9/11: reposts from my old journal

posted @ 2001-09-11 23:36:00
Current music: Diane Sawyer saying the same thing for the 12,000 time…

I just got into work and haven’t looked at anything online yet. I have slept for a total of 3 hours today and am completely out of it. I am not sure how to make it through an entire shift tonight. I cannot see the footage anymore. I do know that this makes any problems, worries, or petty things in my life seem incredibly inconsequential.

My thoughts are elsewhere. At least I got through to Newsom. He is OK, but Mark had to walk from Lower Manhattan all the way up to Harlem to get back home after his work was evacuated.

Much more later…

posted @ 2001-09-12 02:03:00
in my thoughts—-my nyc peeps
devin, tiffany, sherwood, anthony, brian, jenni, clint, crystal, jenn, karine, tye, mattie, ted, miwa, depippa, adam, mike martini, john, claudia, dan, tyson, tracey, jon, moose, elles, L.I.Z., cheryl, heavy jerry, geoffe, jen, tom m., beth, anna, and fowler.

of course newsom and mark are ok…and i’ve heard from jay @ matador…also know that tom g, erika’s best friend, and cin’s boyfriend jacob are all OK.

am not sure if i’ve forgotten anybody…but these are the people that are foremost in my head. i am thinking good thoughts for all…

posted @ 2001-09-12 04:09:00
things you never think about

So, Mike did a sweep of the playlist and removed songs or artists that might be problematic in light of recent events. Of course, removed from the studio playlist entirely is Kindercore recording artists I AM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER.

Until further notice, we’re also laying low on BURNING AIRLINES tracks and probably not spiking in “Flaming Wreck” from PERNICE BROTHERS or “Burn Baby Burn” from ASH for a few days…

And that is just new stuff. I wanted to play X’s “Country At War” tonight, but figured I had better not.

posted @ 2001-09-12 05:40:00
the really fucked up thing is…

If I wasn’t broke right now, I would have been in New York this week. The CMJ conference starts tomorrow and I had originally contemplated going for the entire week and seeing Newsom’s new apartment.

The last time I stayed in NYC, I was stayed very close to where this is all happening. In fact, the Empire State Building and WTC were in the distance off the balcony of the penthouse where we stayed.

I guess for once, I will give it up for being really poor…

posted @ 2001-09-13 03:20:00
good souls

I got home from work and watched the news until I fell asleep on the floor of the basement. I forced myself to get up and go to bed and then I slept for most of the day. I woke up because Kate called me and then I got up and went back to the news.

One thing that really struck me was how amazing all of the emergency workers are. I mean, I am SUCH a pussy. I can’t even have blood drawn without passing out and these people are putting their lives in danger to find people in the midst of the rubble. It is really powerful and I am in awe of them.

I do believe that everyone I know is OK, but I was really upset that I couldn’t get through to Newsom today. I think after that last building collapsed (holding lots of telecommunication equipment) that it fucked up a lot of services that had been OK on Tuesday.

CMJ has been postponed, but only like a month…which makes NO sense to me. I really feel like they will have to end up cancelling it all together.

I did send an e-mail to Pete to make sure he was ok. I didn’t know where he was at because he didn’t have any tour dates until next week. He wrote back:

thanks shiv..you are a good man. i am stuck in london with the band. we are all fine, but very saddened by this whole thing. my family is safe, as i hope yours is too. be well, and thanks for your concern. py

awwwwwww.