Special Name That Theme - 9/11- this round closed

[H2IZCOOL]

Today, I think it's appropriate that we take a break from our regular game. Today's game will be special. The songs are not necessarily Top 40, and no points will be awarded for correctly identifying the theme. But everyone who responds with an answer, comment, or memory will receive one point in the standings. (Only one point per person)

The artists are:

Billy Joel
Neil Young
Alan Jackson

Name That Theme

--and more important-

God Bless America

[SAT-I need more room!!]

I am guessing Billy's is New York State of Mind. Neil, not too sure, I just remember him doing Imagine on one show. And Alan, of course, is Where Were You (When the World Stopped the Turning).

Memories of that time.....I was pretty much still a newbie on YL at the time, there less than two months. I was sitting right where I am now at work (I changed places twice since then and came back). The guy who sits across from me came back to his desk and said "A plane just crashed into one of the Twin Towers." I was so naive about it, and I just said, "Oh." Here I was thinking it was some small one man plane, and I guess I wasn't realizing what the Twin Towers was. So a little while later, I went to the bathroom and saw the TV in the break room. WOW. Unbelievable.

I thought, and still think, that this was the worst attack on America EVER, because they actually got through onto one our planes to do it.

I actually knew someone who was lost in the devastation. Ok, small family history. My mom was married before, and had three kids. Their dad re-married someone who had 2 girls. One of those girls died in the Pentagon crash. They had been like blood sisters to my step sister, so she was devasted. Still is.

God bless her and everyone else lost or lost someone.

[Railyn]

They all have 9/11 related songs (but Billy Joel is there kind of by association I guess).

Joel: New York State Of Mind (preformed at benefits)
Young: Let's Roll
Jackson: Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning?

Here's the post I put up at ML last night - it's called "Moments Frozen In Time"

It seems that when I think of the horrible events of that day, certain things just stick out in my mind. The rest just seems a blur. It's like they can be summed up in 1 sentence each.

1) It was a beautiful day.
2) The radio first reported it as an accident involving a small plane.
3) After hearing more, one of my co-workers said "We're under attack." and prayed right there.
4) Management was in meetings, and the look on their faces as we told them we were under terror attack was unreal - they kept saying "what?"
5) I called my dad for comfort - when I asked "What's going on?" he just remained quiet and said "I don't know".
6) I called my mom as I was having a panic attack - she kept telling me there was nothing I could do to save those people - they were in Jesus' arms now.
7) My co-worker frantically trying to reach his brother and friends who worked in 1 World Trade Center (as he did before coming to work for the company I used to work for) - side note - they all made it out alive.
8) One of the dealers where my mom works (and I now work) had a friend whose sister called her trapped on the 100th floor of 2 World Trade Center - she asked "If I jump can I still go to heaven?"
9) My husband came home with red puffy eyes.
10) He spent his lunch break praying with his bosses - and he's not religous.
11) The look on his face as he watched his beloved towers crumble to the ground.
12) The last thing he said before we went to sleep - the terrorists can take my buildings but not my memories.

[Pete70s]

It was a very sad day, I remember it well. My girlfriend at the time had been on a plane the week before, and it scared me out of my mind!! She knew people who worked in the Trade Center. Luckily, they made it out OK.. But many others did not..

I am going to go with freedom as a theme.

Billy Joel-You Can Make Me Free
Neil Young-Rockin' In the Free World
I don't know Alan Jacksons music, but I'm sure he's done a "Freedom" song.

[Dawn]

What a terrible day that was. My grandfather had passed away on Sept. 7, and his funeral was held on the 10th. The morning of 9/11 when it happened, I was on the phone with my mom, talking about the funeral and how my grandmother was coping with the loss. When I learned of the tragedy a short while after that, I turned on the TV to see a horrible sight - the south tower had already come down, and the north tower crumbled as I watched. I could not believe what I was seeing - the shock was too great, I suppose. I felt such a sense of loss and anger at what had happened, and I knew then that things would never again be the same.

[djdave]

Those damn Arabs cannot stop terrorism. They are so omnipotent and feel us Americans are too overzealous with world power. Many Europeans actually feel the same way too. Even I think so to a small degree. But the 9/11 attack was just too much to handle. I had been having nightmares for years about something like this happening, and I still have bad dreams about our neighborhood blowing up in some way. This was the Arabs' excuse for taking away some of our patriotism, and that barely left an American untouched. I respect all American (and several worldwide) families who lost any friend or relative in the attack. But 9/11 shall in no means become a national holiday simply because of foreigners' greed on us Americans. It can stay in many people's hearts as a day of rememberance, but having the 4th of July, Memorial Day, and Flag Day are plenty enough. I swear Americans honor the flag FAR more than any other country. There's more to life than respecting your country. There's God. There are your family and friends. There's love and happiness in general. And most importantly, there SHOULD be world peace (but I doubt that'll ever happen).

