WTC-?????

[Dirty Annie]

I'm here at work freakin out over the plane crashes. I hope the casualites are miniminal but I know that isn't the case. I'm beyond words.

[doctort]

its 2 planes and both buildings are on fire - looks bad

[Silver]

this is horrible. any board members in NYC?

[Sandy4th]

Pentagon's on fire now. What next?

[Paulie]

I just talked to Beth, and she's fine. Her office is up on 57th Street, many, many blocks away from the WTC. But here roommate actually SAW the second crash!! Needless to say, he's rather shaken by the experience.

Holy Sh*t!!! Now they're reporting another plane just crashed into the Pentagon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the F***** is going on????!!!!!!!

Paulie

[out in the street]

Yep I'm here in NYC, lets all say a prayer for all the victims on the plane as well as in the WTC.
Now theres a fire in the Pentagon and a fire in Washington Mall.

[Paulie]

The FAA just grounded all planes in all airports. No take-offs allowed anywhere.

My prayers go out to the victims and their families, as well as to those sent in to fight the fires and help the victims, including our own firerich.

Paulie

[out in the street]

All airports across the Nation are closed. They say for 7 hours from now.
All tunnels, bridges, subways are now closed in & out of NYC. Where do we all sleep tonight?

[doctort]

they have evacuted the White House, Captiol, Treasury, etc

[mississippi]

Michael, I'm happy to see you post....

Darren, where are you?

And others in NYC......


Bobbie

[Marsha]

Billy, Rich?
We need to hear that you two are fine.

[out in the street]

Oh no another explosion & another building by the WTC.
Thanks Bobbie, I'm ok, but I'm so sad for others!

[Paulie]

One of the f*cking towers just collapsed, reportedly on top of another building!!!

Dear God, this is horrible, absolutely horrible!!

[carey415]

Does anyone know if the Dept of Justice is ok? My cousin works there and I haven't talked to him yet.

I woke up from a great dream to this news :(

[Dirty Annie]

Come on ya guys. Let us know if you are ok. Janie, D ???Please!!

[brucegroupie]

BOSS MD, ARE YOU OK????? I think you posted that you work at the Pentagon??? I hope you and all the others are ok.

[Paulie]

Now they're saying a car bomb just exploded outside the State Department!

[Paulie]

And now the second tower has collapsed!

[brn2rn_99]

I'm watching TV from here in Adelaide, Sth Australia all 4 commercial channels are showing continuous footage from CNN etc **** - Hard to believe what is happening.....

My thoughts & the rest of of the worlds are with the US right now particularly those in NYC & Washington DC

Kylie

[MEW]

I just heard the fighter jets flying over my house right now.
I have a cousin who works in the W.T.C. and one who works for the Justice Dept.

I am terrified for my husband who works at 1 Battery Park Plaza. It's the building at the tip of Manhattan. He saw the first plane fly by right outside his window. It shook the building. They were watching people jump out the World Trade Center building before it collapsed.
He can't see out his window anymore. He can't leave the building, and I am terrified that he is down there.
This is incomprehensible.

[Atlantic City]

Brucegroupie-I believe that BossMD works at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds which is in Maryland & well north of The Pentagon. He is actually closer to Delaware.

AC

[NCBruce Fan]

I'm shaking as I'm typing this. Two of my sister's best friends from college are most likely dead. They worked in the upper floors of the World Trade Center.

My uncle is a volunteer firefighter in New Jersey, about 60 miles from NYC, and they're getting called to help.

Fort Bragg is on alert. We have a reservist that works here, and he's already been notified that he might be getting called.

I pray everyone we know is safe.

Who the f*** and why the f*** would anyone do this?

[out in the street]

Mew-I've worked in 1 Battery Park, Your husband should be ok, he's far enough away from the towers. I just pray the smoke keeps out.

[MEW]

Out in the Street- Thanks, I know he is several blocks away, but Now they say there were 8 highjacked planes, and 5 are unaccounted for. (one may have crashed in Pennsylvania)

[thundrrds40]

Billy is working today. If Rich was on shift he works in lower Manhatten and would be very involved in the World Trade tragedy....
Here in the DC area they're also evacuating bldgs. Ace works within site of the Pentagon and he's on his way home already.

[69 Chevy]

Worst place in the world to be living right now is Palestine. Shame it's coming to this!

[CathC]

I'm shaking too as I sit here and type this. I'm in midtown near Rockefeller Center which has been evacuated. Transportation into and out of the entire city is shut down and there is virtually nowhere to go so my office is sitting tight and waiting for some kind of word. Oops, gotta go, being evacuated.

[Boccigalupe]

I'm making my calls now to check on my friends, phone lines are mess up hard to get through. This is a very sad day. Don't know what to say.

[imabrucefan]

God, be with Rich as he is involved in trying to help these victims, and with the families and friends of all those involved.

This is the most awful thing I have ever seen in my life. Why is there such evil in the world???

[stephj24]

I'm here at Seton Hall University which is approx ten minutes from the city. We watched from one of the housing floors with our own eyes as the two towers fell to the ground. Everyone here is safe, they cancelled classes, and prayer sessions are starting. Many of my friends and friend's parents, boyfriends, girlfriends, and family members worked inside of the trade center. My prayers are with them all, and I'm on my way home now. It's just too painful to see right now.

-Steph

[dari]

this is the first internet access i've had in weeks...what a day to get back online. my first look at livedaily and it's about this absolute insanity. it was annie's post that made me turn on th tv. i was supposed to fly from mass back to la today. i can't be more thankful that i didn't make it a morning flight. does anyone know where bronx darren works? i know it's downtown somewhere. i am praying that all of our friends and people we love escape this. it feels like it must have felt on december 7 1941. somehow that's not just a date in history anymore......


dari

[Phillyfan1]

Hope all our loved ones are ok..Here in Philly they are closing the schools at noon and all Historical and government buildings are closing. I had to turn off the T.V. I can't watch it anymore.
I'm so scared for Billy , Rich and just everyone.
Don't know what else to say..Apparently a plane has crashed in Pittsburgh as well
What the Hell is going on?????

[ForYou]

I'm just praying for all of us. I think most everything is shutting down, even here. They just sent my daughter home from Marriott Corp. and Mr. ForYou is on his way home from Oak Ridge. A small hi jacked plane was almost crashed into the nuclear operation years ago and it's always a target area.

[out in the street]

I'm signing off now. We have to shut off most all electricity in our building.
They also need blood desperately, so a buddy & I are heading down to give some. I hope to check in soon.

[Boccigalupe]

Just talked to Septune Records in India. They said they are showing tape on the news that the people in Palistine are celebrating. also just saw a similar tape on TV.

[imabrucefan]

Sickening. Absolutely sickening. What is wrong with those people? How can you get so warped?????

[Dirty Annie]

Dari....Darren works at one Battery park...Janiegirl...w.Broadway. I am so worried for their safety. I can't get through.

[brn2rn_99]

Words can not even descibe the tragedy that has occured today.

Kylie

[MEW]

I just found out that my cousin, who works in the WTC was late for work and stuck in the subway when it happened. Thank god.
There are police at my kids school and the local synagogues. They have sent the kids home from school, and the police are telling everyone to go home. They want the roads empty.

[GoCartMozart]

I just wanted to share my pain, sorrow, outrage, horror, and fear with this group. I haven't been around much lately, but you're still a group, like my family that I have to share this with. I'm shocked and horrified. Stunned. For 30 minutes, the pictures of a hi-jacked commercial airliner crashing into the World Trade Center were the most horrifying image I'd ever seen. 30 minutes later, that image was overwhelmed by the collapse of the first tower, and by the pictures of the cloud of smoke covering all of lower Manhattan.

