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Faygo Kid

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79. Still alive! Mom worked there from @1960-1982. You may recall her.

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 04:23 PM

Aug 2012

Girls' locker room. Supported my brother and me all by herself.

You probably didn't know her, but maybe you remember this pic from an earlier post. She also graduated from Denby, 1936.

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Where were you when Neil Armstrong stepped off that ladder on to the Moon? [View all] Faygo Kid Aug 2012 OP

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I thought the landing was on a Sunday? louis-t Aug 2012 #45

July 20. 1969, WAS a Sunday. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #131

On vacation in Nevada. ChazII Aug 2012 #118

In class in July? Unh hunh Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #148

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Remember it very, very clearly. cbayer Aug 2012 #2

At home, glued to the TV. One small step - pinto Aug 2012 #3

Sitting in the living room of my Grandmother's house trying to understand why everybody Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #4

I was on the couch, extremely pregnant, in our beach apartment at the Jersey Shore..n/t monmouth Aug 2012 #5

Oh, I was pregnant too! PatSeg Aug 2012 #89

It was an exciting time. My sons were 7 and 8 years old and just in awe...n/t monmouth Aug 2012 #90

It was an exciting time PatSeg Aug 2012 #97

Just like my mom loyalsister Aug 2012 #216

Half a block off Mack Ave. On Detroit's east side. Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #6

I'm an East Sider too. Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #9

I went to driver's ed at Denby and to Notre Dame High, right next to Eastland Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #40

Me, too, driver's ed at Denby, on that stupid track. Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #67

Denby was my high school MrScorpio Aug 2012 #75

Still alive! Mom worked there from @1960-1982. You may recall her. Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #79

I graduated in '79, so we were there at the same time MrScorpio Aug 2012 #94

Your mom met Eleanor Roosevelt? Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #142

Eleanor Roosevelt met my Mom. Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #162

That is so cool!! Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #171

My mother's womb gollygee Aug 2012 #7

I have you beat: I was split between an ovary and a testicle Occulus Aug 2012 #74

This is my very first memory of an historical moment Proud Public Servant Aug 2012 #8

Also glued to the TV flor-de-jasmim Aug 2012 #10

Nine months old. No memory of it... Aristus Aug 2012 #11

PRAB, RVN HubertHeaver Aug 2012 #12

We were in Japan enlightenment Aug 2012 #61

Long Binh, Vietnam pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #77

Yup. On an all-expense-paid year-long tour of Southeast Asia. TahitiNut Aug 2012 #114

All that... pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #120

And all the C-rats you could eat glacierbay Aug 2012 #125

On the top of a bunker looking up at the moon in awe N/T IBEWVET Aug 2012 #156

Welcome to DU, brother pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #158

I gotta say, the skies WERE awesome. TahitiNut Aug 2012 #218

I was 20 and watching it over Grandma's house HockeyMom Aug 2012 #13

Finally, a topic that makes me feel young CabCurious Aug 2012 #14

A motel lobby somewhere on the way to do an antique show with my mother.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #15

Saw it on TV Mr.Bill Aug 2012 #16

Sitting criss-cross-applesauce on the floor in Mrs. Maclary's 1st grade class. woodsprite Aug 2012 #17

I bet you are remembering the liftoff. louis-t Aug 2012 #54

In 1st Grade class in July? ? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #149

17-year-old salesclerk at a W.T. Grants store in Pompton Lakes, NJ LiberalEsto Aug 2012 #18

(personal aside) My uncle was a mathematician / physicist who worked with a Lincoln Lab team. pinto Aug 2012 #19

Watching with my family & granddad who remembered hearing about the Wright brothers flight vademocrat Aug 2012 #20

my mother in law's house Celebration Aug 2012 #21

in family room with hubby - woke up three week old son elfin Aug 2012 #22

Chattanooga, TN. I was six years old. I will never forget it. RIP Mr. Armstrong. nt. CottonBear Aug 2012 #23

At home watching it on TV like everyone else. Cleita Aug 2012 #24

Sitting in a school room auditorium zappaman Aug 2012 #25

It was a SUNDAY. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #132

A Sunday in July. Never forget what? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #151

you sure that wasn't for Apollo 13? eShirl Aug 2012 #209

We were having a family picnic. I told my niece this was something she could tell her grandchildren. libinnyandia Aug 2012 #26

sitting on the living room floor, glued to the tv, and wishing I were there niyad Aug 2012 #27

2:56 UTC July 21, 1969. How were so many kids in school in the middle of the night? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #28

Thought I remembered it being daylight. HubertHeaver Aug 2012 #42

I just looked it up -- they landed at 4 - something EDT, that must be what gateley Aug 2012 #52

They landed in the afternoon but it was hours before they got out. louis-t Aug 2012 #59

Yeah, and now I'm thinking my memory is of the landing, not Armstrong's gateley Aug 2012 #76

Yeah, I recall it being at night Lifelong Protester Aug 2012 #53

I believe they are remembering the liftoff on Wed. louis-t Aug 2012 #57

people's memories are funny, aren't they? graham4anything Aug 2012 #66

That was first step. HubertHeaver Aug 2012 #214

Yeah, all I remember about it was being allowed to get up in what seemed to be the middle of the treestar Aug 2012 #215

Sitting in the living room with my dad . . . fleur-de-lisa Aug 2012 #29

I and all the school were in the library glued to the tv. lunatica Aug 2012 #30

It was a SUNDAY. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #134

You're right! lunatica Aug 2012 #138

My brother worked for GE/NASA at the time and on all the Apollo missions. He was in quality control. juajen Aug 2012 #176

Thanks for that. I was sure I was at school lunatica Aug 2012 #207

If you remember being at school, it was probably the Apollo 13 mission eShirl Aug 2012 #212

Armstong hopping off the ladder onto the ground has been played a million times lunatica Aug 2012 #213

Hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I was in the dorm for a group of hedgehog Aug 2012 #31

Watching the TV... Atman Aug 2012 #32

Probably just a simple cell somewhere.... Panasonic Aug 2012 #33

on the back poor with my girlfriend and her dad watching it on teevee spanone Aug 2012 #34

I was in my parents car outside of Aztec New Mexico driving to Colorado Ichingcarpenter Aug 2012 #35

i was in a car too, listening to it the radio shanti Aug 2012 #93

I was a teenager, too DippyDem Aug 2012 #36

It happened about 11 years before I was born. Initech Aug 2012 #37

Visiting my parents...sitting on the sofa holding my month old daughter. FLyellowdog Aug 2012 #38

At my summer job in the pool office at a country club. I was alone and couldn't make out the images gateley Aug 2012 #39

Not born yet. :( But Neil Armstrong, and everyone at NASA who worked on Apollo, are true heroes. backscatter712 Aug 2012 #41

Agree. It was a huge undertaking, involving hundreds of people in an array of fields. pinto Aug 2012 #51

still dont think outsideworld Aug 2012 #43

really? Shankapotomus Aug 2012 #48

I was waiting for that one. HubertHeaver Aug 2012 #49

Please, don't start here, now. Please. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #58

And the president was born in Kenya, right? Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #65

There's a special forum on DU for you flat earthers, IIRC. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #71

That's some weapons-grade deliberate ignorance, right there. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #106

Oh for god's sake. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #110

Ditto that. glacierbay Aug 2012 #126

What's the other nine impossible things you believe before breakfast? hobbit709 Aug 2012 #116

Being stupid enough to be an Apollo denier probably counts as six or seven impossibles. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #123

Time for this again... Confusious Aug 2012 #172

Fan of Alex Jones? chknltl Aug 2012 #119

Alex Jones - LOL - even conspiracy theories on steroids does not describe Alex Jones. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #170

Sadly, he pulls in all too many who should be voting for Democrats. chknltl Aug 2012 #180

And on top of that we have Glenn Beck. A real problem is the human psyche for many drifts RKP5637 Aug 2012 #200

Maybe on your planet they didn't, outsideworld pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #124

