Wordless Wednesday: Fading Memory

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This is a Coors poster behind a 9/11 memorial painted on a package store window in Thomaston, Connecticut. The window seems to me a metaphor of how we remember as well as how we forget.

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  1. This is a painting!? Looks like the real thing. Cool!

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  2. Is it real picture?! i mean somebody is very artistic. What had happened is really a heartbreaking one. Anyways, happy WW ;)

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  3. I hope they don't start using 9/11 for a lot of ads. This one is very creative and well done, I have to say that.

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  4. Cool shot...Happy WW my friend:)

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  5. Anonymous9:02 AM

    this was very sobering. i lived through that day, and continue to live it every day of my life.

    happy ww.

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  6. Wow, Sandy! That is very impressive! You took a great shot! I have a WW up for Tuesday and I'll put a different one up tomorrow... :D

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  7. Sandy, you will be one of the first invited to spend time at our condo in Florida where we will all go around in flip-flops. And you will have a bed of your own - no park bench! I look forward to your make a wish meme! :D

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  8. Anonymous9:20 AM

    That is creative and well done.. .It looks 3-d!

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  9. Anonymous9:54 AM

    Very interesting. There's a lot going on there. I'm not sure how it's affecting me. Have a wonderful day Sandy!!

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  10. Hi Sandy. Some of those beer signs and commercials are most interesting and/or amusing. I hadn't seen this one. I remember when there was no Coors Beer for our part of Texas nor for New Hampshire.
    Happy WW/WT! Please visit me today or tomorrow (thanks), it's none of my business, but I have an 'affliction for' flip-flops and people wearing them. Maybe you could explain the Teach's remark.
    ..

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  11. Anonymous11:10 AM

    thanks for dropping by my site. what a nice photo you have. It would be a great tribute to the fire fighter heros on 911.

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  12. Anonymous1:42 PM

    With GOD'S help the day will never be forgoten.

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  13. You're right--it is the perfect metaphor for memory!

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  14. Beautiful shot and great message in your words, Sandy.

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  15. Anonymous3:40 PM

    I love how that thought occurred to you just by seeing the poster behind the painting. You couldn't be more right, about how part of us remembers and part of us forgets.

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  16. This is so true of our society isn't it.

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  17. That is a great capture Sandy. I know what you mean. Things fade even f we don't want them to

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  18. That is so cool! Thanks for sharing, and making us remember!

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  19. Anonymous6:42 PM

    Nice catch, Sandy! Hope you'll visit mine too...

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  20. Anonymous6:58 PM

    Hi Sandy! Thank you for visiting my ww. You always seem to make sure you stop by my place and I really appreciate that.

    I agree with you that some have let the memory of 9/11 fade away. I know I will never forget...ever.

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  21. I'm not familiar with Coors but upon reading some comments, I found out it is a beer brand. (Hope I'm not mistaken.)

    I feel strongly for the victims and their families of that tragic day. It's sad to think that the memory can just fade away.

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  22. I think that the memory of those lost souls on 9/11, will long be remembered from these sorts of things...

    Have a great WW!

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  23. Very enigmatic. It asks the viewer to decipher it.

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  24. what an interesting find! :)

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  25. Anonymous10:16 PM

    keep the faith...
    blessings
    gp in montana
    http://fvclassic.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/runnin-free/

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  26. WOW!!!! That leaves me speechless!

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  27. How could anyone forget who was old enough to remember that time?

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  28. Excellent work this week, that was a very accurate observation.

    Happy WW!

    My post: "I believe I said no video games"

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  29. Very interesting imagery. Food for thought, no doubt.

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  30. The poster may be promoting a certain brand of beer, but the message is thought-provoking. I may not be American but I share the sentiments.

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  31. Thats awesome!!!

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  32. Very good shot. Interesting. I can't imagine that day ever being forgotten by me. I think about that day at least a couple times a week. I am still affected by what I saw, what I heard and how it changed my view on the world and my leaders.

    Thought provoking picture. I love that.

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  33. That is a really neat painting...I agree that it looks real!

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  34. Very impressive photo.

