I was lucky enough to watch 1 shuttle landing and then too lazy to get out of bed early in the morning for the next one (it was dark anyhow). I did get the double booms for both events. Seeing the shuttle land was pretty cool. You get used to watching airplanes land on Runway 22, usually at a tame 3 degree glideslope. Can't remember what the shuttle did but it was steep and looked like it was going to crash.
I have 2 pictures I took of STS-111 getting loaded on to that 747. We were housed "Slimeball" row but I was lucky to have a window behind me where I could see this stuff happening. I think I have shared some pictures of the SR-71s (including the trainer) that were parked on the ramp.
Lol - I swear I'm not making this up, but I also worked in Wichita and lived in the slums off McConnel AFB during the reign of the Bone! We used to call it Afterburner Thursdays and the windows would rattle in my apartment. It was glorious! This was back in 1999.