Someone once asked me which I would rather lose if I had to
choose: my hearing or my sight. Tough question, considering I was much younger
when it was posed. But now, at my ripe ol’ age of…yeah, my current age, I can
finally answer that.
Without a doubt, if I had to choose between the two, I
would rather lose my sight. A life without sound would be no life at all.
And I wouldn’t mind having a seeing-eye dog. As long as the
dog doesn’t have a sense of humor like mine and walk me close to traffic to be
funny.
Now sure, I would miss colors. I would miss seeing my
children’s smiles or seeing a thunderstorm roll over the horizon. But more than
that I would miss the sounds of nature, the sounds of my children’s laughter,
and the beautiful sound of music.
But the question itself is unorthodox, considering it’s
very much like asking someone how they would prefer to die (which, for me,
would be at a very old age and in my sleep). It’s a tough one.
I love music. I was a band geek throughout school who
played multiple instruments. I asked for a stereo over a television. No matter
what I am doing in my life, having music on in the background makes everything
better.
As an adult I wholeheartedly enjoy concerts. There are few
things more exciting than seeing my favorite bands perform, though if all I
could do was hear them then the experience would be just as great. I especially
love it when two of my favorites perform on the same ticket. (Which is
happening this July! Yay!)
Do you know what is great about living near the nation’s
capital? All of the concert venues and performance halls that we have within
our reach! Seriously, there are few places which host so much by way of arts
and entertainment.
And if you’re interested in going to anything here local,
be sure to check for tickets at the JBMHH Community Center by calling
703.696.3470 before you go! Again, we cannot make any promises; but it never
hurts to ask, right?
Just in case you were not fully aware of all of the art and
entertainment possibilities here in the DC Metro, take a gander at just a few:
Verizon Center Kennedy
Center
Constitution
Hall RFK
Stadium
Warner
Theater Patriot
Center
930 Club Strathmore
Maryweather
Post Pavilion Carter
Barron Ampitheater
Wolf Trap The
Fillmore
Jiffy
Lube Live Birchmore
Music Hall
Ford
Theater Rams
Head
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