OK, I don't have them all, but I do have quite a few now, and they are all great, don't get me wrong. But none of them compare to Jacksonville City Nights. Top to bottom, just spectacular.
If you don't agree, please tell me which one you think is better and why?
If you do agree, give me a "hells yeah"
(Yes, I'm a tad bit bored today.)
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Jacksonville City Nights 1
The Rest of R.A. Catalog 0
Well, I can't really cast a vote here, but if JCN is as good as you say it is, I'll have to pick it up. I have Heartbreaker and Cold Roses, and they both fall under the "pretty damn good, but not great" category. Ryan Adams has some GREAT songs, but neither of those two albums really blow me away as a whole.
(Back to the voting...)
wow, i don't have them all, so my vote could change with time. i'd say my favorite disc would be cold roses disc 2, because of the Dead like sound to it, but as a whole its not better than JCN.
so my vote: hells yeah Jacksonville City Nights!!
My favorite that i have is Cold Roses.
Well I guess so far we have a low scoring "fuut"ball match going....
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Jacksonville City Nights 2
The Rest of R.A. Catalog 1
Cold Roses is good, but not good enough. There is something slightly wrong with the production on Cold Roses (IMO) Again, don't get me wrong, great album.
i know they're his most popular but GOLD and HEARTBREAKER are classic albums--that said, JCN is probably a 3rd favorite.
agreed. Heartbreaker and Gold are pobably one and two respectively. With Cold Roses and JCN right behind.......and Easy Tiger, which i just picked up, right behind them.
Heartbreaker is essential, in my opinion. "Come Pick Me Up" and "Oh My Sweet Carolina" are as perfect as perfect gets....
baba-booey.
Ouch, two quick strikes against!
Actually Heartbreaker is one of the few I don't have so there ya go. I'm learning here. I must purchase this supposed challenger and see what she's got! Bring it!
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Jacksonville City Nights 2
The Rest of R.A. Catalog 3
I grew very close to Heartbreaker and still think it's one of the most awesome collection of songs ever by anyone.
But Jacksonville City Nights hit me at a time in my life where it spoke to me on every level. It didn't come out of my CD player for about 4 months. Simply amazing.
I vote for JCN.
Hmmm... off the top of my head, I would say that "Easy Tiger" is better, but it's been a while since I've listened to JCN from top to bottom... so I'll have to give it a listen again before I cast my vote.
On another note, I listened to my copy of "Cold Roses" on vinyl this weekend and it was a much better album than I remembered it being.
I'd put Easy Tiger and Cold Roses in front of Jacksonville City Nights.
Ohhh, I thought I might get a vote from Dylan. However, a nice shot from Triple G! Corey, you can tie it back up later tonight. Listen good my friend. Listen good. ;)
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Jacksonville City Nights 3
The Rest of R.A. Catalog 4
Cold Roses and Love is Hell I'd rank above Gold...Cold Roses is my favorite album. Sweet Illusions alone makes it great. Heartbreaker is excellent, too.
As of right now...this minute...(cold roses never changes though)
Cold Roses
Heartbreaker
JCN
Love is Hell
Gold
29
Demoltion
Easy Tiger
Rock N Roll
Cold Roses is a darn good Grateful Dead record, but Jacksonville City Nights is all Ryan, and it's a minor masterpiece.
QuoteI'd put Easy Tiger and Cold Roses in front of Jacksonville City Nights.
You boggle my mind sometimes aMD :o
No WAY I put Easy Tiger in front of JCN...I put Easy Tiger in front of Gold, though, so I guess an argument could be made for both.
:)
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Jacksonville City Nights 4
The Rest of R.A. Catalog 5
You can still tie it up Corey! (no pressure ;))
QuoteQuoteI'd put Easy Tiger and Cold Roses in front of Jacksonville City Nights.
You boggle my mind sometimes aMD :o
No WAY I put Easy Tiger in front of JCN...I put Easy Tiger in front of Gold, though, so I guess an argument could be made for both.
WHAT?! Listen again, my friend. Two, I taught myself how to grow old, goodnight rose, oh my god whatever etc, etc, etc. That record is amazing! I have been revisiting Jacksonville City Nights a lot recently and it's a great record. Number three on a list of RA records is pretty good.
