From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V7 #256 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Wednesday, September 12 2001 Volume 07 : Number 256 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Today's your birthday, friends... [Mike Matthews ] Re: Bjork bites Zorak, film at thurtene [veronica of silence ] Re: NY area ecto folks check in! [Birdie ] Re: NY area ecto folks check in! [Paul Blair ] :( [Jessweiser24@aol.com] NYC [erroclese mortal ] RE: :( ["Julio Ortega" ] Word From Happy [Phil Hudson ] Re: NY area ecto folks check in! [carnivore@bigfoot.com (DanS)] Re: NY area ecto folks check in! [strange little woj ] Re: NY area ecto folks check in! [strange little woj ] Re: NY area ecto folks check in! [Christopher Montville ] Re: NY area ecto folks check in! ["JoAnn Whetsell" ] Re: NY area ecto folks check in! [Birdie ] Re: the day from hell [Philip David Morgan ] Re: the day from hell [Billi Mazur ] Re: the day from hell [meredith ] alive, sad and stunned [Cyoakha ] Re: the day from hell [Steve VanDevender ] Awful Day ["Robert Lovejoy" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 03:00:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friends... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** *********** Sharon Nichols - Terra Incognita (terra@ulster.net) *********** **************** Heather Russell (hrussell@bellsouth.net) ***************** *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Sharon Nichols - Terra Incognita Wed September 11 1963 Victim of Christianity Heather Russell September 11 Total Virgosity Karron Lynn Lane Tue September 14 1751 Ophelia Virgo Troy Wollenslegel Mon September 18 1972 Virgo Mark Frabotta Sun September 19 1965 Don't even THINK about parking here Joe Zitt Sat September 20 1958 Will Hack for CDs Ani DiFranco Wed September 23 1970 Virgo Lord Tyr Mon September 24 1979 Libran Paul Kim Sat October 01 1977 fetal position JoAnn Whetsell Fri October 01 1976 Pendulum William Gill Wed October 05 1960 A wide-eyed wanderer Dan Riley Sun October 08 1961 Libra Neile Graham Wed October 08 1958 pen Quenby M. Chunco Tue October 08 1968 Crunchy Frog Mike Garland Wed October 08 1952 Creature_of_the_Night Irvin Lin Tue October 09 1973 Libra Michael C. Berch Wed October 10 1956 No parking Chris Gagnon Sat October 10 1970 Libra - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 03:05:49 -0400 From: veronica of silence Subject: Re: Bjork bites Zorak, film at thurtene At 12:06 AM 9/9/01 -0400, meredith wrote: >>p.s. while we're not on the subject did anyone else get a kick out of >>Eliza Dushku who is Faith on Buffy in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back? > >The entire movie absolutely slew me, but Eliza Dushku was definitely one of >the best things about it. The role of Sissy the Jewel Thief was written >specifically for her. The "Buffy" in-jokes were amazing: her "five by >five" football shirt arrrgggh ok so it's no great shock when i fail the Buffy fandom pop quiz, i mean i like the show but a Fan, i am not, but are you telling me that i have to see J&SBSB a third time again just to pick up those jokes? d'oh! ok so maaaaybe i was already gonna see it again anyway :) what i wonder is, what was the deal with the 37 in the "congratulations to us on our 37th jewel heist"? i could swear that was from somewhere... wasn't there a sgc2c 37th episode anniversary? if only i could somehow go into my head and throw out the memory of every trashy 70s and 80s song that i'll never hear again, or would cringe if i did, when i horrifyingly realize that i still know *all* the words even after 20 years, then i would have just soooooo much room in there left over that there would be a big echo and then i could remember important things like what the 37 joke was. yay! for those who have not seen it but might, J&SBSB is a movie that really rewards the fans, and if you've seen Clerks and Mallrats and Chasing Amy and Dogma you'll really laugh a lot more at it than if not. and apparently if you're more up on Buffy than i am that would help too! >Is the movie out on DVD yet? ;> no, but if you find one send it to me. or better yet just bring it on over... i'll bring the snacks. -v ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 11:08:12 -0500 From: Carolyn Andre Subject: NY area ecto folks check in! I know -- a waste of bandwidth at a time like this, but not knowing where you NY area folks live and/or work ... when you get a chance, check in & update us. Regards, Carolyn Andre - --- candre@house-of-music.com Chicago, IL / USA Support Independent Music! Use the Internet http://house-of-music.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 09:18:17 -0700 From: Birdie Subject: Re: NY area ecto folks check in! The mayor is telling everyone north of Canal street to get out of town.... Phones are all jammed... F-16's are patroling the skies...keeping it a no fly zone We have a jet bound for LA that appears to be hijacked. All high rise buildings in LA are under voluntary evacuation. Nice day to take a drive out into the country. Love Birdie ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 13:04:59 -0400 From: Paul Blair Subject: Re: NY area ecto folks check in! I was at home when the planes went into the World Trade Center; I'm fine physically but distraught. I had thought that the television coverage of the second plane colliding with the tower--which I saw as it was happening--was the most horrifying thing I had ever seen. Then I went in to report for jury duty--canceled by the time I got there--and was downtown (but far away) watching the second tower when it fell. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 13:32:49 EDT From: Jessweiser24@aol.com Subject: :( i was married on 8/11/00 in the world trade center. and now there is no WTC. i just can't even believe this. i know ppl that work in the WTC. that was my view from jersey every day for a year... looking at it first thing in the morning, and also at the skyline every night from my balcony. horrible:( luckily i now work in CT and not in NYC... :( very shaken... jess www.jessicaweiser.com - new album BECOMING available now! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 13:51:47 -0400 From: erroclese mortal Subject: NYC Hi all. It's terrifying here. I was late to work and moving my car for street cleaning when it happened. Thankfully - otherwise I would hvae been on the subway at the time. It's total chaos. People are walking around like refugees. There's smoke still billowing from the wreckage. The streets here are covered with soot, and bits of burned paper that floated over from the first explosion and implosion. All of my immediate friends are accounted for, but I haven't heard word from the city. I just drove 5 polish tourists to the hospital walking around in shock, they wanted to donate blood. You can hear the f16s flying overhead. It's madness. Fortunately I was able to call my sister and mother before the phones went off. Best wishes for everyone. If anyone in NYC needs anything do not hesitate to ask. kiri wraith@emortal.org - -- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 15:07:46 -0300 From: "Julio Ortega" Subject: RE: :( the news of the attacks went all over the world in minutes. I live in argentina, and i was, watching the tv in a bar this morning when it happened. I am very saddened and I hope everyone from the list is ok. today it's a very gray day for every country ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 12:32:25 -0700 From: Phil Hudson Subject: Word From Happy I got an email from Happy this morning; she is in NYC, but is physically safe and staying/stuck in the East Village. I hope all others on this list are also safe and unaffected most directly by what has happened. Blessings and light for the many victims. For those who believe, a candle dedicated to those killed and injured will send energy and illumination out where it is desperately needed. For those who don't believe, do it anyway. It still works. Phil ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 20:25:44 +0000 From: carnivore@bigfoot.com (DanS) Subject: Re: NY area ecto folks check in! Luckily, I was still in New Jersey, approaching the Lincoln Tunnel enroute to work when they blocked it off so I never made it into Manhattan. I stood on the NJ waterfront across from midtown where I watched the towers collapse from the same vantage point as some of the pictures you've seen. I saw it, but it didn't seem real. Best wishes to all of you, DanStark > I know -- a waste of bandwidth at a time like this, but not knowing where > you NY area folks live and/or work ... when you get a chance, check in & > update us. > Regards, > Carolyn Andre > --- > candre@house-of-music.com > Chicago, IL / USA > Support Independent Music! Use the Internet > http://house-of-music.