Sept. 11, 2002

Just about to go down to the gig on the Bateaux for what will be yet another year sailing by Ground Zero on the anniversary of the attacks.

I have my photos from the day of in storage.

I rode my bike all the way down there with my pre-digital, limited number of shots, film camera.

Got to Wall St.

The Statue of George Washington in front of the first Capital of the land had a coat of ash on him.
I was out of film.

Got to Maiden Ln. between Nassau and Broadway - 3 blocks due east of the disaster.
I looked up at the billowing smoke and was aghast.

Ash and random office paper strewn about 6 inches high, everywhere in a post apocalyptic hell the likes of which I'd obviously never seen.

It was 1:30pm Sep. 11, 2001.

I rode home.