How R&F "helped" you during Sept 11/Fall 2001

[Frunobulax]

A few months ago, they replayed when Billy called in with anthrax last October. It reminded me of the surreal fall we had last year, particularly in the NYC area. Today's/tonight's show again rekindled that memory, but also reminded me of the aid and comfort the R&F show provided during this time. Taking up the one caller's idea to abstain from TV for a week and do something else, I'm starting this thread.<p>
I still work in NYC as I did 9/11. After 9/11 and through the fall, most every day I looked out my office window for planes and I threw out my mail without opening it. Further worsening this was that friends and family outside the NYC area didn't understand the fear that seemed to hang over the tri-state area. <p>
In the midst of that s***storm, I would come home every night and listen to R&F. Their comedy was one of the most soothing things during this time, against the daily fear and nightly updates on daisy cutters and dusty envelopes. My favorite shows during this time, ironically, were the 1, 2, and 3 month 9/11 anniversary shows.<p>
So, to you gents, I raise my glass and say Thank You for making us laugh - and hearing you also become enraged - during the fall 2001.

[Cybersoldier]

Just the fact Ron and Fez and the O&A just let feel talk about their feeling on the air helped. I felt the same as most of the caller. Mad and Sad, it was great of the guys to just have that kind of show. That will be number one with the best show they ever put on the air

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[pinkyfloyd]

I didn't listen to Ron and Fez on September 11th, I just sat in front of my tv, horrified. Now, I kind of wish I did, after all the great things I've heard about the way Ron and Fez acted on the air that day. Although I didn't listen on the 11th, I've listened to them pretty much every day since then. R&F deserve much praise for helping countless people through such difficult and confusing times. I'm one of them, and I think that maybe they should replay the September 11, 2001 Ron and Fez broadcast, this year. It would be easier than watching it on tv for me.

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[billyio]

I would have to say how amazed I am to this day how Ron and Fez courteously and sympatheically treated their callers during that intensely painful period. I will always be grateful for their insight and their sense of humor during/after the events. I remember being gripped by such despair and panic, and their humor really helped to heal me. They really helped lighten up a period of darkness.



See Ya!

[fluffernutter]

Even though I am still a relatively new listener, I can only imagine how comforting Ron & Fez were that terrible day. Since I have been listening there have been many a time I have been having a shitty night or whatever and i really consider Ron & Fez to be my security blanket (whatever time they are on!) <P>

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[Coco]

I will always appreciate the guys being there for the listeners during that time.
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[DC Reed]

I started listening to Ron and Fez Religously a week before the attacks.

Here in DC we were worried about the Pentagon and WTC, but we werent excatly under the same fear as NY had. We all were scared, and as a teenager, i was a bit confused as to who and why this happened. R+F helped me understand what happened, and the feel of NYC after Sept. 11th. It was heartbreaking hearing caller after calling asking if anyone had seen thier friends and family. It was the first time i ever cried during a radio show.

Im glad that I heard the Ron and Fez shows during the 11th, because they showed thier true colors. And thats why I like thier show alot, they are standup guys who are willing to help or do anything. Never Change boys.


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[A.J.]

R+F helped me understand what happened, and the feel of NYC after Sept. 11th.


Me too. It was talk radio at its finest.

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[Death Metal Moe]

I just want to say that I wasn't as affected as the people IN NYC that day, and the families that lost, but I, like many people in the area were completely shaken, and morned the loss of so many innocent people.

I think that Ron and Fez's show was the best of the many on there during that time. They just took calls, and let people vent. I remember that wise ass kid that called saying he was under the rubble, and they didn't take his shit.

It was time for people to feel a little more connected with other tri state area people, and hear how the workers and families down there were doing, and what they were doing.

Ron and Fez are the best.

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[skurbs]

it was just good to hear how pissed the boys were... watching the news, they try to keep such an even keel of emotions... but to hear guys who live and work in the city be honest about thier feelings was a welcome break from the artificial style of reporters.

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[JustJon]

9/11 I happened to flip on the tv while I was looking up directions on the computer (which was rare for me) and saw almost everything. I just kinda sat there in shock for a while, dropping IMs and phone calls to ppl. After the action stopped, I needed to stop watching the replays over and over on tv and switched to the radio.

Scott Baio, a member who no longer posts here, was posting up to the minute updates with pictures. I spent the day in shock, listening to O&A and R&F and even D&M (say what you want about D&M, but they handled 9/11 as well as all the other shows), just knowing that other ppl were still out there and and just as lost and confused as I was.

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[ScottBaio]

Ron & Fez were there for the audience that day as they always are, and they are persistantly too humble to admit how much they helped out a lot of people by just taking calls and letting everyone vent.<br>
JJ; I hate it when people stop posting. <br>

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[blakjeezis]

I remember sitting alone in the dark, listening to Ron and Fez, and just crying. Tears of sadness, tears of frustration, tears of rage. I guess I was so shocked that there was nothing else to do. Listening to Ron and Fez and the callers let me know that there were others out there feeling the same things as me. That was the most important thing. In that time of lunacy and alien emotions it was comforting to hear others share their similar experiences.

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This message was edited by blakjeezis on 9-9-02 @ 9:21 PM