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48 Years Ago

Post in 'The Inglenook' started by DAKSY, Nov 22, 2011.

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  1. DAKSY Super Moderator

    joined: Dec 2, 2008
    3,990 posts
    Averill Park, NY, on Burden Lake II...
    It was one of those days that you will forever remember.
    That afternoon you know where you were & what you
    were doing when you first got the news...

    I was 11 years old & my USAF dad was stationed in Rome,
    Italy. It was about 8:45 in the evening when there was a
    knock on the door of our apartment...
    DAKSY, Nov 22, 2011
    #1

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  2. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    21,947 posts
    Northern Virginia
    9th grade English class when he was shot. Study hall when they announced he was dead.
    BrotherBart, Nov 22, 2011
    #2

  3. ISeeDeadBTUs Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 7, 2007
    2,241 posts
    NY
    9th grade??? Damn!! You guys ARE old!!
    ISeeDeadBTUs, Nov 22, 2011
    #3

  4. firefighterjake Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    13,475 posts
    Unity/Bangor, Maine
    . . . I wasn't even a gleam in my daddy's eye.
    firefighterjake, Nov 22, 2011
    #4

  5. DAKSY Super Moderator

    joined: Dec 2, 2008
    3,990 posts
    Averill Park, NY, on Burden Lake II...
    I was in 6th grade & I guess I qualify as old.
    Gonna be my 60th winter on Ma Earth &
    I'm hopin to get REALLY old...
    DAKSY, Nov 22, 2011
    #5

  6. fossil Super Moderator

    joined: Sep 30, 2007
    9,152 posts
    Bend, Oregon
    14 y/o. 10th grade. High School Metal Shop over in the foundry area working on a casting mold.
    fossil, Nov 22, 2011
    #6

  7. Danno77 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 27, 2008
    4,751 posts
    Hamilton, IL
    My MOM was in kindergarten at that point. LOL!
    Danno77, Nov 22, 2011
    #7

  8. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    21,947 posts
    Northern Virginia
    I think I need to go lay down now.
    BrotherBart, Nov 22, 2011
    #8

  9. Jim41 New Member

    joined: May 13, 2008
    60 posts
    "Central Ma"
    2nd grade: When we were told what had happened; All I could think of was Olive Oil from Popeye singing "If I were President". I remember seeing homemade memorials in all the front windows of the Mom and Pop stores in the neighborhood. Dark days indeed!
    Jim41, Nov 22, 2011
    #9

  10. GAMMA RAY Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 16, 2011
    1,980 posts
    PA.
    Lay down? You just got your butt outta bed!!!!! :coolsmile:
    GAMMA RAY, Nov 22, 2011
    #10

  11. Milton Findley Feeling the Heat

    joined: Oct 26, 2010
    309 posts
    Whitefish Bay, WI
    11th grade, Algebra II, looking forward to the pep rally for the big game that night. We did not hold the Rally. Nobody remembers the game.
    Milton Findley, Nov 22, 2011
    #11

  12. Thistle Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 16, 2010
    3,909 posts
    Central IA
    I was 2 months 11 days old.Probably sleeping in my crib after recently being sent home from hospital,was in incubator 56 days being a 3 month premie that weighed 2 lbs 11oz at birth,dropped to 2lbs 7.
    Thistle, Nov 22, 2011
    #12

  13. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    21,947 posts
    Northern Virginia
    I was in the 10th grade. Don't ask what I was doing in a 9th grade English class. :red:
    BrotherBart, Nov 22, 2011
    #13

  14. bogydave Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 4, 2009
    7,775 posts
    So Cent ALASKA
    Elementary school in WV.
    Bell rang to end recess early & we all went to our class rooms & heard the news.
    Recess was my favorite class.
    bogydave, Nov 22, 2011
    #14

  15. Delta-T Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 27, 2008
    2,637 posts
    NH
    I was -12 (in my current body), but suspect that I was in my mid50's of my past life as a vegas lounge singer when I heard the news. Sad times, sad times.
    Delta-T, Nov 22, 2011
    #15

  16. Jack Straw Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 22, 2008
    2,011 posts
    Schoharie County, N Y
    I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the JFK museum in Dallas this fall. I wasn't born quite yet when it happened and the museum put everything into perspective. I came away wondering who advised him to go to Dallas.
    Jack Straw, Nov 22, 2011
    #16

  17. Doing The Dixie Eyed Hustle Minister of Fire

    joined: May 27, 2008
    3,992 posts
    Ridge, LI, NY
    I was 5, in Kindergarten. They sent us home from school. We lived with my Grandparents back then (my Mother & I) My Grandmother was in front of the TV crying when I got home early. My Mom couldn't get out of work, but got home ASAP.

    Etched in my brain forever.
    Doing The Dixie Eyed Hustle, Nov 22, 2011
    #17

  18. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    21,947 posts
    Northern Virginia
    A somber funeral like none before or since. The cadence of those drums haunt me to this day.





    BrotherBart, Nov 22, 2011
    #18

  19. Doing The Dixie Eyed Hustle Minister of Fire

    joined: May 27, 2008
    3,992 posts
    Ridge, LI, NY
    Good vibes to Caroline. She's the only one left.
    Doing The Dixie Eyed Hustle, Nov 22, 2011
    #19

  20. Mrs. Krabappel Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 31, 2010
    1,311 posts
    Blue Ridge Mountains NC
    Mrs. Krabappel, Nov 22, 2011
    #20

  21. hossthehermit Minister of Fire

    joined: May 17, 2008
    1,936 posts
    Maine, ayuh, by gorry
    Seventh grade, school got out early, spent an extra 2 hours lugging wood for the old guy down the road after school. Made an extra dollar.
    hossthehermit, Nov 23, 2011
    #21

  22. jharkin Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 21, 2009
    2,061 posts
    Holliston, MA USA
    Wow Danno you might have the prize for youngest... Even my parents were in high school at the time and I though I was one of the younger folks here....
    jharkin, Nov 23, 2011
    #22

  23. Doing The Dixie Eyed Hustle Minister of Fire

    joined: May 27, 2008
    3,992 posts
    Ridge, LI, NY
    BB, I remember the 5 minutes of silence as well.

    Eerie the things that stick in your mind.
    Doing The Dixie Eyed Hustle, Nov 23, 2011
    #23

  24. Flatbedford Minister of Fire

    joined: Mar 17, 2009
    4,652 posts
    Croton-on-Hudson, suburbs of NYC
    My parents didn't even know each other yet.
    Flatbedford, Nov 23, 2011
    #24

  25. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,118 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    8th Grade Algebra class. We all went silent. But what really freaked us out was seeing the vice principal (a dark and swarthy Italian) as white as a ghost. Two of my teachers and he went down for the funeral in DC.
    begreen, Nov 23, 2011
    #25
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