In the Stars – 045

Published: Aug. 19, 2018, 11 a.m.

Love is in the stars this week with one small step for a man and one giant leap for love - the story of astronaut John Glenn and his remarkable wife, Annie. From tractor puller to celestial being, On the Road with Kathy at the North Stonington Ag Fair in Connecticut.  Lovin SoDak - where stars don’t only come out at night, they come out all day. And, our Tales from The Heart of America original narrative reveals that our years are stars, our lives a constellation - a story called Goodbye Orion. CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/in-the-stars-045 All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground; Night Sky Program, Badlands National Park (https://www.nps.gov/badl/planyourvisit/night-sky-program.htm);  Within the Stars in South Dakota:  Astronaut Charles D. “Sam” Gemar - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._Gemar);  Astronaut Michael Fossum - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._Fossum);  Actress Mamie Van Doren - imdb.com (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0886638/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm0);  Radio Voice Personality Gary Owens - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Owens);  Annie and John Glenn:   From MyHero.com - Annie Glenn, by John Glenn (https://myhero.com/Annie_Glenn_bk06);  From The Washington Post - Annie Glenn: ‘When I called John, he cried. People just couldn’t believe that I could really talk.’ (https://goo.gl/DhY5DJ);  From CNN.com: John Glenn's True Hero, by Bob Greene (https://www.cnn.com/2012/02/19/opinion/greene-john-annie-glenn/index.html);  From The Columbus Dispatch: Glenn, Wife Continue Long Journey Together (https://tinyurl.com/GlennColumbusDispatch);  Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us;  Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica