Pre-Boomer Musings

READ OR LISTEN TO AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BUZZ:  go to http://www.NewSeniors.com.

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As part of the Apollo 11 mission, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon on July 20, 1969.  Now he will appear on ABC’s hit show “Dancing With The Stars” as a contestant beginning March 22, 2010.  Strangely, there is a connection between these events separated by more than 4 decades.

In an interview with NewSeniors.com, Aldrin – a pre-boomer born in 1930 – allowed that being part of the cast on “Dancing With The Stars” will draw attention to his former career.  This will provide a platform from which Aldrin will be able to divert the spotlight from him and shine it on the need to revitalize the US space program.

Aldrin, in addition to gathering votes for his fancy footwork, hopes to enlist the media to provide a launch pad to talk about a subject near and dear to his heart.  He believes the kinds of benefits derived from earlier space explorations can be duplicated today by getting countries to cooperate with each other rather than compete for supremacy – wasting time, money and human resources.  Aldrin believes America would remain a leader because of the experience it has in the science of space.

Read or listen to the entire interview in an exclusive NewSeniors.com 3-part series beginning Tuesday, March 23 and appearing daily.  Aldrin’s moon experience, his views on the future, personal observations about life – particularly on the responsibilities pre-boomers have to trailing generations – and thoughts about being a contestant on “Dancing With The Stars” will all be addressed in the series on NewSeniors.com.

Remember to check out http://www.NewSeniors.com every day for news, information and entertainment from a variety of sources and of interest to those 65+.   This online magazine allows you connect with others of our generation in a comfortable and easy manner, so log on now. 

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