Welcome to Bradner.cc, The "Official" website of
William "Bill" Bradner! ...AND his wonderful daughter KYLIE!
(Kylie is an HONOR ROLL STUDENT at LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL! Yeah "KY"!) (a GRADUATE of the Northwood schools D.A.R.E. Program!) "Way to Go KYLIE, and THANK YOU Northwood Police Sergeant Hughbacker!"
Bill & Kylie are the Owner/Operators of their privately owned Production/Publishing Co.:
Bill and Kylie's "Favorite "quiet-time stress relieving activity" to enjoy together: DISNEY
ANIMATED MOVIES!!
A VOLUNTEER Oportunity we had in September of 2008 was the EXTREME HOMEMAKER "Build for the FRISCH
FAMILY!! I was one of the LUCKY ONES to get PICKED as a VOLUNTEER (woohoo!) on the "Hearts and Hands for HEROS"
EXTREME HOMEMAKEOVER ("Build with Buckeye Real Estate Group") HERE in Toledo, OH USA!! (Sept. 7th -- Sept. 14th,
2008!) (**NOTE - The FRISCH FAMILY Episode in which I appeared, aired ON YOUR LOCAL ABC station, on SUNDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER
16th, 2008!! I hope you looked for me! I was standing DIRECTLY behind TY PENNINGTON, about 3 rows back, with my "Gold
Sunglasses" on and "a smile on my face"!!**)Check it out here:
Here's a photo from my "Volunteer in the BRAVEHEART march" for the Frisch Family!! (Recipients of the
house, during 9/11/08 week!!) It is of "Johnny Cappellety and I" just prior to our "Hearts and Hands for Heros!"
experience! (Johnny owns his own "framing crew", and they were chosen to get to frame the patio and garage (Weds.
morning) John also is a drummer in a Christian rock band ("Keys to Eden":-)!!
AND..."SPEAKING MORE about ABC...THANK YOU for putting our "Wonderful "little MISS" Kylie"
on TV (Football friday - 9/5/08)....she appeared in one of the clips from the "Whitmer vs. Fremont Ross" game!!
woohooo! (Our daughters a "STAR"..."SHE's a STAR"!! woohoo!:-)
Hi, MY name is William, "Bill" Bradner! I am "one of God's 6+ Billion human beings
(3/2008 A.D.), am the father of a very special girl, and enjoy my free time by working on my websites, our neighborhood Block
Watch program, our church (Aldersgate United Methodist Church:-), writing original songs, spending time with our daughter,
attending local sports events (Yeah Mudhens! Yeah WHS, Yeah NMS!), "Applauding" our duaghter on her "TRAVELING
Choir" Performances.The picture at the top (artifacts, and respective photos (one of the exceptions being our daughter
Kylie's photo, lol:-) which I added during the production of said picture) dates back to the early 1960's. Hope you like it!!
Speaking of THE AMERICAN THING TO DO.. (**"Hello and Thank you" to all my new friends Policelink.com
friends!:-), VOTE!! It's the MOST AMERICAN THING TO DO!! Thank you to all who will VOTE Tuesday, NOVEMBER 2nd,
2010!!
(Above is photo of the Myself with Former U.S. Senator and 2010 GOP Candidate for Ohio ATTORNEY GENERAL (OH) Mike
Dewine, and his lovely wife Fran DeWine (9/15/10 - Lucas County Republican Headquarters, Toledo, OH USA!!) Be sure to
checkout: www.MikeDeWine.com
(**10/1/08 - During the 2008 Presidential campaign, I worked as a Lucas County Republican volunteer. I was doing
volunteer work at the Lucas county GOP call center (#1 in OHIO), and had the opporturnity to meet, shake hands with, and have
my picture taken with "JOSEPH McCAIN" (Senator John McCain's brother)!!) I thanked him for being a veteran,
then he told me I should read his brother's book: "Faith of my father". Later I played a marching cadence for "Joe",
on the snare drum, as he boarded his "Victory tour: Veterans for McCain" tour bus to head to stops in Michigan.
