Finally, the first part of the 9/11 Commission Public Hearing Critique is completed. You can read it at http://www.nine-11-the-musical.com/nine11.doc

Tonight, I sent out the report to the Family Steering Committee with the following email explanation:

Hello, folks. Allow me to introduce myself (as I've already done with the co-chairs of this organization). My name is Matthew Gregg and I'm writing a very large, very amazing memorial and tribute to the people (firefighters, civilians, non-civilians) lost during September 11th. Here it is, 4:22 in the morning, and I have put the finishing touches on the first part of a report that I hope you read and find useful in recommending to the 9/11 Commission.

My background is both in theatre (production/composition/directing work) and in political science (my Bachelor's Degree, obtained from College of the Holy Cross in 2000). My family has always been actively political (two former Governor positions held within my family and now, a current US Senator).

I am now in the process of constructing the largest memorial ever constructed for ANY disaster, let alone September 11th. In doing this, I have left my home and my job to come to New York City and talk with families who have lost their loved ones because it is my desire to know their loved ones so that I can create their likenesses onstage to be forever remembered. This project would include many of your loved ones so that the world can remember them as they should be remembered (who they really were).

I have always been of the firm belief that I can seperate politics from this project, even though I have an interest in both. I am finding that this is not the case due to the fact that because so many loved ones were lost, the survivors MUST make this a political issue. In light of this, I have constructed this report based upon my conclusions of the public hearings that took place Wednesday and yesterday. You can be sure that I will be sending a copy to anyone who will listen in Congress, along with copies to various media outlets.

This is a very important time, but what is most important is that we don't lose the memory of lost loved ones because we were too concerned with the manner of their death. This happened to me when I lost my father in a tragic car accident in 1987. I was too blinded by his death to preserve his memory. Permit me to preserve them for you by speaking with me for a few hours.

And I guarantee you that down the line, this memorial will serve as a very important tool for finding out the truth behind the different elements of 9/11.

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Matty Gregg
Composer/Lyricist - Nine 11: The Musical
Web: http://www.nine-11-the-musical.com
Email: mgregg@nh.com

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