Charles Bradley Apollo Theater 5/16/13 Better Than: A pipe dream come true, and on The Apollo’s storied stage, no less. When Charles…

Charles took us to church last night, and we went to Paris Blues on Adam Clayton Boulevard for High Lifes afterwards. Sat on the makeshift patio on the sidewalk, drank marked-up cheap beer, talked about what we just saw, talked about Austin, talked about Boston, talked about home, talked about what to do with a massive vinyl collection when you’re in between apartments, talked about our jobs and the perpetual uncertainty that comes with them, talked about gratitude, talked about whether or not we should take a cab or the subway back to Brooklyn and how long either would take because we weren’t sure if the train had switched to all local stops yet, talked about how we were so happy to be there for that show, talked about getting drunk and going home.

I really, really needed that. And goddamn Charles Bradley’s got a beautiful heart.