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JOEY

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About Me

I am one half of the Folk/Rock/Acoustic Duo, The Road Less Traveled, check us out below!

Check out the science fiction book I wrote, Pangaea Ultima, you'll love it I promise ;)

Dats Life! Episode 1 - Act 1

Dats Life! Episode 1 - Act 2

Amazatron - Episode One

I Totally Sk8 You Trailer!

China Heist: Legend Of The Why Yu Warrior Trailer

Canice Murphy: The Date Tapes #1

Candice Murphy: The Date Tapes #2

My Interests

Writing, Singing, Spending Time With Friends, Meeting New People, Skating, Biking, Computers, Partying, Fishing, Camping, Being Outside, Being Alive!

I'd like to meet:

My Heinz 57 Contest Commercial

Music:

The Beatles
John Lennon
Bob Dylan
Nine Inch Nails
Pink Floyd
Coheed and Cambria
Acid Bath (RIP)
Tool
Alice In Chains
Nirvana
AFI
Deadboy And The Elephant Men
A Perfect Circle
Bright Eyes
Staind
The Doors
My Chemical Romance
The Used (Old)
Funeral For A Friend
Taking Back Sunday
Silverstein
Otep
The Who
Straylight Run
Queen
Foo Fighters
Horse The Band
Bayside
Led Zeppelin
Billy Talent
Matisyahu
Beck
Eminem
Blues Traveler
Atreyu
In Flames
Bob Marley
Pearl Jam
Lacuna Coil
I Am The Avalanche
Daft Punk
Eric Clapton
Broken Social Scene
Senses Fail
Shadows Fall
David Bowie
Neil Young
Chimaira
Lloyd Banks
Dave Matthews Band
Sevendust
Misfits
New Found Glory
Lamb Of God
The Artic Monkeys
Beastie Boys
Alkaline Trio
System Of A Down
Faith No More
Anti-Flag
Bad Religion
Damien Rice
Brand New
The Spill Canvas
Wu-Tang Clan
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sex Pistols
10 Years
ACDC
Slayer
Anberlin
Metallica (Old)
Black Audio
Feist
Marilyn Manson
The Clash
Slipknot
Death Cab For Cutie
Skinny Puppy
Blue October
Circa Survive
Cursive
Bouncing Souls
Hellogoodbye
Spineshank
Busta Rhymes
Alexisonfire
The Color Fred
Aphex Twin
Stone Sour
Pistolita
Black Sabbath
Ozzy
Guns N Roses
The Postal Service
Killswitch Engage
Stone Temple Pilots
Breaking Benjamin
Andrew WK
Rocky Votolato
Cake
Sasoin
Less Than Jake
The Postman Syndrome (RIP)
Daft Punk
Portugal The Man
Hurt
The Early November
The New Pornographers
Nothingface (RIP)
Lostprophets
Flogging Molly
Underoath
Dragonforce
Dave Fischoff
Mudvayne
CSN
Radiohead
Dustin Kensrue
Panic At The Disco!
Say Anything
Pantera
Lostprohets
Mew
The Starting Line
Mindless Self Indulgence
The Smashing Pumpkins
Kevin Devine
Frou Frou
Chiodos
Neil Young
Cold
Linkin Park
Rob Zombie
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
The Cary Brothers
Muse
Emery
Imogen Heap
Elton John
Justin Timberlake
The Audition
The Format
Howie Day
REM
Jeremy Enigk

Movies:

I can watch anything. But I mainly love science fiction, comedy and action. I am also a sucker for cheesy horror.
The Crow
Boondock Saints
Star Wars Episode I-VI
Batman Begins
Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
Serenity
The Departed
The Fifth Element
Saving Private Ryan
The Big Lebowski
Halloween
Anchorman
Friday The 13th
Ace Ventura I-II
Nightmare On Elm Street
X-Men I-III
Tenacious D: In The Pick Of Destiny
Natural Born Killers
Forest Gump
The Godfather I-III
Freddy Vs. Jason
Happy Gilmore
Napoleon Dynamite
Oldboy
Zoolander
Billy Madison
Blade I-III
Grandmas Boy
Kingpin
O' Brother Where Art Thou?
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(Original version, not the new shit)
Little Nicky
Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
Remember The Titans
Hellboy
Apocalypse Now
Goodfellas
Dark Water (Japanese version, American sucks)
Final Fantasy: Advent Children
Waterboy
Dumb and Dumber
The Never Ending Story I-II
The Rundown
Kung Fu Hustle
The Descent
Full Metal Jacket
Cheech and Chong: Up In Smoke
Equilibrium
Walking Tall
The Longest Yard (New)
Friday Night Lights
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Spiderman I-II
Tale of Two Sisters
Labyrinth
The Shining
Super Troopers
The Golden Child
Saw I-III
Tommy Boy
Children of Men
Green Street Hooligans
Mannequin I-II
Beerfest
...many many more!

