Anybody here, see my old friend John ?

MR DERBY CITY · 11-22-2019, 07:44 PM

I was outside playing in the front yard in 1963. I had not yet started school. Its amazing that this is my earliest childhood memory. When I walked into the house my mother was crying...I had no idea what had happened....That was the day I met Walter Cronkite...where were you ??

Mark Yacavone · 11-22-2019, 08:01 PM

I was in 10th grade..The announcement came over the PA..They let us all go home..

" I just looked around..and he was gone.."

Mike Jones · 11-22-2019, 08:15 PM

I was in 2nd grade and it seemed like it changed everything.
Now look where we are.
MJ

Shaun Quill · 11-24-2019, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Jones

I was in 2nd grade and it seemed like it changed everything.
Now look where we are.
MJ

You sure got that right MJ

GTX JOHN · 11-24-2019, 06:05 PM

I was in High School General Business class at Lowell High (Long Gone) in
Whittier California. John F. Kennedy was a great man = With like all of us.........
Our share of Faults and Feet of Clay. I truly long for the days when we could disagree
with each other and yet not hate each other AND not call each other terrible names.
We all stood together as Americans no matter our vast differences.

The last Decade breaks my Heart!

John Irving

"Son of David" have Mercy on your pitiful Servants!

modelman1960 · 11-25-2019, 07:31 AM

I was in 5th grade and coming back to class from the lavatory when another class mate told me about President Kennedy being shot. I walked into my class and spoke quietly to a kid named Craig Rifle( really) where upon he called me a liar real loud disrupting the class. The teacher asked what was going on and when Craig told her what I'd said, she took me by the ear out into the hall to square away my lying. After a trip to the principals office and her discovery that I was in fact telling the truth, we returned to the class room where she told my class mates what had happened. We spent the rest of the day watching the closed circuit T.V. in the room. The teacher never apologized to me for dragging me out into the hall by my ear. I'll never forget that day or the events following.
there wasn't a kid in the neighborhood that was outside playing for days afterwards.
Life did change.
Walt

jmcarter · 11-22-2019, 08:18 PM

The whole school gathered into the gym and principal told us the news. Pretty much glued to the little black and white TV for the next three days. That day changed everything and the following decade (Nam for whippersnappers) sealed the deal for the loss of innocence for my generation.

Rich Biebel · 11-22-2019, 08:37 PM

Riding around in a 55 Plymouth with 3 other high school pals. Have no idea why we were in the car. Radio announcement said Kennedy was shot. On Saturday or Sunday I was watching TV and my father was shaving in the bathroom in the next room and Oswald was shot on live TV. I was 16

Ken Kopecky · 11-22-2019, 08:53 PM

Freshman year of High School in Wayne, NJ, Latin class with Sister Ann Michelle when the first announcement came over the PA that JFK was shot. About 20 minutes later, it was announced that he died. School was let out for the day. Very sad. A few days later I was watching TV and actually saw Jack Ruby shoot Oswald.

Ken Kopecky
E/SA 1454

MR DERBY CITY · 11-22-2019, 09:13 PM

When I was a young boy our home had so many pictures of JFK hanging on the walls,....I thought we were related to him ......

11-22-2019, 07:44 PM	#1
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,564 Likes: 1,057 Liked 7,580 Times in 1,461 Posts	Anybody here, see my old friend John ? I was outside playing in the front yard in 1963. I had not yet started school. Its amazing that this is my earliest childhood memory. When I walked into the house my mother was crying...I had no idea what had happened....That was the day I met Walter Cronkite...where were you ?? Last edited by MR DERBY CITY; 11-23-2019 at 07:25 PM.

11-22-2019, 08:01 PM	#2
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,742 Likes: 2,844 Liked 5,002 Times in 1,902 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? I was in 10th grade..The announcement came over the PA..They let us all go home.. " I just looked around..and he was gone.." __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

11-22-2019, 08:15 PM	#3
Mike Jones VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,125 Likes: 1,179 Liked 684 Times in 289 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? I was in 2nd grade and it seemed like it changed everything. Now look where we are. MJ

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GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,708 Likes: 2,734 Liked 2,398 Times in 679 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? I was in High School General Business class at Lowell High (Long Gone) in Whittier California. John F. Kennedy was a great man = With like all of us......... Our share of Faults and Feet of Clay. I truly long for the days when we could disagree with each other and yet not hate each other AND not call each other terrible names. We all stood together as Americans no matter our vast differences. The last Decade breaks my Heart! John Irving "Son of David" have Mercy on your pitiful Servants! __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock Last edited by GTX JOHN; 11-24-2019 at 06:14 PM.

11-25-2019, 07:31 AM	#6
modelman1960 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central N.Y. Posts: 229 Likes: 2 Liked 55 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? I was in 5th grade and coming back to class from the lavatory when another class mate told me about President Kennedy being shot. I walked into my class and spoke quietly to a kid named Craig Rifle( really) where upon he called me a liar real loud disrupting the class. The teacher asked what was going on and when Craig told her what I'd said, she took me by the ear out into the hall to square away my lying. After a trip to the principals office and her discovery that I was in fact telling the truth, we returned to the class room where she told my class mates what had happened. We spent the rest of the day watching the closed circuit T.V. in the room. The teacher never apologized to me for dragging me out into the hall by my ear. I'll never forget that day or the events following. there wasn't a kid in the neighborhood that was outside playing for days afterwards. Life did change. Walt

11-22-2019, 08:18 PM	#7
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,273 Likes: 2,306 Liked 3,099 Times in 954 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? The whole school gathered into the gym and principal told us the news. Pretty much glued to the little black and white TV for the next three days. That day changed everything and the following decade (Nam for whippersnappers) sealed the deal for the loss of innocence for my generation. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

11-22-2019, 08:37 PM	#8
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,312 Likes: 25 Liked 543 Times in 212 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? Riding around in a 55 Plymouth with 3 other high school pals. Have no idea why we were in the car. Radio announcement said Kennedy was shot. On Saturday or Sunday I was watching TV and my father was shaving in the bathroom in the next room and Oswald was shot on live TV. I was 16 __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 11-22-2019 at 10:01 PM.

11-22-2019, 08:53 PM	#9
Ken Kopecky Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edison, NJ Posts: 233 Likes: 370 Liked 272 Times in 55 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? Freshman year of High School in Wayne, NJ, Latin class with Sister Ann Michelle when the first announcement came over the PA that JFK was shot. About 20 minutes later, it was announced that he died. School was let out for the day. Very sad. A few days later I was watching TV and actually saw Jack Ruby shoot Oswald. Ken Kopecky E/SA 1454

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MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,564 Likes: 1,057 Liked 7,580 Times in 1,461 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? When I was a young boy our home had so many pictures of JFK hanging on the walls,....I thought we were related to him ......