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Topic: WallySchirra.Com
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divemaster
Member Posts: 732
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted January 29, 2005 03:26 PM
   
Wally's site is finally finished and has the Wally Schirra seal of approval. You can see it at http://www.wallyschirra.com Your comments are welcomed. A special "Thank You" to all of those that contributed to the effort. With any luck, a lot more will be added in the months to come. Cheerz!
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mensax
Member Posts: 809
From: Virginia
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted January 29, 2005 03:45 PM
Wally Schirra is a national treasure. You have provided a great service to us all Tracy. Thank you.Noah IP: Logged |
divemaster
Member Posts: 732
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted January 29, 2005 04:40 PM
"National treasure" is an excellent choice of words. I'm glad you like it.I'll also give the SpaceCraft Films Apollo 7 DVD a plug. I wish I had some of that information while I was writing code. An excellent source of info, too! Cheerz!
Tracy
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Ed Krutulis
Member Posts: 142
From: Plainfield, IL USA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted January 29, 2005 05:23 PM
Tracy,Bravo !!! ED IP: Logged |
bruce
Member Posts: 635
From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted January 29, 2005 08:26 PM
Excellent! Great job Tracy and thank you Captain Skyray!Best,
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divemaster
Member Posts: 732
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted January 29, 2005 10:18 PM
With any luck, I hope to shoot a ton of video based on the questions that everyone has sent over the last few months. If the reaction to his site continues to be positive, I think that Wally would be amiable to expanding the site in this way. I know that he's already getting good feedback from his peers. So, we'll all sit back and keep our fingers crossed.The entire point of the site is to read about Wally from Wally's point of view, not the way NASA has chosen to portray him. Write the legacy in his own words. Cheerz!
Tracy
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divemaster
Member Posts: 732
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted January 29, 2005 11:03 PM
A special thanks to Mark Gray of SpaceCraft Films, who gave us permission to use the Apollo 7 DVD trailer on Wally's site. It's been added to the Schirra's Space page.Cheerz!
Tracy
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Rob Joyner
Member Posts: 773
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted January 30, 2005 01:08 AM
Wow! Verrry impressive! Tracy, you have done an absolutely wonderful job on Wally's site! I would not be surprised at all to hear soon that other astronauts have contacted you about creating their sites as well.
Good luck and thanks for all your hard work.
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icarkie
Member Posts: 477
From: BURTON ON TRENT /England
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted January 30, 2005 03:40 AM
Great site
WELL DONE.I smiled at the Star Wars type credits at the bottom.
again well done.
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ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 926
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted January 30, 2005 04:18 AM
Tracy, as the nerdie guy in "October Sky" would have said: "Prodigious!!!!"Well done, Colin IP: Logged |
nasamad
Member Posts: 1468
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted January 30, 2005 07:10 AM
Great site Tracy, love the videos built into the pages. Adam IP: Logged |
divemaster
Member Posts: 732
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted January 30, 2005 08:57 AM
It appears that everyone likes the videos!We really wanted to make this a video intensive site and intend to add more clips in the months to come. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions or ideas that you would like to see on video [or audio] for the site. I think that Wally will get a big kick out of a list of questions from the cS gang. Send them to me at divemaster@pobox.com or wowie@wowiewebdesign.com Cheerz!
Tracy [Keep those cards and letters coming in, Folks! I'm forwarding all of your comments to Wally and his agent]
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Aztecdoug
Member Posts: 1098
From: Huntington Beach
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted January 30, 2005 10:51 AM
I know this is nonsense, but, it would be fun to see him tearing it up in an old vintage Corvette with his long aviators scarf flapping in the breeze!------------------
Kind Regards Douglas Henry Enjoy yourself and have fun.... it is only a hobby!
http://home.earthlink.net/~aztecdoug/ IP: Logged |
FFrench
Member Posts: 2051
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted January 30, 2005 12:36 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Aztecdoug:
I know this is nonsense, but, it would be fun to see him tearing it up in an old vintage Corvette with his long aviators scarf flapping in the breeze!
Hi Doug, Did you spot that you are in one of the photos on the site? FF IP: Logged |
Aztecdoug
Member Posts: 1098
From: Huntington Beach
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted January 30, 2005 02:07 PM
quote:
Originally posted by FFrench:
Hi Doug,Did you spot that you are in one of the photos on the site? FF
Yup! My tail end actually snuck into two of the images. I guess I get 15 minutes of fame x 2! ------------------
Kind Regards Douglas Henry Enjoy yourself and have fun.... it is only a hobby!