QuoteI'd put Easy Tiger and Cold Roses in front of Jacksonville City Nights.
I agree with you completely. Not to diminish JCN at all, I just prefer Easy Tiger and Cold Roses myself.
AreYouAllF**kingKidding?!! ;)
HeartbreakerHandsDownAllTheWay!
QuoteAreYouAllF**kingKidding?!! ;)
HeartbreakerHandsDownAllTheWay!
Get a space bar, jackass!
;)
;D ;D ;D
ThisStupidThingIsDrivingMeNuts!!! >:(
QuoteAreYouAllF**kingKidding?!! ;)
HeartbreakerHandsDownAllTheWay!
way to bold heartbreaker! nice to see you're doing your best in your situation. [smiley=bath.gif]
It may next week before I can break the tie! I got a lot on my plate this weekend, but there's a small chance that I can sit down and spin in on Saturday. Not sure though.
:)
I'm gonna be holed up in the studio* this weekend.
* by studio, I mean my friends house with a bunch of mics, preamps, and pro-tools.
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Jacksonville City Nights 4
The Rest of R.A. Catalog 7
Thanks for playing. Looks like you won't be able to tie it up anyway Corey. ;D
Well, if everyone breaks out there JCN for a listen I have accomplished my number one goal. It is also apparent that I need to finish my collection starting with Heartbreaker. I should have known, since Elton John said that album changed his life.
But just so you know, if I ever have to tell someone my last wishes, it's going to be one shot, a beer and a kiss.
(Or if db is the one asking, it will be oneshotabeerandakissbeforeIgo)
QuoteAreYouAllF**kingKidding?!! ;)
HeartbreakerHandsDownAllTheWay!
i second this emotion
QuoteQuoteAreYouAllF**kingKidding?!! ;)
HeartbreakerHandsDownAllTheWay!
i second this emotion
i third this emotion
Easy Tiger and Heartbreaker are my favorites. I don't understand why Rock and Roll isn't a big favorite on here, it's definitely my third. 29 is waaaay too slow for my taste.
It's becoming a slaughter! Although not bad for one against eight.
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Jacksonville City Nights 4
The Rest of R.A. Catalog 10
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Jacksonville City Nights 4
The Rest of R.A. Catalog 7
Thanks for playing. Looks like you won't be able to tie it up anyway Corey. ;D
Well, if everyone breaks out there JCN for a listen I have accomplished my number one goal. It is also apparent that I need to finish my collection starting with Heartbreaker. I should have known, since Elton John said that album changed his life.
But just so you know, if I ever have to tell someone my last wishes, it's going to be one shot, a beer and a kiss.
(Or if db is the one asking, it will be oneshotabeerandakissbeforeIgo)
;D
I'mPCshoppingThisAfternoon!
SoYouDon'tEvenHaveHeartbreaker?!!SortItOutBH! ;)
DidEltonReallySayThat?YouLearnSomethingNewEveryday :)
So I guess my vote isn't gonna count. :)
I would really like to have more than "Cold Roses" on vinyl. I think "Heartbreaker" will be the next one I get.
speaking of Elton, has everyone seen Adams and Elton's performance on Crossroads? They play each others songs and Ryan does a killer "Tiny Dancer." I have the video and audio for those interested (if I can figure out how to upload it).
Quotespeaking of Elton, has everyone seen Adams and Elton's performance on Crossroads? They play each others songs and Ryan does a killer "Tiny Dancer." I have the video and audio for those interested (if I can figure out how to upload it).
i'd definitely be interested if you can figure it out.
JCN is my fav RA album.I love all his others but I tend to like the Whiskeytown stuff the best and JCN has that kinda feel to it.
QuoteQuotespeaking of Elton, has everyone seen Adams and Elton's performance on Crossroads? They play each others songs and Ryan does a killer "Tiny Dancer." I have the video and audio for those interested (if I can figure out how to upload it).
i'd definitely be interested if you can figure it out.
You can download that Crossroads video over at RAA.