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 16:33:21 -0400 From: strange little woj Subject: Re: NY area ecto folks check in! meredith just got off the phone with don keller. he lives in the east village and things alright up there. any word from mark susskind? john henshon? rachael sage? woj ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 16:35:20 -0400 From: strange little woj Subject: Re: NY area ecto folks check in! oh yeah -- chris montville, who works in the world trade center, is alright too. he left the building after the first plane hit and was well away from the area when the first tower went down. woj ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 16:43:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Montville Subject: Re: NY area ecto folks check in! I'm okay... pretty uneasy still 7 hours later (has it really been that much time?) Feel horrible for the people in the building. Here's my story (don't know why... because telling it makes it seem less surreal maybe? kind of selfish considering what happened, but no harm done...) I was at my desk... just sat down after walking form the path station (in the wtc) I saw something move outside the window heard a boom, looked out and there was fire and smoke cming out of the top few windows of the wtc (im on the east side of downtown)... getting bigger... i couldn't watch anymore as the black and flames keep getting bigger (although everyone else rant o the window to start gawking... mad eme angry at the time, but i know they were in shock too. what happened? its such a clear day pefect day!!!) i went down to the street... (thought i was being irrational, but top floor of a big shiny building on the east river seemed like a dumb place to be) sat down on the river and then the burned paper started falling fromt he sky. should i pick one up? no... that seems macabe then another plane above my head (wooosh) and "boom". looked like a big black military transport (of course i know now its a commercial jet) I just started walking north, not really thinking. at first poeple are all like me...what is this? is this a dream? it really must be... all so confused. As I got further north stopped street vendors and construction workers had all turned their radios to the new stations and i got little bits... colalpsed? Is this just conjecture? then i bring myself to turn south and look down broadway... could what i'm seeing be? people were dzed... some crying...most just walking. i kept trying pay phones... tell SOMEONE that i'm fine, but nothing outside the city. cell phones dead... etc. Hoped to get a train to new haven from grand central (left my keys on my desk... no point trying to get back to hoboken). Noone's going anywhere. 8 miles and 2 hours afte the first crash I got to my friend nicks apt at columbia... thank god he's home. Thanks to AIM I can tell everyone I'm okay... people are incredible... people are lined up around the block at the hospital up here to give blood... people with working cell phones were sharing them (good for calls within the city at least)... internet gaming cits are mirroring cnn.com. i just hope all my friends are okay... i'm glad I personally don't know anyone who worked in there but its going to be a horrible week/month/year... only now do I realise how much my legs hurt... still in a bit of a daze sounds like trains will be giong out of the city sooner or later... i guess i'll hang here until metro-north is running again and get the hell outta this city thanks ecto, chris. On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Birdie wrote: > The mayor is telling everyone north of Canal street to get out of > town.... > > Phones are all jammed... > > F-16's are patroling the skies...keeping it a no fly zone > > We have a jet bound for LA that appears to be hijacked. > > All high rise buildings in LA are under voluntary evacuation. > > Nice day to take a drive out into the country. > > Love > > Birdie ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 16:47:42 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Montville Subject: Re: NY area ecto folks check in! for the record, i work almost a third of a mile away to the east. with a top floor view i used to brag about but i wish i hadn't seen what i saw today obviously... but we can all forgive a little hubris now, yes? chris. On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, strange little woj wrote: > oh yeah -- chris montville, who works in the world trade center, is > alright too. he left the building after the first plane hit and was > well away from the area when the first tower went down. > > woj ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 16:54:06 -0400 From: strange little woj Subject: Re: NY area ecto folks check in! when we last left our heroes, Christopher Montville (cmont@rci.rutgers.edu) exclaimed: >for the record, i work almost a third of a mile away to the east. >with a top floor view i used to brag about but i wish i hadn't seen what i >saw today obviously... but we can all forgive a little hubris now, yes? oops. sorry about that