tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14054226668349070.post7152403877609195946..comments2024-03-06T09:25:30.769-08:00Comments on Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera: The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)John Sissonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18232677016091921767noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14054226668349070.post-73780264811175914362013-05-26T15:48:40.620-07:002013-05-26T15:48:40.620-07:00Thanks for posting the information on this book. I...Thanks for posting the information on this book. I was digging through an old box of things from my childhood and came across this coloring book. Surprisingly it hasn't even been colored in . Yes, it was a giveaway at Christmas from Lord & Taylor (my aunt used to work at the one in New York back in the 60's / 70's). I guess I am going to throw it on eBay and see if anyone out there might have an interest in it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801811189201658664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14054226668349070.post-35447837808900647332012-08-19T16:04:44.013-07:002012-08-19T16:04:44.013-07:00It is my understanding that the phrase "The W...It is my understanding that the phrase "The Whole Nine Yards" comes from the 9 yard belt of 50 BMG ammunition that was in each magazine of US fighter aircraft equipped with that caliber of weapon. As in, "I gave him the whole nine yards."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14054226668349070.post-1897889204214925072012-01-22T17:58:27.055-08:002012-01-22T17:58:27.055-08:00I think Michael might be right on, it reminds me o...I think Michael might be right on, it reminds me of similar books I would get from Woodward's other extinct stores.<br /><br />That is one of the most wonderful and space-tastic books I have had the pleasure of seeing. Thank you so much for sharing it, you made my day.<br /><br />I love the Space programs of the 1960s and it makes me wonder where all that hope and creativity has gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14054226668349070.post-4192318123419371192012-01-19T18:05:09.980-08:002012-01-19T18:05:09.980-08:00This is fantastic, thanks so much for sharing. I l...This is fantastic, thanks so much for sharing. I love the artwork on the moon shots, with the swirly earth and hyper-twinkly stars!mrquizzicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237915885804596131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14054226668349070.post-55897751529434980932012-01-12T15:01:55.008-08:002012-01-12T15:01:55.008-08:00I think I know why it says Lord & Taylor. It&...I think I know why it says Lord & Taylor. It's something kids got for going to a department store Santa. I remember when I was a kid in the 80s they used to give us little gifts, including books.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489365965542931195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14054226668349070.post-53865381808821052432012-01-12T04:58:03.325-08:002012-01-12T04:58:03.325-08:00Hi. If I may post a question here at John Sisson&#...Hi. If I may post a question here at John Sisson's nice site to those of you with early 1960s Aerospace literature collections: does the phrase "whole nine yards" appear? It does appear in the 1964 book Aerospace Pilot by Charles Coombs (p. 164) and in other NASA and Air Force publications, and a 1965 use adds "as the teenagers say." Hypothesis: in the post-Sputnik, missile gap, race to the moon era, was the WWII unprecedented building of Liberty Ships in nine new shipyards recalled in the space age for a new all-out project? If you find an early 1960s usage please let John or me know. (email at my web site).Stephen Goransonhttp://www.duke.edu/~goransonnoreply@blogger.com