QuoteQuoteQuotespeaking of Elton, has everyone seen Adams and Elton's performance on Crossroads? They play each others songs and Ryan does a killer "Tiny Dancer." I have the video and audio for those interested (if I can figure out how to upload it).
i'd definitely be interested if you can figure it out.
You can download that Crossroads video over at RAA.
Sweet. That would be the easiest way for people to get it -- faster than me trying to upload that.
So I listened to JCN again this morning for the first time in a while... and I don't think it's as strong as "Easy Tiger".
So if I were casting a vote, this is the vote count:
Jacksonville City Nights 4
The Rest of R.A. Catalog 11
Next up to listen all the way through.... "Heartbreaker". It's been quite a while.
Love is Hell is my favorite, I think. But I love all things Ryan Adams. Even Rock n Roll.
"St. Louis City Friday Nights" is going to be my new favorite. [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
Concerts
June 19, 2008 - Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Telluride, CO
Aug 23, 2008 - Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
Aug 26, 2008 - WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA
Aug 27, 2008 - General Motors Place - Vancouver
Aug 29, 2008 - Rexall Place - Edmonton, AB
Aug 30, 2008 - Pengrowth Saddledome - Calgary, AB
Sept 1, 2008 - MTS Center - Winnipeg, MB
Sept 4, 2008 - Scotiabank Palace - Ottawa, ON
Sept 5, 2008 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QC
Sept 7, 2008 - Bank of America Pavilion - Boston, MA
Sept 9, 2008 - John LaBatt Center - London, Ontario
September 25 - Schenectady, NY - Proctor's Theater
September 26 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theater
September 27 - Rochester, NY - Auditorium Theater
September 29 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theater
September 30 - Cleveland, OH - Palace Theater
October 2 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
[size=24]October 3 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theater[/size]
October 5 - Madison, WI - Overture Hall
Sure, until he cancels for being in a bad mood...that happened to me in Tulsa last year and I was too mad to go back when he rescheduled.
QuoteSure, until he cancels for being in a bad mood...that happened to me in Tulsa last year and I was too mad to go back when he rescheduled.
I can't say I blame you for that. Apparently he is sober now. Not sure if that will make his mood better or worse.
You've probably all read this, but here's the rant from Courtney Love to Ryan Adams on her blog:
Saturday, July 19, 2008 Ryan Adams you fucking weasel. deal with it.858,00$ Current mood: determined
Listen this is another open letter
this to a beyond mediocre piece of shite- maybe its just my moment to fucking get the knives out of my back,
but in any case between 00 and 04 before ....well a dark pit of shit and fake names and insanity follows with lots and lots of people counting on Kookoo cherry not being able to prove things- and thats for another day- those people have not played chess with me.
But i was sitting with some people going thru the 29 american express cards that i didnt know existed that were connected to a few HUNDRED bank accounts,and there were all the bills for Ryan Adams worst record and one of the worst records i can think of in rock and roll history ironically called"Riock and Roll " and it was paid for by ME and mostly by my child.
and when i met Ryan we had a mild little flirtation, why not? but i made the deathly stupid decision to instead of just have very safe sex with him ( hes pretty dirty and man ive been around but im the virgin mary comparitevly) or make friends. no i fucking pimped my useless , ridiculaously terrible loser "Boyfriend" ( who ironically Edward Norton hates no one any more than this fuck and for good reason , yet Edwards OWN business manager put Barber up on West XXth street kitty corner from Edward, Barber could see into Edwards Apartment, and then he had his own Dean and Deluca account and an ABC Carpetand Home account and spent about 250,000 on furniture and another 600,000 dollars on travel, this loser who hasnt had a job since 98 - while Frances didnt have hardly enough to eat and i sure as hell didnt) i pimped Barber onto Ryan,"oooh hes a great producer"- maybe it wasbnt honourable0 i just wanted Barber gone, so maybe i used Ryan to get him gone,
yeah you listen to this shit im listening to my i tunes on right now who names a record "Rock n Roll" what assholes do that?
with these trebled up guitars my bandmate said sounded like "really horrific rem on steroids" all treble and compresssion and shit wirtten songs - but so what?
