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post #1 of 9
12/24/08 at 8:48am
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Forty years ago, three men wished the world a merry Christmas from some 230,000 miles from home. I'm the furthest thing from religious, but I get how seeing your home as a tiny speck in a sea of black can make you think about where all this came from.

1968 wasn't a great year (especially considering it was the year I was born), but for one moment, three men striving for great things held the attention of the world, and gave everyone a little hope. It's something that I don't think can happen today, because we don't seem to want to strive for great things anymore. Maybe that will change.

I think I'll pop in the "1968" episode from Hanks' From the Earth to the Moon tonight. Seems appropriate.
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post #2 of 9
12/24/08 at 9:13am
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1968 wasn't a great year...
Best. Understatement. Ever.
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post #3 of 9
12/24/08 at 9:38am
Hey, you want to discuss the conceit that the year Hot Wheels toys were first introduced to our culture was not one worth celebrating, then you better be willing to do so with your dukes, gentlemen. And fuck Queensberry rules.
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post #4 of 9
12/24/08 at 2:57pm
I was born in 1968, also, so I think that mitigates all the assassinations, riots and Vietnam.
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post #5 of 9
12/24/08 at 4:04pm
1969 was a better year though
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post #6 of 9
12/24/08 at 5:24pm
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1969 was a better year though
Unless you were Sharon Tate.
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post #7 of 9
12/25/08 at 3:34am
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
Forty years ago, three men wished the world a merry Christmas from some 230,000 miles from home. I'm the furthest thing from religious, but I get how seeing your home as a tiny speck in a sea of black can make you think about where all this came from.

1968 wasn't a great year (especially considering it was the year I was born), but for one moment, three men striving for great things held the attention of the world, and gave everyone a little hope. It's something that I don't think can happen today, because we don't seem to want to strive for great things anymore. Maybe that will change.

I think I'll pop in the "1968" episode from Hanks' From the Earth to the Moon tonight. Seems appropriate.
Nice sentiments. I've been meaning to crack open that set myself.

And that also means you're pushing 40 this year as well. Tee hee.
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post #8 of 9
12/25/08 at 8:18am
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Not pushing, hit it two weeks ago.
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post #9 of 9
12/28/08 at 2:26am
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Not pushing, hit it two weeks ago.
Looks like it pushed back. Happy belated!
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