My thoughts and prayers are with all of you, especially those of you who live or who have family who live in New York and Washington. May God help us all.

[JERSEYJIMintennessee]

Unreal. I cannot believe what I have seen this morning. And I am going crazy since I cannot reach anyone in my family. I think my cousin worked in the towers themselves, and I have no idea what the situation is.

PLEASE GIVE BLOOD.

[H&H]

carey,

the justice department building in DC has been evacuated.

4 planes hijacked, 2 flights from dulles, 1 from boston and 1 from newark. (two american and two united)

i'll send this while i still have phone service. phones out much of the morning here in tampa area. i live on tampa bay, just a few miles across the water from macdill AFB, which is the HQ of some of the U.S. military operations in the mideast, so i'm lucky to have phones at all.

i'm heading into the newsroom now, but you'll have access to most of what i do by just watching TV.

God bless those in the world trade centers, the pentagon, those nearby, the people on the planes, their families, the rescue workers....

my heart is breaking.

i was born and raised in DC, and my brother, his wife and many of my friends work for the government there. not surprisingly, i can't get through on any calls to the area.

i'm told more than 50,000 people work in the world trade centers daily. that means the death toll could be akin to american lives lost in vietnam. and this war has just started.

keith

[Edited by H&H on September 11th, 2001 at 09:10 AM]

[imabrucefan]

Just heard that 200 firefighters are unaccounted for in NYC. Oh my God.

Bank of America building in Charlotte and First Union/Wachovia building have been evacuated and closed for the day. Jewish Community Center also closed. They say if you want to help, give blood.

[Tooth Fairy]

This is so unbelievable. I'm a little nervous sitting here on the LA harbor. I pray for the thousands of people who lost their lives today. I hope our friends check in soon. Dari, glad to here from you.

[piwi]

My prayers are with all the victims. Hopefully all the members of our LD community are ok.

[Phillyfan1]

Dari...So glad you didn't fly out of Mass. today.
I just pray to God that the rest of our LD Family is safe.

[Toots]

This is the most horrific thing I've ever seen. I live on an Air Force base on the west coast, we are at DEFCON Delta which is the highest condition we can be at. I'm glad that Dari has posted, I was worried about her since I knew she would be flying back to LA around this time. My heart goes out to Rich and Billy, I pray that they and all the others are okay.

Toots

[GEEBOSS]

Lets all take a moment and pray for cool heads as our leaders decide what course of action to take. As noted by other LD members our prayers go out to those who lost loved ones at TWT ctr and Pentagon. Glad everyone so far on the board is ok. Traffic is a mess here in DC and in Arlington VA. Doctor T glad your ok and you too Dari. And to think that I was about to fly out to LA and surprise you. Think I'll stick to road tripping for awhile.


GEEBOSS

[Karo]

I am so sick right now. I am stuck in mid-town Mahattan. I know people that are still missing. My heartfelt prays go out to everyone. My brother is a NYC cop and was called back into the city. It is going to be a long day. There is no access out of the city. I know people in 1 NY Plaza and they are O.K. Basically if you are not in a building that is a target people are pretty much staying put.

[Paulie]

Major League Baseball just cancelled all games scheduled for today.

Dari: glad to hear you're safe not far from my fair city.

I told Beth to make a hotel reservation, since it's unlikely she'll be able to get off Manhattan Island and back into NJ tonight.

NCBF: my prayers go out to your sister's friends, as well as to everyone else who has friends and/or family in the affected areas.

And they're confirming that at least one flight out of Boston crashed into the WTC, and possibly the second one too....both headed to LA!!!! Dari, THANK GOD you scheduled a later flight!!!

Folks, we're going to war with someone.

May God have mercy on our souls.

Paulie

[Tooth Fairy]

They have evacuated the Arco towers in downtown LA and Disneyland is closed. A friend who works in Long Beach at the WTC was told not to go to work.

[Karo]

One NY Plaza has been evacuated.

[brucegroupie]

The rescue squad in my hometown is sending a crew up tonight to help in any way they can. I can't give blood, but I do encourage all who can to please do so. Also, I pray for all victims and for our great country; may we stay United. I do hope all of our LD community is doing well.

[HeldUp]

Clearly, this is unprecedented. I am in shock as are my friends, family and neighbors, and our prayers go out to those who have lost loved ones. I have friends who work in the financial district of NYC, and I am not sure of their wherabouts. I work for a major defense contractor and our offices are shutdown.

Somehow, somewhere, someone is going to be blamed for these horrific acts, and usually these f-ing morons are going to be connected with a particular "religious" group.

Let me be clear: I am not an apologist for these bastards. Obviously, these acts are beyond the acceptability of ANY religion, no matter how it is justified. Being the resident Muslim on LiveDaily, I can tell you first hand that the Islamic community nationwide is outraged by these attacks and has already organized a blood drive with the Red Cross to assist those in need in NYC and DC.

I wholeheartedly agree that we must go after these murderers. After my community's experience in being blamed and attacked after the Oklahoma City bombing, it is important that we not blame all of a particular faith because of the actions of a handful of cowards.

If you feel helpless in any way, please give blood. You are DIRECTLY saving a life.

Peace,

Tarik (aka Heldup)



[Edited by HeldUp on September 11th, 2001 at 11:45 AM]

[Boccigalupe]

September 11,2001 - We at Adventure Mountain Productions, Atlantis Records and Boccigalupe Music send our prayers and thoughts to all those who lost there life today for no reason other than to be a part of humanity, our thoughts and prayers also go out to their families.

Melissa L. Amato
Public Relations

Marcy has been called to work. The effect of this has reached Ocean County, Long Beach Island, NJ - My dad has left for NY. I will keep you updated as much as I can.

[Edited by Boccigalupe on September 11th, 2001 at 11:15 AM]

[NCBruce Fan]

They sent us home from First Union/Wachovia in Raleigh too.

Paulie, thank you for your prayers.

I can't get through to my friend who works at Time Warner at Rockefeller Center.

I just pray for all families who lost loved ones.

I also pray that we don't go to war, but swiftly punish those responsible for this cowardly act.

Though, what kind of warped mentality dances in the streets after an act like this? We aren't dealing with human beings, we're dealing with monsters.

[Island Fan]

I just got off a plane from JFK which left at 8:10 this morning. There was no word of it on our plane, but based on there quickness to exit the plane, the crew most definitely knew. When we landed there was police and customs agents everywhere..

[judyg1]

It was posted on Greasy Lake that Firerich is safe. He was home when it occurred but his many others from his fire company are missing.

[Paulie]

Judy, thank you for posting about firerich!

Let's hope they're able to find all of his comrades-in-arm still alive.

Paulie

[BumperWayne]

Ali and I are very sad. Selfishly, we hope all those we know are safe, and wish the very best for those affected by this tragedy.

God bless

[bossmom]

I am speechless! I have been watching this since this morning and have just been in a state of shock. I haven't been on the board in a while because I've been so busy with other things but I've been thinking about everyone and then this happens - really makes you stop and take a look - I just wanted to post to touch base with the board and to express my sincerest thoughts and prayers to all those who have suffered directly from these tragic acts and also for all of us in this nation that now have to deal with the reality of what is happening. This is just horrific!

Dr T, I am so glad you posted - you came to mind immediately as I know you are in DC

Dari, I am soooooo glad you didn't fly today!!!!!!

