![]() I'm the tallest and the oldest that's ever been down to the Titanic. And I got there and they looked at me and they said, you're too tall. So I actually packed up and I went to St. It got quiet on the other end of the phone. I believe if the man could say this man's been down to see this ship, more people would be interested in what I have to say about it.Īnd you'll get more people there and you'll make more money. I'm the one just talking about your exhibit. And I said, I'm the captain of the Titanic. The old man hobbled up the microphone and he said, never give up, never, never, never, never give up. And the professor said to the students, get your pads and pens ready, because when this man speaks, it's wisdom. I remember that he was invited to speak at Harvard University after the war. He said, we will fight them in the air, we will fight them on land, we will fight them at sea, but we will never surrender. I waited two more weeks and I, you know, I remember Winston Churchill made a famous speech during World War II. And they said, no, no, that's for archaeologists and important people, wealthy people, people have climbed Mount Everest, millionaires. And I said, I'd like to go down to the Titanic. So I called them and they said, no, I waited two weeks and I call them again. And I thought, oh, that would be nice if I could do that. Well, I was there for about two years and then I heard they were going to dive to the Titanic. And my first thought was my neighbor has taken my picture and pasted it on the front page of the New York Times. Picture of Captain Smith looking right at me. I didn't know what the captain looked like, but an hour later I went through that souvenir shop and I saw the front page of the New York Times, 1912. And they took one look at me and they said, yep, you're it. And he said, gentlemen, here's Captain Smith. And he opened the door and there was six men sitting around the table. And I went over there on a hoot just to see what was all about. I had eight bands for 22 years touring the United States and Canada. I used to be a lead singer in one of my rock and roll bands. ![]() He said, I told these men I know someone that can play that part. He called me and said, Lowell, we've gone through 350 actors here in Orlando.Ĭan't find a captain. And wouldn't you know, I got a phone call from the designer that was building an exhibit Orlando on the Titanic. I was home minding my own business way back in 1987. Here's Lowell Lytle to tell his story and the story of the Titanic's last hero. And we're telling this story because on this day in 1912, the Titanic sank. Lowell has played the part of Captain Smith at Titanic events all over the globe and has been entertaining guests at the Titanic Museum for more than 15 years. Lowell Lytle has been one of the privileged few who has seen the Titanic firsthand. More people have ventured into outer space than have been to where the Titanic rests two and a half miles down on the ocean floor. And we continue with our American stories. Limited time requires trade in of Galaxy Note SZ series smartphone. Ask how new and existing customers trade in a Galaxy phone any year, any condition and get a free new Samsung Galaxy S23. Get a new Samsung Galaxy phone when you trade in your old one. And at AT&T, even your old Samsung phone can have surprising value. The quilt your aunt intricately made by hand.Ī dead stock pair of sneakers. That good cast iron skillet that holds the secret ingredient to all those passed down recipes. Those expressionist paintings all our grandmas had in their living rooms. Eastern on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock. Leguizamo Does America all new episode Sunday, April 23rd at 10 p.m. Little Havana is filled with crazy amounts of Latinx everything. Since the Cuban Revolution, Cubans have been flocking to Miami any way they could. This week on Leguizamo Does America, John Leguizamo visits Miami to find out how this city became a mecca for Cubans leaving their homeland.
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