Those of you old enough, where were you when you heard the news?
I was 17, and had been a huge fan of the Kennedys since I was assigned President Kennedy to do a report on for Presidents Day in 3rd grade. I remember turning on the TV that Saturday morning like I would have any other weekend and immediately seeing the news. I was glued to the TV all day (and for the next week, for that matter). I remember concocting a story in my head in which he was swimming to shore with a life vest in his teeth like his father had with his PT 109 crew mates, just trying to make it make sense. I also remember feeling really bad for Lauren, who even at the time felt like an afterthought to the press.
I know now how difficult the constant attention made his and Carolyn's lives, but for those of us old enough to remember John, he felt like part of the American family; like we knew him personally.
I went to Woodstock '99 the following weekend and I remembering that feeling very cathartic.
What are your memories, not only of that week in July 1999, but of John & Carolyn in general?