Alan Bean is one of my favorite interviews of all time, and not just because he and buddy Pete Conrad once had themselves a grand ol' time in the Ocean of Storms.
Alan is friendly and inquisitive. Several times after we finished talking "on the record," he would question me about various topics. I will say this. I'm not sure what NASA was thinking when it sent a moon to the moon who had never seen The Andy Griffith Show.
The horror.
This is the first of a four-part interview with Alan, during which you'll get to know Alan, the person, rather than, Alan, the astronaut. Enjoy.
SHOW NOTES:
*Alan was "famous" from birth!
*He discusses he "extreme" introversion very candidly.
*Hear Alan tell the story of his mother waking him up and driving him to an exam to join the naval reserves. He sees that moment as changing the course of his life.
*Although he dreamed of first being a pilot and then a naval aviator, he didn't get serious about school until his junior year at the University of Texas.
*Alan discusses his family dynamic -- his own jealousy of his younger sister, and the family's reaction to positive life events.
*What did schoolmates make fun of him for?
*How did ping-pong game and a floor tile play into Alan's relationship with his father?
*Alan discusses his perfectionism.
*Finally, Alan talks about his love for art and how he made his first steps toward becoming an artist.
NEXT EPISODE:
Part two of the conversation with Alan Bean!
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