"Where Were You On September 11?"
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Where were you on September 11 and how did you first hear the news?
Good morning James McConey, welcome. Good morning, welcome. It is September the 11th. Oh no. And I was just trying to remember, well everybody remembers where they were on September the 11th, so should I start off? Go on. I was living in Avondale, we were listening to BFM that morning and Mikey Havoc was a bit more hyper than usual, which is saying something.
That's almost off the record scale. And then
he started saying, I'm talking to my mate in New York. So he'd obviously phone someone over there. And then we all went, oh shit, we need to get to the TV and wandered through. And holy crapola. I don't know if we did see the second one hit, the second plane, but it was obviously the most incredible, crazy, devastating scenes that a live TV have shown in a while. You know what I mean? Because the world had sort of, In terms of something happening, unfolding live, it was just crazy. And I remember thinking, oh shit, the world's going to change forever now, but only airports changed.
And for the
worst.
I love the idea of
finding out about 9-11 from Mikey Havoc. It's crazy.
Yeah, he broke the news. And in fact, he is actually sneakily good at that sort of like when he has to go into news mode. And because he gets the best out of an eyewitness, he's way more sort of digs deep into, you know, it's like the normal news thing is, who, what, why, when, how,
all that
sort of stuff. But Mikey's always trying to get some little details.
Some personality. Well, I had a slightly less dignified version where my mum sprinted to my bedroom and yelled out, it's World War III! And then ran out and I woke up as like a 13-year-old or whatever I was and I was like, what the fuck is going on? Stumbled out of bed. Stumbled in the kitchen, Dolly Parton RIP, and walked out. So you're singing 9 to 5. Stumbled in the kitchen, had myself a cup of 9-11. Oh, shit. Had a look at the TV. It was like, oh, jeez, there's a bit on here. But I think the second one had just nudged into the old tower, and that's what startled my mother. But can I just say, if there's ever bad news, and you are breaking it to sort of a 13-year-old or 12-year-old or whatever it was,
Don't scream. Don't run in screaming it's World War III. Because I was like – I mean, obviously it was pretty bad.
Well, you were all right at 13 years old. You're not getting drafted.
G-Lane's
– I
would have been. G-Lane would have gone. I was in prime. Prime. I – My one was relatively interesting because the night before, a friend of mine came into the lounge. We were flatting together, and he stood in front of the TV and turned the TV off. And I said, what are you doing? Turn the TV back on, please. And he goes, she's pregnant. And I was like, what? And his girlfriend at the time had just fallen pregnant.
What personal memories did James McOnie share about his September 11 experience?
And he was in a bit of a state. And we stayed
up
all night discussing options and, you know, what to move on. And we stayed up all night. Might have had a few beers as well. Yes. And then in the morning, obviously watching planes hit the tower as well, he goes, my life's over, world's over.
Well, it's a real perspective giver, isn't it? You go, oh, actually, new life is actually a beautiful thing, and I should be really happy that I'm in this perspective and that I wasn't.
Well, not at the time. It was a disaster. It was a disaster, but it worked out beautifully. It worked out beautifully, exactly. So I'm
guessing that that
child is now 25 or whatever. Yeah, and so that was my 9-11. That was his 9-11, my 9-11. That was his 9-11 and mine.
Yeah, well, I always think if you are going to have maybe a wedding, today is probably a really good day to have it because not only would it probably be a bit cheaper because people probably don't want to get married on 9-11, but also you're never going to forget your anniversary.
Yeah.
So it serves that purpose. My brother got married on Friday the 13th and he reckons it saved him about 15 grand because no one else wanted to get married on that day. Everything was wide open. It's the cowards that get married on Valentine's Day. I mean... I think that's probably, I wonder if that's the same.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Where were you on September 11 and how did you first hear the news?
0:00–2:46
2
What personal memories did James McOnie share about his September 11 experience?
2:46–12:27
3
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12:27–23:50
4
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23:50–31:03
5
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31:03–44:08
6
What hot takes did listeners submit during the ‘Yours Please’ segment?
44:08–49:29
7
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49:29–56:47
8
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56:47–1:03:30