Where were you when...

[Alan Duffys sideburns]

You heard about..
Elvis's death
Lennon's death
and Jacko's death.

All three for me, the most shocking deaths i can remember other than Diana's.

I was at a Hastings caravan park when I heard about Elvis, late in the evening, on the radio. The DJ was in tears. August 1977?

I was working in Battersea and at my desk when a DJ announced the death of John Lennon at about 9am in the morning, again, close to tears. Dec 1980?

Jacko. I knew nothing of this until I logged into NSC and found out here! In my armchair!

 

[Paxton Dazo]

You heard about..
Elvis's death
Lennon's death
and Jacko's death.

All three for me, the most shocking deaths i can remember other than Diana's.

I was at a Hastings caravan park when I heard about Elvis, late in the evening, on the radio. The DJ was in tears. August 1977?

I was working in Battersea and at my desk when a DJ announced the death of John Lennon at about 9am in the morning, again, close to tears. Dec 1980?

Jacko. I knew nothing of this until I logged into NSC and found out here! In my armchair!

I think I might have been out for the first two.

I was sitting here, when Jacko died.

 

[Bobby's Gull]

I wasn't even born when Elvis and Lennon died ...!

 

[element]

At school

At work

Slaughtered round some oil's gaff

...Tell a lie. Got slaughtered watching the Confederation's Cup on tele round her's, but only heard the news about Jacko when on here, like a lot of people it seems...

 

[Alan Duffys sideburns]

Paxton quote...I think I might have been out for the first two.

I was sitting here, when Jacko died.

Out to lunch?
Out of yer box?
Out for the count?
Being finally 'outted'? (twice??)

 

[vulture]

Elvis death---- was 4 so not sure

Lennons death--was 7 and it was on the radio so heard it then

Jacksons death - was on here when it was posted

 

[Munkfish]

Jackos death i was at glastonbury watching east 17 thinking it was a massive lie. very strange.

previous two i havnt a clue, possible a twinkle in my mothers eye.

 

[ali jenkins]

I wasnt born for the first two

I was in bed and just sending a quick message on Facebook when I saw some status' about it so put BBC24 on

 

[Wardy]

Elvis was only 5 so cannot recall it at all
Lennon was mentioned to us at school. If I recall my 1st reaction was, Who?
Jackson trying to sleep but my brother-in-law texted the misses and she told me.

 

[Gwylan]

Most of those happened during the night so the first I heard about them was the early morning news - JFK's death, Lennon's death. Diana's death, Jacko's death - all while having my breakfast.

The exception was Elvis. I heard about that when it came on the news while I was having my haircut in John's of Church St (now Richard's).

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Elvis was only 5 so cannot recall it at all
Lennon was mentioned to us at school. If I recall my 1st reaction was, Who?
Jackson trying to sleep but my brother-in-law texted the misses and she told me.

Its been mentioned time and time again Elvis was not 5 when he died (bet you edit now)

Elvis i was 7 years old, and i think we had been fishing that day/ early morning and my gran rang to tell my dad.

Lennon i was at school in sunny Wigan (thanks dad !)

Jackson i was playing championship manager and i got a text

 

[Gully]

Elvis - On holiday in Ireland visiting my grandparents.
Lennon - At home, my mum told me when I got up to get ready for school.
Jackson - Sat at my computer listening to the radio.

 

[Frutos]

Wasn't born for either of the first two, for Jacko I was having breakfast in bed and put the BBC Breakfast news on.

 

[KneeOn]

Wasn't born for the first two but Jacko i was... sitting in my room on here at 10pm onwards and heard over the radio, got some texts and on t'internet news sites.

 

[Mr Banana]

I was drunk at a fashion party in a former brothel on the outskirts of Amsterdam when I found out about Jackson. It made perfect sense in the scheme of the evening.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

I can't remember where I was for any of them.

As I didn't like any of them that much it didn't really etch anything into my mind.

I was more upset about hearing my favourite race horse having to be put down.

I remember where I was when that happened.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Was anyone actually either shocked or upset that Jackson died ?


I mean I know there has been wall-to-wall coverage - but was it as news any different than say, the weather forecast. Has anyone here actually felt emotional about it ?

(hence I have no interest in where I was when I heard Jackson had died. In fact - I was about to go to bed. I paused, thought "oh", and read my book.

 

[pasty]

I was at a Hastings caravan park when I heard about Elvis

Spooky - I was at a Seaford caravan park

Lennon - Don't know
Jacko - Heard it on the news at about 6am. Only switched the tv on to see the correct time as the kitchen clock had stopped

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Elvis is DEAD?

Blimey.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Diana? I was in bed. Got woken up and told. Went back to bed. BOTHERED.

Jacko, sitting watching TV in my front room.

For me, the most memorable 'Where were you when?' moment was probably the attack on the twin towers. As far as as it happens, 24 hour journalism it was pretty groundbreaking watching the second plane hit LIVE on tele.