diana's death. My brother worked in the print room at the sun and phoned to tell me he was going to be late coming home(Our parents were away) I didn't believe him, so ran down to our computer to check the internet.
9/11. I was at work, many of us squeezed into a boardroom to watch the news. One of our co-workers had moved to NYC and was working in one of the towers. I remember how horrifying the event was in and of itself, then the added anxiety of actually knowing someone there.
1989 - I was at a sleepover and my friend wasn't a hockey fan, so we were playing outside. I remember the community erupting with noise when the Flames won!
Ed Whalen passing is another one I remember. I heard it on the morning news on my way into work. I grew up listening to Ed, so it was quite sad. A co-worker asked what was up, then started talking about George Harrison(who passed the prior month) When I told her that I wasn't a Beatles fan, so George's passing really didn't stand out as monumental event for me. She went on quite a rant about how ignorant I was that some local broadcasters death affected me more than a musical legend who fundamentally changed music.
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