Rare Photos From Behind The Scenes of the 2000s

Jason Dill in Manhattan on September 11th

For those who don't know, Jason Dill is a professional skateboarder who was shooting a series of clips on the morning of September 11th, 2001. He and Mike Piscitelli were just waking up to go out and skate right after the planes struck the building. Hungover and unknowing of the gravity of the situation, they stopped to snap this photograph.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.