Took this from Michele.<\/p>\n
1. Where were you when you heard that Ronald Reagan died?<\/b><\/p>\n
Home, I think. Not sure. I remember where I was when he was shot – at a rehearsal for a school play, and we stopped everything and had a TV brought in. But died? Don’t know, don’t care.<\/p>\n
2. Where were you on September 11, 2001?<\/b><\/p>\n
Trapped in Hoboken. Read this <\/a>and this<\/a>.<\/p>\n 3. Where were you when you heard that Princess Diana died?<\/b><\/p>\n I was home in Rhode Island, actually. And I had woken myself up at some god-awful hour to go watch the sunrise on the beach. I had my camera. I took pictures of the sunrise, I took time-release pictures of myself on the beach, I soaked up the scenery – got back into my car – it was only 6:30 am or something – turned the radio on and heard the news.<\/p>\n 4. Do you remember where you were when you heard Kurt Cobain had died?<\/b><\/p>\n I don’t. I know I was living in Chicago, but I don’t remember the moment.<\/p>\n 5. Take one for The Gipper: What\u0092s your favorite flavor of jelly bean?<\/b><\/p>\n I do not like jelly beans. No idea.<\/p>\n 7. Where were you when Reagan was shot?<\/b><\/p>\n I was in junior high – and in rehearsal for a musical revew (however you spell it) we were doing. Jan Grant was our fearless director. Friends Betsy and Beth were also in the show. I remember we were all arranged on the stage, for some musical number, and a janitor walked by and said something to Jan. Suddenly Jan was running for the door – calling out, “Is there a television here anywhere? Can we get a television here?”<\/p>\n 8.Where were you when the Challenger exploded?<\/b><\/p>\n Freshman in college. Living in an all-girls dorm. Story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n 9. Where were you when the 0J verdict was announced?<\/b><\/p>\n I had just moved to New York to go to grad school – and I was living with my friends David and Maria until I could get my own place. Maria was massively pregnant – and they lived in a 5 floor walk-up – so she was NOT a happy woman. She got through the end months of her pregnancy by OBSESSING about OJ. I remember her lying on the couch, her belly sticking way up in the air, her feet up – and I guess David changed the channel to check out ESPN or something, and Maria barked, “All I want to hear about is OJ!!” We all still laugh about that moment. Maria is an intelligent, loving, warm-hearted woman – but in that moment she lost her grip.<\/p>\n David, Maria and I all sat on the couch, watching in horror. The verdict RUINED our day. David and Maria got into a random fight later that night, about … whatever … toothpaste caps being on or off … and then they realized: “Oh, forget it…we’re just upset about OJ…”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Took this from Michele. 1. Where were you when you heard that Ronald Reagan died? Home, I think. Not sure. I remember where I was when he was shot – at a rehearsal for a school play, and we stopped … Continue reading
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\n6. Where were you when Magic Johnson announced he was retiring from the NBA due to AIDS?<\/b><\/p>\n