Comments on: THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/01/28/the-day-the-music-died/ Politics served up with a smile... And a stilletto. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:10:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Michael L. Cook http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/01/28/the-day-the-music-died/comment-page-1/#comment-142997 Michael L. Cook Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:25:36 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/?p=1036#comment-142997 Some of the few moments in my life when I was actually paying attention in real-time and observed a historical event unfold before my eyes as it happened. 1) When Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, I yelled at my mother (I was 15) "somebody just shot the jerk!" It took walter cronkite another five minutes to figure that out. 2) I was eating cereal and watching Challenger ascend, when "boom". Once again, it took the stunned commentators a full five minutes to speak the obvious. I believe my immediate comment to my wife was, "Uh, you better come here and see this!" 3) The second airplane hitting the World Trade Center. This time, everyone knew what it was. Some of the few moments in my life when I was actually paying attention in real-time and observed a historical event unfold before my eyes as it happened.
1) When Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, I yelled at my mother (I was 15) “somebody just shot the jerk!” It took walter cronkite another five minutes to figure that out.
2) I was eating cereal and watching Challenger ascend, when “boom”. Once again, it took the stunned commentators a full five minutes to speak the obvious.
I believe my immediate comment to my wife was, “Uh, you better come here and see this!”
3) The second airplane hitting the World Trade Center. This time, everyone knew what it was.

]]> By: Carl http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/01/28/the-day-the-music-died/comment-page-1/#comment-142829 Carl Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:43:02 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/?p=1036#comment-142829 To be honest, I don't remember too much details about the day the Challenger blew up. I do know I was a senior at Mississippi State University in my last semester eagerly awaiting graduation (my college sweetheart graduated a year ahead of me and our wedding date was set for June, 1986) and I didn't watch it live. I probably slept through it but found out about it when I turned on my little portable TV I had in my dorm room. I'll probably remember Columbia more vividly because I was working at the time as a newscast director at a TV station in Florida and we were preparing for that weekend morning newscast when CBS went to a special report. At first all they would say was that they lost contact with the shuttle but as time went on and video started coming in of the debris falling to earth, the tragedy took hold and my entire crew watched. We couldn't get in touch with my news director so we decided to stay with CBS's special report instead of doing our local newscast. Later my ND chastised me for the decision...not a major chastisement since I had at least made a decision but he felt we should have done the local newscast anyway. To be honest, I don’t remember too much details about the day the Challenger blew up. I do know I was a senior at Mississippi State University in my last semester eagerly awaiting graduation (my college sweetheart graduated a year ahead of me and our wedding date was set for June, 1986) and I didn’t watch it live. I probably slept through it but found out about it when I turned on my little portable TV I had in my dorm room.

I’ll probably remember Columbia more vividly because I was working at the time as a newscast director at a TV station in Florida and we were preparing for that weekend morning newscast when CBS went to a special report. At first all they would say was that they lost contact with the shuttle but as time went on and video started coming in of the debris falling to earth, the tragedy took hold and my entire crew watched. We couldn’t get in touch with my news director so we decided to stay with CBS’s special report instead of doing our local newscast. Later my ND chastised me for the decision…not a major chastisement since I had at least made a decision but he felt we should have done the local newscast anyway.

]]> By: Small Town Veteran http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/01/28/the-day-the-music-died/comment-page-1/#comment-142771 Small Town Veteran Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:04:27 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/?p=1036#comment-142771 <strong>Remembering the Challenger 7</strong> ... As I surf the web and read what others have to say about this, I realize the pain, and the anger, I felt back then are still a long way from gone. Along with my other memories, something reminded me of turning away and fighting back tears as my 4 y... Remembering the Challenger 7

… As I surf the web and read what others have to say about this, I realize the pain, and the anger, I felt back then are still a long way from gone. Along with my other memories, something reminded me of turning away and fighting back tears as my 4 y…

]]> By: Stop The ACLU http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/01/28/the-day-the-music-died/comment-page-1/#comment-142702 Stop The ACLU Sun, 29 Jan 2006 04:18:07 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/?p=1036#comment-142702 <strong>Remembering the Challenger: 7 New Stars In the Heavens</strong> Today marks 20 years since the Challenger disaster. I was 8 years old, and I remember sitting in our third grade classroom as we watched on television what was to be the first teacher in space. It gives me chills as I write this, remembering what wa... Remembering the Challenger: 7 New Stars In the Heavens

Today marks 20 years since the Challenger disaster. I was 8 years old, and I remember sitting in our third grade classroom as we watched on television what was to be the first teacher in space. It gives me chills as I write this, remembering what wa…

]]> By: Richard http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/01/28/the-day-the-music-died/comment-page-1/#comment-142695 Richard Sun, 29 Jan 2006 01:37:57 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/?p=1036#comment-142695 Again I am overwhelmed by the insight of so many people when the eyes and ears of NASA are closed. I was in Florida the day of Challenger's destruction, and every new lift-off I still think back to that fateful day. Again I am overwhelmed by the insight of so many people when the eyes and ears of NASA are closed. I was in Florida the day of Challenger’s destruction, and every new lift-off I still think back to that fateful day.

]]> By: The Moderate Voice http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/01/28/the-day-the-music-died/comment-page-1/#comment-142692 The Moderate Voice Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:42:46 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/?p=1036#comment-142692 <strong>America Remembers Challenger Crew On Tragedy's 20th Anniversary</strong> It was 20 years ago today. A sunny, blue sky day, but a dark day when family members, school kids, people on the ground at t... America Remembers Challenger Crew On Tragedy’s 20th Anniversary

It was 20 years ago today. A sunny, blue sky day, but a dark day when family members, school kids, people on the ground at t…

]]> By: Rhymes With Right http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/01/28/the-day-the-music-died/comment-page-1/#comment-142671 Rhymes With Right Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:42:16 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/?p=1036#comment-142671 <strong>Challenger+20</strong> I remember that day all too well. I had spent the morning at Illinois State University' Bone Student Center, in a giant room filled with teacher recruiters as I desperately sought employment. I wanted to get rid of my resumes... Challenger+20

I remember that day all too well. I had spent the morning at Illinois State University’ Bone Student Center, in a giant room filled with teacher recruiters as I desperately sought employment. I wanted to get rid of my resumes…

]]> By: Mark H. http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/01/28/the-day-the-music-died/comment-page-1/#comment-142659 Mark H. Sat, 28 Jan 2006 21:01:12 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/?p=1036#comment-142659 "But soon…very soon, we may start hearing the music again." The first chords already rang out this past summer via the unbridled passion of Burt Rutan and vision of those financing him. “But soon…very soon, we may start hearing the music again.”

The first chords already rang out this past summer via the unbridled passion of Burt Rutan and vision of those financing him.

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