ASMR 1969 Space Book (soft speaking, page turning)

[@GaslampASMR]

Check out The Junk Drawer playlist for a bonus video, where we take a look at Galileo's moon sketches, the moon counts for Jupiter and Saturn (compared to the counts in 1969), and photos of Pluto from the 2015 New Horizons flyby. Thanks!

[@teddybear9029]

Eric you’re definitely spoiling us now with these regular video’s, nice one my friend take care!!!

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks, hope you enjoy it!

[@paustinheaton]

Great video. After watching this, I'm even more impressed by the work of Katherine Johnson and the other NASA mathematicians. The cover and paper tracing/smoothing was exceptional. Thumbs up.

[@GaslampASMR]

Well said, Phyllis. The Saturn V, with all its height and mass and foundational strength, just to get the tiny payload at the top all the way to the moon, is an apt metaphor for the space program itself. So many unsung heroes like Johnson behind the scenes, contributing their skills and knowledge and labor, adding to the anonymous foundation that would eventually allow the astronauts to reach out and touch the moon. Every piece is important, but the ratio between the names we know and the ones we don't is still so lopsided. Johnson and her peers are heroes, just the same. Thanks for the comment!

[@elissabello8863]

Excellent tapping and scratching sounds throughout.Great for relaxation, etc. ASMR perfection.

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks for that high praise, Elissa!

[@RamblinStella]

I really enjoyed this video. I appreciate what you shared about how much this book meant to you as a kid. You really conveyed the beauty of the book and your images and soothing voice. I like what you did at the end with the pointer on the book cover - nice sounds!

[@GaslampASMR]

I really appreciate that. There is a lot of nostalgia around this book for me, and I'm glad that some of that came through in the video. Best to you.

[@SlapShotRegatta22]

This video came at the perfect time. Much needed. Thank you so much Gasslamp!

[@GaslampASMR]

I’m glad the timing was good!

[@BLabelGuitarMan]

So happy to see all this content, thankful for the time you give to it, and relieved to see you at it again. :)

[@GaslampASMR]

You're welcome, no worries. It's still strange shooting with a full house, but I've been trying to carve out time early in the mornings on the weekends, when folks are still asleep. Seems to be working ok so far.

[@welshmarvel84]

Your Andrew Henry’s Meadow vid is a favourite of mine that I go back to time and again. I even bought a copy of the book to read to my own son. Thanks for the good work.

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks for letting me know that, WM! I really hope that your son loves that story as much as I did, and as much as my kids did. Best to you.

[@HunchbackJack]

Somehow I missed your triumphant return to KZbin a few weeks ago. So glad to see you’re okay, and great to see your new content! Love the old space book. Thanks very much for producing this video. (I’ll binge your other recent uploads after this one)

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks Jack, always great to see you too! Hope you enjoy the rest of the new stuff.

[@HunchbackJack]

Gaslamp ASMR I watched the whole video, and wow, what a magical book that must have been for you as a child. I had a few different space-related books as a kid - mostly similar to the solar system material in this one - but nothing so exploration-centric. This book has so much great info! Thanks again for all the work that went into this video.

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks Jack. Yep, lots of great info here, and it was pretty evocative for my young mind. I'm so glad that I still have it around, despite its lamentable condition. Better copies are for sale around the internet, tho!

[@Leroset]

I do have to say, I am incredibly impressed by the level of effort and detail put into this book that was meant to just be a promotional item for Gulf Oil. I haven’t heard of a company in recent years releasing a promotional book for any public event, much less one this packed with photos, illustrations, and written content that stays on topic and doesn’t obviously promote the publishing company (of course, Gulf Oil would have benefited from a sustained space program as they would likely have been one of the fuel suppliers).

[@GaslampASMR]

Great point, and I agree. Chalk it up to the "moon mania" that held the public's attention at that time. It would have driven a lot of demand for material like this, and kudos to Gulf for taking this book in the direction it did. It certainly inspired me, and I assume many others.

