We Remember 9-11 by Davey D No matter what your political affiliation or persuasion, the tragic events on September 11th 2001, had some sort of impact. To be honest it would be very troublesome if they did not.. For me, I recall waking up and seeing the first plane lodged into one of the towers and thinking that it was only a small aircraft and that whatever problems it was presenting would be resolved fairly quickly. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think the Twin Towers which had come to symbolize my place of birth would ever come down. A half hour after later are way of life was forever changed. We decided to take a look back and share with you the early thoughts and words of people as these events unfolded. It’s interesting to hear what people said in the days right after 9-11 and compare that with the mindset many of us have today. The first part of this show features Michael Franti and the late poet June Jordan speaking at a rally in Oakland the day after 9-11 in Snow Park. It was put together, by local Hip Hop activists who wanted to show solidarity with Arab Americans who were being attacked and brutalized by over zealous ‘patriot types’. Michael Franti touched the crowd and June Jordan spoke eloquently in what would be for many of us her last public appearance. A day later we did the first interview with Congresswoman Barbara Lee who caused a shit storm by being the lone member to vote against George Bush who we now know went for a straight up power grab under the guise of fighting the War on terror. Lee really spoke truth to power during our interview which first aired on September 13th on KMEL and later KPFA. Many speculate it was this interview on the Clear Channel powerhouse (KMEL) that led to my termination. In between the interviews are some landmark songs including Wu-Tang affiliated group called Known Associates and their song ‘World So Cold’. We also play a remix of Nas’ Rule’ which features Jay-Z who he was warring with at that time. We end part 1 with the very powerful song by Paris called ‘What Would You Do’? He came out of retirement to do the song and later release an incredible album called Sonic Jihad. Less