Television:

The Three Stooges (RIP)
Mr. Show (RIP)
Tenacious D (RIP)
Heroes
24
The Chappelle Show (RIP)
Family Guy
The Black Donnellys
The Kids In The Hall (RIP)
Firefly (RIP)
ATHF
Mythbusters
SNL
Space Ghost Coast To Coast
Mad TV
Dragonball Z (Old)
South Park
The State (RIP)
Ridiculous Infomercials at 2am!

Books:

What kind of writer would I be if I didn't read?

Lord Of The Rings
The Hobbit
The Stand
Halo Books
Enders Game
The Watchmen(GN)
Batman: Return Of The Dark Knight (GN)
The Da Vinci Code
Angels and Demons

Heroes:

My father: He showed me how a man could be a great father, an awesome husband and still somehow be as cool as Samuel L.
My mother: I would be nowhere without her, she sacrificed everything in her life to put food in my mouth, clothes on my back and a huffy seat under my ass.
John Lennon: For turning me into the singer and songwriter I am today.
Howard Stern: Love him or hate him the guy got where he is by never giving up and never letting anyone censor him.
Everyone who ever applauded my ambition: You're the reason I create the things I do and without you there would be a boring kid with a creative mind.

My Blog

Goings On In Joe Ryan World

So there are a lot of people who I haven't seen or spoken to in quite a bit.  Well I will brief them on the world of Joe Ryan as of late.I am currently writing songs and practicing with Sally Har...
Posted by JOEY on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:34:00 PST

New Lyrics - Manboy

She used to love me for the man I was Now she hates the boy I became I never noticed how bad it was Until I saw our Polaroid fade To erase all the memories Of a picture that wreaks of lies Happiness i...
Posted by JOEY on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:19:00 PST

New Song Lyrics - Horizon (Her Eyes In Mine)

I watch the morning eat the moon, from my room and then I close my eyes I've waited here for you a thousand nights I see the dawn go red to blue, changing hue and then I realize The world will spin wi...
Posted by JOEY on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:35:00 PST

New Song - Stained Glass Heart (To be recorded soon...)

Coughing up dust from a desert like mouth The journey is a blur Shape shifting people, we all look the same The mirror is a birth Glass eye incisions that cut to the bone The surgeon is a cure S...
Posted by JOEY on Fri, 18 May 2007 11:25:00 PST

New Poem - Footsteps For A Flower Garden

face white like chalkI scribble on side walks of dustand choke on thoughtsthey're not worth the pennies i tossfor the wells dryI salty-eyed, no tears to crymimic a dead leafwaiting on a gust of belief...
Posted by JOEY on Fri, 11 May 2007 01:47:00 PST

New Song From Pangaea "Pipe Dream"

I just put up the track "Pipe Dream" on Joe Ryan's music and on my page.  The track includes NO musical instruments and just different layers of me doing different things with my voice, including...
Posted by JOEY on Thu, 10 May 2007 03:04:00 PST

NY Times interview

Yours truly will be being interviewedtoday  by the NY Times today for my entry in the Heinz ketchup commercial contest.  This is nuts but very cool.  NY Times is the most read paper in ...
Posted by JOEY on Thu, 10 May 2007 06:51:00 PST

New Poem - Poet

From every rooftop I will be heardIn song, in scream, in pen are my wordsI won't stop until the ears and eyes bleedI beg for attention, I demand to be seenFrom every medium, my mind will atackUntil yo...
Posted by JOEY on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:25:00 PST

New Poem - Sweet Sixteen

Everyone always wants someone elseWhen deep down they do not want themselvesIf they could trade away all they wereThey would do so and forget the hurtNeedles now would feel so goodIn the veins of pain...
Posted by JOEY on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:00:00 PST

New Poem - The Tree And The Girl

just the other day she visited the treethe tree she always carved her name inshe sat under it's shade and sighedher eyes looked over it's long branches and strong rootsshe always felt safe hereeveryti...
Posted by JOEY on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:34:00 PST