60 Minutes memory geniuses

I wouldn't want that much clattering around in my noggin

 

That was the first story on 60 Minutes.

 

I don't know if such things are a gift, but they are a little spooky.

Fell on the tennis court and broke two bones: May 10, 1984

Watched last-second Colts victory in the afternoon and Shania Twain concert at night: Dec. 5, 1999

Found future Mrs. BTExpress on internet: Oct. 10, 2007. Met in person: Feb. 9, 2008.

And she can't even remember our anniversary: "Sometime in December?"

 

I don't think that's freaky. I have recall of stuff like that. Hell you SHOULD remember when you met your wife, especially if you did so unconventionally like you did.

 

A classic episode of the old Later with Bob Costas involved Henner and her memory.

Costas threw out the line, "So when people say, 'what were you doing when man walked on the moon?' it is like that for you on every day.

Henner had a shocked reaction to the comment because, as she later shared, she didn't see the moonwalk because she was losing her virginity in a shower with the neighbor boy. Classic episode.

Edit: Found the clip

 

That's one small step into the shower AND ONE GIANT STEP FOR TIMMY!!!!!

 

Anyone know what was up with the researcher's glasses? One of the lenses was frosted over. Never seen that before.
Has Henner ever been on Jeopardy? Hell she could be a category.

 

Off-topic: I really wish "Later" with Costas was still around. While I think his sports broadcasting can be a bit over the top sometimes, his non-sports work I find awesome. "Later" was great, he's always a great guest on talk shows, and he was also in a great episode of "Newsradio."

On-topic: I saw this segment too, and I thought it was great. I love "60 Minutes" preciously because they'll always include some odd story like this.

 

I was thinking Stewart could take over for Charlie Rose when both are ready to do something else. When he's not interviewing celebrities (though when he is interviewing someone he knows well they are great) his interviews with book authors or other interesting people are informative and always lively. When they have an interview that goes long they should just dump the middle segment (which usually isn't time sensitive) and run the whole thing instead of putting it on the web and cutting it up.

 

Talk about a faux-paus/friction situation.

 

Totally fascinating stuff.
And they said the professor has an eye condition that requires he have one frosted lens to protect left eye.