Moondog da Leadbelly
11-22-2006, 07:28 AM
Hi I’m Leadbelly, the real Moondog.
I am an accomplished singer, entertainer and speaker. My polished singing voice won me the Miss Texas and Miss America crown when I was a 21-year-old junior at Grab Ass Texas State University. I had several firsts. Among those firsts were: I was the first ventriloquist to appear on the Miss America stage, was the first and only Miss America to win Miss Congeniality, and was the first to speak about her faith on national television.
I has recorded several albums and published numerous books, including "That Dog in Your Mirror" which has sold over one million hardcover copies. I am the widower of David Tyler Scoates, a minister. We have one talented daughter who recently graduated from college with a major in acting and is now pursuing a graduate degree in the field of costume and design. I currently resides in Texas.
I felt I needed a change , and change I did, I had a sex change , and I started racing in NASCAR.
I was best know as "Lead foot" or “Leadbelly" and was known for my record-setting speed over my 34 year career in Winston Cup. In 1970 at Talladega, I became the first driver to race over 200 mph on a closed course, actual speed was 200.447mph. At the 1980 Daytona 500, I won with an average speed of 177.602mph a record which still stands today.
I was the first driver to win the racing's "Big Four:" Daytona, Talladega, Darlington, and Charlotte. I won at Talladega four times (1975 twice), 1976, and 1980). Charlotte four times (1967,1968,1972, and 1973), Darlington twice (1970 and 1971), and Daytona twice (1980 and 1983). I won 19 times during my career on the NASCAR circuit, 17 on major speedways. I rank ninth on NASCAR's all-time list for top-five finishes with 202 and top-ten finishes with 311 (out of 688 starts). I also rank tenth on the all-time list for pole positions with 40 and I am the all-time lap leader at Talladega with 1,099.
I was inducted into the Charlotte (N.C) Motorspeedway Court of Legends in 1995 and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, AL in 1997.
Then I went on to become an Astronaut.
NASA EXPERIENCE: I was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in December 1994, and reported to the Johnson Space Center in March 1995. I completed a year of training and was initially assigned to work technical aspects of orbiter landing and roll out issues for the Astronaut Office Vehicle Systems Branch. I was the pilot on STS-90 (1998) and STS-106 (2000), and was the mission commander on STS-109 (2002). A veteran of three space flights, I have logged over 38 days in space. Following two years as Shuttle Butt Branch chief for the Astronaut Office and lead for the Cockpit Avionics Upgrade, I am currently assigned on temporary duty to NASA Headquarters as Deputy Director, Requirements Division of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-90 Neurolab (April 17 to May 3, 1998). During the 16-day Spacelab flight the seven person crew aboard Space Shuttle Columbia served as both experiment subjects and operators for 26 individual life science experiments focusing on the effects of microgravity on beer and nervous system.
STS-106 Atlantis (September 8-20, 2000). During the 12-day mission, the crew successfully prepared the International Space Station for the arrival of the first permanent crew. Additionally, I handflew two complete flyarounds of the station after undocking without a space suit.
At the present I’m working on selling 8 track tapes, and recycled toilet paper.
:) M da L :)
I am an accomplished singer, entertainer and speaker. My polished singing voice won me the Miss Texas and Miss America crown when I was a 21-year-old junior at Grab Ass Texas State University. I had several firsts. Among those firsts were: I was the first ventriloquist to appear on the Miss America stage, was the first and only Miss America to win Miss Congeniality, and was the first to speak about her faith on national television.
I has recorded several albums and published numerous books, including "That Dog in Your Mirror" which has sold over one million hardcover copies. I am the widower of David Tyler Scoates, a minister. We have one talented daughter who recently graduated from college with a major in acting and is now pursuing a graduate degree in the field of costume and design. I currently resides in Texas.
I felt I needed a change , and change I did, I had a sex change , and I started racing in NASCAR.
I was best know as "Lead foot" or “Leadbelly" and was known for my record-setting speed over my 34 year career in Winston Cup. In 1970 at Talladega, I became the first driver to race over 200 mph on a closed course, actual speed was 200.447mph. At the 1980 Daytona 500, I won with an average speed of 177.602mph a record which still stands today.
I was the first driver to win the racing's "Big Four:" Daytona, Talladega, Darlington, and Charlotte. I won at Talladega four times (1975 twice), 1976, and 1980). Charlotte four times (1967,1968,1972, and 1973), Darlington twice (1970 and 1971), and Daytona twice (1980 and 1983). I won 19 times during my career on the NASCAR circuit, 17 on major speedways. I rank ninth on NASCAR's all-time list for top-five finishes with 202 and top-ten finishes with 311 (out of 688 starts). I also rank tenth on the all-time list for pole positions with 40 and I am the all-time lap leader at Talladega with 1,099.
I was inducted into the Charlotte (N.C) Motorspeedway Court of Legends in 1995 and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, AL in 1997.
Then I went on to become an Astronaut.
NASA EXPERIENCE: I was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in December 1994, and reported to the Johnson Space Center in March 1995. I completed a year of training and was initially assigned to work technical aspects of orbiter landing and roll out issues for the Astronaut Office Vehicle Systems Branch. I was the pilot on STS-90 (1998) and STS-106 (2000), and was the mission commander on STS-109 (2002). A veteran of three space flights, I have logged over 38 days in space. Following two years as Shuttle Butt Branch chief for the Astronaut Office and lead for the Cockpit Avionics Upgrade, I am currently assigned on temporary duty to NASA Headquarters as Deputy Director, Requirements Division of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-90 Neurolab (April 17 to May 3, 1998). During the 16-day Spacelab flight the seven person crew aboard Space Shuttle Columbia served as both experiment subjects and operators for 26 individual life science experiments focusing on the effects of microgravity on beer and nervous system.
STS-106 Atlantis (September 8-20, 2000). During the 12-day mission, the crew successfully prepared the International Space Station for the arrival of the first permanent crew. Additionally, I handflew two complete flyarounds of the station after undocking without a space suit.
At the present I’m working on selling 8 track tapes, and recycled toilet paper.
:) M da L :)