Also said talked that night with former Toledo mayor Donna Owens, Former Ohio State Attorney General Betty Montgomery, and
the National GOP campaign committee co-chairman, Jo Ann Davidson! I also attended both a McCain and a Palin Rally in Fall
2008!:-)
(And on that note - "Thank you President Bush Sir, I thought you were a "Great President"
and will be remembered as so!)
Something I hope you like is my "BRADNER.ORG website"! (A web portal to some of my favorite charitable organizations' websites!)
(I learned during that "hour in the booth", that "you always say "the dial numbers FIRST"
AND THEN "the call letters"!!" (Thanks J.D.!!) (***you can hear 3 excerpts from my "impromptu dialogue
between songs and commercials" that were "aired live" over the 1047 airwaves that day, by listening to the
3 excerpts on the playlist of the online musicplayer I scripted into this page below!! Enjoy!!")
To visit my "Myspace.com" webpage "left click" on the GIF movie above! (Kylie and I singing
our "SODAPOP" song "Live on Clearwater North Beach"!!) (Below is a picture (Our "Un-official"
2006 "Christmas Greetings Card":-) of Kylie and I wishing All of our "Bradner.cc" friends a: "Very
Merry Christmas 2006, and The Happiest of New Years 2007!! (AND 2008!!, AND 2009, ....."
Below is a picture of "Sweet P" receiving her FREE "Bradner.cc" T-shirt, for being the
400th person to "ADD" Bill to their "myspace friends list"!! (Thanks "Sweet P" and Congratulations!!
Wear it with "PRIDE" friend!LOL! Congrats to Greg Hayes of East Toledo, for being the #500th ADD!! (the first to
get the T-Shirt AND CD prize!) You could be next! :-) (**12/14/09 hint to Myspacers: I've got 716 on there now, so send
me an "invitation" today! YOU just might be #800!! whoohoot!:-)
You can also check out my daughter Kylie's "MyChurch.org profile webpage" at:
check out: "www.LucasKids.net"!!! (Great website for helpful information for anything to do with children!:-)
LET'S GO TO SPORTS NOW,...
shall we??
2007, July 9th (not the 4th!! LOL? :-) - 15th!! Toledo's (see "www.doTOLEDO.org") own: Jamie Farr Owens Corning Annual Golf Tournament!!" (I attended four days! WOW! Great golf (met Morgan Pressel (and got'er AUTO! sweet!), JAMIE FARR (handshake, "thanks!"),
Exchanged "nods" with Se Ri Pak (Cool!), dozens of PRO LPGA Lady Golfers, (TY Mr and Mrs S! Your Daughter "ROCKS!" lol) Volunteers, Celebrities, FANS, etc..!!! (ESPN2 baby!;-)
(and THANKS Mom and Dad for the tickets, and letting Kylie and I attend!:-)
HERE is MY 2008 NEWS! (THIS YEAR, I
WON my tickets as a DOORPRIZE! That's right - AT my High School 30 year reunion (at the HILTON Hotel, MCO campus - Fri nite,
July 11- mixer AND saturday nite, DINNER & DANCING..Wohoo! :-)
"IN 'DIS HOWSE" Sports coverage means
"ESPN"! Check out Bill's profile webpage on ESPN:
(Send me a "friends request" from your own fansprofile webpage!:-)
Speaking of Whitmer
- Congrats to the Boys basketball team!! They made it to the "STATE Division I Semi-Finals, at OSU, on Friday 3/14/08!!
Good showing Whitmer, and "State FINALS in '12!!"!!
On another "Championship" thing (or
at least GLOBAL RECOGNITION THING!:-) Let's "Give it up" for the "3rd Most Livable City" (of our size categorey:-) in the world! WAY TO GO TOLEDO, OH USA!! (It's that: "TOLEDO PRIDE THING!" Woohoo!:-)
On another "Municipality" Celebratory note, I was thoroughly thrilled to attend the dedication ceremony
for Toledo's "Veterans' GlassCity Skyway" on Saturday, 6/23/07!! Featured Speeches from Gov. Strickland, Senator
Voinovich, US House Rep. Marcy Kaptur, State Senator Teresa Fedor, Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner, Councilmembers, County Commissioner
President Tina Skeldon-Wosniak, and ODOT deputy director David Dysard, and John Robinson Block (The Toledo Blade! Yeah!).
(Thank you all the Veterans in attendance there (and not..GB), all the Law enforcement officers (from almost every agency:-),
the volunteers, and especially the civilians! It rocked! Check out The Blades sunday story on the "City Cathedral in the Sky" at: Toledoblade.com!! :-) (*note - Below is a project I completed back in July, 2007! It is a music video(/indie
short) (2:43) to my song "Proud to be Americans!". It contains footage I filmed at the dedication ceremony of Toledo's
"Veterans' Glass City Skyway Bridge"!!" - I hope you like it! :-)
The above video, led
me to "create and post" another, this one a "TRIBUTE To the AMERICAN VETERAN"! (I created it for
my facebook & policelink profiles and U.S. Military veterans everywhere. (By "BRADNER PRODUCTIONS LLC"!!) (**12/12/08 - WELCOME HOME and THANK YOU...to the 140 members of the Air National Guard 180th fighter wing, that arrived
home here in Toledo, on leave for the holidays! (and the 10 more arriving on saturday! Thank you all, may you and your loved
ones have a blessed holiday!:-) I hope you Enjoy it! (and "Thank you American Veterans, one and all!!":-)
(* 04/01/07 - Palm Sunday, 2007 A.D.!! - "Happy Holy Week"
to You and Yours!! "Praise be to our Lord!" :-) (May, 14th 2006 A.D. - A Big "Happy Mother's Day"
to our MOM (and a "Happy Belated Birthday" to her on 1/26!:-), And all of You! (Moms and otherwise!) Thank you,
we couldn't do it without you!:-) (As for "St. Valentine's Day", all we can say is we wish for you and yours
"Happy St. Valentine's "Love" to each and everyone of you!" (and a "Happy 17th wedding anniversary"
to my sister Bev and her husband Dave!:-) Thank you, we know God hears every prayer!:-) (Thanks to all our friends
at Aldersgate UMC for their inquiries, prayers, and wishes for well being! Keep 'em coming!) (Please pray for our AUMC "Bible Study"
classes! Woohoo! "Into the Word"!:-) Please pray for ALL our Armed Services Personnel serving our country,
over in Iraq, Afaghanistan and elsewhere. (Included, those from Aldersgate!!) Kylie and I sent two of those "from Aldersgate"
a note of "Thanks" and included a picture to two from Aldersgate, we hope to send more, soon!) "Thank you for
defending our freedom soldiers! Keep up the good work!") Please come and worship at our Church!
Aldersgate United Methodist Church!! 4030 Douglas Rd. Toledo, OH 43613 (419) 473-1294
www.AldergateToledoUMC.org (Above is a picture of our sanctuary!! I Love it!! Praise God from whom "All blessings flow"!!
:-)
"I AM THE MOLE"!!" (Best of luck ya all ;-) (*4/8/08 - "Welcome to America
Pope Benedict! AND "Happy 81st Birthday"!! (OH, AND "Happy 2nd Birthday" to SURI CRUISE!! Way to "be
a toddler"!:-) (our anniversary prayers to VT shooting victims' families)
(Okay, back to me...LOL!! :-) I enjoy getting into of "costume"....how many of you like "getting into absurd wardrobe" to celebrate
Halloween? Kylie went out trick-or-treating with her mom, as a "Vampiress"! Me, I stayed home, dressed up as
a "circus clown" and passed out candy to the neighborhood children! (LOL!! It was lots of fun! :-) Below is
picture of Kylie and I (October, 2006), playing "RockStars", hoping that every Halloween is a "Safe and Enjoyable"
One!!
