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6 years ago
On September 9, 2001, Keeks and I were in engaged in NYC. We flew back to Chicago late Sunday. A weekend of food, engagement, US Open, more food, Yankees/Sox. What a great weekend.
All that changed on the following Tuesday. I was at my desk in our apartment that overlooked the Hancock and the Sears. Right in the middle of my view was our TV - tuned to the Today Show. Keeks was about to leave for work - she never went. The Today Show switched the cameras to the Towers. I remember wondering whether it was live or not (The Today Show is taped for non Eastern timezone markets).
I immediately tried to call Josh Metnick Schneider and make sure he was out of the Hancock. We thought for sure the Sears or Hancock was next. To this day, I feel a fright every time I see a 767 flying overhead.
We were so far away from NYC but we felt so close.
