The Christian Astronauts

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Prepare To Fire 00:00 Tools
My Heart is Reserved (Song by Rick) 00:00 Tools
Countdown (Song by Sister Shoup) 00:00 Tools
Countdown 00:00 Tools
Loosenut asks about Jerry 00:00 Tools
I'll Never Be the Same 00:00 Tools
Bible Story 00:00 Tools
Loosenut Tells How to Take a Space Trip 00:00 Tools
Meteorite Storm 00:00 Tools
Gospel Ship (Song by Sister Shoup) 00:00 Tools
Jerry's Grandmother 00:00 Tools
My Heart Is Reserved 00:00 Tools
I'll Never Be The Same (song by Michelle) 00:00 Tools
The Christian Astronauts - The Christian Astronauts 00:00 Tools
Countdown - Song By Sister Shoup 00:00 Tools
Meteroite Storm 00:00 Tools
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Fans of small town, grass-roots productions will delight in this wonderful outer space childrens album produced by the Fremont, Ohio-based Shoup family back in 1971. The Captain got his start as an amateur ventriloquist long before the Astronauts hit the scene. Inspired at age 8 by TV personalities such as Edgar Bergen and Jerry Mahoney and tutored by Texas-based ventriloquist Captain Hook, the father of this family act led the Christian Astronauts on a decade-long career spanning the entire 1970s. Five of those years were spent on the road touring nearly every U.S. state and gigging at local churches. The following five years were spent in Washington D.C. where the family filmed over 300 episodes of Beyond the Blue, a cable TV childrens ministry. We're told each episode was filmed inside an elaborate space ship set, custom-built by the Captain. Besides Rick and Michelle (siblings), Sister Shoup (mom), and Jerry (the space dummy), the production starred a 7 foot tall robot named Loosenut, equipped with flashing eyes and moving arms. The group released one full-length vinyl LP, custom pressed on Gospel Empire records. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.