9/11: Re-Aired and Really Disappointing

[ras2883]

This morning, major news network MSNBC re-aired The Today Show's original coverage of the September 11 attacks, which were broadcast in full, in real time, and without commercials. It was as if 9/11 was happening all over again

Comments

[tomwalker]

As odd as it will sound, the rebroadcast made me very nostalgic for Fall of 2001 in a lot of ways

[ras2883]

It's interesting to me that our experiences after 9/11 are opposites. That year, my first year in college, was one of the best years of my life.

As for the day itself, I have three memories:

1. I stopped briefly in the lobby on the way to my 9:30 Repp class. The burning Towers were on the TV, and several of the van drivers were watching the coverage. I remember thinking "that's not good" and going to Butterfield. I was the only one in class, excluding Repp, who knew what had happened.

2. I came back to Shafer. The Towers had fallen, and I sat in the now-crowded lobby with Pudlak, and we bonded for the first time because we both knew somebody at NYU and hoped they were OK.

3. This memory is less vivid, but I remember calling my mother crying because "my city [had] been destroyed."

[tomwalker]

Thanks for this posting Rachel, I've been wondering what you thought... how does New York feel today?... i think about you lots,
and i miss your sarcasm---Jill

[ras2883]

Jill,

It was a very foggy and stormy day in the city, actually, so I didn't leave the house until 9 p.m., when we went to a nearby park to try and see the memorial lights at the opposite end of the island. The weather then was very tense and almost Halloween-like, (a front was moving in) and the wind was strong and the air was cool. I've never felt lonely or "afraid" in the city, but last night I did (even though I was with Aaron). I don't know if to attribute it to the weather or to the specific day. Perhaps a bit of both.

I hope all's well in Texas. Keep in touch.

[mys_ebrel]

i stayed away from TV's today because i'm actually sick of the re-broadcast crap. I'm now in the mindset that if you still want to think about it or remember it, do it quietly. i'm obviously not going to forget about it but just lower the flags to half staff and shut up. period.

i'm happy i didn't see the whole thing all over again. seeing it that day was enough for me for the rest of my life.

[ras2883]

That's totally not the mindset I thought you'd have after having just read about your reaction to the flags touching the ground.

[mys_ebrel]

i just think there is a point where we have to move on. i think six years is too long to be re-casting the events...*shrugs*

flags however, i'll go psycho on you if you let a flag hit the floor.

[nekrosys]

Wow, I didn't know MSNBC did that. Talk about rubbing salt in a wound...

[ras2883]

Don't quote me on this, but somebody told me they actually do this EVERY year, which makes a lot more sense, considering I was very confused as to why they would choose to rebroadcast on the SIXTH anniversary alone. Still, tasteless.

[nekrosys]

I wouldn't be surprised if this is the case. Anything for a buck. I wonder how they pitch the idea to potential advertisers/sponsors.

[ras2883]

It's commercial-free!