tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post2426112461172807114..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: Dates (Elements of Memoir) #AtoZChallengeArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-13818548991560726002015-04-08T03:55:00.207-07:002015-04-08T03:55:00.207-07:00I often do not remember exact dates, but have a ge...I often do not remember exact dates, but have a general sense of when a memory occurred. I was too young to remember JFK's assassination. I barely remember Neal Armstrong's moon walk. I recall the space craft's re-entry more than the landing. I find when someone else tells a story that I know about I often correct dates, if I feel its wrong. So, I guess I find it necessary to tell others when something happened and I like knowing this info from other story tellers. I remember when these famous people died: Elvis Presley (summer of 1977), John Wayne (on our honeymoon in June 1979), and President Reagan (our 25th anniversary June 2004 while vacationing in Maine). Of course, everyone of us. some more than others, were touched by the terrorist acts of 9/11. I wish I had kept a diary over the years and now I don't know if there's any point to start one. Dates are important. Good point, Lee. Thanks for sharing! Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-44964807171479235242015-04-05T20:13:55.684-07:002015-04-05T20:13:55.684-07:00I have many dates etched in my memory, but I am to...I have many dates etched in my memory, but I am too young to remember 9/11. I was born in 1996, so I was only 5 when 9/11 happened. Love your theme!<br /><br />morgankatz505.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021476768425107864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-66742302130262278132015-04-05T16:13:08.593-07:002015-04-05T16:13:08.593-07:00I love the idea of holidays at the date keeper - t...I love the idea of holidays at the date keeper - that way the reader almost instantly has a connection.Sheila Silerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284982582798743408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-12595286014253013862015-04-05T05:12:54.670-07:002015-04-05T05:12:54.670-07:00I can remember many events from my past and approx...I can remember many events from my past and approximate timeframes, but exact dates just escape me. Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337531041006701719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-55227031367596352992015-04-05T02:14:57.620-07:002015-04-05T02:14:57.620-07:00To have a date, or at least a reference to a certa...To have a date, or at least a reference to a certain period in the past, is necessary to give context to the story. For instance, a family event where an accident may have occurred, would have very different results in the 1940s or 50s when telephones weren't available to many than it would in the 1980s when just about everyone had a phone. And from the 1980s to now, when everyone has a mobile (cell) phone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-50052723416938279892015-04-04T11:47:21.658-07:002015-04-04T11:47:21.658-07:00I've a very "chronological" memory, ...I've a very "chronological" memory, so dates are very important to me. I've difficulties following a story when I can't put it in a timeframe. When the cat is awayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562754604125250691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-24630162394812614592015-04-04T08:39:25.903-07:002015-04-04T08:39:25.903-07:00You can look up dates, but ofttimes what you find ...You can look up dates, but ofttimes what you find there bears a striking difference from your memory. Theres a certain Yankees-Tigers game from 1977 that really pisses me off that way.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-86698528715226706992015-04-04T05:34:43.908-07:002015-04-04T05:34:43.908-07:00I remember so many events from my youth, but dates...I remember so many events from my youth, but dates I confuse.T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-42991628358127101442015-04-04T05:23:18.566-07:002015-04-04T05:23:18.566-07:00You know what book surprised me, date wise, was Ca...You know what book surprised me, date wise, was Catcher in the Rye. It was not clear, from the beginning of the book, that it took place in the 1940s. I assumed it was the 60s. I don't recall there being a clear statement of when it was taking place. I think when I got to the part where he was going to see the Lunts on Broadway that I asked my parents who they were and was told a famous actor couple from the 40s.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-21778487549803029972015-04-04T02:26:21.944-07:002015-04-04T02:26:21.944-07:00This is so useful, I'm glad I found your blog....This is so useful, I'm glad I found your blog. All thanks to the A-Z writing challenge. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com