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Post by ford71V8 on Sept 13, 2016 3:21:17 GMT
I was in my final year of High School. It was early morning here. My mum woke me up, crying, and said that America was under attack, kamikaze style - we watched the second plane hit live and like others said, it was surreal. That day at school was like everyone walking around in a dream, pretty sure no classes ran as normal, it was just everyone talking about it, or in the case where computers were in the room, everyone hitting "refresh" for updates. I know its 15 years ago so memories may be off, bit surely this all happened while most Aussies were tucked up in bed. I kinda felt like it was a bit after midnight or so (?) |
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Post by SicJes on Sept 13, 2016 4:08:04 GMT
First plane struck at 8:46 AM est.
If you haven't read the book, This Monster Lives, which is an extension of SKOM the movie, you really should. There is a 911\Metallica connection which is really scary and interesting, and there is pretty much a recount of Metallica's days during that time.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 4:36:33 GMT
Yes, there were other reasons, but Pantera basically ended 'because of' 9/11. The further touring was cancelled...but, that just allowed the reality of the band falling apart to complete itself.
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Post by yepsure on Sept 13, 2016 7:13:56 GMT
I was in my final year of High School. It was early morning here. My mum woke me up, crying, and said that America was under attack, kamikaze style - we watched the second plane hit live and like others said, it was surreal. That day at school was like everyone walking around in a dream, pretty sure no classes ran as normal, it was just everyone talking about it, or in the case where computers were in the room, everyone hitting "refresh" for updates. I know its 15 years ago so memories may be off, bit surely this all happened while most Aussies were tucked up in bed. I kinda felt like it was a bit after midnight or so (?) Yeah something like that, I would have said about 2-3 AM when I woke up. I think someone called the house to tell us. |
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Post by Kimbo on Sept 13, 2016 7:36:46 GMT
I was home at my parents place to use their Internet connection because I was off from school, and I remember it very clearly. I was 19 years old so I was old enough to figure stuff out, yet again I understood nothing of what was going on. I was actually in a chat room at a Metallica page, I can't remember if it was Encycmet or something else, and someone wrote that something was going down. I turned on the TV and I couldn't believe what I was seeing, I mean I literally couldn't process it. My mum got home shortly after and I ran out and told her a terror attack on America was happening. We ran upstairs and just as we got to the telly the second plane hit.
I remember being so uneasy, like almost scared, I felt like a little kid who was watching a horror movie for the first time.
Like yep-sure said, the following days in High School were so weird, everyone was walking around in their own little world, trying to figure out what was going on. It's weird really, NY is 6000 km away and yet it felt very close.
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Post by yepsure on Sept 13, 2016 12:21:41 GMT
Man, when I visited NYC in 2011, the WTC site was just a construction site...but the amount of people there just to visit the place was crazy. It really effected the whole world. It wasn't just America that was united that day, it was pretty much every Western nation. It felt like an attack on all of us, and it was a scary and uncertain time.
Speaking of crazy, time is fucked up. I was there 10 years after the event.
