Monday, July 20, 2009

The Beatles on the Moon

My love for the Beatles, and also for this historic day, has led me to wax poetic. May the Great Spaghetti Monster have mercy upon you all:

(To the Tune of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
It was 40 years ago today
Mankind entered into the fray.
They headed out for the Moon
And walking there made us swoon.

So let me introduce to you
The astronauts who made us cheer:
Neil Armstrong and also Buzz Aldrin.

[Instrumental + rocket sounds]

They're the first astronauts
To walk on the Moon.
I'd like to say that once again.

They're the first astronauts
to walk on the Moon.
We've barely been to tread their since.

'Twas wonderful to see it.
'Twas certainly a thrill.
We'd like someone to go back there.
We'd love to make it home.

I don't really want to stop the show,
So let's get the systems back to "Go!"
We need to head back to the Moon
And we want to get there really soon.

So let me introduce to you
The ones who could get us there:
First there's NASA
Then the Google X Prize.

There, that should keep you all warm, fuzzy, and frightened for a while.