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  35. Anonymous12:02 AM

    Pwerful statement indeed! ;-)
    Happy WW!

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  36. Interesting image, and statement.

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  37. That's interesting, but it kind of bugs me.

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  38. It almost looks like it says "Remember Coors" instead. In your caption, were you hinting at commercialism eclipsing what we really should remember?

    My WW post is up, if you'd like to stop by.

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  39. This was a very intuitive post. Happy WW!

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  40. 9/11 is something no one should forget ... ever!

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  41. Anonymous4:41 AM

    You are very right about remembering and forgetting. Just like here in our country. Most people are amnestic.

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  42. Anonymous5:43 AM

    What a powerful painting to remind us of the 9/11. Happy WW!

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  43. Stephanie,
    No I wasn't suggesting commercialism interferes with memory but that time and the quotidian and perhaps a desire to be free of it effect it.

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  44. Anonymous6:11 AM

    Beautiful and the words you used describing it is just powerful!

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  45. Anonymous6:11 AM

    The person that did that is very creative.

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  46. Nicely said...and beautifully taken!

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  47. Anonymous6:54 AM

    You are right that image is powerful.

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  48. If you drink enough Coors you'll forget everything!

    Seriously, though, great image with a message.

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  49. I'm often stunned at how quickly something so horrific can be forgotten. Many people recall 9-11 much like a box-office movie rather than a life-altering event.

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  50. Anonymous7:48 AM

    Sad. We should not forget.

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  51. Anonymous8:03 AM

    Makes me think, and wonder. This is a great photo Sandy.

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  52. Anonymous8:17 AM

    Symbol or expression?It's beautifully done.And the message is clear.
    Happy ww!

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  53. cool photo! happy WW!
    Thanks for stopping by my site, even of my photo was acting funny - I can see it now, so I am not sure what the problem was last night! :)

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  54. Just beautiful. Interesting to look at. Thanks for sharing!

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  55. Anonymous8:42 AM

    Rather odd to use a beer can, but moving just the same :)

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  56. Let's open up a can of remembrance? Funny that something that can make you not sober is used to remind you to be sober.

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  57. Yes, a metaphor indeed.

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  58. Very very profound!!!!

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  59. Anonymous11:31 AM

    It looked like it was made from the beer cartons at first glance.

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  60. Anonymous11:38 AM

    I've got something for you at my blog. Come pick it up!

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  61. This is so cool! Thanks for sharing it and as always thanks for stopping by for WW. Have a great day!

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  62. Wow. This is quite someth'n. Beautiful. Happy WW and thx so much for visiting :)

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  63. This looks very three dimensional. Signs mean a lot to us. they guide us, make us stop and think, puzzle us, have hidden meanings and sometimes lead us back down Memory Lane :)

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  64. Anonymous1:01 PM

    Amazing catch. I wonder how many people see it everyday, without really seeing the juxtoposition?

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  65. It's very interesting to look at. I wonder what the significance of that four leaf clover is, or am I imagining it?

    Happy WW :-)

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  66. Hi Sandy

    Great photo. We can never forget 9/11 - it was a terrible tragedy and will be etched on our minds and hearts forever. The image Coors have chosen is certainly thought-provoking.

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  67. I will always remember that day and try to teach my kids about the tragedy that made the world sad.

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  68. I work very hard at not forgetting. Every 9/11 I light a candle on my porch, just to remember.

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  69. Nice pick!some remember and some forget this remarkable date in history.Happy WW!

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  70. Wow … that’s certainly food for thought!
    Hugs and blessings,

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  71. great shot SAndy! :)

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  72. Anonymous11:07 PM

    That's really awesome. Thanks for the visit :)

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  73. Anonymous11:07 PM

    Great shot, sandy :)

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  74. I love that you added the explanation. It is always nice to get the thought processes behind the photography. Great pic, as always!

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  75. Anonymous3:23 AM

    Oh, how could anyone forget the tragic thing that has happened in 9/11. I hope no one does. Thanks Sandy for sharing this. I hope you don't mind that I placed you in my blogroll. God bless!

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