[BackstreetsGirl]

I'm OK, never made it into Manhattan today. Dari, glad to know you're OK, was hoping you hadn't picked today to tour the city!
This is a tragedy beyond description.
My 5 year old daughter's elementary school just called wanting to know if any parents were home. They're calling every parent. A lot of people in my suburban town of Port Washington Long Island work in lower Manhattan. The school is concerned that there may be no one left at home for these kids to come home to. It is truely a heartbreaker. Let's join in a prayer.
Roberta

[RMO]

Glad to hear Firerich is ok. I hear 250 firefighters are unaccounted for. Can that really be possible?

There really are no words that even begin to make sense of this today. I don't post too much anymore either, but I appreciate everyone on the board and hope you and your loved ones are ok.

[trappedhc]

I don't post often, hardly ever, but was posting to one of our members whose brother had recently passed, and the tv was on....and it happened - those who know me and michael - just wanted you to know michael works a block a way, saw more than he wished he had, but is safe, trying to get home - we had calls from concerned friends in finland and england etc - what a tragedy....so sorry for everyone....

[The Music Traveler]

Oh dear Lord....
I can't believe this is happening...
Glad you are okay Dari and Rich!
Have we heard from Bronx Darren and JanieGirl yet?
My mind is starting to blank..
all 3 of my brothers work in the city. One of them saw the plane crash into a tower, grabbed his jacket and left his building for home. Another is also home but my eldest bro is still not home but safe. He got one message to his wife than she waited 3 hours 'til the next message. He also saw more bodies than he needed to as he works right near there.

Boss MD - are you and Trish okay??
How about Scoot -
JRZGRL where the hell are you???????
Hazey Davey, Spirit, Briscoe - are you all okay?
What about Younghawk?
and we've heard from Billy LI for sure??

This is horrific.
I've got to go...

[dari]

thank god rich is safe... bet he will count his blessings that it was his day off though i'm sure he's worried about those missing firemen as we all are.

now we have to hear from billy and janie. obviously if anyone hears anything please post it immediately!

this is certainly going to change the world as we know it in ways we haven't yet begun to imagine.

dari

[Dirty Annie]

No Janie and Darren yet. prob. had to evacuate...still worried to hell.Left mssgs on their phones. for all the good it does. Other times I tried I can't get through. I don't want to screw up lines... So waiting

[emsquared]

My prayers go out to all the victims of this horrific act.

I pray that everyone in the LD family connect with their loved ones soon...Waiting can be the worst part. Please pray for the children who have lost their parents today..They were probably dropped off at school today and have no idea yet...God Bless them all...

I have been so scared today because of the Texas gulf coast oil idustry. I feared that while the acts were occuring that Houston could be attacked in an effort to hurt the oil industry. That could foul up our ability to take action against these terrorists. We've heard that the refineries have been evacuated and most of the office buildings in downtown. The city has essentially shut down...NASA was also shutdown...

[dari]

hope

i didn't even think about michael! i'm so glad he's okay!!! please give him a hug for me when he gets home.

annie

i'm sure it is impossible to get a call through. no cell phones are working either. if they weren't in the WTC i'm sure they're okay as people just a few buildings away seemed to have escaped the worst. it was absolutely heart-breaking to hear that people in wheelchairs couldn't escape the building. god it gets me so furious what we do to each other over of a piece of land, religion or ideology.


dari

[Muddyemms]

As someone who works under the 3rd largest government building north of NYC, I can say that I was a bit apprehensive until Mrs. Muddy and I were the hell out of Albany.

One of the Albany stations is saying that one of the planes that hit the WTC was tracked over Albany, and the Hudson Valley.

I think that what Tarik said is worth repeating, over and over: Just because some adherants of a faith, or religion, do something purportedly in the name of that faith/religion, that does not mean that all those people who are of that faith should be held even remotely accountable.

I have a fair amount of friends who could have been at either the Pentagon (former Army buddies) or at the WTC (the NYS Dept of Health has an office there), and I want to know what happened to them, just as much as I want to know what happened to BD and JanieGirl.

[Dirty Annie]

Yes!!!Darren's ok.... Janie's OK....

[Toots]

Boss Md is okay, I heard from him a little while ago. I'm so glad that Rich, Janie and Darren are okay too. I hope that Billy is fine. Douger has friends that work at the Pentagon, but he hasn't heard who is okay and who isn't.

Toots

[Flory Days]

When I first heard this news this morning I could hardly believe it. I was certain that my associate was exagerating; this sounded too much like a movie. I do some work with an independent TV station here and we picked up news coverage on satellite and have been airing it all day. What a tragedy.....unbelievable. There is no way to exagerrate the horror.

I have not had much time to post lately but knew that checking in with this board community was essential today ---- just like listening to the news on NPR or watching the TV news.

My prayers go out to all of those who are suffering from personal loss and uncertainty right now. I am hopeful that all of you on this board hear from your friends and loved ones that you are concerned about; and I am grateful that those of you who might have been there were not. My boss's wife is a flight attendant, and she was home today. Our neighbor is a pilot, and he was also home. My wife is scheduled to be in NYC for a seminar exactly 30 days from now; she most likely will not go. It is scary to think how easily one could be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Its good to hear from all of you at a time like this.

Mark

[HeldUp]

Update:

I got through to one of my friends who works in the financial district right next to the WTC buildings. He said he was on the phone when the first plane hit. He says they evacuated most of BOTH WTC buildings before the second plane hit and, therefore, before both buildings collapsed. He says it appears the ones who didn't get evacuated were those above the spot where the first plane hit. I sure hope he is right, because I have not heard this from any of the media reports. But since he was actually there, I have reason to believe...



[Edited by HeldUp on September 11th, 2001 at 04:52 PM]

[Madame Marie]

I am speechless, and have been thinking of you ALL, since I heard this afternoon, this is a tragedy beyond belief. I sort of didn't dare to check in. I'm relieved to hear that many of you are safe, but truly my heart goes out to all in the U.S who have lost friends & family & to those who are waiting to hear from loved ones. I think its true to say that the whole world is sharing your grief. I am thinking of you all.

Julie

[Spirit]

I am absolutely horrified about what has happened. Haven't stopped shaking since this morning.

TMT, luckily I don't work in the city so I'm ok. Thanks for your concern.

I raced over to my sisters as soon as I heard. Her husband works near the WTC and I needed to be with her and my nephews. We finally were able to get in touch with my brother-in-law and thank God he's ok.

I hope and pray that all our LD brothers and sisters are ok. My thoughts and prayers go out to all the victims and their families.

[jukebox graduate]

This has been one of the most difficult days. I teach seven and eight year olds in a small town far removed from so called targets. To privately hear bits of what happened around 11:00 a.m. and have to look into their innocent unknowing faces and know the evil that had happened was beyond sad. I couldn't and didn't want to try to explain to them. Prayers for victims and their families--and may the ones responsible for the indescribable horror be found and punished.

Glad to hear about ones from here who are o.k.

[The Music Traveler]

Whew! Glad to hear that Bronx Darren, JanieGirl and Spirit have been heard from. Still waiting on BillyLI and JRZGRL though.... PLEASE be okay.....

My friend John is a train dispatcher and his train runs into the WTC. He's okay and most of his friends have been heard from but it's the large amount of firemen who are unaccounted for that is still a huge concern.

This is beyond belief..
I sure hope you are right about those evacuations Tarik.

[brucegroupie]

Is Hazey Davey ok as well??? I have no idea where he works but like most others, am afraid he commutes into the city daily.

Glad to hear so many of our own are ok.

Laurie, I'm glad you have good news from your family members.



[Edited by brucegroupie on September 11th, 2001 at 03:36 PM]

[Boss MD]

Thank you all for your concern...Atlantic City is right. I work at Aberdeen Proving Ground in the NE part of MD.