well on my amex atthat time the 858 but also from bank accounts....theres 200,000 thousnad dollar checks written to Barber for "comissions" ididnt even know where the fuck he was ! but here on Amex 28 is the entire invoice for Ryan- your ENTIRE album and meals and drugs and Hotels and outboard gear and wasted fabullous guitars STRAIGHT OUT OF FRANCES"S TRUST FUND
So you little shit, maybe you had NO IDEA right? is that why you used a hysterical voice mail of a very terrified and flipped out me- for your worst reviewed record and well deserved too, this record is shite totally one of the worst recordings ive ever heard yet Ryan you YOU spent 858,000 dolllars on this record of MY DAUGHTERS MONEY. so whats your paying me back plan? illbe in New York next week , you can start by working out your payment plan, because i will litiagate your thieving ass from here til eternity, your a thief and i used to think you had some subtsance to you then i find out your being managed or your money is by Victoria Blake? is that POSSIBLE? whata great PAL that lizard like cretin is t o you and i hope you had fun that week in :Jamaica" whilst more of my kids money was being shoved offshore- but thats not the point- Billy may have made my kid cry but i wasn't in the room - he's family and he always will be- he just laid his Billy trip on a person a little too young for it- I'm over it. but YOU RYAN, OWE FRANCES 858<000 dollars , so should isend the amex copies to Blake and he "staff"? because i would enjoy that very much,what a really good friend to leave you with someone whose been diagnosed as an "utter psychotic" by a professional foresnic psychiatrist.
This record sucks i mean WOW!
is this what youd like me to tell my kid a fraction of her money was stolen for this shite "Rock N Roll " cd shall i post the outboard gear and 4 seasons billls and fancy Nobu dinners, ahh so thats why you released two records at once where you getting paid a salary to let Gollum "produce" you cos we both know what a reall fucking genius that guy is, and this isnt about Gollum- hes inthe hands of the professionals, i walk away now knowing everything, all of it , its disgusting and its a fucking nuclear explosion of greed i dont think american history has ever seen but no other artist was ever involved in this scandalous vile behaviour ......but you were and i note to self; you suck on this record with your bile towards me, ande its gutless and cowardly and shit, and you know it,
Pay me back Ryan, Pay Frances back. an dtake my fucking voice off that piece of shit.
everyone in the world knows your giving your all and your all just isnt enough and you just keeep chugging- keep playng mediocre safe music some of wich i like- d an d then i saw these amex bills. it s makes me so sick you used my voice on this, really disgusting and horrific, you knew what they were doing to me and frances, and yet you just spent our money HER money in this specific case- does that makje youf eel like a big man ? stealing from a suicide? A MARTYRED HERO? fun for you. big man. wow. impressive.
Yeah well theres nothing good about suicide and i should know- but to take my near suicidal depression and use it on my daughters paying fo ryour shit record, you get the point you can find me im sure- and ill be happy to work out a payment plan
But as God Is My Witness Ryan you will pay back every fucking penny of this. 858,000 dollars for Rock n Roll ? wow you were living large- most people reading this dont even know what record or even artist im referring to , as your just this cult americana wanna be dylan thing- i think you have value as an artist but as a human your beneath contempt- let me know if im incorrect about the fact that you knew full and well that Barber /Gollum was using my money to pay for your self admitedly shit record- and let me know if i am wrong and your not with Blake, if you are your certainly getting what yousdeserve! no wonder you look like utter shit, and healthy as jaundice, HEY YOU KNOW WHEN YOU GO DOWN ITS HYSTERICAL. an excellent lyric wouldnt you think.?
still shooting smack? hows that going for you?
I'd have to say Cold Roses is my favorite but not by a lot. I love JCN and Heartbreaker. Easy Tiger is underrated in my opinion, solid album. This is difficult, its like choosing my favorite MMJ album. I'm seeing MMJ and Ryan back to back night at the same venue in Sept.
