[amsat-bb] Re: Astronaut autographs

[Thomas Schaefer]

When you get stopped for speeding do you start telling the cop you pay his salary? :)

You think they were living high on the hog while in the military and NASA?

Be careful with Buzz though, he could just as easily through a punch as sign an autograph. He's a temperamental one. 

Tom NY4I

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On Sep 7, 2011, at 7:46 PM, Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd at comcast.net> wrote:

> 
> Ok --lets see if you have this correct, my taxes probably paid for some his education, paid his salary while in the military, paid for the planes he flew, paid for a trip to the moon.  Now he wants to get paid for an autograph?  Have I got that right? 
> 73 Bob W7LRD 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> From: "John Heath" <g7hia at btinternet.com> 
> To: "Amsat" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 1:25:39 PM 
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Astronaut autographs 
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> Buzz Aldrin, Scott Carpenter, Ed Michel and Bruce Candless will be at the 
> Autographica Event Radisson Edwardian Hotel Heathrow London  
> 14-16th October 2011.  
> 
> When Buzz visted the National Space Centre in Leicester England a year or two 
> ago he gave a lecture but did not sign autographs, as far as I know he rarely 
> does. This is a good oportunity if you like that sort of thing. There is an 
> admission charge and you have to pay Buzz and the others for their autographs. 
> The small print on the advertisement says, guests apprance is subject to work 
> commitments, guests may not be signing on both days, check the web site for 
> details. See www.autographica.co.uk 
> 
> I have no personal or business connection with this event but I was very 
> grateful to them bringing for creating the opportunity a few years ago to meet 
> and get the autograhs of several Russian cosmonauts including Alexi Leonov and 
> Valentina Tereshkova. Those are treasured memories. 
> 
> 73 John G7HIA 
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