(lot of 2) Compact disc copies, a recording of Astronaut Charles Duke describing his experiences on the Apollo 16 moon flight of April, 1972 at a “pickin” party hosted by Darrell and Edith Royal, these parties were informal gatherings often featuring music by Willie Nelson, Larry Gatlin, and many others, this recording features Merle Haggard singing after Charles Duke ends his talk, Duke describes funny incidents during the flight including a orange juice globule floating within his masked helmet while Haggard sings some of his standard songs and requests from the party goers, Edith Royal is quoted as saying “Darrell said red light” (on the recording) “because he never allowed talking during the singing”,approx 90 minutes long-PLEASE SEE THE AUSTIN AUCTION GALLERY WEBSITE FOR A MIXED PREVIEW OF THIS AUDIO FILE**Note: No recording rights are conveyed with this sale.*This never before heard recording was made by the Royal’s and has never been shared with the public **Provenance: From the private collection of Coach Darrell K and Mrs. Edith Royal**Darrell K Royal (b. 1924), former All American football player and “The Coach”, the winningest coach in the University of Texas Longhorns football history (1954-1976)**Mrs. Edith Royal, The First Lady of Texas Football is well known for her advocacy of drug and alcohol rehabilitation**A portion of the proceeds from this auction will be donated to the DKR Alzheimer’s Fund**