#ToTheMoon #OnThisDay #FiftyYearsAgo #Apollo9 was launched #1969
No doubt this summer will see a tsunami of articles looking back fifty years to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s first walk on the moon (and Michael Collins’ pivotal role…
Tag: 1969
Happy 50th Birthday Ballocephala verrucospora
I’ve posted quite a few bits from John Wright’s wonderful “The Naming of the Shrew” . Quite a few, in fact. It is quite the treasure trove of entertaining and informative material. I have taken…
Donovan’s “Atlantis”, Goodfellas, Chappaquidick and the dark side of the 1960s
Recited passages used to be common in popular music. For instance, Elvis’ musings in the bridge of Are You Lonesome Tonight?: I wonder if you’re lonesome tonight You know someone…
Séamus Sweeney 