We are grateful that all the LD'ers found so far are safe and are praying that the others are ok.

Thanks to Toots for letting you all know about us. Thanks to TMT and Deena for your worries.

I heard that more is suppose to happen tomorrow.

[brucegroupie]

Boss MD, I am glad to hear that you and your family are safe.

BTW, I don't like the last paragraph you wrote; I was afraid of that; it makes me want to keep my kids safe at home; or at least we'd all be together. One of our school principals told me today that he figured our attendance would be bad tomorrow.

CBS News just reported that there is pretty good evidence that Bin Laden is responsible for this.

I continue to pray for all of us. Most of the churches around here are setting up prayer vigils. This thing is far from over, I'm afraid.

[Hazey Davey]

What a HORRIFIC DAY....
First chance to go online....I hope everyone is OK & know that many here work nearby the WTC. Has every one here been accounted for? Prayers go out to all who haven't yet heard from their loved ones. if you're in the NY/ NJ area, please give blood if you can.

[Hazey Davey]

and...thanks for the concearn.

[NY BLUE]

I'm alive..just got home from NYC...prayers out to all.

Peace
NYB

[Marsha]

You kids just keep checking in and post that you are accounted for.

We are reading and waiting for all to come home to us at LD.

Marsha

[stang]

I just want to thank everyone on this board for sharing their thoughts on this horrific day.
I've been shaking all day and I know we'll all get through this.
I live about 60 miles from New York City but we're feeling the affects here.
My local hospital, Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, has tents set up in its parking lot and is receiving several of the wounded.
I drove up Ocean Ave. to the Sandy Hook area and the smoke was clearly visible down the Jersey Shore. It was so strange not seeing the two twin towers. All you could see was lower Manhattan and a lot of smoke.
My sister works and lives in Manhattan and she and everyone in her office saw the second tower go down. They are all tramautized from seeing that. She is OK otherwise.
Her boyfriend works down near anthe World Trade Center but he left after the first plane crash and saw the second plane hit. He is OK.
I have a friend who is a flight attendant on United Airlines and flies out of Newark. I'm praying that I hear she's OK.
The earie part around here is all the cars parked at the train stations and wondering who may not return home among the commuters.
Stan

[Edited by stang on September 11th, 2001 at 04:24 PM]

[Boccigalupe]

I just heard from my dad, He said: that his friends from asbury who live in NY are safe, still no word on a few of our family members.

Melissa

[jungleland10]

Just got home.....

What a horrific day. It is a really scary sight (and sound) in school today. The entire high school was in complete shock...it is not often you see 1000 teenagers walking around school silent. While it is a terrible day for every American, you can only imagine what it is like for us teenagers. I, for one, will be turing 18 in a couple months and (if this thing turns into war) have the possibility of being drafted. I always knew that they day would come when I would have to worry about the draft....now that day is here. Hopefully I can get accepted to college before I turn 18 so that I may have 'some' immunity to the draft.

You would think that a bunch of 14-18 year olds would not fully understand the magnitude of this event...I can assure you (at least in Woodstock CT) we do.....

My Trig. teacher is getting married in a couple of months.....his best man works for the CIA at the Pentagon. He spent all day today trying to get a hold of him...to no avail.

My cousin just started his first year of college last week.....he goes to an art school in lower Manhattan....no word from him yet.

My best friend's brother just joined the Navy a couple weeks ago and his cousin is in the ROTC....

This is the first national event that has had a big impact on me....i'm scared. I always assumed that as an American I would never have to be scared about my safety/freedom....I am.

I'm sure everyone here (that is old enough) remembers where they were when JFK was shot.....I will ALWAYS remember today.

[LJK]

Hey gang, even if you are outside the NY area, please still contact the Red Cross and make an appointment to give blood. For an example, Minneapolis/St. Paul shipped 1000 units to the East coast tonight, greatly depleating any supply that was here. Also, the need for blood in the areas hit will continue beyond today and tomorrow. Many of those injured are burn victims, and some of them will be in danger for weeks, if not months.
It takes a maximum of 40 minutes (it takes me that long because I'm a slow bleeder; the Red Cross has told me it normally takes about 30 minutes), it's free, it's safe, and you could save a life. And you'll get free food, too.
<b> RED CROSS 1-800-GIVE-LIFE </b>

[Edited by LJK on September 11th, 2001 at 05:18 PM]

[6String]

i watched happen live. all of it

I'll never forget it as long as I live. 9-11 will live in my mind forever. I have a three year old cousin. he'll never truly know what i saw. people jumping 100 stories to they're deaths to escape the flames. I saw New York be swallowed in dust live the two Ghostbusters movies I used to watch growing up. I am looking out my window now and I see smoke that was from New York. I maybe 100 miles away but I now know what those noises I heard at 9 o'clock eastern standard time were. I thank God that my aunt and uncle are okay. And others in my family who were in the area. I pray for the souls lost in today's bombing. I know I won't sleep tonight and for a long time I won't sleep so soundly like I once slept when the Manhattan sky line was uspoiled. Now when i got to the city, it'll never be the same.

I'm 17 and it's changed my life in such a violent way. Imagine what kids about age 8, 10, 12. Children who don't yet understand the facts of life and the fact that some things you cant explain. Somethings happen for no real reason at all.

[Hazey Davey]

Has anyone heard from Billy or Rich (copper & fireman)?

[brucegroupie]

J10, thanks for sharing your thoughts; it's good to get a teenager's perspective on this. I think we're already at war, at least that's what the newsmen keep reporting; it's just a different type of war than we've ever fought before. My kids' schools kept their tv's on all day, so they're aware of what's going on. I told them they would remember this day forever. I guess because we live so far away from NYC, they really couldn't fathom what has happening. We will all be forever changed; I am unusually tense tonight and want my youngest son to stay on the porch and play, instead of venturing out in the yard and behind the house with the pets.

Bocci/Melissa, does your message mean that Billy in LI is ok? Is Billy the friend from Asbury you're referring to?

[brucegroupie]

HD, previous posts to this thread say that firerich is ok; he didn't have to go to work today, so he is well. Still no word from Billy, unless Melissa's/Bocci post means something.

[Boccigalupe]

NO - musician friends from asbury - My dad is still trying to find the policeman Billy. I meet him at the pony with my dad if that is who you are asking about. I have his phone numbers and have been calling them every 20 min, so I can let my dad know. From news reports 200 fireman may be lost and 79 policeman.

Melissa

[Edited by Boccigalupe on September 11th, 2001 at 05:20 PM]

[GEEBOSS]

Has anyone heard from Bruce or Little Steven?

http://www.donovansreefseabright.com/photos/bruce_springsteen/Picture16.jpg

[brucegroupie]

melissa, yes, Billy, the policeman, is one we have not accounted for and are interested in finding word on. Please keep us posted if you hear anything.

[NCBruce Fan]

Does anybody know if swamptramp works in NYC?

[69 Chevy]

I say we all say a prayer right before we go to bed tonite, hoping that when we wake up, it'll be a beautiful Tuesday morning. Many prayers for all of our victims.

God Bless America

[Janie99]

Hi, everyone. My prayers and thoughts are with everyone, their families and friends on this terrible day.

I got a message from Scoot earier. He actually headed FOR New York when he heard of the disaster. He works for Amtrak in Manhattan. Took him 4 hours but he's there safely and will probably be there for many many hours since so few workers are there.

God Bless... Janie99

[imabrucefan]

Has anyone heard anything about Billy? I never even met him, but I have been so worried since hearing that all those policemen are missing and no one has heard about him. If anyone does, please keep us posted.

