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.
Thanks CTT,
ReplyDeleteThis 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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