[nfbmi-talk] Those of you who hurt Jeff should apologize, behavior unbecoming of Federationism

Sat Nov 8 13:22:12 UTC 2014

That paper is a daily newspaper of the University of Southern California in
Los Angeles.  Having attended USC I can hardly believe a USC Trojan could be
so ignorant about blindness!  Lol.  Seriously, this article demonstrates how
much work yet needs to be done regarding the sighted persons about the
reality of blindness, and that we persons with blindness are AMAZING as a
result of our individual unique talents, skill, interests, and dreams,
rather than AMAZING because of that which we do as a blind person, like we
are some AMAZING act in a freak show while in public.    

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From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jessica
Dail via nfbmi-talk
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 12:33 PM
To: joe harcz Comcast; NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Those of you who hurt Jeff should
apologize,behavior unbecoming of Federationism

Wow! That's a really good article. Where is that news paper based out of? Is
it  available on Nfb Newsline?

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> On Nov 6, 2014, at 12:21 PM, joe harcz Comcast via nfbmi-talk
<nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Nice story Eric. You should really talk to this reportor who wrote it.
Maybe you could let him know you can read it as I posted it right here and
educate him about blindness.
> 
> Best,
> Joe
> 
> Calhoun has a true love for the game
> 
> 
> 
> By
> 
> Nick Burton
> 
> . Daily Trojan
> 
> 
> 
> Posted April 23, 2014 at 10:40 pm in
> 
> Columns,
> 
> Sports
> 
> 
> 
> His name is Eric Calhoun, and if you've ever been to a USC baseball game,
you know who he is. He is always the loudest, most boisterous fan at Dedeaux
Field
> 
> - the first to start a "Let's go Trojans!" chant when the team needs a
rally, or to urge the opponent to "quit stalling, already!" during a mound
visit.
> 
> Home-field advantage . The USC baseball team has performed well in front
of its home fans this season, with a 16-9 record at Dedeaux Field. - Tucker
McWhirter
> 
> | DailyTrojan
> 
> 
> 
> Home-field advantage . The USC baseball team has performed well in front
of its home fans this season, with a 16-9 record at Dedeaux Field. - Tucker
McWhirter
> 
> | DailyTrojan
> 
> 
> 
> To be honest, Eric probably has no idea who I am. I interact with him
briefly at almost every game, but we've never formally met, never spoken
beyond a
> 
> quick interchange, and I know for a fact he has never read my coverage of
the team.
> 
> 
> 
> I can say that with such certainty because Eric is completely blind.
> 
> 
> 
> I contemplated approaching Eric several times for this piece; it would
only be logical, after all, to talk to the subject. I wanted to ask him why
he takes
> 
> the bus from Crenshaw to be at just about every USC home game - and quite
a few road games as well. I wanted to know how he does it: navigating from
bus
> 
> to ballpark, up and down bleachers and stairs, always by himself.
> 
> 
> 
> I realized, however, that answer is obvious: Eric loves the game, simple
as that. But what I really wanted to ask was this: How does he know?
> 
> 
> 
> When Eric is at a USC game, he sometimes doesn't even face the field - not
that it would matter, I suppose. His eyes are open, but rolled to the back.
Usually
> 
> they are obscured by his hood, pulled low over his forehead. And yet Eric
is somehow keenly aware of what is happening on the field. He knows if a
ball
> 
> is hit on the ground or in the air (he'll urge a fly ball to "get going"
when a Trojan hits it). He always knows the situation ("Make 'em hit it on
the
> 
> ground," if the Trojans have the opportunity to turn a double play on
defense). He can seemingly even tell if a pitch is a ball or a strike
("Throw strikes,"
> 
> he'll remind the young Trojan bullpen. "You gotta throw strikes").
> 
> 
> 
> Is it the sound of the ball off the bat? The reaction of the crowd? Some
sort of sixth sense? I've seen Eric stand next to the press box and listen
to the
> 
> announcers in there, but I've also seen him sitting many sections away. No
matter what, he always seems to know exactly what is happening in the game.
> 
> It is nothing short of amazing, and I came very, very close to asking him
about it.
> 
> 
> 
> But I didn't. Because it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if it's the
sound of the bat or the crowd or if Eric is just the best guesser ever.
Honestly,
> 
> it doesn't matter if his cheering even makes sense in the context of the
game (although it almost always does). What matters is that he is cheering
at
> 
> all - not to mention there in the first place.
> 
> 
> 
> Eric is in many ways simply a fan - and a damn good one at that. But he is
more than just that. He is an eminently recognizable presence, both visibly
and
> 
> audibly. Though he rarely asks for it, he is always thankful for any help
he receives, be it a reminder when the next game is or simply letting him
know
> 
> he has walked past the ramp up to the stands at Dedeaux.
> 
> 
> 
> He is greeted with smiles he cannot see, yet returns them anyways with his
devotion and commitment. That's not to say he is perfect - many of us have
had
> 
> our fair share of difficulties with Eric. I recall him simply walking
right past the ticket turnstile at Blair Field in Long Beach for a game
there back
> 
> in 2011. Chances are he had no idea he even did so, but the usher
collecting tickets was understandably flummoxed.
> 
> 
> 
> USC has eight home games left in this 2014 season, and you can bet that
Eric Calhoun will be at all of them. If you find yourself there with him, go
say
> 
> hi. I know I will. Eric might not be perfect, but he's just about the
perfect fan.
> 
> 
> 
> Nick Burton is a senior majoring in broadcast and digital journalism. His
column, "Any Given Saturday," runs Thursdays. To comment on this story,
visit
> 
> dailytrojan.com or email Nick at burtonn at usc.edu.
> 
> 
> 
> Source:
> 
> http://dailytrojan.com/2014/04/23/calhoun-has-a-true-love-for-the-game/
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Calhoun via nfbmi-talk"
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> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 12:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Those of you who hurt Jeff should
apologize,behavior unbecoming of Federationism
> 
> 
>> Let us apologize to Jeff, and mean it.
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