[mississippi]

so many tears and prayers today...... and there will be many more for all of the families and friends involved.....

I am relieved to hear about Darren, Rich and the others but still wondering about Billy.....

Bobbie

[Hazeleyes]

First chance to check in today, and have been wondering how all the NY/DC LD people were doing all day. Glad most are accounted for, but where is Billy in LI?

I still can't believe it. I still think I will wake up tomorrow and it will all be a bad nightmare, but I know that it is all to real.

Went to mass tonight to pray for all those who died, their relatives, those injured and all those who are trying to help them.

I hope what I read earlier is true that most of the buildings were evacuated before the buildings collapsed.

[Boccigalupe]

Hi,
I am Melissa Amato, just to update you for my dad, we are still trying to locate "Billy in LI." I will post for him as i get information, I will be on line until he comes home, we are also waiting to get information on family members. So as so as I get the word or hear from Bill, I will post it. Phone line are very busy and it's hard to get through.

God Bless all of you and your fanilies

[Flamingo Lane]

Words cannot describe the sick feeling I had driving up the parkway to my exit that is about 60 miles south of NYC and seeing a line of smoke in the sky ahead not to mention the scenes of the planes and the collapses of the towers. I have been praying all day and I urge all of you to do so also. May God have mercy on us all.

[Marsha]

Melissa you are looking for the guy on the right with the long tongue attempting to taste your Dad. Your Dad seemed to enjoy it too. May be a little dusty right now.

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1414773&a=13652569&p=53330930

Billy where are you big guy?
Marsha

[brn2rn_99]

Just got this email from a friend of mine -

"I know Nostradamus can be related to just about every world event but this is just a bit spooky!!"

"In the City of God there will be a great thunder, Two brothers torn apart by Chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will succumb, The third big war will begin when the big city is burning"

Nostradamus 654

[Stevens]

does any one know if anyone from the springsteen camp were in the area?

[Fatman]

Some Arabs here are going crazy at the Melbourne airport waving banners KILL USA

HOPE THE COPS PUMP THEM ..those sick Bastards

[Boccigalupe]

JUST GOT THE CALL FROM MY DAD BILLY IN LI IS SAFE AND HOME IN BED

[ForYou]

Thanks Melissa. What good news. Has anyone heard from Flo? She lives in Astoria-don't know if she works in the city?

[Hazey Davey]

More GOOD NEWS! Thanks Melissa! Get some rest Billy!
Dave

[The Music Traveler]

Oh that was wonderful news about Billy being safe! Whew!

Still no word from JRZGRL yet and I'm worried.

I just spoke to my last brother about 45 minutes ago - he's the one that works down there - and he is finally home.
One of his friends was in the lobby and on impact was thrown across it. He suffered burns to the face and hands but he's alive.

He told me they just caught a guy on the GWB with enough explosives to blow it sky high.

Let's be careful out there.....

[HeldUp]

Relieved to hear Billy is ok. I just can't get over the fact that we may have lost 200 fire and 79 police personnel. That really hurts...

I just returned from a community prayer vigil. 3,000 miles away in L.A. and not a dry eye in the place. Hundreds in attendance. It really helped, but I am mentally, physically and spiritually drained. I have no idea how I am going to work tomorrow. Our offices will be open, but the kids' school will be closed until Thursday...

Pray for Peace, Mercy, Compassion and Justice...

[Briscoe]

Thanks for your concern, Laurie.
I'm OK here in Jersey and my family is all accounted for in various places. A friend who works in the Travelers Building near the WTC has not been heard from but we're hoping it's just a communications problem.

My prayers continue for everyone involved....firefighters, police, doctors, nurses, emts, volunteers, victims, families, the pilots, the flight attendants, the passengers....I could go on and on.

I have been fighting the urge to cry alternating with the urge to be sick all day......don't know which is a worse feeling. I've had to walk away from the news on numerous occasions..... the celebrating in various countries was something that hit me especially hard, I just can't handle that....... to celebrate the loss of human life is beyond me....innocent civilian lives.

We haven't received any casualties as of yet, as a nurse I am on call indefinitely....all the area hospitals are on disaster alert.

I pray for the LD family members we haven't heard from.

God bless,
Sharon

Again...If you can, PLEASE give blood. It will be needed for weeks to come.

[lori]

I have to say reading this thread throughout the day has been comforting--reading everyone's stories and how most people have been accounted for have made me feel more connected than watching the news.

I found out about it (here in LA) when my mother in law called at 6:15 to tell us she and my father in law were being evacuated from their respective offices in lower manhattan. Fortunately, they were able to get through with periodic updates, including their walk across the Brooklyn Bridge back home.

Every night as I put my kids to bed we read/sing this beautiful picture book with the words to This Land is Your Land (it even includes a small charactacure of Bruce in it!) (thanks Stretch). Tonight's version was particularly poignant for the obvious reasons, but when we got the drawing of the Manhattan skyline, my throat really caught. What an unbelievable course of events. I'm not looking forward to returning to my office on the top floor of the twin towers here in Century City.

My heart, thoughts and best wishes go out to all . . .

[Boccigalupe]

Hi gang,

Bocci here! "Billy in LI" is safe. Billy is home getting some rest. He has to go back to work at 4:00 AM. His cell phone wasn't working all day so he had no way of contacting anyone. Doing a 12 hr. shift. Wanted me to let you guys know that he is fine and thanks for all your thoughts.

Bless all of you,
Bocci

[Tooth Fairy]

Bocci,
Thanks for not stopping until you found out what happened to Billy. I pray God gives him the strength to continue in the rescue efforts.

[Rams]

I work in TV news.

Yesterday was the hardest, longest day of my life professionally... magnified my the fact thatI was born in NYC, grew up in that TV market, and have been to the WTC observation deck.

When I got home, I hugged and kissed my family, then went to the stereo. I played "This Land is Your Land" from Live 75-85, sung along, and released the cry that I had been holding back all day.

Rams
a cool rockin' daddy.

[HazyDavie]

My thoughts are with those who have gone to a better place and those who have lost loved ones. There is a state of shock over here in London. We watched, at work, in horror as it unfolded on the TV. There were tears in the eyes of people at work. The UK is in shock.

I was over in LA this summer with my family visiting my relatives. I am a dual national USA/UK. I was born in the UK. My Dad is American and my spiritual home is the US. I have longed to live in the states with my wife and children. My wife is English and she has taken the scenes and aftermath from yesterday very badly. Our hearts are very heavy at present. I work near to where my children go to school and at 3pm London time when we first started to hear about the WTC I rushed down to the school. I don't think I have hugged my children so tight in all my life. You never want to let them out of your sight again.

It is hard to get the image of those scenes out of your mind.

I am glad to read the posts from my friends on LD that all seem safe.

Sorry to ramble but my thoughts are not clear.

From London with Love

HazyDavie aka DavidK
In fields where sunlight streams

[Muddyemms]

As of this moment, NBC is reporting that there could be 800 dead in the Pentagon. The plane--I just heard a plane overhead, too; must be an F-15 or an F-16--was travelling over 600 mph when it hit.

On a more hopeful note, one of the NBC reporters in Lower Manhattan (Alex Witt) is saying something about a rumor that a fire company--six of NYCs Bravest--were pulled alive from the carnage. Let's hope that this--finding survivors--happens again . . . Also, she just said that two NYC cops were rescued from the rubble.

