TOP TEN ERRORS IN "APOLLO 13"
From New York: Where we're still reeling from the cancellation of "Matlock" . . . it's THE TOP TEN
LIST for Monday, July 24, 1995. And now, the artist formerly known as Connie . . . David Letterman!
From the home office in Grand Rapids, Michigan . . .
| 10. | Real Apollo 13 never picked up hitchhiking E.T. |
| 9. | The spacecraft was not pulled over by a Ct. state trooper for speeding |
| 8. | To fix spaceship, Tom Hanks just punches it like the Fonz |
| 7. | That "Footloose" dude never gets a single chance to cut loose |
| 6. | The scene in which spacecraft chases white Bronco around the moon |
| 5. | Jim Lovell never told Houston "Forget about us! Just free Willy!" |
| 4. | Mission was not "to open Gap store on the moon" | 3. | According to movie, first man on moon was not Dick Armstrong; in reality it was Dick Assman [relates to sketch earlier in show] |
| 2. | Crew never cruised Sunset in lunar module looking for hookers |
| 1. | Moon covered with giant Taco Bell logo |
[Mu sic: "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder] Compiled by Sue Trowbridge
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN
ADDENDUM to the Apollo 13 article:
I also received a very interesting response to my Apollo 13 zine from one of my old friends
in Texas. Dave Green lives near Houston, and has followed the progress and pitfalls of
NASA from up close.
As you can see on the next page, he disputes one of the Top Ten Technical Errors, and
identifies at least three more that weren't on the list. -- Terry Floyd
