43 years ago today...

[TFOGGER]

Neil Armstrong made "One small step for man, one giant leap for Mankind".

[islandermyk]

I think it was all fake....


I kid! I kid!


interesting how we were moving so fast forward back in those times... now these days... it seems like we're moving backwards....

[hollohas]

I wish my generation could witness something so universally new, exciting and captivating like that was.

[SideShow Bob]

43 years !?
Damn, I'm getting old.


But not nearly as old as Blaster Bob...............

[SideShow Bob]

I wish my generation could witness something so universally new, exciting and captivating like that was.

You got to witness Obummer make it 4 years as president...............[LOL]

[DD977GM2]

43 years !?
Damn, I'm getting old.


But not nearly as old as Blaster Bob...............

Thought you were older than old[Tooth][Stooge]

[SideShow Bob]

Thought you were older than old[Tooth][Stooge]

Only my hair dresser knows for sure.............[Tooth]

[StagLefty]

43 years !?
Damn, I'm getting old.


I feel your pain [ROFL1]

[Bailey Guns]

Neil Armstrong made "One small step for man, one giant leap for Mankind".

Yep...that was pretty cool to watch on our Curtis Mathes COLOR TV.

[Atrain1]

I think it was all fake....


I kid! I kid!


interesting how we were moving so fast forward back in those times... now these days... it seems like we're moving backwards....That is pretty funny I was going to say the same thing I just could not find my tin foil hat.

[SideShow Bob]

Aw, you edited your spelling before I could give you a hard time about it.

[Ah Pook]

Wow, 43 years ago?! I think we still had a Philco black and white.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/427479_10151045151376585_1147466630_n.jpg

[jerrymrc]

We had just got our first color set the year before. [Flower]

[SideShow Bob]

We had just got our first color set the year before. [Flower]

But the broadcast from the Moon was in B & W, and you all say you saw it in color ?
Interesting side effect of something illicit................[LOL]

[Ridge]

Today is July 20th, the 43rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon. Let's all take a moment to remember what we can
achieve when we dare to dream big. And remember that once upon a time, 12 brave men risked it all to visit Luna on the moon.

http://i.imgur.com/J5U9x.png

[Bailey Guns]

But the broadcast from the Moon was in B & W, and you all say you saw it in color ?
Interesting side effect of something illicit................[LOL]

No. I said I watched it on our color TV. Not in color. My mom had just bought that Curtis Mathes and the cabinet it came in was about 6' long x 2' deep and 3' high. It was huge!

To be honest I don't recall if it was broadcast in color or B&W.

[jerrymrc]

No. I said I watched it on our color TV. Not in color. My mom had just bought that Curtis Mathes and the cabinet it came in was about 6' long x 2' deep and 3' high. It was huge!

To be honest I don't recall if it was broadcast in color or B&W.

Thank you. the feed was in B/W but the newscast was in color.[Bang]

[Bailey Guns]

This was an ad from 1969. These babies were state-of-the-art, had hand-made oak or walnut cabinets and were manufactured in Texas. My mom saved for years for one of these. There were stereo components and a turntable on either end and it had sliding doors that concealed the TV. If you look closely you'll see the ad says the model is the "Gregory" and it listed for $849.95...a lot of money in the 60s.

I found some dimensions on another website: 70L x 23D x 29H

http://curtismathes.webs.com/photos/Three-in-One-Consoles/cmgregory.jpg