Anybody here, see my old friend John ? - Page 2

doug schriener · 11-22-2019, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

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

Yeah,I was in 6th grade on a Friday and on Sunday morning I saw Oswald shot-a whole lot for a 11 year old to take in.

Mike Fuller · 11-22-2019, 10:34 PM

I was in high school and a member of the staff came into the room and made the announcement. It was surreal. The world changed from that point on.

Carguy49 · 11-22-2019, 11:35 PM

I was in 9th Grade. I don't remember exactly how the news was presented to us, but it stunned us all. Some cried, some just couldn't believe it and others just had a shocked look on their faces.

Everybody watched a lot of T.V. for the next 3 days. Yes, even saw Jack Ruby shoot Lee Harvey Oswald live. The world, as we knew it, definitely changed during those few days.

Look at the world we have now - WOW!!!!!!!!!!

Bob Don · 11-23-2019, 12:17 AM

4th grade. Announcement came over the PA system. Teacher started crying and everyone got sent home.

Cotten · 11-23-2019, 12:52 AM

I was in fourth grade as well. Teachers left us alone in classrooms and then came back and dismissed classes 1 hour early.
On walk home from school I heard from older kids what had happened.

It was my parents anniversary and they canceled their night out.

B Parker · 11-23-2019, 01:54 AM

What a different Country we were back then. We were all on the same side. Patriotic Americans!! Country first. Sad where we are now. Todays politicians are ruining our America. BP

Dano · 11-23-2019, 07:59 AM

3rd grade….and my birthday!! That one sucked...mom cried all day, couldn't even light the candles on my cake.

Mike Bassin · 11-23-2019, 09:03 AM

I was a senior in high school in a political science class, teacher told us what happened, most of us stunned, some cried. We had a basketball scrimmage at Wheaton High School that afternoon. Both teams so bad in just a few minutes the coaches got together and sent us all home. What a sad day for all Americans. I've seen nothing on the news this morning about this, hard to believe.

Larry Hill · 11-23-2019, 09:21 AM

8TH grade basketball practice around 1 pm, our coach told us. We saw the Sunday shooting as well.

Travis Miller · 11-23-2019, 09:57 AM

I was a junior in high school in 6th period study hall when the announcement came over the PA. All you could hear afterwards was some of the girls crying. The guys were tough...no crying but the ride home on the bus had an eerie silence I had never witnessed. Even the hell raisers who usually kept the bus in an uproar were quiet that day. My family stayed glued to the TV for the next few days. And yes we saw Jack Ruby shoot Oswald. That was real life reality TV!

11-22-2019, 10:34 PM	#12
Mike Fuller Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 913 Likes: 455 Liked 163 Times in 62 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? I was in high school and a member of the staff came into the room and made the announcement. It was surreal. The world changed from that point on. __________________ Mike Fuller 396 STK

11-22-2019, 11:35 PM	#13
Carguy49 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fife, Washington Posts: 1,841 Likes: 1,759 Liked 2,228 Times in 595 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? I was in 9th Grade. I don't remember exactly how the news was presented to us, but it stunned us all. Some cried, some just couldn't believe it and others just had a shocked look on their faces. Everybody watched a lot of T.V. for the next 3 days. Yes, even saw Jack Ruby shoot Lee Harvey Oswald live. The world, as we knew it, definitely changed during those few days. Look at the world we have now - WOW!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Ron McDowell - Did Race Every day is a Gift - Enjoy with family and friends.

11-23-2019, 12:17 AM	#14
Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,476 Likes: 980 Liked 778 Times in 175 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? 4th grade. Announcement came over the PA system. Teacher started crying and everyone got sent home. __________________ Bob Don 128 SS

11-23-2019, 12:52 AM	#15
Cotten Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 219 Likes: 452 Liked 485 Times in 58 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? I was in fourth grade as well. Teachers left us alone in classrooms and then came back and dismissed classes 1 hour early. On walk home from school I heard from older kids what had happened. It was my parents anniversary and they canceled their night out.

11-23-2019, 01:54 AM	#16
B Parker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 835 Likes: 921 Liked 2,314 Times in 455 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? What a different Country we were back then. We were all on the same side. Patriotic Americans!! Country first. Sad where we are now. Todays politicians are ruining our America. BP

11-23-2019, 07:59 AM	#17
Dano Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Hurricane, Utah Posts: 156 Likes: 36 Liked 53 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? 3rd grade….and my birthday!! That one sucked...mom cried all day, couldn't even light the candles on my cake.

11-23-2019, 09:03 AM	#18
Mike Bassin Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: East Berlin PA Posts: 133 Likes: 0 Liked 117 Times in 18 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? I was a senior in high school in a political science class, teacher told us what happened, most of us stunned, some cried. We had a basketball scrimmage at Wheaton High School that afternoon. Both teams so bad in just a few minutes the coaches got together and sent us all home. What a sad day for all Americans. I've seen nothing on the news this morning about this, hard to believe.

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Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,277 Likes: 1,635 Liked 9,452 Times in 1,956 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? 8TH grade basketball practice around 1 pm, our coach told us. We saw the Sunday shooting as well. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817 Last edited by Larry Hill; 11-23-2019 at 11:40 AM.

11-23-2019, 09:57 AM	#20
Travis Miller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 476 Likes: 1 Liked 275 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Anybody here, see my old friend John ? I was a junior in high school in 6th period study hall when the announcement came over the PA. All you could hear afterwards was some of the girls crying. The guys were tough...no crying but the ride home on the bus had an eerie silence I had never witnessed. Even the hell raisers who usually kept the bus in an uproar were quiet that day. My family stayed glued to the TV for the next few days. And yes we saw Jack Ruby shoot Oswald. That was real life reality TV!