12/15/2011

Joe Strechay

I heard Stevie Wonder was on recently on "The View," mentioning that he is working out, losing weight, and would like to be on Dancing with the Stars (which he also mentioned back in 2008).

Personally, I love the idea; we can hopefully get rid of the image of Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman. Al Pacino's character is told the approximate dimensions of the dance floor, then tears it up without a missing a step. Yeah, I am not buying that! I am, however, buying Stevie Wonder ripping it up on Dancing with the Stars. I can't say I watch it too often, but my wife digs it (which means I do watch it on occasion, although she does have to describe it a bit for me).

We (the blind community) had Erik Weihenmayer (100 percent amazing) overcoming crazy odds on Expedition Impossible. Now it's time for Stevie Wonder to show what a rocking blind guy can do on the dance floor. Next, we need a blind woman on Project Runway. I recall there was a woman with Retinitis Pigmentosa on America's Next Top Model a few years ago. We also had that guy from Arizona on American Idol as well.

While we're at it, sign me up for Fear Factor — actually, don't. I am not fond of bugs, creatures, and other nasty critters scampering all over me.

You really don't want to hear me screaming like a child because of spiders crawling on my face — so, let's make some noise in support of Stevie Wonder!

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