September 11th, 2001
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Read that article I posted by the vet, Brian.0
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I can see the lyrics being a parallel (haven't yet brought up the link, but I will).g under p said:My sister now works in the Freedom Tower and she was so nervous when her company moved there. She sees it as STILL. a target, I could only tell her that I'm pretty sure security has to be very high for all who work there. I totally forgot how she hates heights.
That said I've been in one of those Towers all the way to the top and I took many views looking down. I was amazed how tiny cars, trucks, trains, boats were. I love heights, I have no fear of it but I've imagined many times being in the shoes of those jumpers and thinking what might have been going through their minds. Looking around and KNOWING my end is near, that scary thought can crush any non fear one might have of heights. I think of that one particular jumper and how he may have come to that peaceful fate....then decided to jump head first to those at peace 11 seconds.
That brings me to this song performed by one of my all time favorite bands....LIVING COLOUR out of NYC.
The song is called Flying....
https://youtu.be/KwfOLoreSHk
Lyrics
I jumped out of the window to get to the parking lot
I'm writing this little song on my way down
Never in my life have I felt a heat so hot
I had to get out
Such a lovely day to go flying
The sky is so clear, the sun is shining
Fate has given me wings
Such a terrible funny thing
I was gathering up my nerve to ask out Carmen
She glanced out of the window, oh my God!
The room, it went away, now we're holding hands
Just not the way I planned
Such a lovely day to go flying
The sky is so clear, the sun is shining
Fate has given me wings
Such a terrible funny thing, funny thing
I jumped…
It's really a love song but one can see the correlation to 9/11.
Peace
Bless you, g.
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One would never guess who were a couple of the songwriters are......Rod Stewart and Ron Wood then another I can't recall.hedonist said:
I can see the lyrics being a parallel (haven't yet brought up the link, but I will).g under p said:https://youtu.be/KwfOLoreSHk
Lyrics
I jumped out of the window to get to the parking lot
I'm writing this little song on my way down
Never in my life have I felt a heat so hot
I had to get out
Such a lovely day to go flying
The sky is so clear, the sun is shining
Fate has given me wings
Such a terrible funny thing
I was gathering up my nerve to ask out Carmen
She glanced out of the window, oh my God!
The room, it went away, now we're holding hands
Just not the way I planned
Such a lovely day to go flying
The sky is so clear, the sun is shining
Fate has given me wings
Such a terrible funny thing, funny thing
I jumped…
It's really a love song but one can see the correlation to 9/11.
Peace
Bless you, g.
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)0 -
Good read and very appropriate.Free said:I’M A VETERAN. HERE’S WHY I’M NOT GOING TO SHED A DAMNED TEAR TODAY.
http://usuncut.com/news/im-veteran-heres-im-not-going-shed-damned-tear-today/
( it's not what you think, read it it's good)
I'm not going to argue with you McG. Please read the article I just mentioned a response to.
http://usuncut.com/news/im-veteran-heres-im-not-going-shed-damned-tear-today/
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
good perspective but it's tough to ignore 9/11. worst attack on american soil in the history of our nation and people aren't pissed and should not remember?brianlux said:
Good read and very appropriate.Free said:I’M A VETERAN. HERE’S WHY I’M NOT GOING TO SHED A DAMNED TEAR TODAY.
http://usuncut.com/news/im-veteran-heres-im-not-going-shed-damned-tear-today/
( it's not what you think, read it it's good)
I'm not going to argue with you McG. Please read the article I just mentioned a response to.
http://usuncut.com/news/im-veteran-heres-im-not-going-shed-damned-tear-today/
as a historian I do agree that it's impossible to win in afghansitan but as an american citizen I was 100% supportive of our troops there and in iraq.
is the author of the article being objective or just a stereotypical liberal? (which i am also)Post edited by mcgruff10 onI'll ride the wave where it takes me......0 -
Well done by Nathan Wellman and I liked his big picture look on what atrocities that can come from getting into any war.brianlux said:
Good read and very appropriate.Free said:I’M A VETERAN. HERE’S WHY I’M NOT GOING TO SHED A DAMNED TEAR TODAY.
http://usuncut.com/news/im-veteran-heres-im-not-going-shed-damned-tear-today/
( it's not what you think, read it it's good)
I'm not going to argue with you McG. Please read the article I just mentioned a response to.
http://usuncut.com/news/im-veteran-heres-im-not-going-shed-damned-tear-today/
After 9/11....*We can bomb the world to pieces, but can't bomb it into peace*
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)0 -
this was the worst attack on u.s. "soil" since 1941. what the heck did you expect us to do? go out and hug everyone responsible?g under p said:
Well done by Nathan Wellman and I liked his big picture look on what atrocities that can come from getting into any war.brianlux said:
Good read and very appropriate.Free said:I’M A VETERAN. HERE’S WHY I’M NOT GOING TO SHED A DAMNED TEAR TODAY.
http://usuncut.com/news/im-veteran-heres-im-not-going-shed-damned-tear-today/
( it's not what you think, read it it's good)
I'm not going to argue with you McG. Please read the article I just mentioned a response to.
http://usuncut.com/news/im-veteran-heres-im-not-going-shed-damned-tear-today/
After 9/11....*We can bomb the world to pieces, but can't bomb it into peace*
PeaceI'll ride the wave where it takes me......0 -
This is not the the day McGruff......*We could be heroes for just one day*. More of a time to have some grace under pressure.mcgruff10 said:
this was the worst attack on u.s. "soil" since 1941. what the heck did you expect us to do? go out and hug everyone responsible?g under p said:
Well done by Nathan Wellman and I liked his big picture look on what atrocities that can come from getting into any war.brianlux said:
Good read and very appropriate.Free said:I’M A VETERAN. HERE’S WHY I’M NOT GOING TO SHED A DAMNED TEAR TODAY.
http://usuncut.com/news/im-veteran-heres-im-not-going-shed-damned-tear-today/
( it's not what you think, read it it's good)
I'm not going to argue with you McG. Please read the article I just mentioned a response to.
http://usuncut.com/news/im-veteran-heres-im-not-going-shed-damned-tear-today/
After 9/11....*We can bomb the world to pieces, but can't bomb it into peace*
Peace
Have a nice evening.
Peace
Post edited by g under p on*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)0 -
See you on on 9/12.
Over and out.
And for god's sake...
Peace."It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
not the day? are you kidding me? like i said, this was the worst attack on u.s. "soil" since 1941...what the heck did you expect us to do?g under p said:
This is not the the day McGruff......*We could heroes for just one day*. More of a time to have some grace under pressure.mcgruff10 said:
this was the worst attack on u.s. "soil" since 1941. what the heck did you expect us to do? go out and hug everyone responsible?g under p said:
Well done by Nathan Wellman and I liked his big picture look on what atrocities that can come from getting into any war.brianlux said:
Good read and very appropriate.Free said:I’M A VETERAN. HERE’S WHY I’M NOT GOING TO SHED A DAMNED TEAR TODAY.
http://usuncut.com/news/im-veteran-heres-im-not-going-shed-damned-tear-today/
( it's not what you think, read it it's good)
I'm not going to argue with you McG. Please read the article I just mentioned a response to.
http://usuncut.com/news/im-veteran-heres-im-not-going-shed-damned-tear-today/
After 9/11....*We can bomb the world to pieces, but can't bomb it into peace*
Peace
Have a nice evening.
PeaceI'll ride the wave where it takes me......0 -
......ehbacon thank you for taking the time to do your research to find out a bit of our history on this day. I hope you will continue to post here on AMT.
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)0 -
yeah it took me 15 years to realize i was wrong. I really didn't share it with anyone. I always had W's back with Afghanistan but hated the Iraq choice; now I understand why I chose Iraq too.Free said:mcgruff10 said:
No comment.I'll ride the wave where it takes me......0 -
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the best intel at the moment.ledvedderman said:and your logic for Iraq is...
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Got this going now. Very nice.g under p said:My sister now works in the Freedom Tower and she was so nervous when her company moved there. She sees it as STILL. a target, I could only tell her that I'm pretty sure security has to be very high for all who work there. I totally forgot how she hates heights.
That said I've been in one of those Towers all the way to the top and I took many views looking down. I was amazed how tiny cars, trucks, trains, boats were. I love heights, I have no fear of it but I've imagined many times being in the shoes of those jumpers and thinking what might have been going through their minds. Looking around and KNOWING my end is near, that scary thought can crush any non fear one might have of heights. I think of that one particular jumper and how he may have come to that peaceful fate....then decided to jump head first to those at peace 11 seconds.
That brings me to this song performed by one of my all time favorite bands....LIVING COLOUR out of NYC.
The song is called Flying....https://youtu.be/KwfOLoreSHk
Lyrics
I jumped out of the window to get to the parking lot
I'm writing this little song on my way down
Never in my life have I felt a heat so hot
I had to get out
Such a lovely day to go flying
The sky is so clear, the sun is shining
Fate has given me wings
Such a terrible funny thing
I was gathering up my nerve to ask out Carmen
She glanced out of the window, oh my God!
The room, it went away, now we're holding hands
Just not the way I planned
Such a lovely day to go flying
The sky is so clear, the sun is shining
Fate has given me wings
Such a terrible funny thing, funny thing
I jumped…
It's really a love song but one can see the correlation to 9/11.
Peace
(in fact, my guy has been a fan of them for a while - turned me on to them when we met, as he has done for other great music)0 -
Where do people get 1.5 million Iraqis killed? The War in Iraq started in March 20, 2003 and ended June 25, 2012. That is 3,385 days. That would mean the Coalition killed over 443 people a day in Iraq. That never happened. However I will concur with the 251,000 deaths that occurred.
https://www.iraqbodycount.org96 Randall's Island II
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05 Borgata Night I; Wachovia Center
06 Letterman Show; Webcast (guy in blue shirt), Camden I; DC
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So everyone...got it.unsung said:
Only to those that go rah-rah based on a date.bootlegger10 said:
You must be a miserable person to be around.unsung said:I won't apologize that these people would still be alive if we didn't stick our noses in the middle east, but by all means don't let me ruin your day. Go fly your flags.
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Can people stop with the f**king self righteousness.
Geezuz man. I swear some people think their mom or dad on these forums. F**king annoying.
Scruffy... speak your mind. The US response to 9-11 is most certainly fair conversation here."My brain's a good brain!"0 -
Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
Can people stop with the f**king self righteousness.
Geezuz man. I swear some people think their mom or dad on these forums. F**king annoying.
Scruffy... speak your mind. The US response to 9-11 is most certainly fair conversation here.
Nah, it's off topic.
Now on topic, I just watched the last half of the movie "United 93" .....that was intense. It made me wonder if it would be better to be on one of the planes that crashed into one of the towers, oblivious to my fate. Or be on United 93, know I was fucked....but go out fighting.
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