[@Leroset]

I just found your channel through this video being recommended to me, and I am not disappointed! I *love* ASMR involving books, tapping, tracing, and old tech/history/recollections/musings on the past. It also helps that your voice is incredibly relaxing and tingly. If you have any children, they must have loved you reading to them! Thank you for this video. I look forward to exploring the rest of the videos you’ve uploaded and to your future uploads!

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks for that, Leroset. Yep, I did a ton of reading to the kids back in the day. Some of my favorite memories. Best to you!

[@ViscariaASMR]

Lovely as always. 😊

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks Viscaria!

[@ASMRGeographica]

Just found your channel and this video is everything that I love about ASMR! Your voice is so relaxing, and page flipping is heavenly. Basically I'm on my way to binge your entire channel!

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad the material resonates with you. And best of luck with your channel, also! What mic did you end up getting?

[@ASMRGeographica]

@@GaslampASMR I got the good ol' Blue Yeti, most because I'm not concerned with binaural sounds and I found a good deal on one. Can't wait for your next video!

[@GaslampASMR]

Yeah, same here. I didn't start with the Yeti, but using it with my phone saved me so much time in editing, that it has been my go-to rig for some time now. Agreed on the binaural - the Yeti's stereo mode provides enough "space" for what I've been doing. Thanks for the comment!

[@bunglebongle9003]

It’s 4am here in England and I’m struggling to get back to sleep. I know this video will be excellent so I’ll give it a thumbs up now as I may not make it till the end...

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks BB, I hope it helped you out.

[@GeekFilter]

Yay! Can't wait to listen to this tonight. I wrote the official guide to Star Trek the Animated series and loved your Starship Design video.

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks GF, I hope you dig this one as well!

[@GeekFilter]

Gaslamp ASMR I really have been enjoying it! And I’m glad you called out the typography on “the now of space” that’s what immediately drew my eye! I’m gonna have to watch more of this when I’m actually awake because I do keep drifting off. So I’m enjoying it on two levels 😁 💤

[@GeekFilter]

Also for the life of me, I cannot find the Galaxia font. Maybe it’s called something different now. I read that it was created specifically for the book by Willian (not William) Reed, And searching that turns up nothing either. It looks very familiar like a variant of Futura, not the sleek Futura, which was actually used on the plaque that says ‘we came in peace’, but the one that looks more like this.

[@GaslampASMR]

Hey GF, it's funny you mention this, because I searched for this font as well, as I wanted to use it in the thumbnail. The current font(s) called Gallaxia are not the same, as you found. I searched on other circular, geometric space/futuristic and 70s/retro fonts, but came up dry. It's too bad. That typeface would made a great font. Somebody should get on that!

[@marshxox5150]

As usual, right from the start the video is great! Reminds me of when I was really young and would pretend my favorite stuffed animal and I were in space. Thanks for bringing back some good memories.

[@GaslampASMR]

I'll bet you and that stuffed animal had some great space adventures! Thanks for your support, Marshall.

[@raggamuffin394]

thank you for this video! i worked a long day today and seeing this as the first thing in my recommended as soon as i got under the covers made me so warm and happy 🥰 can’t wait to fall asleep to this! hope you’re staying safe! x

[@GaslampASMR]

You’re welcome, raggamuffin! I hope you sleep well.

[@stevo9153]

Such an interesting video, your space videos are my personal favourites. I love this kind of stuff. I remember the video about the astronauts you've met I took your advice to download the pdf file of Ed Staffords America at the threshold report. Truly a fascinating read.

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks Stevo, I'm definitely a sucker for the space stuff too. I've got plans for another "space book" show-and-tell where we look at a book from 2019, as a companion to the 1969 video. Still aimed at youth, and just about the solar system this time, but with MUCH better pics of the planets!