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divemaster
Member Posts: 732
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted January 30, 2005 03:10 PM
commonly referred to as backing into a web site.  IP: Logged |
Spacepsycho
Member Posts: 460
From: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted February 14, 2005 04:36 AM
Hey Tracy,I just went on to Wally's website you made for him and it's great. Thanks for including a couple of pics from the Burbank show of my son & me with Wally. Wally is really an amazing person and I'd love to see more 1st hand stories of his posted. Thanks, Ray IP: Logged |
Scott
Member Posts: 3047
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted February 14, 2005 08:14 AM
Hey that's a great site, Tracy. IP: Logged |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 390
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted February 14, 2005 08:46 AM
Tracy,
Great job as usual.IP: Logged |
divemaster
Member Posts: 732
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted February 17, 2005 10:55 PM
Glad you all like it. Keep those cards and letters coming in!Also, just made a "slight" adjustment to the Turtle area, as something special is in the works. There will be an addition to Schirra's Space over the weekend Cheerz!
Tracy
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divemaster
Member Posts: 732
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted February 18, 2005 07:29 AM
New information about Ed Buckbee's and Wally's new book "The Real Space Cowboys" has been posted on the "Schirra's Space" page of Wally's site.Cheerz!
Tracy
[and in answer to the next question, no, I don't know any more about signings, release dates, or content] IP: Logged |
farthestreaches
Member Posts: 643
From: Redondo Beach, Ca
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted February 18, 2005 02:01 PM
I think it's safe to say that Farthest Reaches will be offering signed copies of "The Real Space Cowboys" though no other details are available at this particular time. Anyone interested may email to be put on a list I'm just beginning to compile. More information will be forthcoming.......------------------
Steve Hankow
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divemaster
Member Posts: 732
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted March 15, 2005 06:06 AM
I see that Rob has posted an interview with Wally onto the CollectSpace site.
I had the pleasure of being on a conference call with Wally, Ed Buckbee and Gerry Morton about 10 days back discussing the "Turtle" part of The Real Space Cowboys book. Apparently, it was Gerry who started Wally with the turtle club. Wally was the High Potentate, Gerry was the Low Potentate. Some of the funniest stories I've ever heard. The book should be a real hoot. I'm begging them to put some of their stories to video as they're that much more funny when you hear them directly out of their mouths. If you think this is a good idea, let me know.Also, they're working on a limited edition Turtle Club membership signed by the High Potentate himself. The card and the book would be identically signed and numbered in a short run [don't remember if I mentioned that here before]. So, you, too can be a turtle IF you know the answers to the four questions. Then, with great pride, you can walk up to Wally and say "Are You a Turtle, Wally?' and wait for the correct response! Otherwise, drinks are on him. Cheerz!
Tracy
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Rizz
Member Posts: 1027
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted March 17, 2005 12:34 AM
WOWJust went to the Appearance page and saw among many heros of spaceflight, none other than my son Blake. What a very cool honor that is! That was a great moment for my son. They were both sportin' their Aloha shirts in Burbank. Thanks so much Wally & Tracy, and you too Steve. I still can't get over it. My son will have to wait until morning when he wakes up for school to check it out. What a treat that'll be. He was looking for something around the house tonight, to bring to his class tomorrow for show-n-tell. A BIG MAHALO to you guys! Rizz IP: Logged |
divemaster
Member Posts: 732
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted March 17, 2005 10:21 AM
You may not recognize my face...
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Rizz
Member Posts: 1027
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted March 17, 2005 02:16 PM
quote:
Originally posted by divemaster:
You may not recognize my face...
Sure I do - I just didn't know who those other guys were. Rizz IP: Logged |
John K. Rochester
Member Posts: 1213
From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted March 17, 2005 02:56 PM
I was just looking at the Autograph section ..the photo of Wally in the 'Vette with the Aviator Scarf.. is the scarf a roll of toilet paper, or are my 52 year old eyes playing tricks on me??IP: Logged |
divemaster
Member Posts: 732
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted March 17, 2005 08:51 PM
I think I recall reading that it was a roll of gauze from sick bay
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