Atlantis-Mir Do-Si-Do

Sue J. Worden (worden@uts.cc.utexas.edu)
Sun, 5 Oct 1997 22:25:25 -0500 (CDT)

My dad was at a square dance [ do-si-do :-) ] on Friday night in the
Dallas - Fort Worth (Texas) area, with a near-zenith pass of Atlantis
and Mir predicted and "stern" instructions from his daughter to not
miss it. :-)  So when the time came, he headed for the door, with the
caller and the rest of the dancers in tow, and the entire group saw it!

In Austin, the same pass got prominent coverage in our local newspaper
Friday morning, with a nice interview of Mike McCants and Ed Cannon,
including mug shots of that derring-do pair. :-)  It also got mention
during the weather segment on at least two television stations early
Friday evening.  When I stepped outside for it, myself, I was quickly
joined by an elderly lady across the street and another woman walking
down the street who was looking for a good viewing spot.

The elderly lady was quite indignant, because "Mir has been up there
a long time but no one told us before where to look to see it!" :-)

--Sue (worden@uts.cc.utexas.edu)