I've given my take on the situation. I was on Martha's Vineyard BTW when this happened. Thank you for "listening".
Amen.

[55dodger]

I would just like to say
Please support the men & women of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines & Coast Guard, currently serving in the Middle East, Bosnia, Korea, Liberia, & other hot spots around the world. They are separated from their families and every day laying their lives on the line for our freedom & way of life. They are the real heroes.

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SAT-The said:

I am guessing Billy's is New York State of Mind. Neil, not too sure, I just remember him doing Imagine on one show. And Alan, of course, is Where Were You (When the World Stopped the Turning).

Memories of that time.....I was pretty much still a newbie on YL at the time, there less than two months. I was sitting right where I am now at work (I changed places twice since then and came back). The guy who sits across from me came back to his desk and said "A plane just crashed into one of the Twin Towers." I was so naive about it, and I just said, "Oh." Here I was thinking it was some small one man plane, and I guess I wasn't realizing what the Twin Towers was. So a little while later, I went to the bathroom and saw the TV in the break room. WOW. Unbelievable.

I thought, and still think, that this was the worst attack on America EVER, because they actually got through onto one our planes to do it.

I actually knew someone who was lost in the devastation. Ok, small family history. My mom was married before, and had three kids. Their dad re-married someone who had 2 girls. One of those girls died in the Pentagon crash. They had been like blood sisters to my step sister, so she was devasted. Still is.

God bless her and everyone else lost or lost someone.

That's sad about your stepsister's stepsister, Adam. I can understand how your stepsister would still be devastated. It's something you never totally get over.

[H2IZCOOL]

Railyn said:

They all have 9/11 related songs (but Billy Joel is there kind of by association I guess).

Joel: New York State Of Mind (preformed at benefits)
Young: Let's Roll
Jackson: Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning?

Here's the post I put up at ML last night - it's called "Moments Frozen In Time"

It seems that when I think of the horrible events of that day, certain things just stick out in my mind. The rest just seems a blur. It's like they can be summed up in 1 sentence each.

1) It was a beautiful day.
2) The radio first reported it as an accident involving a small plane.
3) After hearing more, one of my co-workers said "We're under attack." and prayed right there.
4) Management was in meetings, and the look on their faces as we told them we were under terror attack was unreal - they kept saying "what?"
5) I called my dad for comfort - when I asked "What's going on?" he just remained quiet and said "I don't know".
6) I called my mom as I was having a panic attack - she kept telling me there was nothing I could do to save those people - they were in Jesus' arms now.
7) My co-worker frantically trying to reach his brother and friends who worked in 1 World Trade Center (as he did before coming to work for the company I used to work for) - side note - they all made it out alive.
8) One of the dealers where my mom works (and I now work) had a friend whose sister called her trapped on the 100th floor of 2 World Trade Center - she asked "If I jump can I still go to heaven?"
9) My husband came home with red puffy eyes.
10) He spent his lunch break praying with his bosses - and he's not religous.
11) The look on his face as he watched his beloved towers crumble to the ground.
12) The last thing he said before we went to sleep - the terrorists can take my buildings but not my memories.

That story about the woman on the 100th floor is enough to give you nightmares.

BTW, you correctly named the three songs, Railyn.

[H2IZCOOL]

Pete70s said:

It was a very sad day, I remember it well. My girlfriend at the time had been on a plane the week before, and it scared me out of my mind!! She knew people who worked in the Trade Center. Luckily, they made it out OK.. But many others did not..

I am going to go with freedom as a theme.

Billy Joel-You Can Make Me Free
Neil Young-Rockin' In the Free World
I don't know Alan Jacksons music, but I'm sure he's done a "Freedom" song.

Freedom is always a good theme to go with, Pete. Thanks for responding.

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Dawn said:

What a terrible day that was. My grandfather had passed away on Sept. 7, and his funeral was held on the 10th. The morning of 9/11 when it happened, I was on the phone with my mom, talking about the funeral and how my grandmother was coping with the loss. When I learned of the tragedy a short while after that, I turned on the TV to see a horrible sight - the south tower had already come down, and the north tower crumbled as I watched. I could not believe what I was seeing - the shock was too great, I suppose. I felt such a sense of loss and anger at what had happened, and I knew then that things would never again be the same.

It must have been doubly difficult for you, Dawn, having just experienced your own family tragedy.

Not believing what you were seeing was probably pretty common. I know I felt the same. (I'm posting my own memories of that day a couple of posts below this one.)

