On this date in 1962...

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:02 am

MARINE and Mercury astronaut John Glenn became the first American to

orbit the Earth aboard Friendship 7.

Godspeed, John Glenn!!

:yh_flag :yh_flag :yh_flag :yh_flag

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:34 am

SnoozeControl wrote: I feel like rewatching "The Right Stuff" now.

Do it!!

(Yours truly's name is in the credits!!)

:o

StupidCowboyTricks · Post by **StupidCowboyTricks** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:07 am

My neighbors brother in law was Deke Slayton.....I met him a few times. (was one of the Original seven)

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:43 am

SnoozeControl wrote: Ooooh, I know a celebrity! What scene(s) were you in?

I wasn't in a scene... I worked on it. If you do decide to look, it says

"Recordists" and then 2 names (we worked 12 hour shifts!!) mine and

then "Bob Marty". It won for Best Sound, Best Film Editing, and Best

Sound Effects Editing. So, if they gave out Oscars for MY job, I would

probably have one!! (More than that, other films I worked on have gotten

Oscars, too, and I have a pic around somewhere of me holding TWO of

them!!)

:yh_whistl

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:53 pm

Oh, I love that flic! And Apollo 13, and October Skies..................