[@CasterMedicus]

Watching this a second time. You should make more book videos :-) On that note, I wonder if learning wouldnt be easier with ASMR videos. I at least learnt a lot from this video and enjoyed the process.

[@GaslampASMR]

Hello there. So glad that you enjoyed the video, and I do enjoy flipping through books, particularly ones that mean something to me. I try to be sensitive about copyright, which might be why I haven't done book videos more often. But I do find that flipping pages in a book can be alternately meditative or educational (many times both!), depending on what I'm trying to get out of the experience. Thanks for the comment.

[@waldwuffel1260]

Some of my favorite triggers here, thank you so much. I've just read "The Right Stuff" a few months ago, which of course ends before the moon landings and is mostly concerned with the personalities of early test pilots and astronauts. But it's still cool to recognize some of the program names and a few technical details. I'll properly watch this one tomorrow instead of just listening to the audio.

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks for the comment, waldwuffel - I'm glad the triggers were up your alley, and I hope you like the video even more when you watch it. lol. Thanks also for reminding me that I really need to read "The Right Stuff" someday. It's one of the books I never quite got around to. Best to you!

[@kendallp8158]

Haha I was thinking of The 100 the whole time and was not expecting you to actually reference it! Great video as always

[@GaslampASMR]

LOL yep. Have been watching The 100 since nearly the beginning. Hard to believe it all wraps up next week for good. Any thoughts on Season 7? Thanks Kendall!

[@kendallp8158]

@@GaslampASMR I'm pretty easy to please so while I wish some things were different, I'm enjoying it and sad it's coming to an end. Can't believe they're going to wrap up all these storylines in 40 minutes

[@GaslampASMR]

Agreed, Kendall. I'm in the same "easy to please" category. From a world-building perspective, S7 is one of my favorite seasons. I've been loving the jigsaw puzzle of the different planets and the time dilation relationships. And I really enjoyed the Octavia/Diyoza/Hope and Gabriel/Echo/Hope stuff this season. And no, I don't see how they'll finish everything up in a satisfying way in just a final episode. We'll see what they do. (fingers crossed)

[@TristanBapst]

Hey. I know I might be demotivating to see a video you put this much effort into only end up with. 1000 views. Just know every single one of us loves your content. Btw if you republish videos on a weekly basis along with new content I could really help viewership

[@GaslampASMR]

Thanks for saying so, Tristan. It is true that the journey here has been small, but most would probably argue that every KZbinr has exactly the subs and the views that they deserve, based on their style and their consistency and the work they put in. I know I have many things working against me in that regard, so I try to focus on the community here, which I feel is amazing. I'm lucky that all of you are here. That said, it is interesting to observe the hand of the mysterious "KZbin algorithm" at work. For example, the average views/week on this channel has not increased in over 3 years, since July 2017, even though the subs have increased over 6X in that same time frame. I'm an engineer, so I live in a world in which cause and effect are fairly easily understood. I don't get how those two factors can be so seemingly disconnected from each other. It is almost as if the view traffic is being "capped" by some other factor. I've thought about making a Junk Drawer video on this topic, using some graphs from SocialBlade. Might be interesting. Thanks for your comment!

[@teddybear9029]

When ever I look at that front cover it always looks as if Neil Armstrong’s holding a cricket bat!

[@GaslampASMR]

Now I can't unsee it!

[@cakerape]

just waiting for the earbuds to charge up then it's off to outer space

[@GaslampASMR]

Enjoy the trip!

[@TanjaHermann]

Sadly the US will not be the first country putting a permanent base on the moon. Judging from recent efforts, it may be China. Thanks for this video. It reminds me how basic and insultingly dumbed-down scientific books directed at our youth are these days. NASA is doing a pretty good job these days reaching out to kids, though. My son got a boarding pass for the Mars mission and status updates on the Perseverance rover touching be deployed on Mars this week. He's very excited about the robotic aspect of it all.

[@GaslampASMR]

How did your son like the successful Perseverance landing?