The Greatest Adventure

The band conductor announced during a concert on a hot Summer night from my youth that Apollo 11 had landed. There was polite applause from the audience. I was 10 years old and sitting in the 2nd saxophone seat. I wasn't good enough to be in the first seat, but like Buzz Aldrin, I might have qualified to be in the first seat.
They skipped their rest period and climbed down the ladder a couple hours after we got home. I'll never forget how excited I was glued to the tv watching in astonishment with my family. The perfect Summer for a 10 year old.