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Douglas Carpenter

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86. watching TV and smoking lots of dope in a little shack I was renting in Scotts Valley, California

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Where were you when you heard Ronald Reagan was shot? [View all] itsrobert Nov 2013 OP

Don't remember... I remember Challenger disaster. I remember JFK, RFK, MLK assasinations, though hlthe2b Nov 2013 #1

Probably the same place I was when Saddam Hussein tried to kill George HW Bush... madinmaryland Nov 2013 #5

You stole my line. pangaia Nov 2013 #38

It was gym class for me. JHB Nov 2013 #2

I honestly don't remember malaise Nov 2013 #3

I don't either and I was living in suburban Maryland. GreatCaesarsGhost Nov 2013 #71

at work nt LiberalElite Nov 2013 #4

I was working nights at the time MrScorpio Nov 2013 #6

I was teaching my 5th/6th grade combination class livetohike Nov 2013 #7

At my job in the mall selling Levi's. I was in high school then..... nt okaawhatever Nov 2013 #8

I was on active duty in the Navy. MADem Nov 2013 #9

Jeeze ... i don't know etherealtruth Nov 2013 #10

I don't remember. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2013 #11

How weird newfie11 Nov 2013 #12

central MA Deep13 Nov 2013 #13

No clue. Scuba Nov 2013 #14

No idea. I don't even remember what year it was when it happened. scarletwoman Nov 2013 #15

Oh, SW, we're thinking the same thing again. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #91

Don't know but probably at work warrior1 Nov 2013 #16

The same place I was at when we landed on the moon Brother Buzz Nov 2013 #17

I was on duty billh58 Nov 2013 #18

Yea, THAT really, really pissed me off. pangaia Nov 2013 #40

No clue, Holly_Hobby Nov 2013 #19

Nice shout out to Al! I was in school. nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #20

A fifth grade classroom in Farson, Wyoming. Codeine Nov 2013 #21

I have no effing idea, it just was not that important to me tularetom Nov 2013 #22

Post removed Post removed Nov 2013 #23

No idea at all n/t shanti Nov 2013 #24

fascinating dhol82 Nov 2013 #25

Couldn't see that either. CFLDem Nov 2013 #26

I don't know. At Grandma's maybe? meh More importantly, where was silvershadow Nov 2013 #27

i think i had just gotten home from work DesertFlower Nov 2013 #28

:>)))))))))))))))))))))))) pangaia Nov 2013 #42

i'm not sure what that means. DesertFlower Nov 2013 #45

It is in total support of you just going about your business. pangaia Nov 2013 #54

Who cares? n/t bitchkitty Nov 2013 #29

Not in the slightest. donheld Nov 2013 #76

My Fed govt office in DC. elleng Nov 2013 #30

What I remember best about that day is one of my co-workers saying undeterred Nov 2013 #31

Damn Straight!.....or not so straight left on green only Nov 2013 #56

I think I was in school ... zbdent Nov 2013 #32

I knew about the 0-year death rule, too, and I thought he would die. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #98

Walking along Greene Street at the University of South Carolina. CBHagman Nov 2013 #33

Second floor of Highland View Elementary School, third row, staring out the window down onto the ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #34

I have no idea cpwm17 Nov 2013 #35

I remember it scared my mom... cynatnite Nov 2013 #36

High school on a city bus. applegrove Nov 2013 #37

Sitting on the crapper. pangaia Nov 2013 #39

At home in my room n/t PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #41

On a field trip with my son's preschool class at a local Dentist... Tikki Nov 2013 #43

Teaching music at a Catholic school Freddie Nov 2013 #44

Not everyone. The image of James Brady...with a gunshot wound to the head--laying over a gutter--is ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #48

Walked to the grocery store to buy something. Igel Nov 2013 #46

Nobody would remember where they were when JFK was shot ... JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2013 #47

I remember every detail of where I was with Reagan because of James Brady. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #49

I was heading north on Rt I-55 somewhere between Springfield, Il nevergiveup Nov 2013 #50

78th Floor of World Trade Center One JackRiddler Nov 2013 #51

I was still hurting from the John Lennon shooting in december graywarrior Nov 2013 #52

I was painting the exterior of a huge house, while listening to the radio. Funny thing is... Adsos Letter Nov 2013 #53

I was in 5th grade... sweetloukillbot Nov 2013 #55

Who cares?????? n/t GP6971 Nov 2013 #57

Ummmmmmmm ... No clue. SaveOurDemocracy Nov 2013 #58

I was at work MiniMe Nov 2013 #59

Who? the poseur? I forget. truebluegreen Nov 2013 #60

I cheated and looked it up... 2naSalit Nov 2013 #62

I was in a downtown coffee shop ordering coffee. I was on my way to work. Boudica the Lyoness Nov 2013 #61

