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Michael Davis
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posted 11-04-2005 09:27 AM
   
Probably already covered, but I read a very small article in the Houston Chronicle this AM that Neil Armstrong was to be interviewed on 60 Minutes this Sunday (the 6th). |
Glint
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posted 11-04-2005 05:46 PM
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Apollo-Soyuz
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posted 11-06-2005 06:22 PM
I am getting ready to watch the interview. I will report on it in a few hours.  ------------------
John Macco
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Ken Havekotte
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posted 11-06-2005 07:07 PM
Good interview with Armstrong this evening with Bradley and Cronkite. The air time with him was a bit shorter than expected, but overall, I liked most of the questions asked along with the first moonwalker's responses. He seemed quite at ease, somewhat comfortable, and yes, even appearing to enjoy himself and having some fun during the interview if I dare go that far. Well done, Mr. Armstrong, and I am certainly looking forward to reading "First Man" when I get such an opportunity, actually, I can't wait to read it! |
Rob Joyner
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posted 11-06-2005 07:28 PM
WOW!
Attention NASA! Concerning future trips to the Moon, Neil Armstrong is "available"!
What a wonderful interview with 60 Minutes' Ed Bradley. I only wish it could have lasted the entire hour!
Armstrong seemed just as at home talking with Bradley as he looked while flying his unpowered glider.
When people, especially young ones, talk about 'heroes', they mostly talk about actors, singers or sports stars. I hope one day they all will hear and understand the story of Armstrong's life.
If everyone were as humble as Neil Armstrong, the world would be a different and much better place! |
lunarrv15
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posted 11-06-2005 08:09 PM
didn't like the short discussion. Notice change of clothing on Neil. Bradley interview him more than a day or two or three. KSC then showing him walking on his home farm.Wish more talk from Neil responding his thoughts than 15 minutes cramming |
ejectr
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posted 11-06-2005 08:17 PM
Impressed with Mr. Armstrong....? Always...Impressed with this particular interview...? Not at all. |
4allmankind
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posted 11-06-2005 08:28 PM
Generally speaking, I think Ed Bradley is a fantastic interviewer. This one was no different. I really enjoyed it.I have seen Bradley ask questions to some very important people and he always seems like he is quite comfortable in-front of the guest which is very important. Neil seemed very comfortable with Bradley as well which is also needed for a quality story. Overall a great job in my opinion.
Jay |
ColinBurgess
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posted 11-06-2005 11:54 PM
Ken Havekotte: not too sure if my recent email messages have been reaching you. Could you get in touch re the monkey flights if that's okay?Many thanks, Colin |
Apollo-Soyuz
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posted 11-07-2005 02:50 AM
I echo the sentiments of the above posters. I like others wished the interview was a little longer. ------------------
John Macco
Vice President
Space Unit
Shady Side, Md. |
John K. Rochester
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posted 11-07-2005 07:20 AM
After seeing the interview..the same day I finished "First Man" it gave more credence to the thought that I wish Neil had not been the first to set foot upon the moon. For no other reason than I know the celebrity has made him way too uncomfortable. He's an engineer..with an engineer's mentality. Do the job, as invisibly as possible. |
KSCartist
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posted 11-07-2005 08:28 AM
I also echo the above sentiments. I wish the entire hour had been devoted to interviewing Neil Armstrong.
(Although the piece on the Airport Road in Iraq was important also - those folks are heroes too.Although I understand your wish John that he hadn't been first (as he is uncomfortable with celebrity) - I am glad that a person of his caliber and class was first. (Before I get shot at -I'm not taking away from the other Apollo Commanders at all) Actually I'm echoing Gene Cernan's thoughts from the 30th anniversary event. I would love to see a special with all of the other material that must have been cut in the editing room. Tim [This message has been edited by KSCartist (edited November 07, 2005).] |
Michael Davis
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posted 11-07-2005 08:44 AM
I was impressed. Not having heard Armstrong before (how many of us have?), I wasn't sure what to expect. I was surprised that he seemed to have a real sense of humor.The comment that he was a little surprised when Apollo 11 actually launched that day being an example. For some reason I expected him to be completely serious and somber. His seemingly genuine feeling that he was just the guy picked for the left hand seat on an Apollo mission (the mission that happended to land first) explains a lot to me about his decion to stop signing autographs and drop out of sight. I too would love to see more. 60 Minutes/CBS should really think about taking every scrap of footage they have and putting together a much longer documentary. With every movie star and flash-in-the-pan singer getting endless hours of interviews on TV about their lives, I would think this is a story much more worthy of preserving for history. |
Capcom1
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posted 11-07-2005 09:27 AM
I just wish they wouldn't have spent the first 8 minutes giving the masses a history lesson, and got right into the questions.
Classy guy, I wish they would have talked more about his retirement from signing and all the crap he's had to put up with.
He deserved at least two segments' worth of time.
Funny how he mentioned wanting be "remembered for the total ledger of all your daily activities" (or something like that) but didn't have time to go into his other endeavors very much.Oh, wait, we have to talk about football. Sorry, Neil, bye bye. |
collshubby
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posted 11-07-2005 10:16 AM
I agree that the interview was good, but not long enough. I guess us space buffs could probably never get enough of hearing Neil Armstrong speak. He did seem very relaxed. I am looking foward to reading "First Man."I had a chuckle when he said he was available for another trip to the Moon. When Neil said he would like to be "remembered for the total ledger of all your daily activities" that got me thinking. In past discussions some (including me) have compared Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong to Christopher Columbus and his voyage to the new world. Well, maybe future generations will remember not just one individual for setting foot on the Moon, but just remember the Apollo program as a whole when men went to the Moon. In other words, not just remembering one man, but remembering all the astronauts of the Apollo program. I guess only time will tell. ------------------
"The best leaders inspire by example. When that is not an option, brute intimidation works pretty well, too." - Anonymous |
spaceuk
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posted 11-07-2005 11:04 AM
I though Professor Armstrong no longer lived on the Lebanon Farm in Ohio but had moved eleswhere in Ohio? |
lunarrv15
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posted 11-07-2005 11:50 AM
has moved with his second wife and her kids in an area here where the millionaire people live.I thought the reference to the farm was his Wapenkenta (sp) boyhood home was. Was his boyhood place a farm? |
RMH
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posted 11-07-2005 12:15 PM
I would have certainly loved to hear more of the interview with Armstrong and a little less history. I really liked the parts that were aired both the questions and answers. He seemed really relaxed and ungaurded as he sometimes appears at events which was great to see. Overall a very nice piece but would have been better with more Neil. |
rocketJoe
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posted 11-07-2005 02:56 PM
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Oh, wait, we have to talk about football. Sorry, Neil, bye bye.[/B]
Glad to know I wasn't the only one thinking this... |
John K. Rochester
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posted 11-07-2005 05:21 PM
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Originally posted by KSCartist:
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Although I understand your wish John that he hadn't been first (as he is uncomfortable with celebrity) - I am glad that a person of his caliber and class was first. (Before I get shot at -I'm not taking away from the other Apollo Commanders at all) Actually I'm echoing Gene Cernan's thoughts from the 30th anniversary event.
Tim
[This message has been edited by KSCartist (edited November 07, 2005).][/B]
I hope my thoughts regarding this weren't misconstrued.. I only wish Neil hadn't been first strictly for Neil.. I also believe that his class and caliber were as high or higher than any who otherwise may have been "First Man" |
spaceman1953
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posted 11-07-2005 05:43 PM
As the program came on, all I could think about was ALL of us cS-er's sitting in front of our televisions, all watching the same thing at the same time....just as many/most of us did in 1969 !I guess I was "surprised" that his discussion of losing his daughter still brought a tear to his eyes....but then I never had any kids, so I don't know what it is like to lose one.....and I sure ain't going to ask my mom if she still cries about my brother who died....I just bet that she does. Yes, obviously, that interview spanned several days.....and like someone already observed....it would be nice to see what was left on the cutting room floor. Thanks to CBS and Ed Bradley for giving us some insight that does indeed dovetail the books release quite nicely. The book (I am skipping around before I read it cover to cover) reads fast, by the way....just like Mike Collins' Carrying the Fire did.....and I am a SLOW, gotta-read-every-word reader. Cheers ! Gene Bella |
Astro Bill
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posted 11-07-2005 09:27 PM
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Originally posted by spaceman1953:
I guess I was "surprised" that his discussion of losing his daughter still brought a tear to his eyes....but then I never had any kids, so I don't know what it is like to lose one.....and I sure ain't going to ask my mom if she still cries about my brother who died....I just bet that she does.
Gene Bella
Gene: I have three sons. If anything ever happened to one of them, I would lose a part of myself. That is how it is to be a parent. You would give your life to protect your children. That is human nature. You worry about your children even after they are grown and on their own. I am not at all surprised that Neil Armstrong still had a reaction when memories of his daughter are rekindled. Parents never recover from the loss of a child. I am sure that Donald Chaffee, father of Apollo I astronaut Roger Chaffee, never got over the loss of his son in the Apollo I fire. That also applies to the parents of those lost on the Challenger and Columbia. [] |
KSCartist
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posted 11-08-2005 04:21 PM
John-No offense taken or assumed. That's why I partially agreed with you. By the way cS'ers- Clint Eastwood purchaed the mnovie rights to "First Man" lets hope it's a better movie than the cartoonish "Space Cowboys". Tim |
John K. Rochester
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posted 11-08-2005 05:32 PM
It will be interesting to see how much of the movie is dedicated to Gemini 8 and the 11 mission..and I would really like to see Tony Goodwyn play Neil again.. and Bryan Cranston as Buzz... they were the best 2 astronaut actors in FTETTM I thought.. |
Rob Joyner
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posted 11-09-2005 01:35 AM
I truly hope Eastwood will hire actors who are completely unknown for the movie.
