I’ve been meaning to brag on my ownership of this book for quite some time now, and now that I have replaced the old phone, let’s see how this one measures up with only the light above my bar to work with:
In case you can’t see it clearly, Mr. Kranz signed the book for me:
“To Clay
– Aim High!
(Signature of Gene Kranz)”
As you might imagine, meeting the man was a pretty big deal for me. It was kind of sad having The Dude ask me, “Who?” when I told him I was going to meet Gene Kranz. But he looked properly impressed after I told him, “You know, NASA Flight Director — the guy Ed Harris played in ‘Apollo 13′, for God’s sake!”
Damned public schools. Don’t get me started (again).
Tags: Apollo 13, Ed Harris, Failure Is Not An Option, Gene Kranz, NASA, public schools