We hope you had a great Easter 2008 A.D. ("Praise the Lord, for He is Risen!" - can't wait until
the next one!:-), please allow me to pause briefly for a few more prayer requests! :-)
Please join our family in
expressing our deepest sympathy to the family of Toledo Police Department, Vice and Narcotics Detective, Keith Dressel. He
lost his life in the line of duty, on Weds., 2/21/07. God Bless you Sir. May you R.I.P.. ( "Blessed be the peacemakers,
for they shall be the sons of God." - Matthew 5:9 )
(*note - There is a online tribute to Detective Dressel
(& other fallen Law Enforcement Officers) at: "Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc.". )
(**6/27/08 - Their is a "Keith Dressel Memorial Ride" (sponsored by The TFD:-) on July 12, 2008 - call 419-460-6684 for more details! 2007 was a great success, let's "do
it again folks!":-)
HERE is one of her earliest "Pieces"!! A "Handmade BIRTHDAY CARD"
she suprised me with years ago! (Thanks honey!:)
(Now back to my story! :-) I've been playing drums (on and off, as a hobby) for the past 33 years! (I've
learned some guitar, keyboards and vocals in the more recent few :-) I worked for Kohl's for 11 and 1/2 years (7/19/96 - 3/28/08),
received 3 "outstanding customer service" awards, and wish all Kohl's associates the "Best of luck" in
the future!! LOL! (I had 10+ years previous retail experience, 7 of those years as a store manager (Kmart Store Manager (Shoe
department) and Kobacker company (Store manager)), and an additional 5 years of maintenance experience, for an Oil Company
(Apex), prior to that!) Now that I am unemployed and "job seeking", I get to spend more time with my family
(they are a true blessing! :-), and devote time to another of the things I enjoy, my hobbies.
My favorite hobby
is writing and playing "homemade/homepage" music (and I like informing people, like you, through this and my other
websites! :-) I would like to extend appreciation to my family, friends, neighbors, associates, community members, All
Americans, and fellow human beings worldwide! (Thanks People!! You ROCK!! :-) On with the show! Here is how I like to
think of my site: Bradner.cc: "Your number 1 source for FREE downloads of Bill Bradner's "Original" Rock
Music!!"
Checkout my list of upcoming (and past!) "Live" events (and/or "appearances")
by clicking on one (or all) of my "Journal "_??_"" webpage links in the top left corner! (p.s.: Enjoy
my music all ya want!! I'll write more!!
("Blessed be the peacemakers for they shall be called the sons of God." - Matthew 5:9)
I, Bill Bradner, was born and raised in Toledo, OH, (Home
of the World Famous "TOLEDO SCALES" and the "World Famous Jeep
Corporation" AND "OWENS-ILLINOIS", "OWENS-CORNING" "LIBBEY OWENS", "LIBBEY-OWENS-FORD", "HEARTLAND", "ANDERSONS", "TONY
PACKOS" and MANY, MANY OTHERS!! (Like famous personalities: "Danny Thomas", "Jamie Farr", "Katie Holmes", etc..) You gotta
LOVE US! Check out: Toledo's Attic.org
history website"!! Information there on those companies I mentioned, BATTLE OF TOLEDO (1835-1836), BATTLE OF FALLEN TIMBERS
(Whitehouse, OH), FORT MEIGS (Perrysburg - Revolutionary War), COMMODORE PERRY (War of 1812), MICHIGAN-OHIO BORDER BATTLE
OVER TOLEDO (for Upper Peninsula in Michigan) and much more!:-) BILL (friends call him "Wild Willy"), is an amatuer musician,
songwriter, and entertainer, whom has been writing and performing original, "Homemade" rock music in and around the Toledo
area since 1977. This website is here to help you get to know more about Bill! :-) His music, history, likes, and best of
all, his great personality!! (Smile and "LOL!" :-) There is something here for everyone!! On the "Bio/Family
History" webpage, you can read about Bill's background, and view photos! Click on the "Journal-1"
tab, it will bring up an online journal and photos of Bill's past events (04/04 - 04/05). Click on the "Journal-2"
link to the left, there you can read and see more about "The Bradner Family" past events (04/05 - 09/05). In the "Music" portion
of this webpage, you can listen to MP3 files, watch MPeg video files, and discover how you can purchase his CD's! Find
interesting links to other "Bill" bradner websites on the "Links" webpage! There
is also other "BRADNER.CC" webage links located at the very bottom of each webpage!
