Day: August 30, 2012

Telstar – the satellite (thanks to Wikipedia)

I was 3 when Telstar came out, so I probably don’t remember it when it was actually a hit record. But I heard it often enough as a small boy that it formed part of my experience of growing up.  It was always my favourite.  It was just so space age. This was what the future was going to be about.  Rockets and music without any singing.  I just loved it all so much.  I acquired then and have never lost a profound belief that the future is going to be better, people are going to sort things out and that technological progress is a good thing.