Saturday Night was awesome, today is not... aka... (hopefully not) an impending Meniere's attack...

Special thanks to all those who came out and listened on Saturday! It was a last minute deal and I’m very appreciative for all the rapt attention, laughter at my (very random and sometimes nonsensical) jokes and for all the support I’ve received in the Davidson/Cornelius area since moving to North Carolina back in August, which seems like forever ago at this point (in a good way!).

But, for those of you new to the blog, I, unfortunately, have Meniere’s Disease; which is an inner-ear disorder affecting hearing, vision and balance amongst other things. And, even more unfortunately, my non-Meniere’s ear, my left ear, is having some sort of issue which is making it hard for me to do things today. I’m hoping I don’t suddenly have Meniere’s in both ears, which would truly suck. But, it is currently difficult to continue looking at a computer and writing, so I’m going to sign off early as I really just wanted to thank those who came out Saturday and then go try not to freak out about my ear. Ears are important to musicians, I hear. At least I do when I’m not having issues like today…

If you want to know what Meniere’s does to me, READ THIS BLOG POST about my last attack back in August. Needless to say, it fucking sucks. It starts with minor hearing loss (makes everything sound dulled), slowly moves towards more advanced hearing loss, then affects my vision, balance and finishes by leaving me bedridden, nauseous and unable to move due to vertigo while the rest of the room gets to spin round and round like a ferris wheel… Not my idea of fun…

Also, for those of you new to the blog, scroll down to the next post (or click the blog post labeled “Genesis (the band), Hallmark Movies and NewsRadio... aka... this may be my life's work...”) to see Bradley’s normal level of random, silly ranting about things he (and likely only he) thinks are of great importance…

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This might be the only photo I saw from Saturday where I didn’t have a weird face while singing. I make lots of weird faces while I sing…

This might be the only photo I saw from Saturday where I didn’t have a weird face while singing. I make lots of weird faces while I sing…

Thank you Evening Muse! aka... it's been a crazy two months...

What a great night at the Evening Muse! Thanks to that whole crew: Don, for having me out, Erik, for the humor and keeping things together, Normal Dennis, for how awesome it always sounds and his fantastically surreal sense of humor. Thanks to all those who came out, listened, laughed at my (mostly) funny jokes and cheered/clapped at my awesome tunes and performance (special thanks to Dave and Stephanie!). It was a fantastic night and a crazy fucking awesome way to cap a crazy fucking couple of months here in the Charlotte area. It’s very heartening to think of how much has been accomplished in the two-plus months I’ve been here, and playing the Evening Muse, which was tops on my list of places to play before I moved here, is the perfect way to cap a crazy (and amazing) season of my life. I feel very blessed and will continue to bust ass to bring my music to the greater Carolina area and beyond. If you weren’t there, I’m sure I’ll see you soon, but you missed out. Sorry…

I know this feels like a pretty generic type of blog post, but the World Series is on and mostly I just wanted to express gratitude, and to pat myself on the back, for making shit happen. The world can be a funny place and moving to Charlotte, more or less randomly, has turned out to be the best decision I’ve made since… well, I don’t make many good decisions so I don’t want to say. But, rest assured, I won’t be going anywhere for a while, so get used to me and be ready to hear my name everywhere if you live in or near North Carolina.

Also, next week I’ll be back in full Aspergian force with some ranting, raving insanity and probably a list or two. Goodbye for now.

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Here’s Bradley rocking hard… Such a cool guy.

Here’s Bradley rocking hard… Such a cool guy.

Here’s Bradley telling a super funny joke to a captive audience… Such a cool guy.

Here’s Bradley telling a super funny joke to a captive audience… Such a cool guy.