[meteorite-list] Re: September 11, 2001 [OT]

From: j.divelbiss_at_att.net <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Sep 12 21:29:16 2004
Message-ID: <091320040129.3510.4144F7E300090E5600000DB621602806519C9C070D040A90070BD206_at_att.net>

Geoff, Bernd, Mark and others,

The messages and pictures were very moving indeed. I still have a hard time believing people are that sick, and so committed to hurting the innocent.

While these fanatics may not agree with the acts of governments, they do not have the God given right to kill blindly in response. I hope they pay dearly in their after life, if not before.

John



-------------- Original message from "Notkin" : --------------

> Bernd posted:
>
> > So, folks, before you get back to your daily chores and petty quarrels
> > here on this List or elsewhere, take a moment's time and remember!
>
>
> Dear Bernd, Fellow List Members and Friends:
>
> Thank you for your post, Bernd, which was thoughtful and moving as usual.
>
> Those of you who were subscribers to the Meteorite List in 2001 will
> perhaps recall that I was unpleasantly close to Ground Zero three
> years ago today, and had the misfortune of witnessing the Towers'
> collapse in person, from the west bank of the Hudson River. I
> remember several of our friends and colleagues posting to the List
> asking if Darryl Pitt, Geoff Cintron, and myself were okay. Thank you
> for that.
>
> Macovich Collection curator Darryl Pitt and I both worked
> (separately) with volunteers during the days that followed. Darryl
> put in many nights working at Ground Zero, in some cases with an
> armed escort. I took over 1,200 photos -- mostly of the rescue effort
> -- many of which are on my website. My photo gallery received over
> 35,000 visits in the weeks that followed September 11. I find it
> difficult to look at the pictures now, but perhaps they will be of
> interest to some.
>
> http://www.notkin.net/disaster.htm
>
>
> My photos have been widely published since, and have also appeared in
> three documentary films about September 11. I gave my photos free of
> charge to fellow artists and publishers who wished to use them, but I
> did bill "Reader's Digest" a substantial fee, as they could afford it
> : )
>
> When I moved permanently to Tucson earlier this year my little calico
> cat, Bonnie, drove the 2,900 miles with me. She is a very special
> cat, as she is a World Trade Center orphan. I adopted her shortly
> after the attack in which her original owner died. She has adjusted
> well and is a constant companion, so something positive did come out
> that day for me.
>
> Finally, here are two photos of the blue light memorial from
> September, 2002. These images have never been published, and have not
> been shown on my website until today:
>
> http://www.notkin.net/memorial.htm
>
>
> On this day, especially, Americans should remember the friendship and
> support we have received from our friends overseas. As a nation, we
> cannot go it alone.
>
> I continue to believe that forums such as the Meteorite List are an
> important asset to international understanding and friendship and
> can, perhaps, even repair some of the damage caused by aggressive
> governments.
>
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Geoffrey Notkin
> Tucson, Arizona
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