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Ryan

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About Me

"I don't get many things right the first time. In fact, I am told that a lot. But I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls brought me here."

My Interests


Create Your OwnI'm interested in the underdog. kentucky bourbon. civil rights. my family. seinfeld. basketball. crossword puzzles. st. louis cardinals baseball. historical accuracy. cooking for someone. a great pawn move. modest heros. mom's rum cake. dad's stories. an informed electorate. great song lyrics. magazines. batman. people who think. garlic. short sentences. a long, comfortable silence. intelligent debate. legos. free trade. free concerts. a well-turned phrase. tom & jerry. the perfect song for the perfect moment. amah. the little things. treating her right. lake barkley sunsets. nashville nights. picking up the pieces, and slowly getting better at it.

I'd like to meet:

My grandfather, Mary Magdalene, Abu Talib, Timur, Robert the Bruce, Crispus Attucks, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, Scott Joplin, Gavrilo Princip, Mary Harris Jones, Willie Dixon, Fred Hampton, Les Paul, Tim Russert, Colin Meloy ... oh, and Brooke Burke -- all in a comfortably sized room with lots of liquor and a tape recorder.Save The World - One Click At A Time!

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Music:

This is impossible and certainly not encompassing, but in no particular order ... Whiskeytown, !!! (Chk, Chk, Chk), The Decemberists, matt pond PA, Spoon, Margot and the Nuclear So & So's, The Postal Service, The National, The Notwist, Kings of Leon, Magnet, The Pale Pacific, Ray LaMontagne, Modern Skirts, Iko, The Album Leaf, Kings of Convenience, Stars of Track & Field, The Shins, Viva Voce, Mates of State, Death Cab For Cutie, Pilot Speed (Pilate), Jesca Hoop, Ben Folds (Five), Public Enemy, Citizen Cope, Mindy Smith, Postal Service, Tarkio, The Rosebuds, Cat Power, Ben Lee, My Morning Jacket, Clinic, Youth Group, Rogue Wave, Beck, Athlete, Creeper Lagoon, Eric B & Rakim, Ben Kweller, PM Dawn, Gillian Welch, Imogen Heap, Phoenix, Red House Painters, VHS or Beta, Stars, Sigur Ros, Sondra Lerche, Mos Def, Black Star, Feist, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Digable Planets, British Sea Power, Snoop Dog, Colin Hay, Andy Gullahorn, Jill Phillips, Grandaddy, Blanche, Gorillaz, OK Go, Tribe Called Quest, Radiohead, Stephen Malkmus, Elliot Smith, and on and on and on.

Movies:

My very good friend clutch drew the illu to the right. He is a talented mofo. Visit his page at www.myspace.com/jclutch.

Television:

The Daily Show, The Family Guy, Seinfeld, The Boondocks, The Simpsons, Kentucky basketball, Meet the Press, Mythbusters, The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, Nat'l Geographic Channel, and pretty much any documentary out there.

Heroes:

My dad.

My Blog

The Most Creative Kid I Know

My words are no good here. They won't do him justice. Just check out his stuff ... www.myspace.com/jclutch
Posted by Ryan on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:22:00 PST

Be informed. Be powerful. Visit http://thesourceloop.blogspot.com.

Some friends of mine have started an interesting and informative blog pertaining to socioeconomic impact (positive and negative) of the products and resources we use every day.In other words, find out...
Posted by Ryan on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 08:42:00 PST

check out www.mentalfloss.com

For all of you who survive on the sustenance of somewhat-useless-to-somewhat-useful knowledge (or for those who just want to kill a solid hour at work), check out www.mentalfloss.com. They've started ...
Posted by Ryan on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:31:00 PST

www.davidstanfield.com

My friend Dave is a talented mofo. Check out his Web site ... www.davidstanfield.com ... and his myspace page ... www.myspace.com/davidstanfield.He designs stuff for bands. So if you are a band and ne...
Posted by Ryan on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:00:00 PST

Running list of lyric answers

Hey, thanks to everyone for their continued participation in the lyrics guessing game. Below are past answers. Keep the guesses comin'.Lyrics I have used as headlines:"Take up your makeup, and pocket ...
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:48:00 PST

Guess The Lyric

OK, here's the rub: I always use song lyrics for my MySpace headline. And I often get messages asking me where they come from. So I decided to make a little game out of it. I invite you to try and gue...
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:18:00 PST