QuoteYou've probably all read this, but here's the rant from Courtney Love to Ryan Adams on her blog:
Saturday, July 19, 2008 Ryan Adams you fucking weasel. deal with it.858,00$ Current mood: determined
Listen this is another open letter
this to a beyond mediocre piece of shite- maybe its just my moment to fucking get the knives out of my back,
but in any case between 00 and 04 before ....well a dark pit of shit and fake names and insanity follows with lots and lots of people counting on Kookoo cherry not being able to prove things- and thats for another day- those people have not played chess with me.
But i was sitting with some people going thru the 29 american express cards that i didnt know existed that were connected to a few HUNDRED bank accounts,and there were all the bills for Ryan Adams worst record and one of the worst records i can think of in rock and roll history ironically called"Riock and Roll " and it was paid for by ME and mostly by my child.
and when i met Ryan we had a mild little flirtation, why not? but i made the deathly stupid decision to instead of just have very safe sex with him ( hes pretty dirty and man ive been around but im the virgin mary comparitevly) or make friends. no i fucking pimped my useless , ridiculaously terrible loser "Boyfriend" ( who ironically Edward Norton hates no one any more than this fuck and for good reason , yet Edwards OWN business manager put Barber up on West XXth street kitty corner from Edward, Barber could see into Edwards Apartment, and then he had his own Dean and Deluca account and an ABC Carpetand Home account and spent about 250,000 on furniture and another 600,000 dollars on travel, this loser who hasnt had a job since 98 - while Frances didnt have hardly enough to eat and i sure as hell didnt) i pimped Barber onto Ryan,"oooh hes a great producer"- maybe it wasbnt honourable0 i just wanted Barber gone, so maybe i used Ryan to get him gone,
yeah you listen to this shit im listening to my i tunes on right now who names a record "Rock n Roll" what assholes do that?
with these trebled up guitars my bandmate said sounded like "really horrific rem on steroids" all treble and compresssion and shit wirtten songs - but so what?
well on my amex atthat time the 858 but also from bank accounts....theres 200,000 thousnad dollar checks written to Barber for "comissions" ididnt even know where the fuck he was ! but here on Amex 28 is the entire invoice for Ryan- your ENTIRE album and meals and drugs and Hotels and outboard gear and wasted fabullous guitars STRAIGHT OUT OF FRANCES"S TRUST FUND
So you little shit, maybe you had NO IDEA right? is that why you used a hysterical voice mail of a very terrified and flipped out me- for your worst reviewed record and well deserved too, this record is shite totally one of the worst recordings ive ever heard yet Ryan you YOU spent 858,000 dolllars on this record of MY DAUGHTERS MONEY. so whats your paying me back plan? illbe in New York next week , you can start by working out your payment plan, because i will litiagate your thieving ass from here til eternity, your a thief and i used to think you had some subtsance to you then i find out your being managed or your money is by Victoria Blake? is that POSSIBLE? whata great PAL that lizard like cretin is t o you and i hope you had fun that week in :Jamaica" whilst more of my kids money was being shoved offshore- but thats not the point- Billy may have made my kid cry but i wasn't in the room - he's family and he always will be- he just laid his Billy trip on a person a little too young for it- I'm over it. but YOU RYAN, OWE FRANCES 858<000 dollars , so should isend the amex copies to Blake and he "staff"? because i would enjoy that very much,what a really good friend to leave you with someone whose been diagnosed as an "utter psychotic" by a professional foresnic psychiatrist.
This record sucks i mean WOW!
is this what youd like me to tell my kid a fraction of her money was stolen for this shite "Rock N Roll " cd shall i post the outboard gear and 4 seasons billls and fancy Nobu dinners, ahh so thats why you released two records at once where you getting paid a salary to let Gollum "produce" you cos we both know what a reall fucking genius that guy is, and this isnt about Gollum- hes inthe hands of the professionals, i walk away now knowing everything, all of it , its disgusting and its a fucking nuclear explosion of greed i dont think american history has ever seen but no other artist was ever involved in this scandalous vile behaviour ......but you were and i note to self; you suck on this record with your bile towards me, ande its gutless and cowardly and shit, and you know it,
Pay me back Ryan, Pay Frances back. an dtake my fucking voice off that piece of shit.
everyone in the world knows your giving your all and your all just isnt enough and you just keeep chugging- keep playng mediocre safe music some of wich i like- d an d then i saw these amex bills. it s makes me so sick you used my voice on this, really disgusting and horrific, you knew what they were doing to me and frances, and yet you just spent our money HER money in this specific case- does that makje youf eel like a big man ? stealing from a suicide? A MARTYRED HERO? fun for you. big man. wow. impressive.
Yeah well theres nothing good about suicide and i should know- but to take my near suicidal depression and use it on my daughters paying fo ryour shit record, you get the point you can find me im sure- and ill be happy to work out a payment plan
But as God Is My Witness Ryan you will pay back every fucking penny of this. 858,000 dollars for Rock n Roll ? wow you were living large- most people reading this dont even know what record or even artist im referring to , as your just this cult americana wanna be dylan thing- i think you have value as an artist but as a human your beneath contempt- let me know if im incorrect about the fact that you knew full and well that Barber /Gollum was using my money to pay for your self admitedly shit record- and let me know if i am wrong and your not with Blake, if you are your certainly getting what yousdeserve! no wonder you look like utter shit, and healthy as jaundice, HEY YOU KNOW WHEN YOU GO DOWN ITS HYSTERICAL. an excellent lyric wouldnt you think.?
still shooting smack? hows that going for you?
here is my opinion on this. courtney can be funny and cool at times but for the most part she is outta her mind. Take in account like 2 days before she wrote this she got sued a like 2 million dollars. I don't feel bad for her at all when she's talking about him taking her and her daughters food away. If that was the case she wouldn't be getting limo's and spending all her money on drugs. The thing about the record being paid for, i'm sure some of that is true but with all the things she is mixed up in i'm sure it is not as straight forward as she makes it seem. Ryan has been a screw up over the years but if you look as his professional track record, and especially making records he takes that pretty seriously. I'm a big RA fan and I think he's cleaned his act up bigtime in the last few years playing with the Cardinals on a solid basis.
Can anyone translate this to English for me? ;D
poor Frances Bean Cobain, to have only 1 parent, who is a whore and a drug addict.
That is some funny stuff - Courtney sounds like she's really got a good head on her shoulders and totally has her daughter's best interest at heart. She eloquently makes her points in a well thought-out, concise manner, and I think Ryan should really feel bad and pay back that $858,000... ;D
In other news, I just found out that yet another band has canceled on me - was supposed to see Secret Machines this saturday. Oh well, at least it was because they could make more money doing a show in Austin than in Norman, OK, and not because they were hungover real bad. Maybe I should start another thread to rant about this crap...
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In other news, I just found out that yet another band has canceled on me - was supposed to see Secret Machines this saturday. Oh well, at least it was because they could make more money doing a show in Austin than in Norman, OK, and not because they were hungover real bad. Maybe I should start another thread to rant about this crap...
I know I could certainly add a few posts to that thread.
Ryan posted a little response on his site.
to whom it may concern,
these days i find myself working harder than ever at being at my best, overcoming my fears and pushing myself creatively in my every endeavor. my only wish after the work is completed is that it may prove further evidence that no matter how isolated we all may all feel at times, as sad or misrepresented, we are not alone. there's hope for and within each of us.
I've been dealing with the truth that i have at times been a bad example and/or glorified self destructive behavior. this was never intentional, but rather a consequence of leading a public life in plain sight and never expecting any sort of preferential treatment, isolation or protection.
Regardless of varied judgments as to my cultural relevance, i am thankfully alive and exercising my joy in creating. i only hope anyone who hears, reads or sees any of my contributions will permit the work to speak where i cannot.
i've realized and accepted that if people decide to dislike me, they're going to find reasons to justify disliking me. there's nothing i can do about that. that said, it still does pain me to be accused of fictional crimes against innocents or to be implicated in romantic gossip involving the possibly reality-challenged--however unreliable the source or outlandish the accusations. in the end, however, i know that i have never done or even meant anyone any harm.
anyway, the lives of public figures are so much more boring than anyone can imagine. honestly.
and also i like metal. A LOT. (even more than last time).
