Cape Canaveral: 1960-1962

[Amaterasu]

Shasta, We may have played together!  I remember going to the beach and the grownups all getting together and sending Us kids off the play...  There were a couple of girls around My age.

[Shasta56]

I had the same thought.  Even if it didn't happen, and I have no proof either way, it's fun to think about all these years later.  From the pictures I've seen, the girls I played with were both blond.  I'm a redhead.  My older brother was there too.  He would have been a skinny ten year old redhead.  I wish I could remember some names.  I can almost hear them in my mind, like a faint echo.

Shasta

[Amaterasu]

I think I remember a redhead...  I was very blonde as a child...  Does "Amy" ring a bell?

[Shasta56]

I'm looking for old pictures from that time.  I'd love to say Amy rings a bell, but having an Aunt Amy in CA, could be the bellringer.  I do have a particular picture that I remember of three girls on the beach together.  Me and the two blonde girls.  I know we really hit it off and got along well.  I also know my family was at the Bal-Ray Motel right on the beach.  Complete with a lizard on the coffee pot in the office one morning.  If I can't find the pictures I'm looking for I' ll try to scan in a couple that I have, and post them.  Does the name Bill Robinson ring any bells with you?

Shasta

[Amaterasu]

Vaguely...  So vaguely...  I wish I could say, "Oh!  Yes!"  But...  It sounds like maybe I have heard that before - but I am not certain...

Looking forward to pics and hope You find that one.

[Shasta56]

I can't find the picture I want.  I can see it in my mind's eye.  I'm with two blonde girls in swim suits, one is about my age, the othe is a little older.  The older one has shoulder length blonde hair, more than wavy, but not quite curly. 

Shasta

[Amaterasu]

May I ask how old You are, Shasta?  (I'm 55...)

BTW...  Your story of it ending early rang big bells, and I remember being disappointed that We were not staying as long as We were going to.  And yes...  It was supposed to be for three months, I remember that.  But when You mentioned the cutting short, I had that disappointment image come up.

[Shasta56]

I'm also in the double nickel club.  I'd say it's quite likely that we're getting reacquainted at this point.  I keep getting the name Frank, but I don't know if it means anything.

Shasta

[Amaterasu]

Well...  My dad's name was John - yeah, I know.  Very unusual.  LOL!  But My mom's name really was.  Her name was Buddie (the "ie" made it feminine).  And, yes, that was Her given name.

[Shasta56]

I"ve lost count of how many "Johns" I have in my family.  My parents were Bill and Connie.  My brother is Gary.  It all seems so familiar.  Right down to saying goodbye to my friends, because the project had been cut short and we were leaving.

Shasta

[Amaterasu]

Yeah.  I figured "John" would not be a clue.  [grin]

Well, someday We will be regressed or something and know for sure.  I hope it's not death that is the "or something!"  LOL

[Shasta56]

At the beach in 1960.

[Shasta56]

One more picture.

[Amaterasu]

Too bad You don't have the pic with the other girls.  I could tell if I was one or not.  But man.  You were a VERY cute kid!  Bet You're still cute.  [smile]

[Shasta56]

My hubby says I'm still cute.  I have another place or two to look for pictures.  I might break down and see if my brother has any pictures from that time.  I need to go to the library and see what's available there as far as the mercury missions.  It's like my budget.  So close, yet so far.

Shasta