“Dang it, Wally! They said signature not sonnet!”
“Sorry guys, Lady Bird just rhymes with so many beautiful words. Words! Birds! I did it again!”
Astronaut boyfriend, Jerry Carr talks about cooking snakes, sleeping on the floor of a Lunar Module and a crash landing that could really “ruin your whole day”.
We’re sad to hear of the passing of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon and astronaut boyfriend extraordinaire.
“I’d like to come and meet you but I think I’d blow your mind.”
Wally and John inspect samples of cockpit glass.
“That’ll make a fine canvas for love poems to our sweethearts back on earth,” John says, his eyes welling with tears at the thought of being so far from his darling.
Wally nods in agreement.
“Baby, I’m back from space. How was it? Oh, it was fine, I suppose…it’s just that, well, I missed you, baby. I missed you real bad.”
“He’s still standing there isn’t he. No offense Wernher, but I can answer my fan mail without any…assistance.”
“Just make it out to Mrs. Wally Schirra! No, wait! To my little moon rock! No, wait…”
“Take that thing off your head and come watch me get a tan. That’s an order.”