[il-talk] Scott McIntyre

Sun Apr 19 22:02:18 UTC 2009

I have heard "sightless" before.  It usually comes from proper folks 
from down south and usually from older people. 

Mr. H

Edwin Rodriguez wrote:
> 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
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>> 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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