tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145603139776141256.post3018380301014437365..comments2023-08-27T21:32:52.742-07:00Comments on Outside The Interzone: How is it I Don't Remember This?Lockwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960762797349483760noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145603139776141256.post-68616886949551756322009-11-07T20:35:14.797-08:002009-11-07T20:35:14.797-08:00I remember it like it was yesterday.I remember it like it was yesterday.Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145603139776141256.post-15307168133318787092009-11-07T14:03:15.990-08:002009-11-07T14:03:15.990-08:00I was in the same boat as you -- I read the linked...I was in the same boat as you -- I read the linked Op-Ed and couldn't figure out why an event that sounds like it happened in the 50s or 60s could have occurred in the 80s (for all intents and purposes), yet not be a major cultural touchstone.<br /><br />Until my brother (he of the auto-recall) pointed out that next day, November 4 1979, was the day the American embassy in Tehran was seized by "students."<br /><br />This was in the era of the actual 24-hour news cycle, where you couldn't even get a few hours of major coverage before being swamped by the tidal wave of the major breaking news...jrepkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624685961793402257noreply@blogger.com