Sally Ride, the first U.S. female astronaut to enter orbit and the youngest American astronaut ever, died this week. A phrase often used in association with her was "ride, Sally, ride." That phrase came from the R&B song "Mustang Sally", made famous by Wilson Pickett in 1966. I remember crusin' the old Austin Highway strip in San Antonio back then in my muscle car with the wicked Mr. Pickett blaring from my Muntz 8-track.
In tribute to Sally Ride, here's the wicked Mr. Pickett singing Mustang Sally. The video is worth watching just to see a collection of icons from those days, not the least of which is the old 45 rpm jukebox playing the record.
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Thanks CTT,
This old codger spent many an hour pumping coins into those jukeboxes in numerous Rockland County, New York bars when he was barely 18 (1960).
I suspect most kids today look at jukeboxes the same way we looked at out grand-daddy's Model "T's". With veiled amusement.
RIP Ms Ride!
Ditto on the quarters pumped into them. Nowadays they take bills and credit cards...
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