I would like to share with you folks a very interesting and heartwarming experience I had about a week ago. My wife and I were on our way to a car show and we stopped at a stop light. A car pulled up next to us and the person in the car asked if we were going to the show. They were heading there too and the woman said she wanted to speak with me. So we met up at the show. She worked at a group home which houses developmental disabled adults and others with serious health issues. She was wondering if I could bring the squad car to a picnic they were having so I could show it to a blind man who lived with them. He had sight at one time and he really loved old cars. I agreed to bring the car and I told her I would get some of my friends to bring cars too.
So this week seven of us took our cars to their picnic. The blind man was a big TAGS fan and when he had his sight he watched it all the time. When he was brought over to my car I started describing it in great detail. I was told that he was very good at visualizing the cars that were described. I told him every detail about the car and he had the biggest smile on his face the entire time. I told him about the interior and I would ask him if remembered certain things about the squad cars on Mayberry. I put the light on and described what it looked like and I activated the siren. That man just beamed the entire time. He asked a lot of questions, and I am convinced that he was able to recreate that vivid image of the Mayberry squad car that he saw so many times all those years ago. Isn't it wonderful that TAG can still bring so much enjoyment to even someone who is totally blind. I am sure he really enjoys listening to TAGS without having to "see" it. I know, on occasion, I will put a DVD in and just listen to an episode and it is so relaxing. I can visualize everything that is happening. I have had 12 various eye surgeries so i have lost all my peripheral vision. I also suffer from macular degeneration and double vision. The doctors say there is a good chance that I will lose all my vision some day. I do find great comfort knowing that if this should happen I will still be able to enjoy TAGS. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.wbmutbb.com/
