Where were you?
Yanked (and expanded) from a matthigh . Inspired by the death of MJ, of course. X-posted to my FA Journal.
1. Where were you when the space shuttle exploded?
At home (Cleveland). It was working on chapter 5 of Jet, and had school (Cleveland art inst.) later in the day. I was listening to the radio and heard the announcement. My brother was upstairs alseep, so I went and woke him up and we watched it on TV.
2. Where were you when the Twin Towers in NY fell?
At home alseep. No one bothered to call me, and it was over by the time I turned on the radio (Howard Stern) and heard him talking about it. Remember 3 hour east/west time lag.
3. Where were you when Reagan was shot?
High School.
4. Where were you when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait?
Don't know.
5. Where were you when the OJ car chase was going on?
At work.(Vortex) Everyone at the office watched it on the TV.
6. Where were you when the earthquake/tsunami struck Sumatra/Thailand/etc?
In Cleveland for Christmas.
7. Where were you when the World Series Earthquake occurred?
At work. (Phillips)
8. Where were you when the Branch Davidian compound burned?
At work (Phillips)
9. Where were you when the Berlin Wall fell?
Not a clue.
10. Where were you when the LA riots started?
At work. This I remember clearly, because we could see the fires burning from the roof of our building.
11. Where were you when Princess Di...died?
At home (Los Angeles.) My mother was in town visiting and we both saw the announcement.
12. Where were you during the Oklahoma City Bombing?
In Cleveland getting my marriage license!
13. Where were you when John Lennon was killed?
At home (Cleveland). I even remember I was sitting watching the old black and white TV in my mother's room. They had a news "crawler" on the screen announcing it.
1. Where were you when the space shuttle exploded?
At home (Cleveland). It was working on chapter 5 of Jet, and had school (Cleveland art inst.) later in the day. I was listening to the radio and heard the announcement. My brother was upstairs alseep, so I went and woke him up and we watched it on TV.
2. Where were you when the Twin Towers in NY fell?
At home alseep. No one bothered to call me, and it was over by the time I turned on the radio (Howard Stern) and heard him talking about it. Remember 3 hour east/west time lag.
3. Where were you when Reagan was shot?
High School.
4. Where were you when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait?
Don't know.
5. Where were you when the OJ car chase was going on?
At work.(Vortex) Everyone at the office watched it on the TV.
6. Where were you when the earthquake/tsunami struck Sumatra/Thailand/etc?
In Cleveland for Christmas.
7. Where were you when the World Series Earthquake occurred?
At work. (Phillips)
8. Where were you when the Branch Davidian compound burned?
At work (Phillips)
9. Where were you when the Berlin Wall fell?
Not a clue.
10. Where were you when the LA riots started?
At work. This I remember clearly, because we could see the fires burning from the roof of our building.
11. Where were you when Princess Di...died?
At home (Los Angeles.) My mother was in town visiting and we both saw the announcement.
12. Where were you during the Oklahoma City Bombing?
In Cleveland getting my marriage license!
13. Where were you when John Lennon was killed?
At home (Cleveland). I even remember I was sitting watching the old black and white TV in my mother's room. They had a news "crawler" on the screen announcing it.