The Green Hills Of Earth

The countdown for Blastoff, X-5, 4, 3, 2, X-1, Fire. From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space.

These are stories of the future. Adventures in which you'll live in a million could be years on a thousand maybe worlds. The National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Street and Smith, publishers of astounding science fiction presents the ninth story the green hills of earth the man who pioneer the trade routes of the world sailors of the clipperships the wailing men railroaders black gangs on

the tramp steemers all have their own stories and song about dangers and struggles of their lives this is the story of Riesling the blind singer of the spaceways. But I first met him. He was hustling drinks in the twin moon's bar at dry waters Mars.

He'd won a guitar off a Chinese barkeeper to Loona City by cheating at one thumb. And he made his whiskey by singing in the bar and passing the hat. And listen to a Hertzmann. Don't you sing pretty like a 16 year old gal. Hey, Riesling, look over there at the bar. There's an institute

for a striper giving you the idea. You know? Manner is speaking. Cold looking scoundrelady. Here's the idea, graduated Harriman Space Institute, three men above St. Peter. Who is he? Captain Hicks off the gush of...

Yeah, well he should give you the ones over. Maybe he's got a job. I don't make never no mind to me. I've been blacklisted. Hicks logged me for making up a song on watch. Right fight song too.

Oh, this gipper is a father to his crew. I'm gonna hold on here, comes a little more. Oh, uh, recently I've been looking for you. You've kept your nose clean, and we're gonna give you another chance to get back to deep space.