This guy told me that his grandson was really pissed that the news reports preempted The Muppet Show

Livejournal, 30 years ago today, this happened. And Mt. St. Helens went from looking like this:

( KABOOM! )

Look, a dramatically narrated informational video! I like this one too.

And you should seriously check out some of the photos and things here! I love the USGS. Possibly more than I love NOAA. Because I'm a nerd.