[Edited by Muddyemms on September 12th, 2001 at 01:39 AM]

[Kumo]

Tuesday around 3pm local time (9am in NYC). Here at work a guy told us something about a plane crashing in the WTC. Couldn't believe it, trying to get on a news website... cnn too busy, bbc too busy, local news website talking about a plane crash in NYC. Somebody has a little tv set at his desk, watched the two towers on fire and the pentagon. Then replays of that airplane coming in. Unbelievable!
Just saw a video this morning (10:30am local) of the first airplane hitting the tower...
An undescribable feeling took over me. I went on a vacation last year in June to NYC (for a reason everybody knows) and DC, went into the 3 buildings on a tourist tour and now seeing them collaps!

I was on the phone last night with some really good friends in the US to support them. I have some friends on their honeymoon here in Europe, hope they can get home in time...

I'll be praying!

Kurt, from Belgium

[Edited by Kumo on September 12th, 2001 at 04:32 AM]

[Voyager]

My thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones.
Words fail me - the coldbloodedness and hate that went into this makes me sick to my stomach...I wish there was something I could do to help.
Anne

[brucegroupie]

Bocci, THANKS SO MUCH for the news of Billy!! So glad he is safe. But, how are your family members that you went to check on? Are they all accounted for?

Briscoe, Glad to see you're home; I traveled to your GREAT state last weekend; wish I could have met you, but you were probably still away. I wish safety to you and your family; and I wish for you a lot of strength in dealing with this tragedy, as a nurse.

Deena

[Zephyrs 23]

Oh my God.

We already have a phrase for yesterday, "a day that will live in infamy"

9-11-2001

I feel so utterly disconnected right now. I know I can't do anything even if i was at home, but being 3000 miles away, I just feel so helpless.

Glad to hear that we have good reports, I was particularly worried about folks like Billy, but at least there's some good news here. I hope everyone and their families are all ok.

I heard the news on a bus from back into Cork city, all of us except the teacher, American. It was like something out of a bizarre dream, that was slightly before 10 am, eastern. I got to a friend's apartment and started to watch the rest unfold between Sky News, BBC, and RTE 1. This is the most terrifying thing I can imagine ever happening. Watching the radar flight paths they recreated, two of the jets flew almost directly over my house, in western mass. they probably flew directly over my school in worcester. that's terrifying.

My thoughts and prayers are with everybody even remotely involved.

Even though I have a bad history in blood donations, this is one time where I wouldn't even think twice, no matter how dizzy i get.

Just read Shea Stadium is set up as a rescue headquarters.
It's good to know that we can come together.

I can't get over the fact there are places that have people celebrating this. It's not as if we celebrated when we bombed Iraq during the gulf war. It's not as we celebrate everytime we hear about explosions across the world. We shake our heads and say " what a shame it had to come to this" we worry about the loss of innocent lives, wishing that only those who died were those responsibility for it having come this far. but we do not celebrate. and it sickens me that there are those who are glad that thousands could be dead. thousands of absolutely innocent people, people who went to work, not thinking in terms of political goals, probably never giving thought to causing harm or damage to any nation or people. thinking about a day of work, then heading back home. innocent lives. i'm saddened, and I am angered. and i don't know who to feel this anger towards. but i can say that even after watching that footage, knowing people celebrated, I still don't feel that there should be knee jerk, immediate revenge. This is beyond going simply to a legalistic style persuit, but I hope no more innocent lives need to be lost.
sorry for that political rant.

Tim/Zeph

9-11-2001

[Edited by Zephyrs 23 on September 12th, 2001 at 05:13 AM]

[Paulie]

It's great news indeed that all of our LD brothers and sisters are accounted for.

I want to take this opportunity to thank those of you who called yesterday to inquire about Beth's safety. Fortunately, she works up on 57th Street (ironic, eh? :)), and was safely in her building well before these attacks occurred. She left for NJ at about 1:30 and five hours, one ferry, two buses and one train later, was back in her apartment, safe and sound. And her office is closed today, which gives me a big sigh of relief.

It never ceases to amaze me how this community rallies together in times of crisis, be it personal or national. No wonder you all hold such a special place in my heart.

Paulie

[dari]

someone mentioned swamptramp and i realized that i don't know where he works. does anyone know? he hasn't posted and i am comcerned about him. if anyone has his email address (i have it at home but don't have access to it yet) PLEASE EMAIL HIM AND TELL HIM TO LET US KNOW IF HE IS OKAY!

ny blue

glad to see that you are okay. i thought about you last night. after ihad learned that my relatives who live downtown were alright, i was trying to go through in my mind and think of those who we know that work/live in the area and hadn't posted.

dari

[young again]

I am relieved to check in this morning and see how many of "us" are accounted for and safe. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families. I was at a meeting in DC yesterday morning (got back home to NJ by evening) - and it's a hell of a thing when being a couple of blocks from a major terrorist attack on the Pentagon isn't the scary part of the day. The magnitude of what happened in NY is unfathomable. I hope we hear of more rescues today.

[Edited by young again on September 12th, 2001 at 06:55 AM]

[cd3]

This is my first chance to get on-line, and am happy to hear the continuing "I'm OK"'s. God bless everyone who is still waiting to hear from friends and family. The reports are coming in slowly of survivors, keep the faith. I know that's easy for me to say, but it's all I've got.

Working in northeast New Jersey I was lucky to be far enough away to feel somewhat safe, but close enough to have the opportunity (Can't think of a better phrase) to witness this dispicable series of events, first from an eerily clear view northbound on the New Jersey Turnpike and then from the balcony of my office.

It's all been said so I don't have to get into the feelings ranging from shock to anger, of compassion and contempt. It's so unreal, yet so very real, if that makes any sense.

Say prayers, GIVE BLOOD, have faith.

Charlie

[Madame Marie]

Has anyone heard from Murphy?

[Boccigalupe]

Just got the news, cosines are alive and recovering. Thanks for your thoughts

[Janie99]

Great news, Bocci. Thanks for all of your efforts yesterday. Your daughter did a great job keeping us informed too. Thank you... Janie

[Madame Marie]

Just thought I'd let you know I have heard from Murphy, he is OK. The last thing you people need, is people from afar (me!) generating more worries.

[swamptramp]

dari, NCbruce or anyone else who mentioned me, thank you.

My office is about 1/2 mile from the WTC. Not very far when an airliner going a couple hundred miles an hour roars
past your line of sight. The scene and the aftermath is too much to desribe right now. I suggest all your thoughts go to those still unaccounted for and those working feverishly to save as many lives as possible.

[firerich7]

Hey all this is Mrs. Firerich, He went to work yesterday after the first plane hit and has been there ever since.Last update was 7pm last night and they had miraculously located most of the people from his firehouse.His cell battery was dying and the phones are out at his firehouse but he was ok as of then.He will keep us as updated as possible as time permits.

M.A.

[doctort]

good news about Swamptramp and Rich, as for Murphy figured he was in the lounge somewhere , he probably towed himself -personally, I towed myself around my living rooom last night while downing half a bottle of Blue Agave , there are tow truck tire marks everywhere - guess I need a bigger lounge

Doc

p.s. sorry for the levity but its the only freakin thing that helps me cope with this

[NCBruce Fan]

I'm happy to hear that all the LDers are ok.

Thank you to Billy, Rich, and all others in the NYPD and FDNY as well as those helping in all ways they can.

[Silver]

Glad all of our board members are okay. Didn't realize so many live and/or work in New York. Another reason I think we should put hometowns back on with the members' names and number of posts (when everything begins to return to normal) - it makes us seem more human. And as Ken said, thank god there are people there like Ken, Billy, and all of the other wonderful people who are putting their own lives at risk to help the victims. From everything I saw on tv, and contrary to the stereotypes of only caring about themselves, New Yorkers certainly do know how to step up in times of tragedy and reach out to help others.

