I feel fortunate to have a fairly clear memory of that day, but it's for kind of a silly reason. It was my birthday and I was a little miffed that people were more interested in the tv* than they were in me. I clearly remember sitting on the floor with some cousins and watching it, although I didn't fully grasp the significance of it until much later. I'm thankful to have that connection to keep it clear in my mind as the years go by. *(The first color tv I'd ever seen, actually. My father had rented it for the day, for all the good it ended up doing us....)

Thanks so much for explaining about the tshirts! I spent the whole episode trying in vain to read them. Also, amazing wonderful work on TBBT, and I love reading your tweets and your blog, too. Thanks for sharing so much of yourself with us.