RogerDuke Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 I inherited some astronomy items from a professor friend of mine who passed away. One of those items was a book with some records and they are in perfect shape. They are from 1969 when the first man walked on the Moon. I was 9 years old and got to stay up last to watch it. I remember it well. I got a big smile on my face when I saw who the narrator is. You guessed it. Of course we all know that Sorrell was quite a talented and well respected person around Hollywood so after the huge surprise wore off and I thought about it I realized I shouldn't have been too surprised considering how multi-talented he was. What a collectors item!. Dukes and astronomy are huge parts of my life and to be given this gift of a keepsake that combines them is something I am thankful for. Now if I can just find a record player. Quote
HossC Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 Roger, I'm guessing that this is the LP set that you've inherited. I found it advertised in the July 4th, 1969 issue of LIFE Magazine. Sadly, I have a record player, but not the records. Quote
RogerDuke Posted March 16, 2019 Author Posted March 16, 2019 Wow! Thanks Hoss. I see they mentioned Sorrell in this article. When the last man walked on the Moon (1974 maybe) everybody thought we'd have a small village there by 2000 but no country has even sent a single person there since then. We still talk about sending a human to Mars but can't even get back to the Moon. Did the current value of this set pop up? Quote
HossC Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, RogerDuke said: Did the current value of this set pop up? I looked on a popular auction site, and there are plenty of copies for sale. With the book, they seem to be going for between $10 and $50. Quote
RogerDuke Posted March 16, 2019 Author Posted March 16, 2019 Thanks Hoss. I shouldn't be surprised. 95% of the time when you look up any collectable it is worth less than you had hoped for. Quote
Garrett Duke Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 That is pretty cool Roger. Bet Boss is smiling down on you that you got it and made the connection. I'm sorry for your loss of your friend . Quote
RogerDuke Posted March 17, 2019 Author Posted March 17, 2019 Thanks Garrett. Boss and my friend were around the same age. Good luck in our second fantasy baseball draft tonight! Garrett Duke 1 Quote
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