Comments on: Two coolest fans at Lollapalooza? The results are in! http://indiemuse.com/2006/08/08/two-coolest-fans-at-lollapalooza-the-results-are-in-2/ indie music blog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:38:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jake http://indiemuse.com/2006/08/08/two-coolest-fans-at-lollapalooza-the-results-are-in-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19865 Jake Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:03:56 +0000 http://indiemuse.com/?p=121#comment-19865 No pun taken, i'm a deaf person and to clarify the interpreter thing, I requested one for safety reasons. I can hear somewhat what they're saying but not very cleary, so in a case of an emergency and people freaking out, i'm screwed. So, I requested an interpreter for the event of emergency and also, for when the singers have something they want to say, or perhaps if there's competitions going on that requires me to know what area to be in, the interpreter can give me a clear information. I've missed out many things I've could've experienced if I was hearing, for example, free stuff that was being distributed on the other side of the park and they only announced it when a band got done with a set. Another example was, when they were informing people of the band autographing that I wasn't aware of, the interpreters was able to come in and inform me the correct information. Some deaf people wanted to feel like a "normal" hearing human being, in retrospect of being able to "sing along" with their favorite bands. Not all deaf people were deaf since the day they were born, some deaf patrons lost their hearing at a later stage of their lives. Sometimes deaf patrons wanted an interpreter to interpret songs that has sentimental meanings, like a married couples were "singing along" to a song that their deceased son loved. Also, it's no pun, it's understandable to say "why the heck do they need an interprter if they can't hear in the first place!" Like everyone else, they will lose their hearing at some point and it'll make sense by then. Thanks for your time! No pun taken, i’m a deaf person and to clarify the interpreter thing, I requested one for safety reasons. I can hear somewhat what they’re saying but not very cleary, so in a case of an emergency and people freaking out, i’m screwed. So, I requested an interpreter for the event of emergency and also, for when the singers have something they want to say, or perhaps if there’s competitions going on that requires me to know what area to be in, the interpreter can give me a clear information. I’ve missed out many things I’ve could’ve experienced if I was hearing, for example, free stuff that was being distributed on the other side of the park and they only announced it when a band got done with a set. Another example was, when they were informing people of the band autographing that I wasn’t aware of, the interpreters was able to come in and inform me the correct information.

Some deaf people wanted to feel like a “normal” hearing human being, in retrospect of being able to “sing along” with their favorite bands. Not all deaf people were deaf since the day they were born, some deaf patrons lost their hearing at a later stage of their lives. Sometimes deaf patrons wanted an interpreter to interpret songs that has sentimental meanings, like a married couples were “singing along” to a song that their deceased son loved.

Also, it’s no pun, it’s understandable to say “why the heck do they need an interprter if they can’t hear in the first place!” Like everyone else, they will lose their hearing at some point and it’ll make sense by then.

Thanks for your time!

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