Stories of Love and Marriage at the Towers
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Length: 00:12:56
Stories of romance and marriage 1,377 feet above sea level. One of the first calls to The Sonic Memorial Project came from Bob and Barbara Krutzel, who called to tell about their 1976 wedding at Windows on the World, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. They brought with them a hand-held tape recorder and still have a cassette of their wedding vows. This led Sonic Memorial producers to think about the thousands of others who fell in love, proposed, or were married at Windows on the World and on the observation deck of the World Trade Center over the years.
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Stories of romance and marriage 1,377 feet above sea level. One of the first calls to The Sonic Memorial Project came from Bob and Barbara Krutzel, who called to tell about their 1976 wedding at Windows on the World, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. They brought with them a hand-held tape recorder and still have a cassette of their wedding vows. This led Sonic Memorial producers to think about the thousands of others who fell in love, proposed, or were married at Windows on the World and on the observation deck of the World Trade Center over the years.
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Aired on "All Things Considered" Feb. 14, 2002
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Review of Stories of Love and Marriage at the Towers
This is the second time I've listened to this piece and it's still fresh. A lovely, lovely piece. Moving and poignant amid the post 9/11 reality. This originally aired on NPR's All Things Considered for Valentine's Day but this piece could air during the holidays as well. It's about love after all. Enduring and memorable. I could see famillies gathered around the radio listening to this during Thanksgiving or the winter holidays. There is an intro and outro that would need to be edited out for local broadcast. But it would be worth taking the time...