True story.
On July 20, 1969, as commander of the Apollo 11
Lunar Module, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set
foot on the moon. His first words after stepping on
the moon,
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for
mankind",
were televised to Earth and heard by millions.
But just before he re-entered the lander, he made
the enigmatic remark: "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky."
Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark
concerning some rival Soviet Cosmonaut. However,
upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the Russian
or American space programs. Over the years many
people questioned Armstrong as to what the
"Good luck Mr. Gorsky" statement meant, but
Armstrong always just smiled.
On July 5, 1995, in Tampa Bay, Florida, while
answering questions following a speech, a reporter
brought up the 26 year old question to Armstrong.
This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had died
and so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question.
In 1938 when he was a kid in a small mid-west town,
he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard.
His friend hit a fly ball, which landed in his neighbor's yard
by the bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. and
Mrs.Gorsky.
As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young
Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky.
"blow-job! You want a blow-job?! You'll get a blow-job when the kid
next door walks on the moon!"
Hence the song "Good luck mr Gorsky" by sleeper, pop trivia fact No. one for today
