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June 12, 2009

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin to Narrate Holst's 'The Planets' with Boston Pops, and Help from NASA...

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Associated Press:

Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon 40 years ago. Now he’s celebrating with some moon tunes performed by the Boston Pops.

The 79-year-old retired astronaut is narrating a Thursday night performance of Gustav Holst’s “The Planets.” It accompanies a video suite by Emmy-nominated astronomer and visual artist Jose Francisco Salgado.

The show incorporates footage from NASA, the European Space Agency and historical illustrations from Chicago’s Adler Planetarium collection.

The celebration includes singalongs of the standards “Blue Moon,” “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” “Moon River” and “Fly Me to the Moon.”

Aldrin was the second man to walk on the moon, following Neil Armstrong after their Apollo 11 lunar module landed on July 20, 1969.


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#1 Jon says:

THIS ISN'T TRUE!! The next NASA album, the follow-up to The Spirit of Apollo, is gonna be ghost written by songstress to the stars, CATHY DENNIS, she's secretly engaged to KOOL KOJAK, who ghost produced the entire album The Spirit of Apollo; they're getting married this August in London.

#2 BetsysView says:

I was fortunate to be able to attend this event and it was amazing!

I wrote an article about it so others could enjoy the experience!

http://www.betsysview.com/2009/06/buz...

#3 Betsy says:

I was fortunate to be able to attend this event and it was amazing!

I wrote an article about it so that others could share in the experience. BetsysView.com


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