Time for this again.... Confusious Aug 2012 #173

Really? ...Are you serious? Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #177

Then you're an idiot. nt Codeine Aug 2012 #206

I was 5 years old abolugi Aug 2012 #44

probably getting my diaper changed (nt) Shankapotomus Aug 2012 #46

I was 2. My mom tells me that I watched on TV. underpants Aug 2012 #47

I wasn't born yet Aerows Aug 2012 #50

San Pedro CA, at Ports o'Call madamesilverspurs Aug 2012 #55

I was 8 mos old chloes1 Aug 2012 #56

I was ironing & watching it all on TV. CrispyQ Aug 2012 #60

In the basement of our home, Ms. Toad Aug 2012 #62

I was in the back seat of a 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass heading west on Interstate 8 slackmaster Aug 2012 #63

In my grandparents' living room in Ft Collins, CO. With the whole family, kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #64

At home with my mom... We are Devo Aug 2012 #68

I did that too jberryhill Aug 2012 #129

I was a few miles away in my house on McDougall and Mullett, FK, watching it on TV MrScorpio Aug 2012 #69

In Italy.. accepting all kinds of undeserved congratulations! annabanana Aug 2012 #70

In my sisters bed room.... WCGreen Aug 2012 #72

I was -3 years old at the time n/t LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #73

9 MFM008 Aug 2012 #78

Welcome to DU! Paul Revere and the Raiders were the Bomb. Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #80

Last I heard they were still touring, doing great shows pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #165

Chu Lai, RVN. glacierbay Aug 2012 #81

Thank you for your service, sir. Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #84

If you mean my opinion on Mittens glacierbay Aug 2012 #95

Long Binh Post, USARV HQ TahitiNut Aug 2012 #113

Welcome home brother glacierbay Aug 2012 #115

Long Binh Post, USARV Special Troops HQ pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #160

As we discussed, we probably 'knew' each other (on sight, at least). TahitiNut Aug 2012 #217

At school, sitting in an apt. with my roommates. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #82

Definitely one of my favorite astronauts jimlup Aug 2012 #83

Long Binh, Vietnam Crabby Appleton Aug 2012 #85

I was eight... MANative Aug 2012 #86

I was a week away from being born. smokey nj Aug 2012 #87

In a bachelor pad in Sunnyvale, California that I shared with other naval flight officers and pilots FightingIrish Aug 2012 #88

with my dear dad and brothers . Dad was so excited the next day he bought lunasun Aug 2012 #91

I was seven LiberalLoner Aug 2012 #92

I was in studio B cleaning up the Arizona "moon dust".....j/k...RIP our nations hero... lostnote12 Aug 2012 #96

We lived in military housing in Spring Valley, NY WCIL Aug 2012 #98

I watched it in French .... oldhippie Aug 2012 #99

I was 13 yrs old. DearAbby Aug 2012 #100

Hope you kept that puppy. Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #103

Nice. Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #145

I was 17 years old and was a cook at a steakhouse. Doc_Technical Aug 2012 #101

I remember Sesame Street but I was a little too young TBF Aug 2012 #102

At the next door neighbors house TrogL Aug 2012 #104

Sitting at the TV control board of RC Aug 2012 #105

I was 8 and I have no memory of it! cpwm17 Aug 2012 #107

Sitting in a TV lounge in a hotel in Paris... regnaD kciN Aug 2012 #108

Watching it in our family room. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #109

Sitting in front of a grainy black and white only TV chknltl Aug 2012 #111

Sitting at my home, watching it on our black and white TV.. LeftishBrit Aug 2012 #112

Nine years old in Columbus, GA auburngrad82 Aug 2012 #117

Watching it on TV. ananda Aug 2012 #121

Sitting in a bar in Colorado Springs, sipping a beer with a friend. 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #122

Home sick with a strep throat. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2012 #127

Probably taking my own space trip on LSD graywarrior Aug 2012 #128

"At 4:18 p.m. EDT on July 20, 1969, the landing module landed...." SUNDAY. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #130

