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Et tu, Hannah Gadsby? “Phone Free Experiences” and ADA Accommodations #MentalHealthAwareness
This won’t be the post you expect.
Noted lesbian and creator Hannah Gadsby is coming to Pittsburgh this Thursday as part of her Body of Work tour. She’s performing at the noted Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland, part of the Carnegie Museums. A lovely venue. My first visit there was in the 1990s when I took my mother to see Carol Burnett perform. Mr. Rogers was in the audience and Carol gave him an ovation of his own.
Late last week, I learned that this show will have the added bonus of freeing us from cell phones. How wonderful. I didn’t know that was something I needed to be freed from, to be honest. I mean I’d like to be free from sitting next to a Trumpy or having an exceptional long line at the bathroom. I’d love to be free to sip a bottle of water (health reasons) and certainly we can all agree that freedom from excessive perfume in a closed space would be awesome. Most of us probably have a list of ball-and-chain type aspects of public events that we’d gladly shed if given the opportunity.
I know, I know. I’m asking a lot. Why can’t I be grateful with this extra bit of freedom so graciously included with my ticket surcharges, taxes, and handling fees?
