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On October 17, 1989, I was a freshman a UC Santa Cruz's Crown College. The dining halls opened at 5:00p. We wanted to grab a quick dinner, and then gather in lounges, to watch Game 3 of the Bay Bridge Series. Never made it. As soon as I got my tray of food, the Loma Prieta quake struck. It was strong enough, that I could not stand. I had to put my tray on the ground. Luckily I was far enough from the milk dispenser, which fell to the floor.Many of us walked to the Great Meadow, where helicopters from SoCal landed. After inspections, one building at a time was declared safe for re-entry. I didn't get into my dorm, until after midnight. While I had no luck contacting my Bay Area relatives, I was able to call my grandmother in Honolulu. I told her that I was safe, and to try to get a hold of my family.
After the quake, one of the first local albums to come out was Joe Satriani's Flying In A Blue Dream. Hard to believe that was a whopping 27 years ago.
-Lummy The Loch Monster
Edits: 10/17/16
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Topic - 27 Years Ago - Luminator 22:29:53 10/17/16 (11)
- RE: 27 Years Ago - fantja 06:36:22 10/22/16 (0)
- I was in Sacramento heading to watch the ballgame - stan2 13:55:24 10/19/16 (0)
- RE: 27 Years Ago - JDK 17:01:09 10/18/16 (1)
- RE: 27 Years Ago - rditmars 09:46:06 10/19/16 (0)
- I was there :-) - mhardy6647 10:57:17 10/18/16 (0)
- RE: 27 Years Ago - mkuller 10:10:54 10/18/16 (3)
- RE: 27 Years Ago - Inmate51 10:35:22 10/18/16 (2)
- RE: 27 Years Ago - mkuller 11:22:56 10/18/16 (1)
- RE: 27 Years Ago - Inmate51 07:46:39 10/19/16 (0)
- RE: 27 Years Ago - 6bq5 09:31:36 10/18/16 (0)
- 27 Years Ago - musetap 05:46:43 10/18/16 (0)