[il-talk] Scott McIntyre

[Connie J. Davis]

Okay, Bob.  I just hadn't heard it before.  Now, if you want to continue this, it won't be with me because I'm done with this discussion.  Thank you.
Connie 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert A. Hansen 
  To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List 
  Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 5:02 PM
  Subject: Re: [il-talk] Scott McIntyre


  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
  >
  >
  >> 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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