Thanks for visiting Bradner.cc!
We hope you enjoy this! As Bill says: "Let's Rock, People!"
(**above
- outstanding examples of "LOVELY smiles that can be "brought"" simply by "volunteer work for charity"!! These smiles brought
to you courtesy of "Tiffany, Cait-lin, and company" - Arizona, USA!! "GRAND BABES ARIZ. IV Rules!! :D)
At BRADNER.ORG,
use our web-portal and research how you can contribute to a good cause! It's as easy as clicking on the text (or GIF) link
above!! There are links on BRADNER.ORG to some of your favorite charities!! You can visit those websites and make your donations
through them!! (Or if you have some other charities you like better, donate directly to them!! That's Okay too!! It's
ALL GOOD with me!! (*smile*) :-) OR... how about this... Buy one of my CD's, make a copy and drop it off at a hospital,
public library or shelter - then I'll donate a portion of the proceeds to charity. That way, all you have to do is decide
on a CD, send me a check or money order, and I'll do the rest!!! But please, since you're here, be sure to SIGN the Bradner Website Guestbook ! You can even include in your entry a list of YOUR favorite charities!!
(so other visitors will take note and realize too, what a truly great person you are!! :-) (OR click here to VIEW the Bradner Website Guestbook!) Whatever makes ya feel best! (Yeah, that works!
:-)
My "Proud to be
Americans" song (MY version, not American Idol's :-) is dedicated to those honorable and brave, men and women, who
serve freedom in the United States of America, and globally! I hope God Blesses You All! (You are among those who make me
feel "Proud": "Proud to be an American!") Listen to my song:
by clicking
on the song title above! "Proud To Be Americans!" was written by Bill on July 4th, 2002! Please listen to it! Enjoy it as
you may! Then, if you wish, feel free to pass it on to others who might enjoy it! (3.72 MB. MP3 fomat file, 192kbps. 2:24
playing time) (OR click here to go directly to Bill's
webpage at Music.Download.Com! I know the downloads work from there, as do the artist website links!!
Here's
a video from my "volunteering/Cheerleading/Spectating Visits" to the EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER build site in the Trilby area,
here in Toledo (week of 9/11 "Patriots Day" 2008!) (It was "copied" off the WTVG channel 13 ABC news website (Sorry about the poor quality:-)
Another "work-in-progress"
of "my own" you might enjoy, is a video of my daughter Kylie, and I singing a "Parody" called "S.O.D.A.P.O.P. Sodapop!"!!
It is a novelty song written to the tune of a recent "comedy song" about a certain "adult beverage"!! Our version is about
a "ALL AGES beverage" though! (One that we consider ACCEPTABLE, TYVM!! "SODAPOP!!" LOL!!) (click the "play" button below
to view the video! LOL!)
Enjoy!!
(We hope it brings you a good "chuckle" everyonce in awhile!! :-) Then, while you're still in a "silly mood", you can
check out our Myspace website at: www.myspace.com/bill_bradner!!
Right
Click and select "Save target As" on the "SodaPop" song title just below, to download "OUR": ""S.O.D.A.P.O.P...SodaPop!" Song!"
Okay,
ya liked that!?? Here's one I dug out of the Bradner archives. A :34 second, drum solo (featuring me, as "Wild Willy" (my
stage name for an independent, unsigned, rock group I performed with back in the 90's, "SWIFTKIK" :-) It was videotaped at
The Club Bijou, Toledo, OH USA, on April 8th, 1994! Check it out!!
(*note
- gimme some feedback on this one. Let me know if I am on the right track, and I'll post some more of these! Rock on, People!!
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