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Ryder

I should be on the bow of a ship, yelling..'I'm the king of Guitar Heroooooooo!'

About Me

**BRAND NEW! Lesbian Karaoke Night is Back!!
EVERY Thursday night, at Durty Nelly's, in Costa Mesa.
Check out the full details down in the heroes box. Come sing and hang out with us, and buy me liquor!!
Let's see, this is rare because I usually don't talk about me, I am that girl that sits there and gets the life stories from anyone and everyone, people never cease to amaze me, and you'd be surprised how much people will tell a total stranger, or maybe it's just lucky me? Oh, but don't send me a friend request, I won't lie, I won't accept it unless I actually know you...
So here goes...let's start with, I think I'm pretty funny, I proudly rank myself as the funniest person I know. Check out my Top 5 Funny List below, where I single out things that have made me laugh in the last week or so. The rankings change constantly, so check back if you care. And, oh, I mean for 2 through 5, number 1 never changes ; }
JUST IN...This week's rankings:
1-Me...
Damn, where to start??
How about my offering to get the drunken dyke, helmet-less motorcycle FREAK, my spare helmet (the one in my comments)?
Ohhh, and the really cheap grandma jokes I made toward Crystal, sorry! : }, but at least we have the "EASY" button to make us laugh!
2-Crystal...
Girl #1: "She'd never date me, she's so outta my league..."
Crystal: "Awww, you don't know that, she might be crazy." And for giving me the line to yell to Nicol, while she was making out, leaning on MY car..."GET A PORTA POTTY!"
3-Michelle...
When refusing my kind offer of mints: "I'm trying to avoid the date rape drugs..."
4-Amber...
"That's the guest cookie!"
5-Nicol...
For not knowing better than to fall asleep on my couch!
Anyway...I guess my job title would be "entertainer," I was a nightclub DJ for years, I host Karaoke (check out my gig info to the left) and I am the founder and producer of a monthly lesbian drag king show, but that's on hold for now, since our last venue was sold. Soon?? I also do a little of everything, I make my living from my wildly varied skills, DJing, KJing, guitar lessons, Guitar Hero lessons (I ROCK!) wedding ceremonies (yes, I'm ordained,) computer geekiness, Photoshopping, photography, pretty much anything you'll pay me to do! PRETTY MUCH...haha.
So, I dedicate a lot of time to promoting my stuff, but when I'm home I like to sit in front of this screen (mine, not yours) and google the world and read about everything, play with my kitties, play with my Gameboy and Playstation2, I defy anyone to challenge me at Guitar Hero! I love taking pictures, silly or otherwise, keeping in touch with friends, keeping the plants on this side of death, and a good movie when I need to sit and chill out. Then I sit there and think about all the things I should be doing instead.
I love to sing, I am a self proclaimed karaoke ho, and love hitting the karaoke places with my friends. Check out my blog posting above, to hear me sing on an mp3!! Leave me a blog comment if the finicky thing works for you. I like meeting new people, I am really social, but enjoy my quiet nights at home too. My ideal life would include more money and the love of my life...hey, if you wanna help me out either way, send me a message, haha.I love to hang out with my friends, and THANKS for coming to all my gigs and making me look good, I really appreciate you guys, I mean that.
JUST ADDED:
Ryder's FAQ
For real, I get a lot of the same questions, so here's hoping I can stop responding to the same ones over and over!
1) Yes, you can hire me to DJ your party.
2) Yes, I can teach you to play guitar.
3) Yes, I will teach you how to use your computer to be a better myspace addict.
4) No, the Kings of OC will not come perform at your benefit/batmitzvah/funeral, unless...
5) No, I will not do it for free unless you're sleeping with me...haha!
Seriously though, I offer great rates for gigs and lessons.
6) Yes, I do actually know the people listed as my friends...
7) But no, I cannot hook you up.
8) No, I swear I didn't know that was your sister.
9) Sure, promise to come to Karaoke, then never come, see if I care.
10) No, I can't burn that CD for you, see number 5.
11) No, I won't give you a DVD of the show, pay 6 bucks like everyone else.
12) No, I do not have a REAL beard!
13) Yes, a lot of these are sarcastic answers.
Thanks for visiting my page...check out the Kings of OC page too, myspace.com/kingsoc
Come to my damn gigs, and have a great day!
Much love,
Ryder
Hey...leave a message on the fridge for me!

My Interests

Being the world's best KJ, and having FUN! Did I mention kicking your butt at Guitar Hero?

