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Prototype · 09-11-2009, 01:07 PM

I was walking up the steps of my parents house, as my room was in the basement. I had my kakhis on... my Blockbuster blue shirt... and one sock on. I was fiddling with the other trying to open the hole to fit it around my other bare foot.

I looked through the banister that seperated the stairs and the living room at the TV... the first tower hit was in the middle of a cloud of smoke.

I looked at my Mom, she was silent... almost that whole jaw dropped look on her face.

"What happened?" I asked.

"A plane just hit the World Trade Center". At that moment, I looked back at the TV for the replay... it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen on TV.

My girlfriend, who became my wife years later, picked me up... I listened to the Peak 107.3 and Roger Rhodes talk about the events, and the second plane hitting, and all the details surrounding everything they had at the time. No music... No commercials.

I still remember vividly that they talked about a 5th plane (2-WTC, 1-Pentagon, 1-Grounded). And it wasn't a one off comment, there was a lot of talk about a 5th plane.

It was the slowest day I ever worked at Blockbuster... No one was renting movies, everyone wanted to watch CNN, including me.

I remember it delayed the release of A Knights Tale due to the Spiderman trailor where he strings up a helicopter between the two towers was featured before the film.

I still wear my NYR dark 3rd jersey on September 11... it's one of the ways I mark the day.

I envy those who have been to Ground Zero since...

I bought the magazines, the papers, books... I even set up my VCR and recorded as I went to sleep... All so that when I had children, I could show them all this information, so that they could better understand the event.

My son is now 18 months old. I still have that box.

09-11-2009, 01:07 PM	#34
Prototype Join Date: May 2004 Location: @robdashjamieson Exp:	I was walking up the steps of my parents house, as my room was in the basement. I had my kakhis on... my Blockbuster blue shirt... and one sock on. I was fiddling with the other trying to open the hole to fit it around my other bare foot. I looked through the banister that seperated the stairs and the living room at the TV... the first tower hit was in the middle of a cloud of smoke. I looked at my Mom, she was silent... almost that whole jaw dropped look on her face. "What happened?" I asked. "A plane just hit the World Trade Center". At that moment, I looked back at the TV for the replay... it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen on TV. My girlfriend, who became my wife years later, picked me up... I listened to the Peak 107.3 and Roger Rhodes talk about the events, and the second plane hitting, and all the details surrounding everything they had at the time. No music... No commercials. I still remember vividly that they talked about a 5th plane (2-WTC, 1-Pentagon, 1-Grounded). And it wasn't a one off comment, there was a lot of talk about a 5th plane. It was the slowest day I ever worked at Blockbuster... No one was renting movies, everyone wanted to watch CNN, including me. I remember it delayed the release of A Knights Tale due to the Spiderman trailor where he strings up a helicopter between the two towers was featured before the film. YouTube Video I still wear my NYR dark 3rd jersey on September 11... it's one of the ways I mark the day. I envy those who have been to Ground Zero since... I bought the magazines, the papers, books... I even set up my VCR and recorded as I went to sleep... All so that when I had children, I could show them all this information, so that they could better understand the event. My son is now 18 months old. I still have that box. __________________