QuoteRyan posted a little response on his site.
to whom it may concern,
these days i find myself working harder than ever at being at my best, overcoming my fears and pushing myself creatively in my every endeavor. my only wish after the work is completed is that it may prove further evidence that no matter how isolated we all may all feel at times, as sad or misrepresented, we are not alone. there's hope for and within each of us.
I've been dealing with the truth that i have at times been a bad example and/or glorified self destructive behavior. this was never intentional, but rather a consequence of leading a public life in plain sight and never expecting any sort of preferential treatment, isolation or protection.
Regardless of varied judgments as to my cultural relevance, i am thankfully alive and exercising my joy in creating. i only hope anyone who hears, reads or sees any of my contributions will permit the work to speak where i cannot.
i've realized and accepted that if people decide to dislike me, they're going to find reasons to justify disliking me. there's nothing i can do about that. that said, it still does pain me to be accused of fictional crimes against innocents or to be implicated in romantic gossip involving the possibly reality-challenged--however unreliable the source or outlandish the accusations. in the end, however, i know that i have never done or even meant anyone any harm.
anyway, the lives of public figures are so much more boring than anyone can imagine. honestly.
and also i like metal. A LOT. (even more than last time).
wow, that's good--seems like he's taking the high road--that's very humble and rational....RA=1 Courtney Love=0
QuoteQuoteRyan posted a little response on his site.
to whom it may concern,
these days i find myself working harder than ever at being at my best, overcoming my fears and pushing myself creatively in my every endeavor. my only wish after the work is completed is that it may prove further evidence that no matter how isolated we all may all feel at times, as sad or misrepresented, we are not alone. there's hope for and within each of us.
I've been dealing with the truth that i have at times been a bad example and/or glorified self destructive behavior. this was never intentional, but rather a consequence of leading a public life in plain sight and never expecting any sort of preferential treatment, isolation or protection.
Regardless of varied judgments as to my cultural relevance, i am thankfully alive and exercising my joy in creating. i only hope anyone who hears, reads or sees any of my contributions will permit the work to speak where i cannot.
i've realized and accepted that if people decide to dislike me, they're going to find reasons to justify disliking me. there's nothing i can do about that. that said, it still does pain me to be accused of fictional crimes against innocents or to be implicated in romantic gossip involving the possibly reality-challenged--however unreliable the source or outlandish the accusations. in the end, however, i know that i have never done or even meant anyone any harm.
anyway, the lives of public figures are so much more boring than anyone can imagine. honestly.
and also i like metal. A LOT. (even more than last time).
wow, that's good--seems like he's taking the high road--that's very humble and rational....RA=1 Courtney Love=0
Yeah Ryan has been a lot better lately. He's been sober and has really been good with the Cardinals in the last few years. His blog page that he had a few months ago was hilarious. He would make like fake Heavy metal videos and interview like Bob Mould in his apt.
"the possibly reality-challenged" ;D
(http://www.theangryyoungman.com/unspunimages/Courtney_Love.jpg)
So much for presales sucking. I just got 5th Row Center!!!!!
Crispy, you drive up to St. Louis, and my second ticket is yours! You can settle up with Ryan. ;D
QuoteSo much for presales sucking. I just got 5th Row Center!!!!!
Crispy, you drive up to St. Louis, and my second ticket is yours! You can settle up with Ryan. ;D
You tempt me man - and I might just take you up on it! OSU's playing Texas A&M the next day, but it's only an 8 hour drive, plenty of time to get back. I'll have Ryan reimburse me for the fuel...
QuoteQuoteSo much for presales sucking. I just got 5th Row Center!!!!!
Crispy, you drive up to St. Louis, and my second ticket is yours! You can settle up with Ryan. ;D
You tempt me man - and I might just take you up on it! OSU's playing Texas A&M the next day, but it's only an 8 hour drive, plenty of time to get back. I'll have Ryan reimburse me for the fuel...
The offer stands until one of my deadbeat friends returns an e-mail and knowing them, it may take awhile, so think about it....
New album coming out in the Fall "Cardinals III/IV" sounds like a double album with Neil singing lead on some songs.
Nice. What is the meaning behind III/IV? Do you know? Is there a I/II?