Yesterday marked ten years since what Jeremy called “the defining moment of our generation”: the acquittal of O.J. Simpson. Then as now, the event fell on Erev Rosh Hashanah, and as a junior in high school, I worked on that year’s holiday food drive. And when we all had our picture taken with all the food we’d collected, I insisted on holding up that day’s newspaper, with a picture of O.J. and Johnny, and the 45-point headline “HE’S FREE.”
I would say a more defining moment of that historical segment of time was the "chase" more than the acquital. I remember where I was with the chase, not with the verdict.
I was at Dave-buddy's watching in disbelief with his mom (don't ask why).
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Posted by: Jeff S at October 6, 2005 01:04 AMIf this is Jeff Schulman, you may have been in the same place I was when the verdict was announced: the Echo room :)
Posted by: Jeremy Wahlman at October 6, 2005 10:24 AMReally? See I don't remember that as vividly as I do the chase.
How many "Free OJ" t-shirts were sent to Africa after that verdict?
Posted by: Jeff S at October 6, 2005 01:33 PM