tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post1346442702222163178..comments2024-03-07T02:53:47.674-06:00Comments on Bish Denham : Where I WasBish Denhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-26111987067758185952013-12-06T15:51:52.250-06:002013-12-06T15:51:52.250-06:00I was 12. I remember the details of getting the an...I was 12. I remember the details of getting the announcement from the principal when I was in art class, but what I mostly remember is just the shock. And then watching the shooting of Oswald on live TV. And being glued to the funeral procession, the riderless horse, the salute by JFK Jr. I think you're absolutely right that "the 60s" began then. I think it's always a couple of years into a decade before the identity of that decade is really launched. Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-48720249675970641132013-11-23T21:31:18.305-06:002013-11-23T21:31:18.305-06:00I was five, so my memories are slim. Maybe my sis...I was five, so my memories are slim. Maybe my sister coming home from school crying, and the TV being on all the time for the funeral. My husband is the same age as me. I said to him today, "Isn't it weird that such a formative thing happened during our lives, but we were too young to really get it?"<br /><br />As for other memories, John Lennon, Harry Chapin, the Challenger, and always 9/11.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-6035403358217311142013-11-23T15:46:28.440-06:002013-11-23T15:46:28.440-06:00Finally, I've made my way back to your space. ...Finally, I've made my way back to your space. I could use some VI warmth right about now.<br /><br />Unfortunately, there are far too many traumatic things to remember from my lifetime and like most, I know right where I was and what I was doing when these things occurred.<br /><br />I have to agree with Alex that the Challenger was particularly dramatic, because anyone watching saw it happen LIVE. I remember watching and thinking 'that doesn't look right'. Of course, that was followed by seeing the Twin Towers topple LIVE on television at the turn of this century. My 'what a strange trip it has been'.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-11297772201558918332013-11-23T11:41:26.082-06:002013-11-23T11:41:26.082-06:00I wasn't born at the time, but I can only imag...I wasn't born at the time, but I can only imagine the impact such an event would cause.<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-29696341960565412202013-11-23T05:24:42.971-06:002013-11-23T05:24:42.971-06:00I wasn't born yet, but I've watched the vi...I wasn't born yet, but I've watched the video footage a few hundred times. Probably not the same thing as experiencing it live, though. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622191037152999869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-72471170767758157622013-11-22T15:09:59.311-06:002013-11-22T15:09:59.311-06:00I was in 7th grade, not yet 12 yrs. The principal...I was in 7th grade, not yet 12 yrs. The principal spoke to our class. The silence I remember most.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-44531974163597118552013-11-22T11:51:51.705-06:002013-11-22T11:51:51.705-06:00I was born after this, but I can only imagine it a...I was born after this, but I can only imagine it as an event that stops time for all ... most of the memorable events for me are disasters: 9-11, Chernobyl, Challenger ... but I think the election of the new Pope has got to be one of the most happy memories I have.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-28801688097920860902013-11-22T11:23:53.323-06:002013-11-22T11:23:53.323-06:00Hi Bish .. I was at school and heard it announced ...Hi Bish .. I was at school and heard it announced over the radio .. and was shocked - first time I'd experienced shock like that ... <br /><br />And there was lots going on wasn't there .. even across the pond .. <br /><br />Have a good weekend - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-13387582349491524602013-11-22T06:52:22.965-06:002013-11-22T06:52:22.965-06:00At that time just about everyone still believed ou...At that time just about everyone still believed our government was "looking out for us." We put faith in our elected officials and no one really knew what was going on in Washington. Many of my neighbors were buiding bomb shelters but no one really knew how close we came to WW3. We loved our president but the full impact of what a truly magnanimous, caring <br />and pious man he really was, never became apparent to me until many years later. He was a courageous patriot who gave his life for our country. Kids surely can't believe what they feed them in history books.<br />That day 50 years ago.... I sat watching in complete shock in front of our little TV in the kitchen. Then later, Ruby shot Oswald right in front of our eyes...... unbelievabke.<br />I still choke up when I remember those days.<br />Thanks for the special post.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-2291554172147467952013-11-22T06:48:31.498-06:002013-11-22T06:48:31.498-06:00I was in grade school then so remember the announc...I was in grade school then so remember the announcement and much that went on in the 60s. Because I was so young, Martin Luther King's and Robert Kennedy's assassinations really impacted me more.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-68972017122145756802013-11-22T05:31:53.728-06:002013-11-22T05:31:53.728-06:00I wasn't yet born, although I do remember some...I wasn't yet born, although I do remember some of the 60's. Just a shock that someone could kill the president. I remember when Reagan was shot - that was freaky.<br />I remember many of the things you mentioned, but the Challenger explosion really stands out. I remember I was in college and a group of us watched it happen live.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com