1. That 10 years felt like a lifetime, 17-27.
2. The 5 years since I was there, 2011-2016 feels like about 2 years.
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Post by Kimbo on Sept 13, 2016 12:33:25 GMT
Man, when I visited NYC in 2011, the WTC site was just a construction site...but the amount of people there just to visit the place was crazy. It really effected the whole world. It wasn't just America that was united that day, it was pretty much every Western nation. It felt like an attack on all of us, and it was a scary and uncertain time. Speaking of crazy, time is fucked up. I was there 10 years after the event. 1. That 10 years felt like a lifetime, 17-27. 2. The 5 years since I was there, 2011-2016 feels like about 2 years. Yeah I was there in 2012, freedom towers was under construction but the two massive fountains were done. The vibe was unbelievable, you could feel the sadness still roaming the place. There were lots of turists, Japanese folks doing their selfies, taking pictures, laughing. I remember being so mad about it, people where there, who were directly affected with the loss of family etc, they were standing by the side of the fountain, crying, morning, and these fuckwits were doing their full on turist thingy. I don't know if everyone knows this, but the people who died there had their names carved into the fountains, was tough watching relatives standing by the side of the name of their loved ones and just pouring it out. |
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Post by yepsure on Sept 13, 2016 12:40:51 GMT
Man, when I visited NYC in 2011, the WTC site was just a construction site...but the amount of people there just to visit the place was crazy. It really effected the whole world. It wasn't just America that was united that day, it was pretty much every Western nation. It felt like an attack on all of us, and it was a scary and uncertain time. Speaking of crazy, time is fucked up. I was there 10 years after the event. 1. That 10 years felt like a lifetime, 17-27. 2. The 5 years since I was there, 2011-2016 feels like about 2 years. Yeah I was there in 2012, freedom towers was under construction but the two massive fountains were done. The vibe was unbelievable, you could feel the sadness still roaming the place. There were lots of turists, Japanese folks doing their selfies, taking pictures, laughing. I remember being so mad about it, people where there, who were directly affected with the loss of family etc, they were standing by the side of the fountain, crying, morning, and these fuckwits were doing their full on turist thingy. I don't know if everyone knows this, but the people who died there had their names carved into the fountains, was tough watching relatives standing by the side of the name of their loved ones and just pouring it out. Ah man, heavy stuff. When I was there it was literally just a construction site, blue walls around the perimeter, trucks everywhere, etc....and people were still standing there, just taking in the power of the place. Some took photos. Tourists are fucked everywhere. It seems to be a rule, if you're a tourist in a group, be it family or friends, in a foreign country, you need to act as obnoxious and disrespectful as possible. As a solo traveller, I witness this shit all the time and it's infuriating. |
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Post by Kimbo on Sept 13, 2016 12:52:21 GMT
Yeah I was there in 2012, freedom towers was under construction but the two massive fountains were done. The vibe was unbelievable, you could feel the sadness still roaming the place. There were lots of turists, Japanese folks doing their selfies, taking pictures, laughing. I remember being so mad about it, people where there, who were directly affected with the loss of family etc, they were standing by the side of the fountain, crying, morning, and these fuckwits were doing their full on turist thingy. I don't know if everyone knows this, but the people who died there had their names carved into the fountains, was tough watching relatives standing by the side of the name of their loved ones and just pouring it out. Ah man, heavy stuff. When I was there it was literally just a construction site, blue walls around the perimeter, trucks everywhere, etc....and people were still standing there, just taking in the power of the place. Some took photos. Tourists are fucked everywhere. It seems to be a rule, if you're a tourist in a group, be it family or friends, in a foreign country, you need to act as obnoxious and disrespectful as possible. As a solo traveller, I witness this shit all the time and it's infuriating. Photos and stuff like that is alright, just show some respect and decency. I can imagine how you would run into that a lot, it's hard not getting upset about it. Anyways, it's heavy stuff and I'm probably a little jaysee* about it too. I was in the Royal Danish Garde and stood watch at our queens palace, followed her around and stuff like that, so ever since I've hated unrespectful tourists :-/ * Grumpy/sensitive |
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Post by lightning master on Sept 13, 2016 13:15:39 GMT
Yeah I was there in 2012, freedom towers was under construction but the two massive fountains were done. The vibe was unbelievable, you could feel the sadness still roaming the place. There were lots of turists, Japanese folks doing their selfies, taking pictures, laughing. I remember being so mad about it, people where there, who were directly affected with the loss of family etc, they were standing by the side of the fountain, crying, morning, and these fuckwits were doing their full on turist thingy. I don't know if everyone knows this, but the people who died there had their names carved into the fountains, was tough watching relatives standing by the side of the name of their loved ones and just pouring it out. Ah man, heavy stuff. When I was there it was literally just a construction site, blue walls around the perimeter, trucks everywhere, etc... Yup, the same in 2008. I had to look through a fence/wall to be able to see the site. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 14:46:43 GMT
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