misinformation. i misunderstood what chris' sister wrote in response to the query i sent her. mea culpa. woj ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 17:03:03 -0400 From: "JoAnn Whetsell" Subject: Re: NY area ecto folks check in! I'm in NJ too, on a day off from interviews. I know a lot of people who live in my area commute to Manhattan, particularly to lower Manhattan, lots of lawyers and stock brokers, etc. So I know a lot of people, here and elsewhere, have not been as fortunate as my family (everyone we know in that area is safe). My hearts go out to them. JoAnn _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 18:44:04 -0400 From: meredith Subject: the day from hell Hi, Thanks to all for checking in. I'm still concerned about John Henshon, Mark Susskind, Rachael Sage, Kim Oliver, and any other NY ectophiles I may be unintentionally forgetting in my current state. Please let us know how you are! It's been one hell of a day. Not much work got done ... my boss' daughter lives in Battery Park City and saw the whole thing happen at the WTC. She got evacuated by ferryboat to Liberty State Park, with no way to get back to the city or to get out of the park. But at least she was safe. She's going to be psychologically messed up for a while, but that's better than the alternative I guess. I sincerely hope that when all is said and done, every ectophile can say that they didn't know any of the victims. Phil has a good idea about lighting those candles. The world needs whatever light it can get this night. ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 16:47:22 -0700 From: Birdie Subject: Re: NY area ecto folks check in! Hi Chris and all in and around NYC Do be sure to get some rest.....of the hot bath....vitamins...sleep...good meal kind and not to do anything that will bring you more stress.....and drink lots of water....flushes out the used up adrenalin which kinda overloads your system.... Go for comfort. Thanks for checking in.... When the shock wears off, you feel tired - muscle pains... Hit the tub, Love Birdie ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 20:59:37 -0400 From: Philip David Morgan Subject: Re: the day from hell Hello, Meredith: > Thanks to all for checking in. I'm still concerned about John Henshon, > Mark Susskind, Rachael Sage, Kim Oliver, and any other NY ectophiles I may > be unintentionally forgetting in my current state. Please let us know how > you are! Sorry I couldn't reply sooner... but I'm still here, out on Long Island - but I'm still quite shaken. A potential ladyfriend of mine works at the United Nations, and they got her and every co-worker out PDQ - they were supposed to play host to the General Assembly, which would have made the UN a ripe target. : ( Meanwhile, because of the announcement that all streets south of 14th Street in NYC will remain closed, I have a friend who's trapped in her neighbourhood (storyteller/author Diane Wolkstein, for whom I am webmaster). And ItemEyes (http://www.itemeyes.com/ ), the company I work for, was paralyzed by the attack. They have two seperate Manhattan offices, neither of which were at the World Trade Center (knock wood), but because most access to Manhattan is closed, no doubt they're feeling a bit trapped. We couldn't ship any women's fashions (our main business) or reports and picking tickets (for our New Jersey warehouses) all day. And of course, you couldn't escape the radio stations tuned to non-stop news coverage all day. Tomorrow, I'll bring my ghetto blaster tuned to NPR. (Oh yes: one of their stations, WNYC, got thrown off the air.) Crazy, crazy... Philip David 9/11/2001 P.S.: I just remembered Cyoakha and Krystov....I just hope they're alright and can find their way back to the West Coast... prayer time, everybody... - --- The Polly Stephanson Project - speechless beyond question - http://www.pollyarts.f2s.com/ - --- "Go back and finish your oatmeal." ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 19:02:38 -0700 From: Billi Mazur Subject: Re: the day from hell Billi and I wish to express our agreement to the sentiments that have been stated here today. The overwhelming gravity of the events of this tragic day, along with the deep sense of loss and sadness, are extremely difficult to state in words. The comfort of a community, such as the tight knit one we have here in Ecto, helps tremendously during these trying times. We truly hope that all Ectophiles, their families, and friends are safe. Our prayers go out to everyone who has suffered due to these horrific events. Our candles will be lit as well. Bill M. meredith wrote: > I sincerely hope that when all is said and done, every ectophile can say > that they didn't know any of the victims. Phil has a good idea about > lighting those candles. The world needs whatever light it can get this night. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 22:23:17 -0400 From: meredith Subject: Re: the day from hell Hi, Philip David responded: >Sorry I couldn't reply sooner... but I'm still here, out on Long Island - >but I'm still quite shaken. Glad to hear you're ok. Those of us in the suburbs aren't unaffected... >P.S.: I just remembered Cyoakha and Krystov....I just hope they're alright >and can find their way back to the West Coast... prayer time, everybody... Their flight was supposed to leave Baltimore yesterday morning, so they should be back home fine by now. I'm sure Cy will check in soon (Cy?!?). ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 19:34:00 -0700 From: Cyoakha Subject: alive, sad and stunned just a short note to friends, family and fans that knew i was touring in the east, knew i was returning to sf either monday or tuesday. I AM ALIVE AND VERY THANKFUL. I sat in a park two blocks from the towers, the night was balmy and calm, i was thinking what a beautiful city New York is, really amazing city. I flew out of Baltimore instead of Boston, New York or Philly. I spent 12 hours in the air, going from Balt to Raleigh (where I flew in) to Chicago to Reno (where I started east from BM)to Oakland, so to see all the damage, the shutdowns etc...really hit home. I got home late, turned all my phones off and went to sleep after 15 days on the road...a friend banged on the door this morning and ran in, just glad to see me alive, otherwise I would not have known anything for days, as I never listen to radio or tv. My prayers to all affected, thank you all for your concern for my safety, and my deepest sorrow goes out to all my new friends in the east. cyoakha, missed it by a few hours O'Manion Music PO Box 198 Mill Valley, CA 94941 lanblind@teleport.com http://www.landoftheblind.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 19:48:52 -0700 From: Steve VanDevender Subject: Re: the day from hell meredith writes: > >P.S.: I just remembered Cyoakha and Krystov....I just hope they're alright > >and can find their way back to the West Coast... prayer time, everybody... > Their flight was supposed to leave Baltimore yesterday morning, so they > should be back home fine by now. I'm sure Cy will check in soon (Cy?!?). Thankfully, your message was immediately followed by this message in my mailbox: From: Cyoakha To: srelief@teleport.com Subject: alive, sad and stunned Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 19:34:00 -0700 just a short note to friends, family and fans that knew i was touring in the east, knew i was returning to sf either monday or tuesday. I AM ALIVE AND VERY THANKFUL. I sat in a park two blocks from the towers, the night was balmy and calm, i was thinking what a beautiful city New York is, really amazing city. I flew out of Baltimore instead of Boston, New York or Philly. I spent 12 hours in the air, going from Balt to Raleigh (where I flew in) to Chicago to Reno (where I started east from BM)to Oakland, so to see all the damage, the shutdowns etc...really hit home. I got home late, turned all my phones off and went to sleep after 15 days on the road...a friend banged on the door this morning and ran in, just glad to see me alive, otherwise I would not have known anything for days, as I never listen to radio or tv. My prayers to all affected, thank you all for your concern for my safety, and my deepest sorrow goes out to all my new friends in the east. cyoakha, missed it by a few hours O'Manion Music PO Box 198 Mill Valley, CA 94941 lanblind@teleport.com http://www.landoftheblind.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 22:40:14 -0400 From: "Robert Lovejoy" Subject: Awful Day My deepest condolences to my fellow New Yorkers. Though I now live in Philly, I was born there and I've always loved the city. My older son Richard is now living in Astoria and watched the second collapse from Northern Boulevard. He stood next to a Korean and a Hispanic, each of whom spoke no English, and he said they stood as brothers as they watched the tower crumble. New Yorkers are pulling for each other and that's heartening in the face of this unspeakable catastrophe. After a day of horrific images, I hope we can all pull ourselves together and come out of this stronger. May God grant us the wisdom to deal with what has happened today in an enlightened manner. Bob Lovejoy ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V7 #256 **************************