[dari]

swampy

relieved to hear from you!!!

mrs firerich

thanks for the update. please give your husband a big kiss from us when he gets home...he's the best.

dari

[Sherry Darlin]

Dari,

I can't tell you how relieved I am to read that you are alright. I had this sick feeling all day yesterday thinking about how you were probably still back east and praying that you weren't anywhere near the WTC. As to all our fellow LD friends I am so glad that all of you are safe. There are no words to describe how sick I feel for everyone who lost a loved one yesterday and for what this has done to our nation and to the world. My prayers go out to those who are injured, trapped and to the families of those killed.

God Bless all of us.

[Boss MD]

...of sounding somewhat idealistic...Can we all put the US Flag out today and the days to come?

Just as a show of solidarity, worry, and hope.

[murphy]

Thanks Madame Marie for the thoughts. Murphs AOK.

I work in NJ but also have staff in NYC (midtown) and I was actually with my mom in a NJ hospital yesterday when the terror was in progress. I watched it on TV and I could see the towers collapse from her window.

I worked in downtown for 11 years and commuted to the Trade Center everyday and was at a system demo less than 4 months ago on the 102nd floor at 2 WT. Although the people were not friends per se they were business contacts. I have no friends that worked in the Towers but knew a few other business contacts that did. My girlfriends new job is 4 blocks from the towers and she was to start on October 1st once her leg completely healed. We visited downtown often and it will NEVER be the same. Yes America will rebuild and NYC will rebound but the world was changed forever yesterday.

My boss has a brother that is a fireman and he just told me 5 minutes ago he is missing and might be trapped. Needless to say I am sick about it. I know 2 other fireman in NYC and they are both AOK.

God Bless

[GoCartMozart]

I am relieved to hear good news about so many of our group. I've been especially fearful for the firemen and policemen from our board and I'm so glad to hear them accounted for.

I'm afraid that we have way too many greater New York members to avoid having one of us or one of our acquaintances be among the victims. This is a true disaster and it affects all of us, but my prayers and thoughts especially go out to those of you in the New York and Washington areas. This is going to hurt for a very long time.

Zeph, I understand the feeling of helplessness and isolation you feel being so far away from home at a time like this. In 1994, I was living in England during the worst flooding in the history of Houston (until this year, anyway). I'm just glad that you were able to get to this board and join us in sharing our sorrow and pain. Even that far away, you AREN'T alone!

[Edited by GoCartMozart on September 12th, 2001 at 10:31 AM]

[Briscoe]

Glad to hear more "OK's" from board members. The friend I mentioned has been accounted for, evacuated in time. He had been in #7 at the time of the first plane crash and was evacuated then.....witnessed the rest but is safe.

Thank you Rich, Billy and all other rescue workers. Still praying hard for all involved in both cities.

Also, if you pray please add prayers for our country's leaders at this time. We may not agree with our government at times and our personal choice for leadership may not be in a top seat but the people in these positions really need prayers for guidance at this time.

Brucegroupie - Thanks, I made it home over the weekend. I keep trying to get an e-mail out to you and keep getting pulled away from the computer but I should have some time tonight and will get one out. I'm really sorry I missed you when you were here in Jersey.

God Bless,
Sharon

PLEASE GIVE BLOOD.....1-800-GIVE-LIFE (American Red Cross)

[The Music Traveler]

One more report...
JRZGRL has been heard from and is safe.

[Bustedsister]

So relieved to hear from or about those we've been worried about. May we all find the hope, the love and the faith to lift our sunken hearts. Hold hands, love one another, and pray...

[NashCat]

I've been lurking on this thread for the last day and a half and like all others, hoping that all of our own were all right. My hope, love, and belief that all is well goes to all the families in need. Thanks to all on the board who worked the phones and physically went to NYC to check things out. You are much appreciated. May God be with them all those who are still looking for family members and loved ones.

On a side note, as a college student, I took my first trip to NYC. I snapped shots of everything, including myself in the Waldorf Astoria lobby bathroom. Tonight, I finally pulled myself away from the news coverage to find that batch of photos that included a trip to the top of the WTC. As a naive young woman of 21 who had grown up in the mountains of NC and really never went anywhere before, I snapped photos from every side of the WTC. It was the most spectatular sight I had ever seen in my whole life. One of the things that really sticks in my mind is that the elevator was so crowded (maybe not in the minds of NY'ers), we literally zoomed up to the top of the building. We all marvelled at modern techonlogy. (It's 1981). As I tried to find these photos tonight, I went down memory lane, a couple of Bruce tour books, many photos, news clippings and postcards of Bruce that friends have sent me. Some postcards that are now considered politically incorrect. So many articles on Bruce that I have saved, someday I guess they will be worth something. Believe it or not, many smiles. So many others are doing the same thing as I am now, looking for pictures of loved ones. Shots that stick in their head of their loved one as they are now stuck in time. Time is frozen for all of us.

The worst part of today, about 2:00PM, our power went out. I had been trying to get on with life as usual, pull myself away from the TV and get on with it. I told a friend last night who had a 9 year old that was having a hard time that terrorists love country music and there is no way they would hit Nashville (well, hey, what's a small white lie at this time???) Needless to say, I was shaking for an hour until the power went back on. No excuse, beautiful day, no reason for the power to go out. Dumb luck.

Just needed to connect and share. Hope no one finds these memories and thoughts offensive. Love to all.

[brucegroupie]

Nash Cat, your post was very beautiful and I don't think anyone could be offended by it at all. It made me remember one of my sisters who, also as a college student, in 1985 or so, visited NYC for New Year's Eve. She toured several of the buildings; I remember her telling of going to the top of the Empire State Building; I don't remember any of her stories of the WTC. I can only imagine what she is thinking right now as well; probably thoughts just as you.

I'm not as apprehensive today as I was yesterday; but I can understand your uneasiness about your power outage today.

God bless us all; let's stay United.

[MEW]

My husband has been through his share of personal tragedies, but I have never seen him like this. He is in a state of shock. He says that he keeps reliving the sounds of the blast and the fall of the buildings,and the sight of all those people leaping to their death. I know that what he is going through is nothing compared to what so many others are experiencing.

There is a highschool girl in town who lost both of her parents. My next door neighbor, who has worked there for many years says she has lost at least 30 of her co-workers and friends. She is inconsolable. The president of our school board is clinging to hope that his son is alive and unaccounted for in one of the NYC hospitals. The stories are endless, and I am sickened and grief-stricken.

Mindy

[ForYou]

You're making me remember too Nashcat. I keep thinking how the noise must have sounded and must be echoing in everyone's head who was there. I remember when we were in NY and walking toward the WTC hearing that awful sound of thunder that reverberates off the tall buildings. I had never heard anything like it, really frightening. I thought I wouldn't want to live where I had to hear that then lightening struck the top of one of the towers (can't remember what year it was) I always remembered that sound. Can't imagine what this must have sounded like.

[Belmar]

I am a member of several lovely communities…

One of them is my family. Although I live in the Boston area, most of my family is in NJ. One of my brothers had an office on the 100th floor of the WTC. Before I even had time to work myself into a sickening panic about his well-being, my sister called to let me know he was out of town on a business trip. Thank God. Little by little his colleagues are reporting in and a remarkable amount of them reached safety. Thank God again.

Another one is MIT. As an administrator here, I have a front-row seat (something I've never gotten from Bruce, btw) in which to witness the brilliance of our faculty and students. This international community is unified in solving the mysteries that humanity and nature present, and it is never more remarkable than when faced with a problem beyond comprehension. Over these past couple days, there have been countless classes and forums reflecting on this tragedy, but always firmly focused on a continued forward motion. I find that very comforting.

