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9.11.2006
My 2.3 Seconds Of Fame
This is the most horrible pic in the world that I pulled off TIVO, but that red arrow is actually pointing at my head.
It was funny to find that portion of the video to try and find myself. I'll swear I had to look at 15 times before I was able to locate myself (and I knew where I was sitting and what I was wearing.)
CNN
In commeroration of 9/11, CNN is broadcasting on its website in "real time" what it showed on its TV station on that day. It's just like you had turned on CNN on 9/11 at the moment you click on the link. If you click on it at 7:02 p.m. tonight, it starts as if it were 7:02 p.m. on 9/11. You can't fast forward. You can't rewind.
But it's pretty fascinating. If interested, go to CNN and click on the link seen above.
Edit: There also appears to be a couple of links to watch the first three hours of the coverage.
Edit #2: I went back and watched CNN's coverage of the first 30 minutes and it was fascinating. I'd never seen CNN's coverage and now I know why: They had cut to a WABC the local New York affiliate at the time. But is was sheer chaos. One witness actually referred to the second aircraft as a "small airplane with a propeller." And no one would speculate that it was an actual attack. I remember Charlie Gibson say at the very moment of the second plane, "This appears to be some type of concerted effort."
Me On A Plane
I'm pretty sure I saw Babe Laufenberg (sp) sitting in first class.
And I'm currently engaging in racial profiling as a security precaution. I wonder if I should be concerned.about the guy next to me bowing towards Mecca?
"We're Waiting For One More Volunteer"
. . . and the very snooty boarding agent continues her threat of not letting us board. She actually said "The clock is ticking." What does that mean? Like the plane is gonna take off empty if we aren't boarded in time?
[And as a complete sidenote, all you Ticket fans out there might want to take a look at this from Saturday night. The rest of you won't understand so don't bother.]
Overbooked
Al lright, we've got some American Airlines overbooking going on. I just got this announcement over the loudspeaker (paraphrased):
Ladies and gentlemen we are overbooked for this flight, and we are looking for four volunteers to give up their seats. In exchange, we will provide you with a $250 travel voucher and we will put you on a different flight, maybe with a different airline, to get you where you need to go. Unfortunately, we will not be able to begin boarding until this issue is resolved.
I'm not budging. But I will have the joy of being in a sealed tube with every single seat taken. Triple ugh.
But Checking The DMN As I Wait To Board . . .
. . . these two stories do not appear to be a good omen.
So Far, So Good
But it's very odd flying on 9/11. You get to wake up to the news re-living that day, drive to the airport with it all over the radio, and then get to walk through airport security.
The crowds look a little small (but I really don't know what Jacksonville International normally looks like on a Monday morning). But they do have the funky walk-in-a-booth-and-get-shot-with-air-blasts-looking-for-explosives machine. I passed with flying colors.
9.10.2006
That's What I'm Talking About
At the end of the game, I snuck down to the first row. I have no idea who the guy was that made the last interception to end the game, but he came right in front of me. This is what I snapped. Hopefully, I made national TV in the wide shot - I'll have to check out the recorded game on my TIVO when I get home.
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