hehe this kinda thread is deja vue here now - but what the hey! what a story
I was 6 yr, old grade 1 or 2? Holy Family primary catholic school, Townsville qld, they sent us home in our little kahki's (you could actually walk to school and back in those days kids! amazing), a half day, watched it on b&w tv there - can remember it vividly like yesterday, it is in the league of first cracker night, strings of tom thumbs igniting whilst in my pocket ect. street lights going off at 11 pm ect. ect. geez we had it good - music: swelling strings: streisand singing 'memories, like the corners of my mind, misty coloured ..'
the whole human race stood ten feet tall that day - been nothing like it since imo