September 11, 2011 02:15:23 PM
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Radiohead: How to Disappear Completely

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I volunteered at the site in the days following the attacks. I was not FDNY or NYPD or an ironworker but, like many New Yorkers, I felt an urgent desire to be there and help in some small way. The pile was so overwhelming that it became necessary to temporarily suspend reality in order to function. This song, off of Radiohead's Kid A album, became a mental refrain that allowed work to be done.

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