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

Sat Nov 8 13:26:54 UTC 2014

In addition the blind person in this story is neither a member of the NFB of 
Michigan nor the NFB at all.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry D. Eagle via nfbmi-talk" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Jessica Dail'" <jldail13 at gmail.com>; "'NFB of Michigan Internet 
Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Those of you who hurt Jeff should 
apologize,behavior unbecoming of Federationism

> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> 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"
> <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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