** On 10 Feb 93 15:01:13 GMT, scst83@csc.liv.ac.uk (Mr. C.D. Smith) said:
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>> Does anyone know the Jean Micheal Jarre song that R.Mcnell (forgive me if I've got his name incorrect) was going to play sax to, live from orbit ?
>> Listening to it now and directly after the accident (I don't remember the track name) I always get a sad errie feel. This song 'suits' the 'mood' of the accident, if you see what I'm getting at, almost as if it had been written
>> Chris.
The album is Rendez-vous my Jean Michel Jarre, 1986.
The track you are refering to is the last (11) titled Last
Rendez-vous "Ron's Piece."
The liner notes read:
"This qiece was specially composed for Ron to play on
his saxophone in the shuttle and was to become the first
musical piece played and recorded in space. Ron was so
excited about this piece that he regearsed it continuously
until the last moment. May the memory of my friend the
astronaut and the artist Ron McNair live on through this
piecs"
-- Jean-Michel Jarre
I have not yet been able to listen to this album and
keep my eyes dry.
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Charley Rathkopf If it wasn't for disappointments,
rathkop@elm.circa.ufl.edu I wouldn't have any appointments.