Twenty four
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I remember the (alleged) moon landing. I must be old. In fact I even remember JFKs funeral. I was five and I remember we were let out of of kindergarten during the funeral to watch on tv. A very early memory which is vivid.
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I remember when JFK was shot. I heard about it getting on the bus to go home from school. I think I was 9. I was standing in line.
As far as 9/11--I was in my office in NYC on the East Side (the old Wang Labs building on Lex,)--my wife was on the 44th floor of the American Express tower in the World Financial Center right under the WTC. We had a "plan" that in case of a blackout, etc. she would walk home to our apt. on 56th St. on the west side of 6th Ave and I would meet her along the way. It worked out ok but the fun of living in NY was gone.
BTW, the best reporting on what was going on at the WTC came from Howard Stern. He had lots of his listeners on the street calling in with on the scene reports.
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It really feels like we’re moving past it being a real day of remembrance. I had a Chamber Meeting this morning, a board meeting this afternoon, and I’m taking Finley to a Trail Life meeting this evening. It wasn’t too long ago that any groups would have scheduled something on this day.
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Next year will be the 25th anniversary so maybe more attention but after that it’ll start to really fade, unfortunately.
@89th Time does that. After 25-50 years, it becomes history rather than an actual event.
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