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September 11, 2006
Remembering September 11, 2001
Everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing on the morning of September 11, 2001. But, did the tragedy of the attack overshadow the hub of NYC that the World Trade Center was? It sort of did for me. Of course I remember the incredible view from Windows on the World, and the beautiful NYC skyline, but it's not the first thing I think of when I consider the towers anymore.
I heard an incredible report on the radio on Saturday morning -- it was about the Sonic Memorial Project. It's an online museum of video, audio clips, stories and emails collected over the years, that commemorate the World Trade Center. The first thing that I heard was an interview with Philippe Petit, the man who crossed a tightrope between the two towers in 1974. Many people were married in the World Trade Center over the years, and some of these people sent in their audio and video tapes. From these tapes, the sounds of the towers were extracted. For example, I heard the sounds of the elevators as they rose to the top floor. I heard a concert on the plaza of the World Trade Center. And, I heard a woman talking about how lucky she felt to have worked in this most beautiful building. And, every day as she entered the building through the revolving doors, hearing the sound of them like a heartbeat -- the heartbeat of the city. She said that she wished she could hear that sound again. In fact, someone had caught that sound on tape, ... and on Saturday, I heard the heartbeat too.
On September 11th, we remember Tom Langone, a fireman, a husband and father of two, who taught our babysitting workshop for many years. He is missed.
Posted by Michele at September 11, 2006 2:23 PM
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