Hi, all!
I know, it's been a while since I last logged an entry in the old blog. Funny thing, writing gets in the way. :)
I've been very busy - getting ready to do publicity for two new recreational guides - Hiking Waterfalls Alabama and Paddling Alabama 2nd Edition - to be released any day now and working to meet my June 1st deadline for two other book, Hiking Alabama 5th Edition and Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space.
While researching Space Oddities recently, I stumbled on this little gem.
As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped on the moon in 1969, Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson played his song, "Bouree", in concert. In 2011, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight (the first person in space), astronaut Cady Coleman took Anderson's flute 220 miles into space on ISS and performed a duet with the rock legend of the same tune.
Later, back on Earth after she had returned from the International Space Station, she appeared on stage with Anderson to perform "Locomotive Breath".
Some of the stories I'm diving into for this new book. Enjoying every minute of it!
