9/11 anniversary street interviews at Olvera Street

No? Come on. Hey! Come on, man. Don't be a dick, man. Say something. Say something. Say something. Say something. People are listening to you. This is broke. This is broke. Is there anything... Wait, wait. Is there anything... Where were you at 10 years ago, September 11th? We're doing a September 11th special. Let's go. Who do you work for? Everyone. Is it... Do you work for just white people? My son get caught. My son get caught. Is your boss a white person? Is your boss a white person? If you want to break my wrist, I'll sue you. Yeah, go ahead. Okay. Go ahead. What's your name? Can you exit? We're already outside the thing. Okay. Make your way there. Okay. What's your name? We've been nice. Can you exit? Are you getting upset with us on the More Music Radio pod? We're going to do it. We didn't want to let you in either. Oh, we're done. Done anyway, right? Did you have a wristband? No, not really. We didn't have one either. We just walked in and they kicked us out just like that. But that's all right. We'll get in sometime again, right? You can always get in. Just get here early. Cool, man. 9. 11. I have no opinion. No, sorry. Where were you on September 11th 10 years ago? I was still in school. What grade? I don't remember if it was 10. I was in 11th or 11th. Yeah? Yeah. How did you find out about the news? I actually thought it was a movie. You thought it was a movie? I thought my family was watching a movie and it turns out it wasn't a movie. It was real. Did you see it in school while you were at school or did your parents tell you about it when you got home? No, when I got home, you know, the news was going on for a couple of days. So when I got home, I thought it was a movie. I said it wasn't a movie. Are you a model? No. Oh, no? No. Wow, you should be. Thank you. Oh, okay. Thank you. Check, check. All right, we're walking over to the Army booth at Elvira Street. Hello there. Hello. Hi. How you doing? We are talking to people on the More Music Radio pod 10 years after September 11th. Can you tell us where you were at 10 years ago and how you found out about the terrorist attacks? 10 years ago on September 11th, I was in basic combat training. I was in basic combat training in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. And yeah, it was actually quite a shocker because on that day, I actually understood fully what was going on. And it hit me that what I was going through in basic training is real. And it's actually going to serve a real purpose. Right. And after basic training, have you served any missions? Yes. Yes, I have. I have served a few missions over in the Middle East. And yeah, that's pretty much it. Well, I mean, personally, from a citizen, I want to thank you personally for doing what you do. And so 10 years later, after the September 11th attacks, what is your opinion on how things are going? Do you think things are, are we better off now? Well, honestly, you know, whether we are better off, I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I mean, things have changed. That's all. That's all. That's all I know. Do you feel that after killing Osama bin Laden, that everything's over? Do we still have a lot of work to do? Honestly, there's, there's a lot more. There's a lot more. Well, you know, I want to thank you very much for your service. I really appreciate it. My family has served in the Marines and stuff. Most of my family has. I mean, unfortunately, I haven't. I'm too much of a pussy to do it. But I really do appreciate it, man. My best friend is a Marine Corps sergeant. He's a sniper and stuff. And so I really appreciate your duty. And I want to thank you, man, personally. Thank you very much. Thank you. She's leaving for the Army in three months. So we're here at the Army booth and you're leaving for the Army in three months. Yeah. Yeah. It's been a while. So today is 10 years after the terrorist attacks in New York and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. And where were you at 10 years ago? And tell us about how you found out about the terrorist attacks. I was 14. I just turned 14. I was on the bus to school and I was so naive and I had no idea what terrorism was, anything. And I just remember thinking, does this mean we don't care? I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't get homework, you know. But now I married a Marine who went to Iraq twice. So now I have a broader sense. So you have a different perspective. Right. Yeah. Then I was like, what does this mean? Now I'm like, okay, this is a sacrifice. My husband sacrificed his stable mentality and his, you know, body for this. And it's a big deal. So I've grown in 10 years. So your husband, has he been in Iraq? Yeah, he was in Iraq twice. And is he doing any duty right now? Say that again? Is he on any mission right now? No, he actually got out two years ago. But he's disabled from an IED attack. Oh, wow. Yeah. Is he walking? Barely. He walks with a cane. So what happened during that explosion? What was the circumstances when he was out? What was the situation during his duty? It was him and a squad, a foot patrol of like six other dudes. And they were walking and this guy, the bomb was for a Humvee. But they saw the squad and they blew up the squad. And my... Is that manually, like a... They do it with like a cell phone or like a pager or something. And my husband's best friend lost half of his face because he was, he was bent over it. And then my husband was... Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. sleeve, doesn't like to go anywhere, loud noises, everything. He's very antisocial, but he doesn't regret any of his service. He wanted to be in the Marines since he was a kid, went in at 17, right after high school, right when he turned 18, you know, and before I met him, I had no view of the military, or good view of the military, and when I met him, he completely changed my worldview. What was your view of the military before you met him? I grew up in a military household. I'm an Army brat, a Navy brat, so I hated everything about the military, moving everywhere, nothing to do on base, you know, hated it, but when I met my husband, it completely changed, you know, I'm joining the Army. I leave in three months for the Army, so, I mean, it's possible to change your view on stuff. I mean, I'm still a liberal, feminist, Democrat, you know, like, still going in the military. Right. Yeah, I think 9-11 was a huge part of that, you know, like, 10 years, that's huge. So, what's your opinion on how things are 10 years after the terrorist attacks? I don't know. As much as I'm not a fan of the wars or anything, I think that being deployed is part of the military contract. I mean, if you sign your you're going to get sent somewhere, and I'm okay with that. I mean, my husband's okay with it. He's been there, done that, you know, and if something happens to me, it happens to me. I'm not really, you know. So, after your husband doing his duty and getting injured in the war and stuff, how did they treat him when he came back? Don't even get me started on the VA. Oh, man. No, they're okay, but it's ridiculous. They make veterans do a year of psychiatric care, no therapy, just psychiatry and drugs, and then they say, oh, you're not going to kill yourself. Here's a therapist. It should be the other way around. It really, it makes me so angry because he's in so much pain, you know, and I can't do anything. So, it's up to the VA, but I could rant for hours about the VA. How bad off is your husband? He's not one of the worst, but he's really anti-soulful. He's anti-social, has no friends. He would rather just sit at home playing his video game, you know. It's sad because he's 24. Wow, and how old are you? I'm 24. I just turned 24, but he's still young. He should be out having fun, making friends, blah, blah, blah. Right. He's still like a young kid. Yeah. So, it is what it is, but it still sucks. Is it going to be hard for him when you leave? I mean, if he's already kind of... In that loner stage, you know, like, yeah, it's going to be hard when you leave because I'm sure you're the only person he talks to. Well, he has a really strong family. Like, his family really support him, and they said, oh, when you leave, you know, we're going to invite him out to dinner, take him out, make sure that he's not in the house all week long, not seeing anybody. And, you know, he bowls with his grandmother. So, he's got a strong family. I'm not too worried about him. I know that he'll miss me, even though, you know, Marines don't like to admit that. Right. He will. He gets sad when he doesn't see me for like two days. I'll be gone for three months. So... What are you going to do after the three months? How does that work? I come back for 10 days, and then I go to job training school for my MOS, which is my job. And... What is your job going to be? My job is communications, actually. So, mad props to the podcasters. All right. Give them a shout out. Yeah. My job is like signal combat radios, fixing combat radios, and... So, that's pretty exciting, right? Yeah. I want to try different other stuff. You know, when I swore in, they told us, don't stay in one job. Try everything else. So, I have a whole list of things I want to try, you know? So... Are you scared? No. Actually, this is the first time I'm not really apprehensive about anything. I'm trying to keep a very positive outlook. You know, it's like going to summer camp, except I get to shoot things and... Right. Right? You know? And I get a special uniform after I'm done. So, I'm thinking of it very positively, which is new for me. I'm usually not very positive. Have they told you where they're going to send you out? No. I won't know until after job training school. Is there anything that