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Where were you?

Story ID:	1298
Written by:	Scott R. Lupo
Organization:	OurEcho
Story type:	Family Memories
Location:	Phenix City Alabama USA
Year:	2006
Person:	Cynthia Lupo

Before my mother died, I did a series of short recordings with her. I'm not thrilled with the way they turned out, but just hearing her voice is wonderful. In this short recording, I asked her where she was when she heard Pearl Habor had been bombed. I have a few more I'll post over the next week.

To be honest, I have been scared to hear her voice. Her death has been rather surreal for me and I wasn't sure how I would feel.

Now that I have listened to some of them, I'm much more comfortable with it. Listening to her voice puts her right back in the room. I am so glad I took the time.

I'll try to be more available to do recordings for OurEcho members, but please don't wait for me. Most anyone under the age of 20 can record and burn a mp3 with a skill I can't match. Please take the time to do it. Your children and their children will be glad you did.

OurEcho is a FREE SERVICE dedicated to capturing and sharing the individual "bits and pieces" that define our local communities. It might be a bit of interesting local history, an old photograph, a special memory or just a funny story. We are particularly interested in those fascinating and intriguing events/people (both large and small) that we all encounter as part of the human experience. It might be something that happened recently or something passed down to you through your family. Our goal is to provide a forum for local communities to share who they are through their stories and photographs. When you take the time to share these reflection with others, you help us better understand you, the world we live in, and if we are lucky, they help us better understand ourselves.