Thanks for this, Daniel, and yes, what a collection of stories we've been reading, yours was pretty powerful too. I'm actually at the Toronto Film Festival again right now, and on Friday I went to the part of town where we heard the news, which was eerie. May it never happen again, and I'll pass your comment on to Mr. Los Angeles!
Beautifully written, a memory no one who was alive that day will ever forget. I was working in Munich and we watched the first reports uncertain if it was real or a VFX film (we were a VFX crew working on a TV series). I hope my wife thinks the same of me!
Thank you, Rory, it did feel so thoroughly surreal, didn't it? But I can't now walk through that part of New York without feeling the horror still lingering in the air. What a time, and I hope we all use its memory to appreciate all of our loved ones whoever they may be ....
Gabrielle, Thank you so much for this piece. Badly needed in the world we're living in now. Human ingenuity! Human kindness and compassion! We can't give up. Love, Mary
Wow. What a tale. And Mr. Los Angeles, IMHO, is now the person I aspire to emulate should my wife ever get stuck anywhere. In case you hadn't figured it out, he's a keeper
We spent the day on planes and Zurich Airport. First plane got us there as (IIRC) the first plane hit the WTC. We had no idea of course until we got to the lounge, and as with you, saw everyone crowded around the TV. Meanwhile all the flights to North America turned Red on the departures board with "Cancelled" replacing the expected departure times.
We left some hours later, after the towers had collapsed, on our flight to Tokyo and, of course, landed there uneventfully. But I spent quite a lot of the flight wondering if it too would be hijacked and what I would try and do to stop such an attempt.
Oh, Francis, what a story and, yes, what a frightening flight that must have been. I don't think I'd realized that flights in other parts of the world were still operating, which just goes to show how carefully we wrap ourselves in our own little bubbles.. May the likes of this never happen again.
Thank you, Louise. It was particularly strange to have the personal loss of Janine subsumed in such mass mourning - as one of our group said, "Those b*stards stole our grief." Well, we're still here, and, yes, Mr. Los Angeles is pretty nice, on the whole! Love and good health to you.
799271 One of your very best, never once resorting to the mawkish or melodramatic
Thank you, Richard
What a story. I've been reading so many 9/11 recollections over the past 48 hours, it's kind of hard not to.
Mr Los Angeles, wow, the dude's a legend!
Thanks for this, Daniel, and yes, what a collection of stories we've been reading, yours was pretty powerful too. I'm actually at the Toronto Film Festival again right now, and on Friday I went to the part of town where we heard the news, which was eerie. May it never happen again, and I'll pass your comment on to Mr. Los Angeles!
That must have been very strange, Gabrielle. Thank you for this one xxx
Fascinating Gabrielle. Twenty five years, and it still feels like yesterday.
Beautifully written, a memory no one who was alive that day will ever forget. I was working in Munich and we watched the first reports uncertain if it was real or a VFX film (we were a VFX crew working on a TV series). I hope my wife thinks the same of me!
Thank you, Rory, it did feel so thoroughly surreal, didn't it? But I can't now walk through that part of New York without feeling the horror still lingering in the air. What a time, and I hope we all use its memory to appreciate all of our loved ones whoever they may be ....
Gabrielle, Thank you so much for this piece. Badly needed in the world we're living in now. Human ingenuity! Human kindness and compassion! We can't give up. Love, Mary
Thanks for putting such a positive spin on this simple story, Mary, and yes, let's salute compassion along with ingenuity as we go into the future ...
Wow. What a tale. And Mr. Los Angeles, IMHO, is now the person I aspire to emulate should my wife ever get stuck anywhere. In case you hadn't figured it out, he's a keeper
We spent the day on planes and Zurich Airport. First plane got us there as (IIRC) the first plane hit the WTC. We had no idea of course until we got to the lounge, and as with you, saw everyone crowded around the TV. Meanwhile all the flights to North America turned Red on the departures board with "Cancelled" replacing the expected departure times.
We left some hours later, after the towers had collapsed, on our flight to Tokyo and, of course, landed there uneventfully. But I spent quite a lot of the flight wondering if it too would be hijacked and what I would try and do to stop such an attempt.
Oh, Francis, what a story and, yes, what a frightening flight that must have been. I don't think I'd realized that flights in other parts of the world were still operating, which just goes to show how carefully we wrap ourselves in our own little bubbles.. May the likes of this never happen again.
Thank you this is a very interesting piece.
Thank you, Patti
This made me shed a tear. I'm so sorry for the loss of Janine, and for that terrible day. And glad that you have the cutest husband in the world.
Thank you, Louise. It was particularly strange to have the personal loss of Janine subsumed in such mass mourning - as one of our group said, "Those b*stards stole our grief." Well, we're still here, and, yes, Mr. Los Angeles is pretty nice, on the whole! Love and good health to you.
Thank you, Sharon. It feels like yesterday ... but hasn't the world changed since!
Such a shocking day. x