you're looking forward to? Would you like to get sent out to where the real shit is at? Yeah. Yes and no. Like I said, it's part of the contract, you know? I would like to experience being deployed because I can relate to my husband more and help him more. But, you know, the combat pay isn't all that bad, so... Right. I'll take it. Are you going to go to school after your service? Yeah. I want to get a couple of master's degrees. I'm an English major. I have a Shakespeare tattoo. And, yeah. Oh, cool. Yeah. I like English lit. I want to get a master's in English lit and maybe do criminal justice. I don't know. I have a lot of stuff. So, you're going to take advantage of that GI Bill? Yes. I have a big GI Bill. I think it's like $75,000 or something. Wow. Yeah. Well, I want to thank you on behalf of the More Music Radio Pod and Skid Row.LA for your service. And I also want to send thanks out to your husband for doing his service. And... Yeah. I mean, you and your husband are more of a man than I am. And I want to say that I personally appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much for talking to us. No problem. Have a good one. Bye. Thank you. Thanks a lot. Thanks. What was the podcast called? Skid Row.LA All right. Skid Row.LA. We're looking for people to talk to at Alvarez Street. And we're trying to get press credentials. And we're looking for press credentials. We just want to do some interviews. Sorry, sir. Closed already. No? Okay. All right. Yes. You guys going in? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. We're here talking about the September 11th attacks and it's 10 years later. So are you a terrorist? No. Are you a terrorist? No. So it's 10 years later. Have you seen any suspicious activity? No, not really. Everybody's just having a good time, right? Have you seen any suspicious activity? No. All right, cool. Do you guys remember 10 years ago, September 11th? Yes, I do. Where were you at? At my house getting ready to go to school. They showed on the TV that the first tower, that an airplane crashed in the first tower on 9-11, New York. So I just remember today, it's a sad day for me. It's sad, right? It's sad, right? So 10 years later. What's your feeling? Every time I hear about 9-11, I cry. I don't know. It's very sad, huh? It is. And where were you at 10 years ago? I was getting ready to go to school, but I didn't go because of that. Okay. And so 10 years later, do you have any thoughts? Well, it's just a memory that we can remember. Yeah. Well, cool. Thank you for talking to us. We really appreciate it. And have a good time tonight at Olvera Street. Have a good one. You too. Can you guys say you are listening to skidrow.la? We are listening to skidrow.la. We're listening to skidrow.la. All right. Thank you very much. Have a good one. Thanks. All right. We got some wristbands from some people, and we're going to try to go in. What happened? What happened? What happened? You're not going to let us in? We have pink wristbands. Yes. How are you guys? Did you guys play tonight? I don't speak English. Did you play? Yes, yes. With which band? Los Pelapapas from Nueva York. Los Pelapapas, wow. From Nueva York? Yes, from Nueva York. It's a city called Navajoa, which means New York. In Sonora, Mexico. What kind of musicians? We have a variety of bands, with Northeño, Campirano, and we have everything. Do you have a website? Send it. A website? On the internet. Facebook. Ok. Facebook, Los Pelapapas de Nueva York. That's all. Facebook, Los Pelapapas de Nueva York. That's where we're in contact. There's all the information about us, contact, and everything. Ok, thank you. Thank you. For what TV? For skidroad.la on the internet. Ok, ok. Thank you. Thank you. Nice to meet you. Hey, what's happening, man? I'm talking. So we got our wristbands, man. I taped it off. What do you mean? Hey, man, why you close the door on us, man? What's up, man? Come on. Hola. Hola. Hola, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. Hey, you guys are crazy, dude. It's kind of like tequila, but it's only made in Sonora, Mexico. Like that's the only place you can get it. So I figured these guys would know about Bacanora. You're more Mexican than I am. I didn't know what that was. Is there any chance you're going to let us in, man? Why are you so mad? He's just standing here and he doesn't want to talk to us. We got our pink wristbands and he's not letting us in. People are listening to you, man. Do you want to say anything? You can even tell us to fuck off if you want. But just please do it on the mic. Where'd you get those glasses at? We have some in the car if they'll sneak us in. Tell them to get us inside. Which one? Hey, we have a little motorcycle, but we want to get in. Can you sneak us in? Can we get in your van? We're leaving now. Oh, Bakersfield. Oh, okay. Give me a motorcycle. It's in the car. Where's your car? In the parking lot over