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DJ said:

Those damn Arabs cannot stop terrorism. They are so omnipotent and feel us Americans are too overzealous with world power. Many Europeans actually feel the same way too. Even I think so to a small degree. But the 9/11 attack was just too much to handle. I had been having nightmares for years about something like this happening, and I still have bad dreams about our neighborhood blowing up in some way. This was the Arabs' excuse for taking away some of our patriotism, and that barely left an American untouched. I respect all American (and several worldwide) families who lost any friend or relative in the attack. But 9/11 shall in no means become a national holiday simply because of foreigners' greed on us Americans. It can stay in many people's hearts as a day of rememberance, but having the 4th of July, Memorial Day, and Flag Day are plenty enough. I swear Americans honor the flag FAR more than any other country. There's more to life than respecting your country. There's God. There are your family and friends. There's love and happiness in general. And most importantly, there SHOULD be world peace (but I doubt that'll ever happen).

I've given my take on the situation. I was on Martha's Vineyard BTW when this happened. Thank you for "listening".
Amen.

Unfortunately, Dave, there are too many people in the world who feel "my religion is the only right one, and if you don't believe what I believe, then I have to kill you."

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55dodger said:

I would just like to say
Please support the men & women of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines & Coast Guard, currently serving in the Middle East, Bosnia, Korea, Liberia, & other hot spots around the world. They are separated from their families and every day laying their lives on the line for our freedom & way of life. They are the real heroes.

They are indeed the real heroes, Woody. God keep them safe.

[H2IZCOOL]

I posted my own memories of 9/11 over on ML in response to a thread question, and I thought I'd copy it here.

My wife and I were on vacation in Vancouver. We had awakened about 8 AM local (Pacific) time, and I flipped on the TV in the hotel to look at the stock market report on CNN before we'd head out for a day of sightseeing. I thought I had turned to the wrong channel and had put on a movie or something. The first thing we saw was a video tape of Tower 1 burning, and the second plane hitting Tower 2. Meanwhile the line at the bottom of the screen was showing "World Trade Center Twin Towers collapse...part of Pentagon collapses... American and United Airlines each confirm two planes missing and presumed down". So we were totally confused. How could the twin towers have collapsed if we were seeing them on TV (didn't even think it was a video tape). Also, if there were fires at the twin towers and the pentagon PLUS 4 planes missing, that must have meant seven different events. So we were totally confused. I decided to call my office. I work in Washington, DC, where it was already nearly noon. The receptionist answered. I asked her what was going on. She told me that our office manager had announced that anyone could go home if they wanted to. (Our receptionist is a very nice person, but not the brightest of people.) I then talked to my boss, who told me what was going on. It was only then that I realized that our TV was playing a videotape of events about 3 hours earlier. Interestingly, even then, my boss told me that he believed a helicopter had hit the Pentagon. (Our office is only about 3 miles from the Pentagon). We spent the rest of the day watching TV. We tried to go out for a while, but just couldn't, and came right back to the TV.

We have one close friend who worked in Tower 1, but fortunately he and his wife were on an Alaskan cruise. We know several people who work in the Pentagon, including one very close friend. We called our son who told us that he had been on line with that man's son, and he was fine.

All of the planes that had been flying over the Pacific headed to the US had by then been diverted to Vancouver. Our hotel room was high enough that we could see the airport several miles away, with a steady stream of planes landing all day long.

For the next several days, our hotel was jam-packed with people who had been flying to the US but couldn't get home. They waited in long lines each night trying to check into the hotel, and then would go back to the airport in the morning and wait in long lines there trying to get back to the US, or wherever home was. Then, with no success, they'd head back to the hotel at night. This went on for a few days, until finally, everbody was able to get out. That was the next Sunday, and our plans called for a ferry ride to Vancouver Island and a week in Victoria. The city of Victoria was virtually deserted. Hardly any tourists. At our hotel, we were upgraded to a suite right on the water.

So we had left for Vancouver on September 8th, three days before the attack, spent a week there and a week in Victoria before flying home on the 22nd. Aside from the first three days, it was the worst vacation we ever had.

One final memory of that time: We flew back, changing planes in Denver. (My wife was REALLY nervous about flying, and I wasn't too happy about it myself.) When we boarded the last plane in Denver, the pilot got on the PA and said something like: "I'm sure you all know what happened last week, and even though a lot of security has been put in, the pilots at United are not convinced that enough has been done. So, we are asking the passengers to help us. If people make threatening moves on this plane, first of all. They almost definitely don't have guns. If they are holding other kinds of weapons, grab anything you can get ahold of and throw it at their heads, - Books cd players, briefcases, anything. What are they going to do? Put their hands up to shield their faces. So grab a blanket or coat and throw it over them. They'll be helpless. You can hold them for the authorities, or if you like, do anything else you'd like to do to them. That's OK with me too." This was greeted with applause from throughout the aircraft.

The pilot then went on to say "now, I want you to introduce yourselves to your neighbors. Shake hands and show them pictures of your kids. We'll get through this."



God Bless America.

[H2IZCOOL]

Thanks to all who answered. Each person gets a point, so the score now is:


Sat 25
DJDave 23
Railyn 19
Pete 18
Dawn 17
Rali 15
dodger 15
Everybody else 0


This round is now closed. New game Friday.