My Dad in a Rocket

She packed my bags last night, pre-flight Zero hour, 9am. And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife It's lonely out in space On such a timeless flight And I think its gonna be a long, long time 'till touchdown brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone...

So I visited my mom this evening. Hooked up the laptop to her television so she could see, then read her each of your above comments. She got very emotional at your responses and wanted me to thank you all. She especially wanted to thank those who said it was a nice picture.

Why?

"Because I was a woman and the others didn't think I could do it. They thought it was too much for me. Are you sure you can do it, they asked?"

"I said, of course I can do it. And I did."

Funny the things one remembers at age 86. It was a different world 60 years ago...

Thanks everyone for your kind comments. This was a big night for her.

Great photo. And to think this is how one dressed to go to an amusement park in 1953. Look at that sharp crease in his pants!