one of you Moon Mavens can enlighten the rest of us, if you know the background, or any follow-up to this news story.

We DO know that the sole remaining "possible" moon voyager mentioned in this article, Harrison (Jack) Schmitt, DID make it to the moon, on Apollo 17, in December 1972, the last time anybody walked on our lunar companion.  According to Wikipedia, he's the "only person without a background in military aviation to have walked on the Moon."

See you next week!

  

A Video Link, That Is

From the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World:

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

  

All Mysteries Will Soon Be Solved!

Just ask Al Rossiter in this article in the July 20, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.

As far as I know, the Moon's origin is still up in the air.  Do you know different?

See ya next week.

  

We're Still Waiting on That Whole Go-to-Mars Thing!

This is from the August 20, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.

Forget the flying cars!  I wanna go to Mars!  How 'bout you?

Think about that until next Monday's post!

  

Letters About the Moon

This is part of the LETTERS section from the August 1, 1969 issue of Time mag.

Profound, whiny, proud, nitpicking --- that's America for you!  See you next week.

  

Apollo 12 Delayed?

This is from the July 22, 1969 Tulsa World.

Doesn't it seem incongruous?  The rationale was that if Apollo 11 failed, Apollo 12 would launch on such-and-such date, but Apollo 11's success made Apollo 12 less urgent.  Does that make sense to you?

See you next week!

   

Look Out for Drink Boosters!

In this article from the August 21, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, we learn the perils of a Moon landing might land on those who wanted liquor-by-the-drink in Oklahoma.

You know, that "Lunar holiday" is one more thing to blame ol' Tricky Dick for!  As if most folks needed something else ...

See you Monday for another clipping.  Hope it doesn't drive you to drink!

  

Neil Young, Take Note!

The singer's "Heart of Gold" was recorded in 1971, so it's possible that he was inspired partly by MOONS of Gold.

Is it even a teeny bit possible?  You decide!

By the by, this was clipped from the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.  As you may read here, one of these critters was sold in March 2022 for the US equivalent of about $53,000.  And cheap at the price, I say!

Closed for the Moon Landing

These small ads appeared in the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

See you next Moon-Day!

  

Inflation Strikes Again!

A blind legacy for the First Man on the Moon shrinks in the wash!

As you can see, this notice is from the August 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

Five seconds of interweb search tells us that 100,000 francs nowadays is about $106,000.  And $106,000 in 1891 is worth $3,304,823.74 today.

Not bad.  See you next week.