Here’s how I met my friend Dave, who builds NFL Football stadiums. Thanks for lending us your ears and eyes. Here is a cool time lapse on how my friend Dave built Levi’s Stadium.
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Articles by: Hammad Zaidi
59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Car Dealership Discrimination, Part 2
This scenario is why Jonathan enjoys being blind.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Car Dealer Discrimination, Part 1
Getting discriminated against at car dealerships is never fun.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Last Place
Remembering a teacher’s discouragement.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – My Challenges With Undoing a Bra!
Here’s my lifelong struggles with untying bras.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Issues With Swimming!
Here’s a quick clip on my issues with swimming.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Nearly Drowning On My Honeymoon
Here was by far my worst idea on my honeymoon.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – I Can’t Even Climb a Rope!
Here’s why I could never climb a rope….
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – My Struggle With Video Games
Here’s my hang-up, and love, of video games.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – My Challenges With Reading Children’s Books
Here’s why I struggle with reading children’s books.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – My Challenges With Undoing Bras!
Here’s what I stressed about with regards to dating and married life.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Worrying About carrying My Wife Across the Threshold
This is how I carried my wife across the threshold on our wedding night.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Worrying About Dropping My Kids!
This is how I dealt with the fear I would drop my own kids.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Don’t Stress About The Things You Can’t Do!
A little reminder not to stress out about things you can’t do.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Discrimination in St. Louis!
Being discriminated against at a St. Louis area breakfast cafe.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Just My Imagination!
The wonders of a vivid imagination.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Sibling Rivalry!
How a sibling rivalry pushed me to finish college.
Read More 59 Seconds of Could 9 – What if You Could Get Bionic Eyes?
A question for Jonathan triggers an amazing response.
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Radio Waves!
Here’s my journey to getting onto the radio waves. As always, we thank you for lending us your ears and eyes. Here’s the high school radio station that I never made the cut for. Here’s a few clips for WRRC 107.7 FM at Rider College, which was the first radio […]
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You’re Just Not Disabled Enough!
This is how “not being disabled enough” can arrest a bucket-list dream. Here is a key moment from the 1988 Paralympics in Seoul, Korea. As Always, I thank you for lending me your ears and eyes.
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We Have No Room For You!
This podcast chronicles an unfortunate moment I experienced after seeing my beloved Los Angeles Lakers play at San Antonio in game three of round one of the 1988 NBA Playoffs. As always, I thank you for lending me your ears and eyes. Since Brownsboro, Texas is also mentioned, here are […]
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Man’s Best Friend
Today’s topic tells the tale of how I adopted “Sgt. Dr. Pepper.” Thank you for lending me your ears and eyes, and I look forward to borrowing them again soon! Here are links to a few of our previous podcasts which are mentioned in this one: Doctor’s Orders and the […]
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Ripper Man, Chuck Norris’ Car, and Me!
Today’s podcast chronicles the film promo I worked on the untimely convinced me to apply to graduate school! Thank you for lending me your ears and eyes! Here’s a clip from the film, “Ripper Man.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YxFR-2skH4 Here are some of Chuck Norris’ best fight scenes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9oguJHWdAI
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Life Altering Moment Triggered by Racism, Guns and Mirrors
This life altering moment was triggered by racism, guns and mirrors. Here’s a great clip on the day the US Hostages were freed after 444 days of captivity.
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412 Resumes & My First Job in Film
Today’s podcast chronicles Hammad’s adventures on the first motion picture he ever worked on. The clips below are of the trailer for “Me and the Kid,” the first film Hammad ever worked on, as well as some amazing clips from other work from the actors in the film. As Always, […]
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Gypsies, Mystical Moments & Us!
Two weeks in a Gypsy Village in 1975 launched a life of mystic interactions. Here are a very cool videos on Gypsies. As always, we thank you for lending us your ears and eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z70wX8wLRtI
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Working out with NFL bound players at UCLA
A 123 pound disabled guy works out with NFL bound players at UCLA.
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Befriending Sian Evans aka – Always Talk to Strangers!
Today’s podcast chronicles how I met and befriended Sian Evans, the lead singer of Kosheen. As always, I thank you for lending me your ears and eyes! Here are two awesome Kosheen songs: Here’s me freezing at the Berlin Film Festival:
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Stay Positive by Using Your Imagination
Using my imagination was a great was to shield negativity.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Sibling Rivalry!
There is no rivalry quite like a sibling rivalry.
Read More 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Trading Letter Grades for an Amazing Life Experience
This is how I traded two letter grades for an amazing life experience.
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