And another one is LiveDaily. The posts on this thread and so many others are so warm and worried and caring and concerned and respectful and reassuring and even victorious. And they all reflect the general tenor of this place, no matter what the circumstances. I'm so fortunate to be here with you all.

Peace,
Mary

[FLO]

This is the first chance I have had to get online since this whole tragedy began. I worked Monday night and was taking a computer class after my shift ended when we got news of what happened. We were asked to go back to the hospital b/c our services were needed. Luckily NY Hospital is uptown and removed from the WTC. We have the Burn center there and that seems to be most of the pt's we are getting.
Looking out the windows of the hopital we could see all the people walking over the 59th street bridge back to Queens...it looked like the Marathon. We see the fighter jets flying over my neighborhood every few hours...we are right by LaGuardia Airport.
I'm glad to hear so many of the LiveDaily crew are safe.

[Di]

Just cannot believe that the New York City we so happily visited last year has now been changed forever.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all of the families and friends affected by this tragedy and especially to all of the LD community who are so closely involved.

[Fatman]

People are just going stupid everywhere

Pro-Islam grafitti hits Melbourne
From AAP
13sep01

PRO-ISLAMIC slogans were found daubed on a building at the west end of Melbourne's central business district.

Graffiti was painted on at least three entrances to the Primus Telecom building on the corner of King and Collins streets sometime before 6am (AEST) this morning.
The words "Victoy (sic) of Islam, Death for Jew + Christ" were painted in white paint on a black background across a building entrance on Collins Street.

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[jukebox graduate]

It is so good to hear from board members who live/work near the sight--that you are o.k.. I cannot imagine what it must be like, knowing how horrible it seems from far away. I too dug out my old pictures of NYC. Some from 95--shots straight up from the bottom skyward of the WTC's -trees in the foreground to try to get some perspective on the size of the buildings-- and ones from last year's trip for the 7/1 concert: shots from the Brooklyn Bridge with the towers in the background and one with me on the observation tower of the WTC--eery to see my hand on the handrail. It's hard to explain why I wanted to dig those out. It's like a need for some kind of concrete tribute for all those directly involved in the horror. Something to focus on when prayers are said. It's just such an overwhelmingly sad feeling--for lack of better words. I'm far away and seem so emotionally tied to this--as I suppose many others are. Can anyone put it into better words?

[Edited by jukebox graduate on September 12th, 2001 at 09:34 PM]

[scootbigman]

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1414773&a=13751017&p=54086863

[Wendy]

I'm so glad that everyone is reporting in. I don't post much but I'm always lurking and keeping up with the gang. I'm way out in Las Vegas, far from danger (if any of us are), and I feel outraged and shocked like all of you. After the initial panic passed, I couldn't stop thinking about how much we've lost as Americans. People, landmarks, history, security, innocence...so much. Big things and little things, and it sounds stupid, but it struck me that I can't imagine how Bruce is ever going to sing Darlington County again (...our pa's each own one of the World Trade Centers...) It seems like they've wrecked even the small parts of our lives that make us happy. It feels a little like when I lost my stepson in a car accident...ripped off, cheated, and helpless.

[scootbigman]

For nineteen years I've looked over that bridge and saw about the the top 60 floors of WTC. Not in the picture to the right stand the Empire State and Chrysler buildings. Tonight both of the latter stood quietly, unlit as to pay respect to their fallen brothers. I can only offer my prayers to the families who have lost. When I look over that bridge from this day on I will be reminded of all the people who's lives will never ever be the same.

[Phillyfan1]

Scoot..Thanks for posting friend!

Wendy..I just got chills reading your post, I never thought of that..Darlington County.Such a happy party song will never be the same.

[BackstreetsGirl]

I just came back from the bus stop - putting my 5 year old on her school bus. There are 10 elementary school children who get on at this stop, and I've watched most of them grow up and have known most of the parents for well over 10 years.
One of the fathers eyes were red and teary. It was evident that he had been crying. He's in his late 30's, and about a dozen friends that he went to high school with who worked on the 104th floor in the second tower hit are missing and feared dead.
Last night, at one of the churches here in town, there was an interfaith candlelight service. My husband and I provided the sound for the event which, despite being unadvertised due to time, drew over 500 people. When the pastor asked for people to call out the names of people they knew who were caught in the tragedy, over 30
names were called out. As each name was said, the shock and despair of the crowd grew and grew. One man even passed out, and possibly had a heart attack, during the event.
It seems in this small suburban community of ours (Port Washington, Manhasset, Plandome and Sands Point, Long Island) we may have lost at least 40 to 50 fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles....friends. I even heard this morning that several of the dads missing called their wives from the 104th floor of the second building after the first plane hit to tell them they were OK and were being evacuated. Then the second plane hit, and there was no hope for those above the plane.
The shock and grief have not peaked yet. I fear we will be hearing a lot more in days to come.
My heart and prayers go out to those of you who have lost loved one or friends close to you.

[blaktransam]

Checking in. It's all been said. I grew up at the Jersey shore and spent lots of time in and around NYC. I have very fond memories of a few special events that took place at the WTC for me. After the funeral of a family member in upstate New York, my dad and I were driving home to Jersey. As we drove south on the turnpike I, 18 yrs old or so, looked over at the WTC all lit up and said to my dad, 'wow that's really something' or something like that..and he said,'let's go there and have a beer' so we did..we drove into the city parked and went up to Windows on the world and had a Heineken. What a father-son moment that was.

Years later I was living in Hoboken and met a woman I fell in love with. I decided I was going to marry her and surpised her with a special dinner at Windows on the World and proposed to her there.

Two very special memories of happy momnets in my life at the WTC.

God bless America.

[Paulie]

One of my fondest memories of the 2000 tour occurred on the top of the World Trade Center:

July 1st...the afternoon of the last concert...BumperWayne's 40th birthday....me, him and mrsports outside on the very top of the building....me and Bump raising a cold beer in honor of that most special b-day...a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky....you could see for miles....

and now....

The photos I took up there have taken on greater meaning in the last three days.

Paulie

[doctort]

wish now I had joined ya on that day - do remember the night of the mad limo ride (6/16/00) - we drove over to the Brooklyn side and just looked across the river at those two giant towers of light - then the infamous harbor cruise on 6/28/00 - Bump trying to take pics of his building, all of us almost getting kicked off the boat and now..........

well, happy memories anyway

[57channels]

Thousands of miles away out near Seattle, I've been trying to figure how to respond to this thread. As an almost lifelong resident of various places on the west coast, we tend to wonder why anybody would ever want to live near a place such as NYC. I think I now have a better idea why. The courage, energy and support that I see everybody giving is just amazing.

I've traded boots, lost Mariners bets, and corresponded with many of you. I'm so glad to hear so many of my east coast cyberfriends check in OK.

Alan

[6String]

Those who have read the thread "What Once Was..." knows that as of Thursday September 13, 2001 10:15 pm Eastern standard time I will attempt to write a song that hopefully I can get released and I will personally see all the money that the song makes if released will go to the families who have lost. I had tow reletives who got out. Others aren't so lucky. I guess this the only way I can really help. I'm so close to NYC but too far away.

[Boss MD]

I wanted to say how nice it is to know you are all safe. I work with close to 700 (pre K through 5th grade) children... when you say your prayers please say one for the children. It has been very hard on them. At my school today we did the five min. of reflection...the school was so quite. I listened to the Boss sining This Land... I cryed. Thank you for all the worm thoughts sent our way. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.


God Bless you
Boss RKS