[il-talk] Scott McIntyre

[Edwin Rodriguez]

Connie,
I agree with you it does sound strange to me to hear the term "sightless" 
after being used to hearing "blind"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Connie J. Davis" <condav8950 at att.net>
To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Scott McIntyre


> Bob, I am entitled to my opinions and to express them.  I'm not asking you 
> or anyone else to embrace them.  The last I heard we were still living in 
> a democracy.
> Connie
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Robert A. Hansen
>  To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
>  Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 8:11 PM
>  Subject: Re: [il-talk] Scott McIntyre
>
>
>  Open your mind Connie.  Listen to different stuff.
>
>
>  Hey by the way all, I like my new digs over here b y NEIU.  Awesome not
>  having to get up early for stupid buses and dumb trains just to go to
>  class with a hangover.
>
>  Hey, I took a linguistics course.   We talked about language.    Play
>  with the language and have fun.
>
>
>
>  Mr. H
>
>
>
>
>
>  Connie J. Davis wrote:
>  > I guess I've gotten so accustomed to the word blind, that sightless 
> sort surprised me.  I never think of us in terms of sightless.
>  > Connie
>  >
>  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
>  >   From: Edwin Rodriguez
>  >   To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
>  >   Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:54 AM
>  >   Subject: Re: [il-talk] Scott McIntyre
>  >
>  >
>  >   What was interesting about the term sightless for you?
>  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
>  >   From: "Connie Davis" <condav8950 at att.net>
>  >   To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
>  >   Cc: <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
>  >   Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 8:02 PM
>  >   Subject: [il-talk] Scott McIntyre
>  >
>  >
>  >   Scott McIntyre, who was the blind contestant on American Idol is due 
> to be
>  >   interviewed on the Big Show on WPLJ out of New York tomorrow morning. 
> The
>  >   hosts of that show are Scott Shannon and Todd Pettagill. Scott also 
> hosts a
>  >   channel called True Oldies, which streams out of our own WLS in 
> Chicago. He
>  >   called Scott McIntyre sightless the other day. I found his 
> terminology
>  >   interesting. We can find this broadcast streamed at www.plj.com from 
> 5 a.m
>  >   to 9a.m tomorrow morning. They also have podcasts. It might be 
> interesting
>  >   to see how they deal with his blindness. I would listen myself, but I 
> will
>  >   be on northbound train for Chicago tomorrow morning. I may try to 
> catch the
>  >   podcast.
>  >   Connie Davis
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