I'd like to meet:

Smart, funny, honest, interesting people.
The TOP 20 friends you see below...The last people I have talked to on the phone, received email from, or hung out with (myspace comments don't count!), basically, the people who take time out of their life to stay in touch, and I appreciate it so much, in exact descending order.

OK friends, the game is ON! Who will get to the TOP of the Leaderboard? GOOD LUCK!

Music:

George Michael, Elton John, Indigo Girls, David Wilcox, Jonatha Brook, The Story, Broadway & movie musicals, and I'll confess that John Mayer songs can make me cry once in a while.

Movies:

I can't afford to go to the movies, and barely rent, but I have a decent library, and a big screen! Some all time favorites involve Steve Martin, like "All of Me," "The Man with Two Brains" and I LOVE those 60's musicals! I WILL sing along. You've been warned.

Television:

I think I am the last person in the USA to have rabbit ears. But I love me some Dancing with Stars!

Books:

I have read tons of books, own many dusty ones, but somehow, not reading much lately, except my guilty pleasure, Entertainment Weekly.

Heroes:

LESBIAN KARAOKE NIGHT
is BACK!
EVERY Thursday Night!

Durty Nelly's Irish Pub
2915 Redhill Ave. (At Bristol)
Costa Mesa, CA
714-957-1951
9pm to close, NO COVER! 21+
AND...a huge parking lot!

DIRECTIONS:
Click HERE for a map.
From the 405 North or South, exit Bristol Street.
Head South on Bristol (away from SC Plaza) to Redhill.
LEFT on Redhill, it's on the left, in the Stonemill Design Center.

From the 55 south,
exit Baker Street.
LEFT onto Baker.
Turn RIGHT on Redhill, it's on the right, in the Stonemill Design Center.

My Blog

I made an mp3 of me singing!

Wanna hear me sing?  Click HERE to listen to one of my tracks!You can minimize the new web page and just let it load automatically in the background.  I hope you like it...!...
Posted by Ryder on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:10:00 PST

The state of my body today

Had a bad day, so here's some negativity for y'all...the poet has no brainmy spine collapsed a few timesjust shut up alreadymy tongue hates the tasteof this foot in my mouthwalking the lip of dan...
Posted by Ryder on Wed, 21 Sep 2005 04:54:00 PST

Ahhh, poetry...

when do i come firstwhy am i her good friendwhen she is my best enemywhen do i come firstwhy can't i envelop herwhen i know i'll crush her heartwhen do i come firstwhy do i chase herwhen she isn't wor...
Posted by Ryder on Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:43:00 PST

The porn movie I made...

Now that I have your attention...!!!!!!OK...I was gonna blog, but I'm all out of witty right now.  Off to my GameBoy...I have a love/hate relationship with Sims 2 for GB right now, some of it is&...
Posted by Ryder on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:18:00 PST

Blame it on the atmosphere...

I had this great conversation tonight with Virginia, and this blog was inspired by our reminiscing of the good old days...last Wednesday, haha.  So here's a few thoughts, than...
Posted by Ryder on Sat, 24 Sep 2005 06:52:00 PST

To all the women with a "myspace crush" ...

prowl the sweaty roomwith hungry eyeslooking for her tom cat seeks mouseenjoying this huntwished it moved faster got words and picturesstrings of inside jokes dangled for chasing another night of noth...
Posted by Ryder on Sun, 18 Sep 2005 06:36:00 PST

Stoner poetry

Been writing a lot lately, pulled out some old notebooks and rediscovering old stuff...enjoy...or not...(I didn't ask you to read this.)Tired of this fucking gameyou want me to want itbut wont let me ...
Posted by Ryder on Fri, 16 Sep 2005 06:39:00 PST

Reflecting on 3 years of drag kings...

Wow, the show's 3 year anniversary is this week, I am trying to bask in the glory of that, but at the same time, really sad when I think of all the changes that have happened and some of my girls, dea...
Posted by Ryder on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Haircut day! Woo hoo!

OK, just had to post this because a friend called and asked what I was doing, (perhaps the buzzing noise in the background frightened her) so I reassured her I was CUTTING MY HAIR!  But instead o...
Posted by Ryder on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

A not-so-bad poem....

I plucked you from obscuritya rose amongst the weedsshone my light on youfed my nutrients to your soulestablished your rootspruned your damaged leavesspread your petalsdrank of your nectarI put you on...
Posted by Ryder on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST