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Chicago! Want a FREE copy of my memoir? Love, Daddy From the University of Chicago Barnes & Noble, comes this cool offer: We’re planning a special event to slow down the pace and give you a little inspiration before finals! The University of Chicago Barnes & Noble is opening its doors for a fun evening of discussion, laughter and FREE books -- but we need your help! Here's how it works: If Kambri gets 50 RSVPs, ... Sat, May 11 2013 A Gift Horse Love, Daddy Dad has been in prison ten years, ten months and one day. In that time, I've sent money, letters and postcards and have bought subscriptions, called on his behalf, researched a multitude of topics, and visited. In ten years, ten months and one day, I'm the only one who done so without fail. Only one other person --my brother (or his wife)-- has ... Sun, Apr 28 2013 Happy Birthday Fool Man Love, Daddy My husband Christian's birthday was yesterday, April Fool's Day, and Dad didn't disappoint with his usual hand-drawn card. Dad and his fellow inmates sometimes catch an episode of "Are We There Yet?" and they've noticed how gray Christian has gotten as the series progressed. In truth, hair & makeup had him dying his hair in the first season but it looked kind of fak... Tue, Apr 02 2013 NYC Corruption Love, Daddy Dad's drawing of my friend Stacey before she left Texas to visit me in NYC And how I sent her home. What's funny is that Stacey & I actually DID consider getting tattoos while she was here. So, maybe Dad has a point. Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Tue, Mar 19 2013 Not Your Typical Hallmark Card Love, Daddy Dad is pen pals with my childhood friend Stacey. She's coming to NY to visit me and Dad made this card to surprise her when she gets to my Rock House. She won't have time to actually visit the Rock House this time around but I'll give her the card anyway because she's a big fan of fart humor. Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Tue, Mar 19 2013 Day in the Life Love, Daddy What day-to-day life is: How I envision it: Think it! Become it! Visualize what you want and deserve and manifest it, people! Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Mon, Feb 25 2013 Casting Fluent ASL Signers in Los Angeles Love, Daddy Off topic but cool opportunity. My pal Scott is a talented producer, writer, and director. He's casting a music video for the musician Eleanor Friedberger and is looking for fluent ASL signers in Los Angeles. For a sampling of Eleanor and a past video of hers, check out this YouTube link [link] They'll be shooting on Saturday, March 16th,... Thu, Feb 21 2013 Desire & Hope Love, Daddy This week's card from Dad: Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Thu, Jan 31 2013 Deaf Life Lydia Callis Profile Love, Daddy Deaf Life Magazine published a nice profile piece on Lydia Callis, Mayor Bloomberg's ASL interpreter who captured the eyes and hearts of America and possibly even the world. In it, they used a quote from my Huffington Post article about her. Very cool! Check it out: Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Wed, Jan 30 2013 Momaughter? Love, Daddy Dad's last card was addressed to me as "Momaughter" -- like I've become a a mashup of his mom & daughter. Freud is SO wishing he were alive right now. Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Tue, Jan 29 2013 The I.Q. Test Love, Daddy Dad or "Cigo" as he's called by his friends, is so smart that other inmates use him as a reference. "Let's go to Cigo University," they say when a dispute arises. Dad says besides his general wealth of knowledge, he carries around three books for such occasions: 1) World Almanac 2) Dictionary 3) Sports Encyclopedia Basically, if this were a sitcom,... Fri, Jan 18 2013 Man With a Van Love, Daddy Back in September I sent Dad a postcard with a simple note knowing that he had read my memoir and might be angry and hurting, especially on the heels of his parole being denied. Soon after, I received his reply in the form of a handmade card. The cover is made of pen, watercolor and what seems to be Liquid Paper or some other similar substance. It's based on a sket... Thu, Jan 17 2013 Here's Your Effing Card! Love, Daddy I received two Christmas cards from Dad this year. Both were a little on the salty side. I'm not sure where he got the poem --I assure you, he didn't make it up-- but they made me laugh. Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Wed, Jan 09 2013 Apology Accepted Love, Daddy I returned to NYC after a lovely Thanksgiving at my cabin to find a letter from My Jailed Deaf Dad waiting for me. He included a letter he wrote to the Board of Pardon & Paroles that he wants me to review and translate to English. In it, he accepts responsibility for the crime he committed, admits his problems with drugs and alcohol and sets forth a plan for a positi... Tue, Nov 27 2012 DeafPundit liked this Lydia Callis, Ace Interpreter for Bloomberg, & ASL... Love, Daddy Some deaf people are up in arms (pun intended) about the recent spoofs of Mayor Bloomberg’s American Sign Language (“ASL”) interpreter Lydia Callis that have been popping up all over the Internet and television. Like Callis, I am a child of deaf adults or a “CODA”. I even wrote a memoir about my childhood experience. (“Burn Down the Ground” available ... Tue, Nov 06 2012 Say "Cheese!" Love, Daddy If you haven't seen the photos from my last prison visit with Dad, check them out. We're happy. You can tell. We were goofing around and we're natural. We look like we're having a naturally good time. But then I suggested Dad get a solo shot for his Facebook page and he turned into Jack Donaghy in the "30 Rock" episode where he suddenly didn't know what to do w... Thu, Nov 01 2012 I'm in Austin, TX for a Free ASL Interpreted Event Love, Daddy AUTHOR KAMBRI CREWS AT BOOK WOMAN BOOKSTOREAuthor to Give Presentation, Sign Books & Answer Questions Austin, TX —Kambri Crews, author of the highly acclaimed new memoir Burn Down the Ground (Random House) will appear at the Book Woman Bookstore on Thursday, November 1st at 7PM. Burn Down the Ground is Crews’ powerful, affecting, and unflinching m... Wed, Oct 31 2012 Book Tour Pit Stop Love, Daddy I love you, too, Dad and your prison issue glasses! I made a pit stop on my whirlwind book tour to visit Dad* in the clink. Dad thought I looked so beautiful in our photo wearing his prison issue glasses that he wants to buy a pair from commissary to mail to me. I assured him that wasn't necessary --I don't wear glasses-- but he insisted and said I could just put in... Mon, Oct 29 2012 The Moth Presents Kambri Crews: A Blind Ear Love, Daddy For those not familiar, The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. They're a great group of folks who genuinely love helping people from all walks of life share their stories. I was honored to be part of a Mainstage Show they produced in Saranac Lake and even more thrilled when they decided to air it on their ... Thu, Sep 20 2012 The Tempest Love, Daddy The Tempest.Postcard to Dad sent 9/3/12.Front: One of Edmund Dulac's color illustration of "The Tempest". Back: My note to Dad. Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Tue, Sep 04 2012 So I Guess I Am Lost Love, Daddy "So I guess I am lost," Dad wrote in his last letter from jail. He's frustrated and sad about being denied parole, not having a home or family to rely on and fearful of staying behind bars till 2022. This was only his first time up for parole and statistics show that in Texas most inmates --especially ones in for violent crimes-- are not granted parole the first time... Mon, Sep 03 2012 6th Anniversary Card from Dad Love, Daddy August 12th marked six years of marriage for me and Christian. Dad drew a quick little sketch (in only five minutes!) based on this photo: He painted a watercolor version that he plans to send later once he has more money for postage and a big envelope. If this is what he did in 5 minutes, I can't wait to see the painting. Here's the inside and back of the card:... Mon, Sep 03 2012 Screw Hallmark... Love, Daddy Screw Hallmark, Dad made his damn own card in TDCJ for my 41st birthday coming up this Friday. Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Mon, Sep 03 2012 Christmas Wishes & Satellite Dishes Love, Daddy My jailed deaf dad wrote with his Christmas wish list. He's jealous of the other inmates with New Balance sneakers & wants a pair for himself. I don't want to disappoint him, but I think Santa knows that he's been naughty. Ahhh, who am I kidding, I'll get him the shoes. They're out of stock in his size right now but I sent the extra $40 for his inmate trust ... Sat, Dec 24 2011 Another First Love, Daddy This is a week of firsts for me it seems. I created my first promotion and my first raffle and today I received my first review. From Publishers Weekly, no less. They call my memoir "intensely readable" and say I "paint a vivid portrait of an impoverished childhood in rural Texas with hearing-impaired --- and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Mon, Nov 28 2011 Picture Day! Love, Daddy It was picture day at prison, so I wore stripes. Dad didn't look scary like he did during the last visit when he had a shaved head and sallow complexion. This time he had hair (not a gray to be found even at almost 65 yrs of age!) and had a nicer, more flattering pair of glasses. He had taken the lenses out of his ugly "Buddy Holly" prison issued prescription glasses ... Wed, Nov 09 2011 Daddie's Web: A Story of Friendship and Salvation in Prison Love, Daddy Were you worried about Dad's suicide threat? If so, relax. He says he won't kill himself now because it's football season. I purchased him Phil Steele's College Football Preview at his request and threw in the NFL preview for fun since the nice lady on the phone gave me half off the whole order for no reason. Apparently, they are awesome as Dad wrote to apologiz... Wed, Nov 02 2011 Forgive Me Love, Daddy This morning I got a letter from my jailed deaf dad in which he threatens to commit suicide or hurt a guard or prisoner so he can get put in Ad Seg or be killed. I haven't written Dad since June. Not the longest I've gone without writing, but longer than I'd like. He had written me a letter that was inexplicably returned and so I hadn't heard from him... Tue, Sep 20 2011 The Smurfs (and Dad) Wish Us a Happy 5 Year Anniversary Love, Daddy It's been five years since I married Christian at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn. The old mayonnaise factory was packed to the rafters with our friends and family. For me, the only one missing was Dad. He was four years into his 20 year sentence at the time, so instead he drew us a cute card and wrote a sweet speech wishing us well and reminding us to ... Tue, Aug 16 2011 Oklahoma School for the Deaf names first deaf woman to lead... Love, Daddy Exciting news! The Oklahoma School for the Deaf (OSD) has appointed its first deaf woman superintendent. A lot of my family history lives in this institution. My grandfather, parents, aunts, uncle & dozens of family friends all attended this fine school in Sulphur, OK. Dad lived there most of the year from five years of age till he graduated. That's also wher... Mon, Aug 15 2011 Chris Lilley Portrays a Deaf Kid in "Angry Boys" Love, Daddy I have a Google news alert for "deaf" and an article popped up from the Guardian (UK paper), about "Angry Boys" a BBC "mockumentary" starring Chris Lilley of "Summer Heights High" fame. The author of the article applauds Lilley for "breaking the mould for fictional deaf characters" by portraying a deaf boy named Nathan who, because of his family lacking knowledge... Tue, Aug 09 2011 Technology Helps Deaf and Blind Experience Broadway Theater Love, Daddy A couple of years ago, I flew Mom in to NYC for a stay with me and took her to see her first Broadway Show, Superior Donuts, starring Michael McKean. I selected this play, instead of any of the long-running, sure-fire hits because it was to be Closed Captioned. In fact, it was the only show offering the service the week my mother happened to be in ... Thu, Jun 02 2011 The Bilingual Advantage Love, Daddy The New York Times published an interesting Q&A today with cognitive neuroscientist, Ellen Bialystok, about the bilingual advantage. From the article: Among other benefits, the regular use of two languages appears to delay the onset of Alzheimers disease symptoms. I always buy my hearing, parents-to-be friends ASL books for this reason... Tue, May 31 2011 Nick Quivers & His Mullet Love, Daddy Over five years ago I wrote a piece to perform on the Drink at Work Show. It was about my dad giving me the horrific fatherly advice: "Don't fu*k!" in front of my date "Nick Quivers". Thankfully his blunt words were in ASL which Nick did not know. I put Nick's name in quotes because that's not his real name. I used his real name when I posted the story on this blog no... Sat, Apr 09 2011 Deaf Dog Adopted by Deaf Kids... Love, Daddy Inmates in a Missouri prison taught a deaf dog sign language then asked the deaf school to take in the homeless pooch.Brilliant!Considering Dad can't get his teeth fixed, I doubt theTexas Dept of Criminal Justicewould spend money ona program like that but it's worth asking. Imagine if Dad and other deaf inmates did the teaching. Now THAT would be synergetic.Read ... Sun, Mar 06 2011 Deaf Texan Freed Love, Daddy Why do these things always seem to happen in Texas? Sigh. A Deaf Texan man was exonerated after serving 17 years* for the rape of a five-year-old girl, a crime he did not commit.Stephen Brodie was convicted even though the physical evidence didn't match him. And, a year later, they had a suspect whose fingerprint DID match one found at the crime scene. Oy. Brodie was ... Wed, Sep 29 2010 Sigh. Love, Daddy My friends at Comix may get care packages from their parents filled with food and personal hygiene products, but do they get handmade cards from jail? I think not!Check out this Valentine's Day from Dad. Looks like he's studying caligraphy as our addresses on the envelope were also written in this font.Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Wed, Feb 24 2010 Vote for DeafHope to Receive $1M Love, Daddy Everyone has a Facebook page these days, and I'm betting you do, too. If so, your vote could help DeafHope win $1,000,000 through Chase Community Giving program. It literally takes 10 seconds to give them a chance at receiving this incredible sum of money so they can create "Open the Door & Close the Gap".From DeafHope's Facebook fan page: OPEN THE DOOR to a Safe ... Sat, Jan 16 2010 LaRonda, lucyko liked this Anniversary Card Back Love, Daddy AnniversaryCardBack, originally uploaded by kambricrews.Another fun touch that my Dad includes on each of his homemade cards is a little "Made by..." inscription on the back. It's different each time usually. This one he added a little P.S. in case I missed seeing the couple hidden in the details of the flower.Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Thu, Aug 13 2009 Happy Anniversary To Us! Love, Daddy AnniversaryCardCover, originally uploaded by kambricrews.My husband and I received this hand drawn card from Dad. A little risque...again! Haha! But that rose is pretty cool.Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Wed, Aug 12 2009 DeafHope's Tea Party, Marlee Matlin & Yours Truly Love, Daddy I am truly honored to have been invited as the Keynote Speaker whenDeafHope presents their 8th Annual Tea Party Defying Gravity in Livermore, California. The tea party is a fundraiser to support direct services for abused Deaf women and their children at DeafHope. I will read or tell a story or something (guess I'd better get cracking on that) alongwithMistress ... Sat, Aug 01 2009 My Annual Birthday Card Love, Daddy BirthdayCard09Front,originally uploaded by kambricrews.Click the photo to see the answer inside of this year's handmade card sent to me by Dad for my birthday. What a treat to see it in my mailbox today. He never fails to crack me up.Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Mon, Jun 22 2009 Another Birthday Love, Daddy Happy birthday to Dad. I can't call him to wish him well. And the lesson to be learned? Don't try to kill people.Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Sun, Feb 08 2009 A Petty Officer & A Gentleman Love, Daddy Moving in to your horse's barn because your trailer got repossessed is what some folks might call a low point. It was time for a drastic change, so my parents moved us to the big city of N. Richland Hills, TX.It was there -- when I was 16 -- I met a 22 year old Sailor. It was love at first sight. It was greatest four weeks of my life. The Petty Officer from Akron, Ohi... Tue, Jan 13 2009 Happy New Year Love, Daddy I received the first letter of 2009 from Dad. (Click thumbnails for larger views. He dated it 2008 by mistake.)He starts off by commenting on an ad campaign I created around the tagline "Life's tough. Laugh more." I sent him a postcard (pictured below) that is part of the print campaign.Anyway, he liked the idea and thought the card was really cool. He also thought I... Mon, Jan 12 2009 Proud Mommy Love, Daddy Proud Mom, originally uploaded by kambricrews.I was cleaning up my computer and email for the New Year and came across this email from my mom.The only praise a daughter needs is that from her momma!Letters and stories from my jailed deaf dad. Tue, Jan 06 2009 Discussion Topic: Translating ASL Love, Daddy Since ASL is not a written language, how should a conversation in ASL be written? As an exact ASL dialogue or translated into English? I have the same question about when captioning a video from ASL to English and English to ASL. Is there a preferred method? I'll save my own thoughts on the subject and kindly ask for yours. I'm sure this has been discussed elsewh... Fri, Dec 26 2008 Cell-ebrating the Season Love, Daddy Dad's jail cell will have all the smells and tastes of the holiday this year as long as I'm here to help.Last year, I didn't send money to his trust fund in time for him to indulge in the holiday spend that the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice allows inmates for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I felt so bad that he missed out on all the special holiday treats that the othe... Fri, Dec 19 2008 Kiss Fist Magazine Love, Daddy I'm featured on pages 36 & 37 of this month's issue of "Kiss Fist", a beautifully laid out magazine that caters to the Deaf Community. All contributors and those featured are either deaf or a CODA. Check out the third issue here: [link] be sure to bookmark it to read about all the wonderful things happening in the Deaf world.Letters and stories from my jailed ... 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Love, Daddy Christian must be in the Dec/Jan 2009 issue of Cosmo Girl. You know how I know? He got a piece of hate mail complaining about a derogatory Jonas Brothers remark he made.I regularly submit jokes from comedians to an editor at Reader's Digest. When a quote is used, the comedian gets paid $100. Not bad! In the December 2008 issue, they used a dating anecdote by Katina Co... Tue, Nov 18 2008 |
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