Daily Dialogue — December 30, 2012

“Best present anyone’s ever given to me.”

— October Sky (1999), screenplay by Lewis Colick, book by Homer H. Hickam Jr.

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The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is gift-giving, suggested by plinytheelder.

Trivia: The location of the slag dump where the Rocket Boys actually tested their rockets still exists. It is now a large grassy field. It is located in the actual town of Coalwood, WV which still exists today. They erected a replica test stand, launch pad, and “shed” after the movie brought the rocket boys story back into the public light. Every year the town of Coalwood celebrates the Rocket Boys with a festival every October called “October Sky Festival”. 
 
Dialogue On Dialogue: Here both the gift giver and receiver realize the gift is more than just a book. It represents opportunity, hope and the future.