I was driving a semi somewhere in Wisconsin 2naSalit Nov 2013 #63

In college walking back to dorm from class Va Lefty Nov 2013 #64

I dunno. Not a defining moment in my life. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2013 #65

I really have no idea.... prairierose Nov 2013 #66

Ronald Reagan was shot? cherokeeprogressive Nov 2013 #67

At work, on lunch break, with a guy I worked with who was a WWII AAF vet who flew over the Empire. Ikonoklast Nov 2013 #68

I remember where I was when Buckwheat was shot. Ian David Nov 2013 #69

In a room recovering from a bunch of medical tests including a colonoscopy redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 #70

I think I just got home from the orthodontist caraher Nov 2013 #72

5th grade loyalsister Nov 2013 #73

Sitting right here! Reagan got shot??????? nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #74

I was only about 8, so I was in school OwnedByCats Nov 2013 #75

I do not remember... chillfactor Nov 2013 #77

Moving boxes into my first (and only) condo. n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2013 #78

I don't honestly remember. Probably in class. Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #79

I was in the kitchen... dchill Nov 2013 #80

I don't remember. avaistheone1 Nov 2013 #81

Working in CA's state capitol. Liberty Belle Nov 2013 #82

PAROCHIAL middle school + the class cheered. (lutheran) pansypoo53219 Nov 2013 #83

I have no idea Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #84

I came home from school JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #85

watching TV and smoking lots of dope in a little shack I was renting in Scotts Valley, California Douglas Carpenter Nov 2013 #86

I was at my parents' home, and my dad told me that this had just happenedt LeftishBrit Nov 2013 #87

In college, just arrived at Spanish class treestar Nov 2013 #88

No idea. I cringed at it happening *again* and was grateful he survived. Hekate Nov 2013 #89

I barely remember. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #90

Wasn't born Scootaloo Nov 2013 #92

About 4 blocks from the Washington Hilton Morphia Nov 2013 #93

Don't remember kydo Nov 2013 #94

All Eastern Chorus rehearsal, Kutchers CC, Monticello, NY woodsprite Nov 2013 #95

In which movie? panader0 Nov 2013 #96

Don't remember, don't care. 99Forever Nov 2013 #97

I have no idea. lonestarnot Nov 2013 #99

This message was self-deleted by its author RiffRandell Nov 2013 #100

driving my car blueknight Nov 2013 #101

I wasn't even born. Neoma Nov 2013 #102

I don't remember mockmonkey Nov 2013 #103

Hmmm....... llmart Nov 2013 #104

I have no idea where I was when Reagan was shot. AndyA Nov 2013 #105

A bar in Paris; the guy next to me said, "Better luck next time." BeyondGeography Nov 2013 #106

5th grade in CT. RiffRandell Nov 2013 #107

I was 3, giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #108

I was in my freshman wood shop class. Callmecrazy Nov 2013 #109

8th grade in the school hallway between classes when teachers brought us in early and announced it. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #110

I was on the school bus, so didn't hear until I got home boston bean Nov 2013 #111

I have no idea Thirties Child Nov 2013 #112

Who cares, it was Ronald Reagan gopiscrap Nov 2013 #113

Uh, hmmm, MoonRiver Nov 2013 #114

Well...I was under 3, so even though I have no recollection... Chan790 Nov 2013 #115

In my office at the Rahway campus... meaculpa2011 Nov 2013 #116

I am DU reccing my own OP because itsrobert Nov 2013 #117

Beats me. Thanks for asking, this thread speaks volumes. (nt) Paladin Nov 2013 #118

I saw something about it a day or so later. Autumn Nov 2013 #119

I don't remember. Greybnk48 Nov 2013 #120

No clue here either starroute Nov 2013 #121

7th grade PE class. nt arely staircase Nov 2013 #122

In 6th grade band class rbrnmw Nov 2013 #123

I think my sister was upset because itsrobert Nov 2013 #130

I was getting on the school bus to go home. NaturalHigh Nov 2013 #124

I was in highschool... SummerSnow Nov 2013 #125

I was almost 2 so I was probably sitting in a poopy diaper playing with toys. n/t karadax Nov 2013 #126

or itsrobert Nov 2013 #127

Hey, I was hundreds of miles away. lpbk2713 Nov 2013 #128

I was in the 1st grade. Aerows Nov 2013 #129

Probably cleaning the cat litter pan. asjr Nov 2013 #131

truthfully, I cannot remember hfojvt Nov 2013 #132

I don't remember. Faux pas Nov 2013 #133

I remember clearly frogmarch Nov 2013 #134

Home sick from high school. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #135