NASA

As I near my 10 years living in the City of Angels I have had some minor television success. When I travel home to Connecticut (The Constitution State) I always run into friends from my past who are still doing what they were when I left New England Long ago.

Now I have had some people tell me they wish they could do what I am doing. Which is pursuing my dreams and not settling for a 9-5 career. Now stories of my adventures out in La La land have made it back home from time to time and they seem to get a little askew. The last time I went home I stopped into “The Ground Round” restaurant in Downtown Groton,Ct.

When I ordered my food a buddy of mine from behind the bar noticed me and said “holy shit Flats it’s good to see you man!” it took me a second to realize it was one of my old buddies from Pee-Wee football. The Groton-Mystic Youth Football League to be exact.

He leaned in and said” I think it’s so cool you ended up working for N.A.S.A.”

I was totally thrown off by his assumption but quickly realized that some how one of my adventures had been messed up.

He heard I was an astronaut. No lie. Straight up. He was at a party and heard “Jay Flats is a fucking astronaut”

Now the details can come clear.

A few years ago I played Neil Armstrong on an episode of ‘Expeditions to The Edge” on the NatGeo Channel. We re-created the 1966 Gemini 8 Space Mission which happened to be the 1st ever emergency re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.

I was tempted to tell him the truth but what the hell…I played it off and asked how things were with him?

We had a great time and he introduced me to his co-workers. Should I have told him the truth? Who knows?

I’m just glad I didn’t do a HERPIES commercial! Who know what news might be spreading about me!