And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I saw the wedding story in the last day or so. He lives around here and a few years ago, when the Thunderbirds were doing a show, he came and visited with them. Those guys were thrilled to meet a legend.
Still doing well as Buzz at 93 is a great point place to be.
Shot down commies in Korea, test pilot, flew Gemini and Apollo, landed on the moon. What's to see here?... Nice synopsis here; check out his doctoral dissertation.
I stumbled across one of his NASA Corvettes about 20 years ago. It had a 3 ring binder with 3 or 4 receipts when Buzz owned the car. It had 14k miles on it when it was sold and the next owner documented everything. It went through 2 more owners who kept up the documentation. It only had 79 thousand miles and they had been hard miles. They were asking 4 times what the car was worth. If it got restored it would loose value but it was dogged out.
My mentor at my last employer did calculations for Gemini orbit. He always ran out of fuel in the simulator. This really pissed Buzz off until he tried the simulator himself. Mentor never took the foot off the gas, hence always ran out of fuel. Dumbass!
Of all the fake Apollo astronauts 33rd degree Mason of the Scottish Rite Aldrin seems to have really enjoyed the role of public liar in chief. At least Armstrong had the decency to become a recluse
Quite the character, although I think the cheese may have slid off his cracker, perhaps it was never fully on?
ReplyDeleteSaw him on the toob a couple years ago and he has 1 wheel in the sand.
DeleteSnipe, you are so predictable.
DeleteI saw the wedding story in the last day or so. He lives around here and a few years ago, when the Thunderbirds were doing a show, he came and visited with them. Those guys were thrilled to meet a legend.
ReplyDeleteStill doing well as Buzz at 93 is a great point place to be.
Buddy, she IS an eloping teenager.
ReplyDeleteShe is 63. They have traveled frequently for past four years.
ReplyDeleteThat is a man.
ReplyDeleteThe man's a stud. No doubt about it. A STUD.
ReplyDeleteShot down commies in Korea, test pilot, flew Gemini and Apollo, landed on the moon. What's to see here?... Nice synopsis here; check out his doctoral dissertation.
ReplyDeleteWell, let’s hope he can still get up to that moon of Anna’s eh?
ReplyDeleteI stumbled across one of his NASA Corvettes about 20 years ago. It had a 3 ring binder with 3 or 4 receipts when Buzz owned the car. It had 14k miles on it when it was sold and the next owner documented everything. It went through 2 more owners who kept up the documentation. It only had 79 thousand miles and they had been hard miles. They were asking 4 times what the car was worth. If it got restored it would loose value but it was dogged out.
ReplyDeleteMy mentor at my last employer did calculations for Gemini orbit. He always ran out of fuel in the simulator. This really pissed Buzz off until he tried the simulator himself. Mentor never took the foot off the gas, hence always ran out of fuel. Dumbass!
ReplyDeletePilots still pull hot chicks.
ReplyDeleteOf all the fake Apollo astronauts 33rd degree Mason of the Scottish Rite Aldrin seems to have really enjoyed the role of public liar in chief. At least Armstrong had the decency to become a recluse
ReplyDeleteHe better have a rocket in his pocket, otherwise,..............vigara.
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