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Ryan

Ain't nothing but a pipedream, and my guitar...I'm taking my chances on the wind...cause I'm glory b

About Me

I am a 24 year old that is about to embark on the greatest journey I have ever experienced, post collegiate life. I learned alot, lived alot, loved alot, but it is time to move on. I hope to one day touch the lives of many through my architecture and my music - the vessels in which God has chosen for me. All I need is my faith-hope-love to guide me with my guitar by my side, the wind at my sails, and alittle help from the positives in my life. Eyes focused forward - its all about the balance - the flow - life everlasting. See ya when I see ya, God bless.

My Interests

Music - everything about it (songwriting, playing, listening, analyzing) Guitars, Poetry (my grandpa says that I should be a poet- I say why not try everything), Architecture, Drawing, Art (Dali, etc.) Movies and Film Composition, Photography, Soccer, Running, Biking, Lifting Weights, Hiking (I just started working on the nerve to learn mountain climbing), etc...

I'd like to meet:

Jesus (in due time), Shawn McDonald (tell him thanks for the inspiration), Daniel Libeskind (architect - thanks for the inspiration), all other musical and architectural inspirations that have paved my aspiring dreams, and the love of my life - she's out there, I'm just waiting ... faith,hope,love.

Music:

Everything - Current Listens / Favorites: Jimi Hendrix, Damien Rice, Without Gravity, Martin Sexton, Amos Lee, The Fray, Blue Merle, Shawn McDonald, Switchfoot, Dave Matthews, Paramore (amazing vocals), Jamie Cullum, Augustana, Incubus, Golliday (lol, some of you remember the glory days), The Balance, The Academy Is, Dishwalla, POD, My Morning Jacket, The Spill Canvas (congrats guys-crazy to think I went to school with you -live the dream), the list goes on...

Movies:

Current Favorities: Almost Famous, Dazed and Confused, Empire Records, Can't Hardly Wait, The Last Waltz (last performance of theBand- Scorese at his finest), Office Space, Wedding Crashers, Anchorman, Rocky 4 (the montage is the best), Without Limits: the story of Steve Prefontaine, and many more...

Television:

Family Guy, Sienfeld, Smallville, That 70's Show

Books:

Living Buddha Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh - Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu - The Artist Way by Julie Cameron - Think on these Things by J. Krismuruti - Breaking Ground by Daniel Libeskind (inspiring architect) - Walk On the Spiritual Journey of U2 by Steve Stockman - The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle - The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren -

Heroes:

Jesus - Grandpa Boe (the example of what I inspire to be when I am older)- My father (the man who taught me everything about life) - My mother (the woman who was there every step of the way to dust me off when I fell) - Jimi Hendrix ('love called to all, music is magic.") - POD (Inspiration in times of need, I just listen to your lyrics and your faith - " Jah says live free, Jah says die free." - Shawn McDonald (

My Blog

In loving memory > my aunt >

For those who were fortunate to meet my aunt Karla understand why I changed my profile song to Crazy by Patsy Cline. Memories flood my mind of family gatherings sitting around the old piano that my g...
Posted by Ryan on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:36:00 PST

Poetics_Music_Thought_Memory_Experience

Note:I wrote this a few nights ago when I was flipping through my thesis book on Woodstock, while listening to Hendrix, thinking about my trips and travels to many rock venues and monuments over the y...
Posted by Ryan on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 01:16:00 PST

Somewhere Between Awake and Dreaming Son(RiseLightShineSet) Remember

As many of you know I have been trying to write / create music (acoustic and electric) that conveys the different cycles of the day and the emotions associated with those. When I moved to California ...
Posted by Ryan on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 09:36:00 PST