I was a "Twinkle in my daddy's eye" AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #133

camp Nellie Huckins flamingdem Aug 2012 #135

I was -11 years old... Earth_First Aug 2012 #136

Working at an interstate gas station in Iowa rurallib Aug 2012 #137

It's my earliest memory... Mad_Dem_X Aug 2012 #139

In front of the tv. LWolf Aug 2012 #140

Probably celebrating one of my sister's 10th birthday Catherine Vincent Aug 2012 #141

An undeveloped sperm in my father's testicles. Alduin Aug 2012 #143

Flipping burgers at a Dog 'n Suds Drive-In NNN0LHI Aug 2012 #144

Sitting in my Girlfriends apartment SteveG Aug 2012 #146

In Marietta Ga with my two oldest children. asjr Aug 2012 #147

My family was stationed in panama..... rppper Aug 2012 #150

On dad's shoulders at the Sport Center in Mexico City nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #153

I found it peculiarly undramatic. kwassa Aug 2012 #154

I had to hear it on the radio Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #155

losing my virginity Gabi Hayes Aug 2012 #157

I would have sworn the TV cut from a Cubs game to the landing but... Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2012 #159

I didnt exist darkangel218 Aug 2012 #161

Sitting in front of the TV liberal N proud Aug 2012 #163

At the Can Tho Army Airfield in South Viet Nam Homer Wells Aug 2012 #164

A 12 year old at summer camp IDemo Aug 2012 #166

In Holly Springs Mississippi for my Grand-dads funeral. Greybnk48 Aug 2012 #167

Watching It On A Zenith Black & White, In Sacramento, With Our Entire Family, On The Couch WillyT Aug 2012 #168

We also had a Zenith black & white TV... rexcat Aug 2012 #174

I Was 14... WillyT Aug 2012 #178

The cool thing about the space program... rexcat Aug 2012 #182

My Old Man Was A Marine B-25 Pilot In The SouthPacific In WWII, And Was A Democrat And Journalist... WillyT Aug 2012 #185

I was stationed at Patrick AFB in Cocoa Beach, FL... rexcat Aug 2012 #187

I Hear Ya... My Dad Got "Sucked" Into Korea... His Words... Thought WWII Would Be The End Of War... WillyT Aug 2012 #191

My draft number in 1971 was 18... rexcat Aug 2012 #193

Nine years old at home with my parents, siblings Brewinblue Aug 2012 #169

My parents were dating. RandySF Aug 2012 #175

lol darkangel218 Aug 2012 #181

10 years old, hotel room, Spokane Washington steve2470 Aug 2012 #183

With a bunch of other beveeheart Aug 2012 #184

In the day room of the enlisted Student Battalion, jdadd Aug 2012 #186

I was 12 years old, sitting in my cousin's living room, eating dinner on a TV tray. KatyaR Aug 2012 #188

this is a great thread, thanks for starting it Kali Aug 2012 #189

+1 CabCurious Aug 2012 #190

I was minus 11 years old. Terra Alta Aug 2012 #192

Yankee Stadium, Bat Day BeyondGeography Aug 2012 #194

working at the factory... madrchsod Aug 2012 #195

My parents were only 21 and newly engaged. Jennicut Aug 2012 #196

breastfeeding arely staircase Aug 2012 #197

I was camping at the time Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #198

Going outside to dig a "shadow" with NOTHING in it. /nt TheMadMonk Aug 2012 #199

I was 17 years old... virgdem Aug 2012 #201

I was a 9 yr old watching on TV at home. rateyes Aug 2012 #202

I was a pre-k kid in New Orleans. Bucky Aug 2012 #203

In Shriners Hospital in Shreveport Courtesy Flush Aug 2012 #204

I was about two months along. Codeine Aug 2012 #205

Summer camp. nt avebury Aug 2012 #208

Illinois State University noel711 Aug 2012 #210

Taking a picture of the television set in our living room Gabby Hayes Aug 2012 #211

One thing I remember is that the Soviet Union Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #219