Don't know if you've heard this or not...
On July 20, 1969, as commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module,
Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first
words
After stepping on the moon, "That's one small step for man, one giant
leap
for mankind,"
were televised to Earth and heard by millions. But just before he
reentered
the lander, he made the enigmatic remark: "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky." Many
people
at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival Soviet
Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the
Russian or American space programs.
Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the
"Good luck Mr. Gorsky" statement meant but Armstrong always just smiled.
On July 5,1995, in Tampa Bay, Florida, while answering questions
following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26 year old question to
Armstrong. This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had died and so
Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question.
In 1938 when he was a kid in a small Midwest town, he was playing
baseball
with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball, which landed
in
his
neighbor's yard by the bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. and
Mrs.
Gorsky.
As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard
Mrs.Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky. "Sex! You want sex?! You'll get
sex
when the kid next door walks on the moon!"
True story.
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