[il-talk] Fwd: Free audio for the blind

[Patti Gregory]

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Patti S Gregory-Chang
NFBI President
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Donald Pitchford <donniepitchford at sbcglobal.net>
> Date: September 19, 2011 11:28:55 PM CDT
> To: pattichang at att.net
> Subject: Free audio for the blind
> 

> Hello,
> 
> My name is Donnie Pitchford. I am involved with two projects that provide free audio entertainment for the blind.
> 
> The first is a comic strip I write and illustrate called "Lum and Abner." It is based on the 1931-54 radio comedy series which kept millions of Americans entertained through the Great Depression and World War II and on into the 1950s.
> 
> Many blind people love "old time radio" programs. When I started the strip earlier this year, some of my blind friends said, "Congratulations! Too bad we can't read the comic strip." I decided to remedy that by adding to the strip an audio production with character voices, sound effects and music. Each week we present a two-to-three minute audio adaptation of the "Lum and Abner" comic strip.
> 
> These are available free of charge here:
> http://firstarkansasnews.net/lum-and-abner
> and I invite everyone to visit, view, and, of course, listen.
> 
> Fans of old radio shows and "Lum and Abner" in particular might enjoy the audio version of "The Jot 'Em Down Journal," the 1985-2007 publication of The National Lum and Abner Society. I've been producing these and have 1984-1987 completed now. An organization called Helping Hands for the Blind has been helping us distribute them on CD. Here is the URL for the National Lum and Abner Society:
> www.lumandabnersociety.org
> 
> If I can answer any questions, please contact me.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Donnie Pitchford
> Carthage, Texas