>...those of us who are old enough - where were you when the Eagle landed? Just wondering - channel 4 here in the UK is running a 'live' re-run of the landing (www.channel4.com has details) which I'm waiting to start.
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>I was eight years old and my father woke me (at 2:30 a.m.) to watch the landing. Still remember the ghostly b&w pictures [beep].

I just got chills reading this. I, too, was 8 years old at the time. My parents made it a point to keep me up late to watch that first step when Armstrong actually first set foot on the moon. That is the most vivid memory [about the only one, at that] I have from that age.