In memoriam



I remember where I was on September 11, 2001, and I will never forget.

On the second-to-last day I was in New York - back in July 2001 - I took a trip down to Tribeca at night and stood there, under the towers. Back then in a magical summer where everything seemed right with the world and the biggest news was the disappearance of Chandra Levy - back then, who was to know everything would change?

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Anonymous said…
That seems like so long ago, doesn't it?
13 September 2005 at 04:20
The Screwy Skeptic said…
And yet it doesn't seem long ago at all. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when it happened, and in some ways, it still feels surreal.
13 September 2005 at 09:04
singaporegrrl said…
How random. I was in New York on holiday in July 2001 as well. Though the first time I was there was in 1998 for work. We filmed in WTC observation deck. It was a cloudy day and the view wasn't that great. I remember eating at a deli across the street from the towers. I remember the parking lot. In July 2001, we took to double decker bus tour and it went through the WTC. And then, Sept. 11, 2001. Everything changed. I remember the fear I felt when I was in bed that night (in Houston) and I heard a plane fly over. Of course it was a military plane doing it's job, but it freaked me out, because there were not supposed to be any planes flying at all. It's weird what you remember.
13 September 2005 at 14:55
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