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correctiveshoes621Guys. Speechless, here. My dear, dear friend and fellow Whovian, Katelyn, is leaving for PA school next week. Adore her. Miss her dear little wee self terribly. We went to dinner, tonight as her, 'send off' - I just. i CAN'T.
As a, 'thank you' to ME - ! - for mentoring her, she actually bought me a gift. I know. I was so touched when she busted out this beautiful gift bag at the restaurant. That little stinker.
Guys.
I almost had a heart attack, lol.
It was this.
Framed beautifully and SIGNED. SIGNED.
THAT IS CHARLES MOSS DUKE. APOLLO 16. ON THE LUNAR SURFACE, TAKEN BY JOHN YOUNG.
A still-living MOONWALKER.
Yes, my jaw dropped. Yes, there was verklemptitude. This is sort of something that I never thought I'd hold in my hand, let alone..Jeebus. I know what this stuff goes for. I babbled a bit, going on about when it was taken and by whom and what they were saying on the transcripts, and she cracked up, because it said all that on the coa, LOL.
CHARLIE DUKE.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Duke
"He then served as CAPCOM for Apollo 11, the first landing on the Moon, where his distinctive Southern drawl became familiar to audiences around the world. As CAPCOM, he became the voice of a Mission Control nervous by a long landing that almost expended all of the Lunar Module Eagle's fuel. Duke's famous first words to the Apollo 11 crew on the surface of the Moon were flustered, "Roger, Twank... Tranquility, we copy you on the ground. You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again. Thanks a lot!"[1]'"
I can't even think, right now, my apologies.
As a, 'thank you' to ME - ! - for mentoring her, she actually bought me a gift. I know. I was so touched when she busted out this beautiful gift bag at the restaurant. That little stinker.
Guys.
I almost had a heart attack, lol.
It was this.
Framed beautifully and SIGNED. SIGNED.
THAT IS CHARLES MOSS DUKE. APOLLO 16. ON THE LUNAR SURFACE, TAKEN BY JOHN YOUNG.
A still-living MOONWALKER.
Yes, my jaw dropped. Yes, there was verklemptitude. This is sort of something that I never thought I'd hold in my hand, let alone..Jeebus. I know what this stuff goes for. I babbled a bit, going on about when it was taken and by whom and what they were saying on the transcripts, and she cracked up, because it said all that on the coa, LOL.
CHARLIE DUKE.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Duke
"He then served as CAPCOM for Apollo 11, the first landing on the Moon, where his distinctive Southern drawl became familiar to audiences around the world. As CAPCOM, he became the voice of a Mission Control nervous by a long landing that almost expended all of the Lunar Module Eagle's fuel. Duke's famous first words to the Apollo 11 crew on the surface of the Moon were flustered, "Roger, Twank... Tranquility, we copy you on the ground. You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again. Thanks a lot!"[1]'"
I can't even think, right now, my apologies.
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Date: 2014-05-25 02:22 pm (UTC)How nice your friend is moving on to become a PA. I hope you guys stay in touch. She sounds like a great person (as most Doctor Who fans are - haha).