I was 10 years old and watching it on tv. I remember being very interested especially in the old guy Harry Truman that would not leave and wondering what happened to him. A couple of weeks later a relative brought me a baby food jar filled with Mt. St Helens ash. I kept it on my shelf for many years.
He apparently had a death wish. I did feel sorry for his cats, though. I guess he figured 'it can't happen to me'. I just hope he died quick instead of slowly cooking to death. There are still people around who think Pres. Harry Truman died up there.
