Lisa, the Simpson!

Cannot believe it is 7 years since that day that shocked the world. I still remember it fresh in my memory.

A friend of mine from NY (now arizona) did exhibitions in the tower lobby for many years, he lost a couple of friends and possibly other people he me while working in the towers. He did charitable work for the families after 9/11. That year i was due to visit him in new york and i have holiday booked for 2 weeks encompassing 11th september. He sad before my visit he would take me up to the observation deck. I couldnt raise money in time to th trip so I couldnt go. Spooky as i may of been in NY when it happened.

in 2002 I did a tribute animation for his an my websites. Sadly I lost the source files and never got time to update the animation itself. I have updated an intro page on the site with the correct dates. I wasnt a member here last year so I dont think I have ever posted it here.

http://www.ejnmedia.co.uk/sept11th.

My dad watched this animation last year for the first time and he was moved and said he was proud of me! That was a couple of weeks before he passed away!

>> OK somethings strange heppened browser crashed and somehow this post ended up in sketchbook, dag or marco this probably better in the Treehouse or another section!

Moved the topic as per request.

As for the animation, it is touching and it deserves to be watched at least once in silence if only just to pay respects to the innocent deaths that happened that tragic day, and even to all the innocent deaths that followed said day. Hoping there will be an end to it, someday.

I still remember it and my dad said it was the same kind of "stop the world" moment that he lived when Kennedy was assassinated. Such things can shake you to the core.


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I hate to do this, but i must ask gently everyone to respect the deads by NOT using this topic for polemics about america VS rest of the world, about proved or non proved conspiracies, about ANYTHING. No polemics. Feel free to ignore the thread, but NO FLAMES and NO POLEMICS. Respect the dead.
If you do, you'll be banned for one day (more for repeats), i'm not joking.

Gazmanafc was banned for his post.

I had only just begun my fourth grade year in school when my mom woke me up saying "Terrorists just crashed planes into the world trade center."

I didn't know how to react - the whole nation, and world for that matter, seemed to be in shock. I remember for the next few weeks it was all I heard about. On T.V., on the radio, a lot of it even spilled over into school. If I had only known back then I had just lived through one of the most historical events of the 21st century.

Looking back I can hardly believe seven long years have gone by. I've known people who lost family to this tragedy, and as an American, I can say that this is one of those things we will never forget. Nor will we ever stand idly by and let our nation, and its people, come under fire without some form of retaliation.

We are proud of who we are, and what we stand for. Those who died on September 11th, 2001 will never be forgotten.

7 years…

I was almost a kid when all this happen: but I remember exactly what I was doing and where I was when I hear about the terrorist attack (just after school, it was the afternoon in France). I also still remember the first image I saw when my Dad put on the TV: a fire truck running on NY streets and a big tower in fire (many young French people had discovered the World Trade Center the 11th September 2001).

It takes me years before I can realize what had happen. It's certainly the most terrible thing I ever saw in all my life.

I hope such atrocity will never happen anywhere in the world!

While my respects go to those who lost their lives and their families, but are we really sure that it was really terrorists who did it?

It's probably not the best thing to discuss I'll admit as it has already been highly controversial, but there are various documentaries out there (Like 9/11 Loose Change) that can help provide thought into pointing the finger into other directions as the perpetrator(s).

I remember the moment in my past... 7 years ago .... during math class as  student in my high school ...the life continues...

I give my condolences for anyone who lost a friend during this misfortune.  I hope nothing like this happens again.   
Now, I saw that Marco did what he was suppose to do because of his admin position.  I'm recomending everyone not to mention anything political here because of an incident that happened.   In fact, I do know this *topic* will induce a lot of you guys into doing so.  Please AMIGOS keep that little monster inside of you to avoid arguments.  One political fight not so long ago, I believe, was enough for us to learn that.

Very moving flash Empethree.
It's weird to think all those years passed and if I'm honest I feel somewhat guilty as I was out partying yesterday night to say goodbye to my friends before heading off to uni :confused: I honestly forgot what the date even was, especially since I'm not in school anymore or uni just yet.
but I'm glad I took the time to watch this video.
Although it's not exactly in the media's attention anymore, it's deffinetly a tragic event which certainly will never be forgotten and I, like some people here, at the time of the event, couldn't quiet grasp just how big of a tragedy it was.  Especially since some of us were rather young wen it happened.
Anyway I'll quit rambling on, and join those in hoping such an event won't happen again and send my prayers to those who lost family and friends 7 years ago..

The problem with LC and documentaries like it is that they will allways have been made by someone with a political axe to grind. Not calling Dylan Avery a liar, just saying that noone is innocent.

On Topic: I was at work the day 9/11 occurred. My friend came in and said there was an attack in New York and I thought he was joking. Then he took me into the rec room where the tv was playing and I saw the WTC on fire and I was all like 'What The Fuck?!'