Most of us have events we can remember with crystal clarity, often large, shared events.
Unfortunately, most of these are for sad events.
I remember walking into my family dining room when I heard about Jim Jones & Jonestown.
I remember standing in the pizza parlour I managed, stunned and unbelieving, when I heard John Lennon was shot.
I remember working on repairing a book in my college library when I was told about the Challenger explosion.
I remember turning on my computer in my apartment and learning about 9/11.
But I also remember being a very sick 10 year old boy and demanding that my parents take me outside so I could look at the moon ... a moon where there was, for the very first time, an actual man walking on the face of it.
Shared experiences.
For my own part, Diana's death did not affect me greatly. I remember it in a very vague way, but she had never been terribly important to me (unlike my ex, an Over The Top Royalty Watcher as only an American can truly be). Still, I remember in the main the circumstances. Ten years, though, eh? Been longer than I remember.
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Date: 2007-06-27 02:37 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, most of these are for sad events.
I remember walking into my family dining room when I heard about Jim Jones & Jonestown.
I remember standing in the pizza parlour I managed, stunned and unbelieving, when I heard John Lennon was shot.
I remember working on repairing a book in my college library when I was told about the Challenger explosion.
I remember turning on my computer in my apartment and learning about 9/11.
But I also remember being a very sick 10 year old boy and demanding that my parents take me outside so I could look at the moon ... a moon where there was, for the very first time, an actual man walking on the face of it.
Shared experiences.
For my own part, Diana's death did not affect me greatly. I remember it in a very vague way, but she had never been terribly important to me (unlike my ex, an Over The Top Royalty Watcher as only an American can truly be). Still, I remember in the main the circumstances. Ten years, though, eh? Been longer than I remember.