Brad Tew's Bio
| An unwanted child from a broken marriage--Brad faced adversity since he was born and evolved into an awkward skinny kid who learned to survive. He skipped half a year of school and fell in with older crowds ranging from surfers, cowboys, bikers, artists and gymnasts while trying to find his niche. Leaving home at seventeen for a two year Navy stint provided real world experience and travel while serving as a gunner on three ships. College was then possible and relationships were formed among elite archaeologists. Creativity and diversity mixed with intensity and a need for adrenalin. Working in more than a dozen professions while living in as many states, ultimately combined with more than thirty hobbies and serious interests. A man recently referred to Brad, as a rennaisance man. Another accused him of being five people in one. He has also been called eccentric, but if you ask him about himself, he will tell you very little. He tends to keep to himself and doesn't want to come off as cocky, conceited or brash. He figures you probably wouldn't believe much about him anyway. Here are a few facts you can chew on: as a gymnast, he trained with many former Olympians, he is an extreme skiier, private pilot, certified scuba diver, mountain climber and skydiver. He loves golf, motorcycles, kayaking, fishing, horses, hunting, mountain biking, water skiing and football. As a chess player, he played against four former U.S. national champions. He played a raquetball player who was number six in the world. He has ridden bulls and team roped in rodeos. As an archaeologist, he helped excavate the largest mammoth skeleton in the U.S. (now in the Carson City, Nevada museum). As a painter, he has had one man shows and his art has been displayed along with, and compared to, artists such as: Doolittle, Lassen, Wyland and Kincaid. As a finger-style guitar player, he placed first this year in Wyoming, and went on to compete for the international championship at Winfield, Kansas. When asked why he puts himself in such extreme circumstances, he replied, "I like to test my limits. I only know how good I really am by comparing myself to the best, and then I try to get better at whatever it is that I'm trying to do." As a writer, he has said very little: "Let the book speak for itself--it will be around a lot longer than I will. Hopefully it will change the world in a positive way." Readers of the book are surprised by its intensity and depth, and they look forward to the next book. Don't look for Brad at a book signing any time soon, he'd rather be base-jumping off a cliff in New Guinea, or para-motoring across New Zealand. |
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