tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22953735.post7382953847415804597..comments2024-01-30T21:45:40.992-05:00Comments on Drawing In: Touched by a deaf guyCaroline Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05551500494780247131noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22953735.post-72416266669552728162009-03-31T09:23:00.000-04:002009-03-31T09:23:00.000-04:00And the Evangelicals embraced the trend too (becau...And the Evangelicals embraced the trend too (because they love and use pop culture while they hate it). Raise a hand if you attended a church where a nice-looking lady stood to the side interpreting the service for the entirely non-hearing-impaired congregation. Gave you something to look at while you weren't listening, right? Signing also let good Evangelicals express SOMEthing with their bodies for once. It was difficult to get used to, but the before you knew it you were making wide sweeping arcs<BR/>over your head -- "His ban-ner...over me-e...is lo-ove..."Kristinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22953735.post-59297567013550239472009-03-31T07:13:00.000-04:002009-03-31T07:13:00.000-04:00The 80's blinded Mary Ingles on Little House on th...The 80's blinded Mary Ingles on Little House on the Prairie but she then met her husband (also blind) at her special school in Mancado for the blind and DEAF. Even in an 80's show about the early 1900's, the trend continues.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093345953417735641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22953735.post-671609338959614392009-03-31T05:53:00.000-04:002009-03-31T05:53:00.000-04:00I was a late bloomer I guess... didn't get my copy...I was a late bloomer I guess... didn't get my copy of Joy of Signing and the part time job at Perkins School until the 80's. <BR/><BR/>But in a weird way, when I see that blind guy on American Idol, I think of the 70s. Maybe it's the hair?Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476307880348143430noreply@blogger.com