Dutchie

Hey all, I wanted to share something that my friend Chris Carroll wrote. This kind of came out of no where for me, and is probably the nicest thing anyone has ever written about me. It made me weep like a baby. God bless you Chris, thank you.

The following is a blog from Chris's website: http://www.myspace.com/dutchie10

bradley mac

Current mood: exhausted
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers

first of all i would like to start this blog off and say it is 3:40 am. i have a 3 ball games at 9 am tomorrow and im gunna be a grumpy son of a bitch getting up for 8 am to be at the field at that time....i would like to talk about one of my closest friends bradley mac....i have known this guy since i was 8 years old growing up and lost touch with him until we became grown men....i forgot bradley mac on my list of heroes on this page but to me he is one of mine.this year he decided to go chase his dream as a comedian and to get into acting on tv and up and left a very safe life here in victoria bc canada to do so. i have to say it takes more balls then i have seen from any person i have met in life to do this, i respect and admire his decision to walk away from his friends family and an easy paycheck to chase his dreams in life, as many of u know i was raised by gamblers and hustlers and seen alot of balsy shit in my day in every facet of life.now with that being said i can only speak for myself knowing that this small city is too small for a guy like bradley mac.not only his talents but his personality, i met up with brad again when he was living in vancouver bc not far from here at the worst part of my life crippled broke and forced to do things to my body to further cripple myself for a paycheck and support the female in my life at the time,not that she wasnt working but i felt it was my duty as a man to do that.brad brought some comfort into my being at my worst even tho he didnt know it.i do have to say his move in life inspires me to do the same and to this point in my life there hasnt been alot of inspiriation other than myself and people i have looked up to in competition.now when i met brad for the second time in my life he met me in vancouver i was on crutches to get around and we met at a boston pizza to hang out.we were ordering food and had one of the most stunning looking waitresses i have seen in all of life.she was gorgeous.now to be honest a guy like me asking this gurl out on a date would be a complete joke.brad with his way of drawing people into his being was sitting there joking around with me being himself but he was unaware that he drew this gurl right in the way he draws all of us into to his naturally great soul and energy.i dont know it to this day but he could have married that woman and im not sure he cared. to make a long story short(not that this is going to happen)i am here today speaking my mind about him.we have had long talks about life and where we want to go with it in depth about as far into things as i could get i reckn.our short time hanging out when we both had a chance has left an impression on me that will last a lifetime.knowing this guy so well all of us that know him knows he has the god given gift and the god given talent to succeed whether he makes it or not.this guy is staying in hostels and making sacrifices that some of us couldnt even dream of trying on a shoestring budget just to have a chance at his lifelong dream in life. to me it doesnt get any tougher than that in life or take any bigger balls to try.i have been reading his blog that he has online http://bradleymac.blogspot.com/2009/05/t-o-r-o-n-t-o.html thinking and knowing that he can do just about anything he wants in life being who he is if he decided to. if u guys want go there and check out his blogs and just read lol he is a comical genius in the making and he doesnt even know it.there are bits in there he could do as standup alone.brad if u read this man, i know your scared shitless and this is what i say, walk on to the open mics there in toronto and just fking go for it kid.the audience will see the same things we do even tho there arent any emotions attatched, do your thing my friend its all there go out and get it.its a strange thing in your 20s trying to find who we are and why we are here but at the same time it is an amazing period in our lives to grow and learn and become men.its kind of strange somehow i almost know what is going on in his head having taken a run at my dreams a few years back in a younger mans clothes.dont listen to the stuff in your head bradley mac just go do it and think about the consequences later my friend u were born to do this and everyone knows it.even if u dont.well i am going to stop rambling and try to get some sleep. if any of u millions of people out there know of any connections to comedy clubs or anything in the acting business in toronto canada.find bradley mac at that link i sent up there.and to you mr bradley mac i thank you for your inspiriation and your spirit in life it makes some of ours better here knowing that today there are still workin class heroes in life.you have inspired me to not only be a better person but you have taught me that shame in life is just a barrier that doesnt exist only in the eye of other people and in my mind.i wish you the best my friend and godspeed to you.i just thought id let you know that i was thinking about you the last few weeks and i am in your corner and miss ya bud......dutchie