[stylist] Tom Sullivon?

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

oh,
you mean you talked with Tom Sullivan himself.  very nice, quite an 
honor for your 17th birthday, which is monday today!

happy birthday Aziza!  you're a great kid!
jim

At 10:41 PM 11/3/2008, you wrote:
>Well, something I didn't mention when I wrote earlier is that 
>Kathleen my V I teacher let me talk to this guy on the phone. 
>Actually, he called to talk to me. I was taken off guard because 
>birthday or no birthday I had no idea who this person was, and he 
>seemed to know a lot about me.
>He said he was happy I was involved in the NFB and glad I started 
>being involved early, that he at the age of seventeen had not been 
>as involved. I'm not sure if that means he agrees with the NFB 
>philosophy, or if he was just trying to be nice.
>Aziza
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>>He was big back in the 80's, started in the 70's I think.  I read 
>>If You Could See What I hear, years ago -- a sighted girlfriend and 
>>I read it together.  At the time I liked it, and was impressed -- 
>>now that I am older, and have a good NFB philosophical grounding I 
>>think I would be more critical.  He seems like the super blind guy 
>>who deep down probably never accepted his blindness.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>At 07:08 PM 11/3/2008, you wrote:
>>>Hi Everyone,
>>>Has anyone read Tom Sullivon's "If you could see what I hear?" Or, 
>>>his "Adventures in Darkness?"
>>>I recieved both these books for my birthday today from my V I 
>>>teacher. She is apparently friends with Mr. Sullivon. She said he 
>>>is one of the most "famous blind advocates of his time." But, I'd 
>>>never heard of him. So I was wondering if anyone knew who he was, 
>>>and what they thought of his books? I'm supposed to write to him 
>>>after I finish the books and tell him my thoughts.
>>>Aziza
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