Yes, I was very much impressed with Barbara. Her interview style is
excellent, and she seems warm and genuine. I enjoyed the time we had
together, but I'm definetly crashing today with little sleep. <smile>

The show gave my web site severall thousand hits just in the last 24 hours.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Prof Norm Coombs" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 11:27 AM
Subject: Way to Go, JOE


> Last night, for four hours, Joe Lazzaro was the guest on "Coast to Coast"
> talk Radio . . Art Bell's program but actually hosted by Barbara Simpson.
> I have to confess, I only hung in for the first 2 hours.  No, it wasn't I
> was bored, but I did need some sleep.    Barbara did a fabulous job of
> conducting an interview probing Joe as a fascinating and worthwhile person
> who just happened to blind . . Nothing was patronizing just opening up Joe
> as a genuine person who is bent on having the best life possible for
> himself, having a great time and also helping others all at once.    If
you
> iknow Joe, you know that adaptive technology is the major technology that
> enables much of what he does.  His wicked personality and stubbornnes are
> the personal traits that empower him.  Yes, the reason Coast to Coast was
> interested in Joe is his intent to be a subject for the new experimental
> technology to restore partial sight through the use of implanting
> electrodies and connecting a mini tv camera, but Barbara spent more on Joe
> as a real person than just talking about the latest "gee Whizz"
technology.
>  Thanks, Joe,  for helping the world know us as real people. Norm Coombs
Oh
> yes and thanks Joe for putting in a plug for EASI
> Norm Coombs
> CEO EASI
> http://www.rit.edu/~easi