-Good luck, Mr. Gorsky-

> > 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 Midwest town, he was playing baseball
> > with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball, which landed in
> > his neighbour's yard by the bedroom windows. His neighbours were Mr. and
> > Mrs. Gorsky. As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard
> > Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky. "Sex! You want sex?! You'll get sex
> > when the kid next door walks on the moon!"
> >
> > True story.
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