tag:dreamwidth.org,2013-10-21:2106073galacticjourneygalacticjourneygalacticjourney2016-04-28T14:48:26Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2013-10-21:2106073:94963[April 28, 1961] Newies but goodies (April space round-up!)2016-04-28T14:48:26Z2016-04-28T14:48:26ZHello Walls - Faron Youngindescribablepublic0<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aH7NsW5QfI"><img src="http://galacticjourney.org/images/610428oldies.jpg" /></a><br /><br />They say "You're only as old as you feel," which explains why Asimov pinches co-eds at conventions.<br /><br />I've been asked why someone of my advanced age is into the bop and rock and billy that the kids are into these days, when I should be preferring the likes of Glenn Miller or Caruso. Truth be told, I <i>do</i> like the music of my youth, the swing of the 30s and the war years (no, I didn't serve. I was 4F. My brother, Lou, was in five Pacific invasions, though.) But there's something to the new music, something <i>new</i>. I think Lou's kid, David, really turned me onto this stuff – the Cubano and the Rock n' Roll. Music beyond whitebread and Lawrence Welk. <br /><br />It makes me feel...young.<br /><br /><img src="http://galacticjourney.org/images/610428zvezdocha.jpeg" /><br /><br />I've got a full month of space news to catch up, in large part because I was remiss around the end of last month thanks to <a href="http://galacticjourney.org/march-27-1961-what-a-wonder-wondercon/">Wondercon</a>. Of course, <a href="http://galacticjourney.org/april-12-1961-stargrazing-the-flight-of-vostok/">Gagarin's flight</a> eclipsed all else in significance for a while, but there is more to off-planet exploration than men in capsules.<br /><br />(see the rest at <a href="http://galacticjourney.org/april-28-1961-newies-but-goodies-april-space-round-up/">Galactic Journey</a>!)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=galacticjourney&ditemid=94963" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments