Comments on: One Day in Your Life: June 17, 1994 http://popdose.com/one-day-in-your-life-june-17-1994/ your daily dose of pop culture Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: B Andie94http://popdose.com/one-day-in-your-life-june-17-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-85921 B Andie94 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:23:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20295#comment-85921 People always mention the OJ chase when I tell them I was born on this day. "Oh wow ____ years since the OJ chase. Oh, and happy birthday, I guess." People always mention the OJ chase when I tell them I was born on this day. “Oh wow ____ years since the OJ chase. Oh, and happy birthday, I guess.”

]]> By: Sierrahttp://popdose.com/one-day-in-your-life-june-17-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-83963 Sierra Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:04:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20295#comment-83963 Same thing here. My mom watched the chase on TV while she was in the beginning of labor. Same thing here. My mom watched the chase on TV while she was in the beginning of labor.

]]> By: Anon E. Moussehttp://popdose.com/one-day-in-your-life-june-17-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-63345 Anon E. Mousse Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:55:51 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20295#comment-63345 I was at that Grateful Dead show in Eugene. With no TVs around we didn't know about the whole OJ thing. Some guys around a bonfire were yelling "free the Juice!" We had no idea what they were talking about. I was at that Grateful Dead show in Eugene. With no TVs around we didn't know about the whole OJ thing. Some guys around a bonfire were yelling “free the Juice!” We had no idea what they were talking about.

]]> By: Allenhttp://popdose.com/one-day-in-your-life-june-17-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-63259 Allen Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:58:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20295#comment-63259 i was born during the chase my mom was watching haha i was born during the chase my mom was watching haha

]]> By: La Roccahttp://popdose.com/one-day-in-your-life-june-17-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-63228 La Rocca Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:07:35 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20295#comment-63228 Watching the wonderful ESPN "30 for 30" doc "June 17, 1994" and stumbled onto this sight. I had graduated from high school the month before and had just started summer school for college. All very jarring and intimidating experiences. It was a very disconnected time for me as I was searching for my future and really having the damnest idea how to go about such a thing. <br><br>we had no classes on friday and I was at home (my childhood home). my family was aware (vacation?) but I had been encouraged by my father to attend the local Atlanta Braves game. It was the only time I ever attended a game (or any sporting event) by myself. Im not sure why I even went, a chance to be near something familar maybe? Atlanta Fulton County stadium was a very good place to center one's self as I had spent countless days theres watching the braves and falcons. <br><br>I dont know what I was aware of the OJ situation. My memory tells me OJ's letter was being read as I walked out the house earlier in the afternoon to the game, but perhaps thats not how it happened... I was horribly bored at the game and left around the 7th, if not a little earlier. I dont remeber anything about the game (internet search reveals braves won 6-5). I rode the Marta train back to my car. People on the train (cell phones?) were saying that were hearing from people that OJ was dead. I was too young to have any type of connection to him (even those rental car commercials). To me, he was the ex football player in those "Naked Gun" movies. I leisurely drove home not listening to the radio as I thought there was no news to hear, opting instead for mixtapes. I returned home to empty house and casually flipped on the tv just as the white bronco was pulling into the driver and OJ's son was leaping police barriers. I still remember that shock that a person has when theyre in the midsts of an event they know theyll remember long down the road. I spent the next hour (?) watching the blinking hazard lights on a ford truck wondering if the man in back was going to take his own life in front of the world after killing his ex wife and another man. In hindsight (as I think this ESPN doc will go on to claim), it really does appear this date was the birth of reality television as we now know it. Real life and real death live and happening, sandwiched between the nightly news and the late night talk shows. Watching the wonderful ESPN “30 for 30″ doc “June 17, 1994″ and stumbled onto this sight. I had graduated from high school the month before and had just started summer school for college. All very jarring and intimidating experiences. It was a very disconnected time for me as I was searching for my future and really having the damnest idea how to go about such a thing.

we had no classes on friday and I was at home (my childhood home). my family was aware (vacation?) but I had been encouraged by my father to attend the local Atlanta Braves game. It was the only time I ever attended a game (or any sporting event) by myself. Im not sure why I even went, a chance to be near something familar maybe? Atlanta Fulton County stadium was a very good place to center one's self as I had spent countless days theres watching the braves and falcons.

I dont know what I was aware of the OJ situation. My memory tells me OJ's letter was being read as I walked out the house earlier in the afternoon to the game, but perhaps thats not how it happened… I was horribly bored at the game and left around the 7th, if not a little earlier. I dont remeber anything about the game (internet search reveals braves won 6-5). I rode the Marta train back to my car. People on the train (cell phones?) were saying that were hearing from people that OJ was dead. I was too young to have any type of connection to him (even those rental car commercials). To me, he was the ex football player in those “Naked Gun” movies. I leisurely drove home not listening to the radio as I thought there was no news to hear, opting instead for mixtapes. I returned home to empty house and casually flipped on the tv just as the white bronco was pulling into the driver and OJ's son was leaping police barriers. I still remember that shock that a person has when theyre in the midsts of an event they know theyll remember long down the road. I spent the next hour (?) watching the blinking hazard lights on a ford truck wondering if the man in back was going to take his own life in front of the world after killing his ex wife and another man. In hindsight (as I think this ESPN doc will go on to claim), it really does appear this date was the birth of reality television as we now know it. Real life and real death live and happening, sandwiched between the nightly news and the late night talk shows.

]]> By: Vs2310http://popdose.com/one-day-in-your-life-june-17-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-63200 Vs2310 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:23:48 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20295#comment-63200 I was in the hospital with my wife, who was recovering from the effects of breast cancer/chemotherapy. The OJ chase provided a welcome distraction from the situation, which was the lowest point of our 20 year (so far!) marriage. She has since recovered from a dark situation...no so sure about OJ... I was in the hospital with my wife, who was recovering from the effects of breast cancer/chemotherapy. The OJ chase provided a welcome distraction from the situation, which was the lowest point of our 20 year (so far!) marriage. She has since recovered from a dark situation…no so sure about OJ…

]]> By: Tsipper96http://popdose.com/one-day-in-your-life-june-17-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-63171 Tsipper96 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:34:24 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20295#comment-63171 The Knicks won the game that night to go up 3-2. The Rockets won game six, 86-84, then won game seven, 90-84, to win its first NBA title. I remember this vividly because I grew up in Houston and was very upset that the game was being preempted to show the car chase. I also believed, at the time, the reason the Rockets lost game five was that I could not see the game. The Knicks won the game that night to go up 3-2. The Rockets won game six, 86-84, then won game seven, 90-84, to win its first NBA title. I remember this vividly because I grew up in Houston and was very upset that the game was being preempted to show the car chase. I also believed, at the time, the reason the Rockets lost game five was that I could not see the game.

]]> By: kingofgriefhttp://popdose.com/one-day-in-your-life-june-17-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-51698 kingofgrief Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:59:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20295#comment-51698 I remember this day and this time all too well. Sitting in the living room of <i>my</i> first apartment watching the OJ chase, caught up like the rest of Houston with Rocketsmania (the '94 and '95 NBA finals being the only times I've ever followed any sports events). In addition, there were things happening on the personal front that I won't bore you with but did make my life turn a sharp corner. So a milestone (and millstone) era for me.<br><br>The big tune for me at the time was Blur's "Girls & Boys". I bought the CD single the day of game one of the finals It's one of the few songs that survived the stigma of the personal crises of the day. Great B-sides as well. I remember this day and this time all too well. Sitting in the living room of my first apartment watching the OJ chase, caught up like the rest of Houston with Rocketsmania (the '94 and '95 NBA finals being the only times I've ever followed any sports events). In addition, there were things happening on the personal front that I won't bore you with but did make my life turn a sharp corner. So a milestone (and millstone) era for me.

The big tune for me at the time was Blur's “Girls & Boys”. I bought the CD single the day of game one of the finals It's one of the few songs that survived the stigma of the personal crises of the day. Great B-sides as well.

]]> By: kingofgriefhttp://popdose.com/one-day-in-your-life-june-17-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-40010 kingofgrief Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:59:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20295#comment-40010 I remember this day and this time all too well. Sitting in the living room of <i>my</i> first apartment watching the OJ chase, caught up like the rest of Houston with Rocketsmania (the '94 and '95 NBA finals being the only times I've ever followed any sports events). In addition, there were things happening on the personal front that I won't bore you with but did make my life turn a sharp corner. So a milestone (and millstone) era for me.<br><br>The big tune for me at the time was Blur's "Girls & Boys". I bought the CD single the day of game one of the finals It's one of the few songs that survived the stigma of the personal crises of the day. Great B-sides as well. I remember this day and this time all too well. Sitting in the living room of my first apartment watching the OJ chase, caught up like the rest of Houston with Rocketsmania (the '94 and '95 NBA finals being the only times I've ever followed any sports events). In addition, there were things happening on the personal front that I won't bore you with but did make my life turn a sharp corner. So a milestone (and millstone) era for me.

The big tune for me at the time was Blur's “Girls & Boys”. I bought the CD single the day of game one of the finals It's one of the few songs that survived the stigma of the personal crises of the day. Great B-sides as well.

]]> By: kingofgriefhttp://popdose.com/one-day-in-your-life-june-17-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-31203 kingofgrief Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:59:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20295#comment-31203 I remember this day and this time all too well. Sitting in the living room of <i>my</i> first apartment watching the OJ chase, caught up like the rest of Houston with Rocketsmania (the '94 and '95 NBA finals being the only times I've ever followed any sports events). In addition, there were things happening on the personal front that I won't bore you with but did make my life turn a sharp corner. So a milestone (and millstone) era for me.<br><br>The big tune for me at the time was Blur's "Girls & Boys". I bought the CD single the day of game one of the finals It's one of the few songs that survived the stigma of the personal crises of the day. Great B-sides as well. I remember this day and this time all too well. Sitting in the living room of my first apartment watching the OJ chase, caught up like the rest of Houston with Rocketsmania (the '94 and '95 NBA finals being the only times I've ever followed any sports events). In addition, there were things happening on the personal front that I won't bore you with but did make my life turn a sharp corner. So a milestone (and millstone) era for me.

The big tune for me at the time was Blur's “Girls & Boys”. I bought the CD single the day of game one of the finals It's one of the few songs that survived the stigma of the personal crises of the day. Great B-sides as well.

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