Re: Yet another "Moon Shot" topic fodder question

From: Gene DiGennaro (genedigennaro_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/22/04


Date: 22 Jun 2004 12:36:18 -0700

OM <om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_research_facility.org> wrote in message news:<6m52d0lhuhficfljtri39o0jfsrkodjdth@4ax.com>...
> ...As the show gets to discussing Al Shepard's "Smilin' Al" vs "Icy
> Commander" mood shifts, they show a brief clip of Al facing the camera
> doing "serious" hand gestures, and commenting about how the "public
> will appreciate the new Alan B. Shepard". What briefing film is this
> from, and what were the circumstances behind it?
>
> ...And, for that matter, has the entire "How to succeed in business
> without really flying *much*" ever been released?
>
>
> OM

I don't know but I just finished reading "Light This Candle". While
it's not Chaikin or even "Deke", I thought it was a good read even
with some of the inaccuracies pointed out by other posters.

Gene DiGennaro
Baltimore, Md.



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