Before landing on the Moon, most of the world, and the U.S. had never even heard of Armstrong, Aldrin & Collins. |
Wehaveliftoff
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posted 11-09-2005 09:30 AM
It will be Years before a film is made of him. Mr. Eastwood is currently planning another Dirty Harry film. |
lunarrv15
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posted 11-09-2005 10:13 AM
"makes our day"   get it? his popular phrase "make my day" |
John K. Rochester
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posted 11-09-2005 11:20 AM
Unfotunately ( for us ) Movie companies are in the business to make money.. so I'm sure the actors chosen to play the roles will all be name stars. Jim Carrey as that wacky Neil Armstrong..and Chris Rock as Buzz Aldrin.. " Allllllllllllrighty then Houston..I'm on the moon..now I'm not..now I am again.." Buzz: "Yo Neil.. get the $#% out the way so I can get my #$$ down the ladder too %^&* #$%^%!!! |
Glint
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posted 11-09-2005 01:00 PM
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Originally posted by Michael Davis:
60 Minutes/CBS should really think about taking every scrap of footage they have and putting together a much longer documentary.
Totally agree. Over on the other thread I made some comments about Walter Cronkite that might have appeared harsh to some. The scope of those comments however are entirely within the scope of the Armstrong interview. I wish CBS would put on DVD the entire 36-hours of non-stop broadcasting they did during the lunar landing portion of the mission. I mean that I would like to see it in its entirety exactly as it ran, with every Western Electric, ITT, and TANG commercial included. |
Robert Pearlman
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posted 11-09-2005 01:51 PM
I could not agree more Glint, and I think such a DVD would sell very well. It might be difficult from a legal perspective to include the commercials, but it would be darn cool if if it did.On the subject of the other Armstrong interview material being released, on a different listserv where CBS reporters and producers participate, it was expressed that it is the network's policy not to release unaired film. They were sympathetic to the reasons relating to Armstrong's segment, but felt it was extremely unlikely that CBS would break precedent in this case. |
Blackarrow
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posted 11-09-2005 04:21 PM
Robert,
There's a simple answer to that - if they want to release all of the footage, including "unaired footage" all they need to do is edit it all together, then air it, then release it on DVD. Depends entirely on whether they actually want to do that. |
KSCartist
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posted 11-09-2005 07:04 PM
Robert & Glint-I totally agree. I remember the graphics and the (now quaint) animation sequences describing what was going on. By the way our friend Mr. Cronkite owns all of those broadcasts. So if anyone knows someone who knows Uncle Walter-maybe they could convince him to do that. As much as I worshipped the astronauts who flew those missions when I was a kid, when I met Mr. Cronkite at the Apollo Astronauts induction into the HoF in October 1997 (I think), I thanked him for taking me to the Moon. He was very gracious and thanked me for watching. (Sorry Chet and David or Frank) Tim |
Robert Pearlman
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posted 11-09-2005 08:13 PM
Great news! I just received word from Bill Harwood with CBS News that the network has decided to post the complete, uncut (aired and unaired) transcript of the 60 Minutes interview with Armstrong to their website soon (I will post a link as soon as I see it appear). The decision was made, says Harwood, in part due to the interest by space history enthusiasts.[This message has been edited by Robert Pearlman (edited November 09, 2005).] |
dss65
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posted 11-09-2005 08:13 PM
Add me to the list of wanting the recording of the lunar landing coverage as it aired. That's EXACTLY what I want.------------------
Don [This message has been edited by dss65 (edited November 09, 2005).] |
MCroft04
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posted 11-09-2005 08:28 PM
Robert,Great news! Probably would not have happened if not for your efforts! Thanks! Mel |
Jake
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posted 11-10-2005 01:20 PM
Tew kewl...!------------------
Jake Schultz - curator,
Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home) |
John K. Rochester
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posted 11-10-2005 02:06 PM
Just the transcript? |
Robert Pearlman
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posted 11-10-2005 02:36 PM
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Originally posted by John K. Rochester:
Just the transcript?
Based on the information from Harwood, yes, only the transcript. |
Mother Margaret
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posted 11-12-2005 02:22 PM
What kind of brain cancer did his daughter, Karen, die of in 1962?
http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/lostchildren.htm ------------------
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KC Stoever
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posted 11-12-2005 03:49 PM
On p. 162 of the Hansen bio, FIRST MAN, Hansen writes: "The X-rays showed that Karen had a glioma of the pons, a malignant tumor growing within the middle part of her brain stem. Brain-stem tumors were, and still are, the most dreaded cancers in pediatric oncology. . . . a majority of children still die within a year of diagnosis." |
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