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Was listening to the beginning of "Coast to Coast AM" tonight... it looked like for part of the first hour they were going to solicit calls on what people remembered they were doing on September 11, 2001.
I'm going to do something similar with this entry, but also add a little, namely:
(1) What do you remember doing on the morning of September 11, 2001? (If you were sleeping, at what point did you find out about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center?)
(2) What went through your mind when you found out about the terrorist attacks?
(3) What other events that occurred within your lifetime do you clearly remember?
Just to get people started, here are my responses:
(1) I was in my apartment in downtown Honolulu when I got a phone call around 6 AM... it was a general recall asking me to report in to the Crisis Action Center at work as soon as possible. No further details were available. I think I found out partly what was going on when I had the radio on in the car, but the actual scenario didn't really hit home until I got in and saw the footage that CNN and FOX News was carrying.
(2) Initially, it was disbelief and shock. Then that turned to concern, as I wondered how at least a couple of my friends, especially in the areas around New York and the Pentagon, had fared. Receiving an e-mail from one friend that "I'm fine" helped relieve my concern a little... then when I heard from the other friend, all of my alarms went silent. However, I understand that the "furry" community lost at least 2 of its members, who were in the WTC during the attacks.
(3) Here are some other events where I remember clearly hearing and/or discussing the subject:
- Challenger explosion, Jan 28, 1986. I think I remember this one mostly because (a) a Hawaii astronaut was on board and (b) it happened on my (late) dad's birthday.
- Columbia explosion, Feb 1, 2003. I remember turning on the TV and seeing the continuous footage of the pieces of the wreckage.
- Aloha Flight 243, 1998 (don't remember the exact date, but I do remember when my mom told me the news). United Flight 811's incident occurred not long afterward, too.
- Northridge earthquake, MLK Jr Day, 1994. I was at UCLA at the time so I clearly remember when it happened.
- L.A. riots, 1992. Only a few months before I left to go to grad school at UCLA.
One bad thing though... I don't remember much of the good events, or perhaps I'm just taking them for granted....
I'm going to do something similar with this entry, but also add a little, namely:
(1) What do you remember doing on the morning of September 11, 2001? (If you were sleeping, at what point did you find out about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center?)
(2) What went through your mind when you found out about the terrorist attacks?
(3) What other events that occurred within your lifetime do you clearly remember?
Just to get people started, here are my responses:
(1) I was in my apartment in downtown Honolulu when I got a phone call around 6 AM... it was a general recall asking me to report in to the Crisis Action Center at work as soon as possible. No further details were available. I think I found out partly what was going on when I had the radio on in the car, but the actual scenario didn't really hit home until I got in and saw the footage that CNN and FOX News was carrying.
(2) Initially, it was disbelief and shock. Then that turned to concern, as I wondered how at least a couple of my friends, especially in the areas around New York and the Pentagon, had fared. Receiving an e-mail from one friend that "I'm fine" helped relieve my concern a little... then when I heard from the other friend, all of my alarms went silent. However, I understand that the "furry" community lost at least 2 of its members, who were in the WTC during the attacks.
(3) Here are some other events where I remember clearly hearing and/or discussing the subject:
- Challenger explosion, Jan 28, 1986. I think I remember this one mostly because (a) a Hawaii astronaut was on board and (b) it happened on my (late) dad's birthday.
- Columbia explosion, Feb 1, 2003. I remember turning on the TV and seeing the continuous footage of the pieces of the wreckage.
- Aloha Flight 243, 1998 (don't remember the exact date, but I do remember when my mom told me the news). United Flight 811's incident occurred not long afterward, too.
- Northridge earthquake, MLK Jr Day, 1994. I was at UCLA at the time so I clearly remember when it happened.
- L.A. riots, 1992. Only a few months before I left to go to grad school at UCLA.
One bad thing though... I don't remember much of the good events, or perhaps I'm just taking them for granted....