there. But you're leaving, right? Yeah. Oh, okay. Well, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Okay, thanks. Are you having a change of heart yet, man? No quiere hablar. Está cabrón. Está cabrón. Por lo mato. He said he's an asshole. Let's kill him. Okay, man. Thanks, man. Good to know. With the Asian perspective. Hello. Hello. Hi. Hi. We're on skidrow.la, more music radio pod. What? We're a radio station. Oh. Yeah. Where are you guys from? Japan. Japan. What part of Japan? Saitama. Saitama. Tokyo. Next to Tokyo. Do you guys have radiation? In Tokyo? Yeah. Yes, of course. A lot of radiation going on there? Yes. Are you visiting right now? Yeah. Kind of. Where did you come to visit? To study. To study music? Yeah. Oh, all right. You guys play in a band? Yeah. What's the name of your band? It's a Japanese name. You can say it. Polly Six? No. Polly Six? No. Yeah, it's a Japanese band. But, I mean, Sakai is a starter head. Yeah. So what do you think about 10th anniversary of 9-11, terrorist attacks? This festival? No, today is September 11th, 10 years after September 11, 2001. Okay. It's a long time after the shocking accident, but we do not have to forget that. Do you guys have any stories about the Earth? Earthquakes in Japan and the tsunami? Yeah. Actually, in Tokyo, it was not so big, big shocking, but it's still a big shake. And the trains stopped at that time, so many people couldn't go back home. So, yeah, it was kind of chaos. What do you think about Los Angeles? Yeah, it's very good, but it's hot. It's hot, huh? Yeah. Very dark. Yeah. Now you look Mexican. Mexican? I don't know about that so much. Are you guys terrorists? No. Okay. Because 10 years after, we're on the lookout for terrorism. Oh, yeah. Well, thank you very much for talking to us on the More Music Radio pod. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you, guys. Thank you. Do you guys have any opinions on the 10th anniversary of September 11th? No? Well, yeah, I do. All right. They should make a map of Afghanistan. All right. So, I've got to see. All right. Cool, man. Thank you for talking to us. Have a good one. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Well, we gave it our best shot. We went to Union Station, talked to some people there. Not that many people that worked there wanted to talk to us. Only the girl who was passing out cinnamon pretzels. Yeah, they were definitely talking about us at Union Station. They were alerted as to our presence. Right. After we asked that security guard out front if she wanted to comment, she said no comment. And then when we walked in, she was snitching on us and we heard it over the walkie-talkies. Yeah. They run a tight ship there at Union Station. No fucking around. Security is very high. Machine guns, dogs. Yeah, buff dudes. Yeah. So that was fun, man. Yeah. I like the part where we got margaritas and got a little drunk and then went out and started talking to more people. Right. That was my favorite part, too. I liked it. It was good. Hello, sir. Como estas? Bien, bien, bien. Gracias. Any terrorism going on today? No, everything peaceful today. Everything's good? Very peaceful today. So you haven't seen any suspicious characters parking in the parking lot? No, no. Everything's safe here. Everything's fun today in downtown? Yes, sure it is. Do you remember 10 years ago? Yes. 10 years ago, September 11 attacks? Sure I do. Where were you at? Tell us your story. I was right here in Los Angeles. And when I heard about it on TV, it's very rough. It was the roughest thing to remember. It's a very rough thing to remember. Very sad. Yes, sure it is, sir. And so 10 years later, what's your opinion? Is anything better? Yes, we don't have those things again. We're protected by the government. We're protected. Do you have faith in the government? Sure. Well, nothing happened after that. Everything is taken care of. America. So, so far, so good? So far, so good. Well, thank you for talking to us, man. You have a good one. Thank you very much. Bye bye. Bye bye. Have a nice day. Well, that's it. We're back in the car. I had to hide my weed because there were dogs at the Union Station. I was in the car. I was in the car. I was in the car. I was in the car. I was in the car. I was in the car. I was in the car. I was in the car. I was in the car. I was in the car. I was at the Union Station and when I had this idea of bringing Jeremy down here with the recorder, I saw dogs walking around. There was a bloodhound and I had weed on me and my little sneaker toke that looks like a cigarette and I was a little nervous. But when Jeremy got here, I took my weed and put it in his car and then we went on and did some interviews and now we're back and I have my weed again and we're going to smoke it on the More Music radio pod. And high as fuck. Thank you. Thank you. high as fuck and never have been busted. Oh shit. You want to turn that off?