From Twitter: Where were you 16 years ago during the O.J. Simpson pursuit?
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Thursday afternoon, The Times asked its followers on Twitter, ’16 yr anniversary: Where were you when O.J. Simpson was being ‘chased’ in his Bronco through LA in 1994?’ A post on the Comments Blog asking the same question had drawn 68 responses as of Thursday morning.
Twitter followers were quick to weigh in:
missxtatti: It interrupted the Knicks vs Rockets basketball game :(
ilovechomsky: absolutely no idea!
john_decker: I was in Vancouver visiting. Turned on the tele and witnessed what was happening back home. #LA
cdnolympian: I was at home mad because TGIF on ABC was pre-empted due to OJ’s bronco escapade.
SteveJoyner: Rappelling out of helicopters with the 101st Airborne
Hilldawgg: I was babysitting!
lindseyrosin: At All American Burger with @KevinBrettauer
itsallovernow: I was in the kitchen of the busy restaurant I worked at trying to get the cooks to stop watching the chase & get my food order out.
easygoer132: Watching the Knicks - Rockets #NBA #Finals game in a bar in Locust Valley, NY.
FrenchieBirdie: I was watching him drive pass from freeway exit in OC, on the TV, very surreal.
adamgolub: Driving from Boston to Long Island.
ChrisHangsleben: I never even heard about OJ, until about a week after it happened. I had been hitchhiking through Oregon. found out @CarlsJr
mark_gonzales: video store renting naked gun. seriously
megneverlands: In my 2nd grade classroom...
As for my own memory of that day, I replied on Twitter, too:
latimesdedgar: Watching from window of @ocreggie newsroom.
How about you? Leave your responses on the Comments Blog.