The Interocitor

Where were you when?

From a challenge at A Small Victory:

1. Where were you when you heard that Ronald Reagan died?

In front of the TV, which I had just turned on to catch a spot of CNN.

2. Where were you on September 11, 2001?

In a hotel room in Redmond, WA. I'd worked until 3AM that morning trying to finish a demo for one Bill Gates, and we weren't quite done. At 7AM my partner called me from his room and told me to turn on the TV and that the WTC wasn't there anymore. And we still had to go back to Microsoft and finish the hardware for the demo, which my partner demonstrated sucessfully to Gates that afternoon.

3. Where were you when you heard that Princess Diana died?

At a conference -- I saw it on a hotel bar TV during a break.

4. Do you remember where you were when you heard Kurt Cobain had died?

No.

5. Take one for The Gipper: What’s your favorite flavor of jelly bean?

Licorice

6. Where were you when Magic Johnson announced he was retiring from the NBA due to AIDS?

Los Angeles?

7. Where were you when Reagan was shot?

At home. I'd left work feeling ill and gone home to bed. I found out about 6 hours after everyone else.

8. Where were you when the Challenger exploded?

In my car in the driveway. I heard the radio reports as I was leaving for work.

9. Where were you when the 0J verdict was announced?

Watching the State of the Union. I don't know which was more disgusting.

Extra credit for old farts:
10.Where were you when JFK was shot?

Mr. Katnick's 4th grade class at Balboa Elementary. A teacher came in and whispered something, and our teacher wordlessley turned the classroom TV on to CBS. Radio report over the CBS "eye" graphic.

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