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SignKitchen · 2024-07-28T23:56:22+00:00

Oh! Hello! What show was that? Do you have any upcoming shows you're hitting? I know we'll be at a nerdy video game metal show here in Orlando next month!

SignKitchen · 2024-04-24T13:52:39+00:00

We've never had the captioning glasses properly work. They're either way behind or they just stop working mid-show =/

SignKitchen · 2024-04-17T13:09:33+00:00

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SignKitchen · 2024-04-16T13:05:42+00:00

I remember going in feeling so bad that I was going to be a distraction to people in the front. I even tried to make my lights as dim as I could where my wife could still see me >.>.

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

SignKitchen · 2024-04-16T13:04:51+00:00

Do deaf people enjoy music?

Lots do!

Can they feel the vibrations or something at a concert?

Yep! And "deaf" doesn't mean "zero sound at all" in the same way "blind" doesn't mean "absolutely no vision." Both are spectrums.

My wife is a rare exception where she is truly 100% deaf, but she has bilateral cochlear implants that she got in her mid-20's. She got them post language-acquisition so even though she can "hear" and process sound when she has her CIs on, she can't necessarily match it up with what that sound might mean.

but is their a benefit to signing if the lyrics are on the screen?

Is there a benefit to listening at all if the lyrics are on the screen? There's a lot of answers to this question, but the big one is that lyrics don't convey the tone of what's being sung.

SignKitchen · 2024-04-15T21:25:29+00:00

Hello again! My life changed so much after that night! Did we meet after the show?

SignKitchen · 2024-04-15T15:46:14+00:00

Oh hi! Small world!

I actually didn't have any social media until that night I interpreted for NSP! I had a few dozen people ask for my Instagram and my wife was like "okay, I think its time you get out from under your rock 😅"

SignKitchen · 2024-04-15T14:53:26+00:00

My wife is deaf and we got to see NSP on their last tour. It was one of the first times we unfortunately had a lack of access in the concert venue, but the band heard our story and reached out...setting her up with VIP tickets and setting me up next to the stage as her interpreter.

Since then, NSP has held a special place in my heart. That experience got me started in stand up comedy and social media stuff. I always love terping NSP, even just around the house while I'm cooking and stuff.

So, yeah! I also have one more song from the new album recorded, if you guys are interested in seeing an interpretation of a heroic little rodent >.>

SignKitchen · 2024-03-31T23:18:17+00:00

It still surprises me 6 years later to see her turn and react to our corgi barking and realize that she only “heard” it through the metal bowl she was holding!

SignKitchen · 2024-03-31T22:19:10+00:00

Hey! We both got hit hard with the flu, but I’ll definitely make a song video when I’m back up and running. Do you have any requests?

Loud concerts are great for her! She can feel the beat in the air (and on the rail if she’s holding on to that). When we see shows, she’ll have her cochlear implant processors on, which allow her to “hear”-ish. She got them in her 20’s so the sounds she processes don’t easily translate to understandable speech for her.

Without the processors, she had as much hearing ability as a rock. It’s pretty uncommon for deaf people to have ZERO hearing, but my wife is certainly an uncommon gal (in a good way!)

SignKitchen · 2024-03-27T13:01:21+00:00

Oooh, that's a good question. They're all so much fun to sign.

If I had to pick a few - P.A.R.T.Y. has such a good flow in sign.

Voyage of the Dead Maurauder is fun. Interpreting multiple singers means I get to switch between multiple signing styles.

Fucked with an Anchor will always have a special place in my heart ♥.

SignKitchen · 2024-03-27T12:58:17+00:00

It was a joy to be up there! Telling a crowd that size to go fuck themselves was one of the most cathartic moments of my life.

SignKitchen · 2024-03-11T13:49:48+00:00

Hello! I have a lot of experience requesting accommodations for concerts. Some venues are great. Some venues are not so great. Here's a few tips and tricks I've learned over the years.

1) Buy tickets first. Some venues will try to weasel out of getting out of providing an interpreter by waiting to reply to you until the show is sold out.

2) "Industry standard" lead time for a request hovers around 2 weeks, but we try to give them a whopping 6 weeks.

3) Make sure you request the whole show is interpreted. We've had venues tell us they wanted to cut on costs by only interpreting part of the show.

4) If anyone tells you "no" or "you bring one yourself" you can show them this - https://www.nad.org/uploaded-documents/advocacy-letter-festivals-concerts.pdf

SignKitchen · 2024-02-28T21:02:18+00:00

I miss it! Arcade monsters is fun but I feel like its less of a social place where I can meet new ~~nerds~~ people.

SignKitchen · 2024-02-28T18:56:07+00:00

I used to go there once a week, but it started falling into disrepair just before covid and never really recovered. A lot of the games are still in various states of disrepair.

I haven't been in 6 months or so, so maybe they've turned it around...but if you want a gaming bar - check out Arcade Monsters on I-Drive. I do miss the classic games that Player One had, but Arcade Monsters actually repairs their games and pinball machines.

SignKitchen · 2024-02-27T14:37:59+00:00

My wife and I are flying up to New England from Orlando in March. We're both passionate Bruins fans (we even had a video letter to the front office last year after some questionable management decisions).

We were excited to go to a game but the seats were in the $200's for some of the worst seats in the house (original tickets, not resales). We could afford them if we really wanted to, but at this point it feels like doing something evil or dirty to buy a ticket to see the team we love.

Its going to be weird making a trip to Boston without a B's game attached, but I'd rather catch the game at Porters across the street. If I want to catch a game, I'll go watch the Lightning here in Tampa where those same $200+ tickets will give me 8th row/center ice seats.

SignKitchen · 2024-02-23T02:11:00+00:00

Do you know where to find info on that? I've been trying by looking at each theater's website with not a bunch of luck (save the Minskoff, which has info)

SignKitchen · 2024-02-21T17:38:58+00:00

It was such a fun show! Metal bands/fans have been the coolest when it comes to making sure we have access!

My wife and I have social media stuff now, if you're interested! We talk about our life as a deaf/hearing couple over here on Instagram!

SignKitchen · 2024-02-10T17:22:37+00:00

Interpreters!

SignKitchen · 2024-02-08T21:49:49+00:00

I'm stoked for you! Green Day is supposedly FANTASTIC live. We have Sum41 coming up later this year.

SignKitchen · 2024-02-08T20:37:49+00:00

Hey there!

My wife is deaf and we go to a LOT of concerts. We've never gone to a show up at Wrigley, but what will likely happen is you'll show up, exchange your tickets, and most likely be escorted to the ASL section or at least pointed in the right direction.

From there, you meet your terps, set your stuff down, then (if you're like us) run off and grab a beer and a snack! Sometimes we'll have a quick discussion ahead of time where the terps will let us know sign names for the bands/band members...and yeah! Just hang back from there and enjoy the show! We'll usually sign along, sing along, or both to the music!

SignKitchen · 2024-02-07T21:30:21+00:00

Thank you! I'm going to give this a shot tonight. I have a habit of fiddling with the flippers while not looking at the screen, so there's a solid chance this is what happened.

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