I had a great time at Fairmont State in W. Virginia tonight. I beautiful campus in one of my favorite states in the country. The students and student Athletes were very cool, even if they HAD to be there ! I appreciate the laughs, the stories, the pics and you guys hanging to shake hands and exchange info! Thank you Laurie, Emily, Kat and everyone who helped work on the show! Did a Public TV piece for Dee Dee after the show. Hope that came out good for you Dee Dee! You Falcons, are the kind of crowds that make me want to keep doing what I do! You guys Rock!
Above: Softball Ladies, Men’s Hoops, friend Lauren & Jamie!
This is my brother Sean on the left, and me doing what I love. Dear friend Amy on Right!
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Loved your message! I personally do not drink at all, but my high school was hit with a tragedy my senior year. Drunk driving killed 4 girls that everyone in the town knew and loved. It hit our town hard and now I am very intolerant to drunk driving. Thanks for coming and sharing your story! Keep it up!
Bernie,
God Bless you! You are doing such wonderful work trying to get through to students. My husband & I both attended Fairmont State several years ago and still support the school through sports & arts. I thoroughly enjoyed your show this evening. I have a brother batteling alcolohism and your talk brought it home for me. Keep up the messages. Thanks again, Wendy
Hey Bernie, really enjoyed the show! Keep up up man! Funny stuff and not too preachy, solid………Thanks for coming
Nice comedy act dude. I enjoyed it and learned from it.
Great show, great message. I come from a long line of alcoholics and am happy to report that I am breaking the cycle. Your act really hit home. Peace&Love
Bernie,
I really enjoyed your show and absolutely loved your message. I felt very involved in your speech because I have personally dealt with a very close family member that is still an alcoholic….one of the hardest things to go through. Thank you so much for sharing your story!
Bernie,
I absolutely loved your message. I was there because I had to be as a student athlete (golf), but I brought my fiance, Justin, and we both enjoyed it very much! Thanks so much for having the courage and strength to share such a difficult and personal story with so many so that others may learn from it. You have the right idea. And you are so talented; God has blessed you with a great gift. Thanks so much for coming!
Bernie,
AWESOME show man!!!! I loved every bit of it. You are so hilarious, but you gave a great message in your act.
Bernie,
First off thanks for coming to give us your comedy talk on drinking and drugs along with your life experiences. It really meant a lot and many people were saying how great you came across to them, it was very interesting and kept everyones attention. Keep spreading your jokes and word… it will help here at fairmont as it will other places to! I can tell you have made a difference in a lot of peoples life and they are better off! You really knew how to keep our attention and keep it interesting we all stayed focused and enjoyed the act. Thanks for making an impact at our university, this could change our lives forever. God Bless and Best Wishes!
Bernie,
Your talk tonight was inspirational and refreshing. You had me laughing the whole time. I was so encouraged by your positive message and to know that their is still someone believing and standing up for values and not conforming to whatever culture says is “cool”. Thank you soo much! I believe you are helping many young people. They will listen to you. Keep up the good work!
I thought that this was going to be a long night but you were FANTASTIC!!!!!
I loved your show and so did all of my sisters. You had a wonderful message and I am so happy that you decided to help others in a way that is extremely captivating.
Hey Bernie!
The show was so funny and really sent a great message. I think that you really made an impact here at Fairmont! Thank you for helping me be even more motivated to stick to my goals, and still have a good time! Your jokes were great and really related to us! God Bless you on your future travels! Good Luck!
Thanks,
Aeriall
I would have never thought that I would walk away from this experience with the message that I did. Even though I was only able to attend the last half of the event, I feel as I caught the most important part. I’m not exactly sure why, but your story really hit home to me. I feel as if I could be on the same track that you were once on, and that is a scary feeling. Seeing what kind of person you have turned yourself into in the past 21 years is one of the most inspirational things I have ever experienced in my entire life. It allows me to see that even though one may think that they are too far into some of the bad things in their life to turn things around, but really it is never too late! You have shown me that there is always a more positive way to go, and all it takes is hard work and dedication!
Overall, your presentation (like I said, even though I only experienced half of it) was exactly what I needed in my life!
I could never thank you enough for the message I walked away with! God Bless you & your family, and I look forward to hearing/seeing you again some day soon!
I ABSOLUTELY loved your show! I had a wonderful time. I’m very glad that Amy Wilson allowed our English class to attend the show. You have are hilarious! Thanks for sharing your story with us and keep up the good work!
wow!!! your show was amazing!!! I was bumned that I had to waste my night for a speaker, but it was totally worth it!!!! It was hilarious plus a great message behind it!!!! I loved the show and keep spreading the word around
thank you so much for coming to our college and speaking! it was awesome hearing you and the stories you were willing to share. you were hilarious! i loved every minute of it!! and i thought the message you gave during it all was terrific. i really appreciated it. it’s amazing what you do to help others! i honestly LOVED hearing about your brother sean. i have a sister with down syndrome, and she is indeed a great gift from god! thank you again so much for coming! :] good bless!
–angela
Bernie
thank you so much for the wonderful message and show. Not only are you watching out for college kids and drinking but you are also being a great witness for God! You’re a great brother to everyone. Thank you again for sharing your experiences.
God bless
Bernie,
Wow, thanks so muchh for coming to our school you gave us so many laughs and such an inspirational talk. You are awesome at what you do and I think that it is wonderful that you go around the world telling people your story. Also i wanted to add that your brother sean is adorable in the pictures that you posted and that its great that you are so good to him.
Thanks,
Taylor
Bernie,
I loved your show! When my coach told us we had to go to another drug & Alcohol speech, I immediately thought it was going to be another boring same ol same ol. But, to my surprise it definitely wasn’t. You did an outstanding job getting the point across with a comedy twist! I really enjoyed it. It’s really great what your doing! Keep it up! =]
Bernie:
I had a great time and I think your message is great. I hope that you come back to FSU again and even if I am not required to go I will be there. Thanks again for the powerful message you send to everyone and sharing your personal experiences with us.
~Theresa
I was hoping to get a chance to talk to you, but something else came up that needed my full attention. I wanted to tell you I appreciate what you do and thank you for sharing your story, as I imagine it was hard for you. I saw a lot of parallels between what you said and what I have lived. I have had a “problem” in the past, but because of god and people like yourself, my life was saved. So thank you for your honesty, and thank your for caring enough to talk the time out to do what you do. God bless.