January 10, 2007, 10:11 pm : Best Beer in the World
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Hello everyone, I was in Kansas city for the hollidays, and well, I am no doctor but I think I found out why Keith Urban fell off the wagon.
He found what may be the best beer in the world. Yes of course I am talking about Boulivard Unfiltered Wheat. Not straight up but with a Lemon. Mmmm.
So you see, Nichol, it’s not really his fault, I believe he was placed in the situation where someone explained the culinary genius of the fine brewmaster that came up with this extrodinary brew, and well the “just one” mentality took over.
So hey Nichole, please forgive our friend Keith, put on a Cory Ryan record, like the day you fell in love, and dance eat and fall in love again.
January 9, 2007, 8:21 pm : Your Not the Only One
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Wow! I just got out of the movie, Pursuit of Happiness, there were some lines that really hit home with so many people I have been talking to lately.
Chris the lead was working a job he hated then an landed an intership to something better. There was a point where he said “back in school I would do great on a test and feel pride happiness knowing all the things I would become and accomplish and now I look into the mirror and realize that I have not become any of what I was capable of.”
WOW! How many people right now are in a job to pay for things that dont really add to their quality of living. They just past the time a bit easier. How many of you have worked your whole life to be one thing, and now find yourself working in a comfort zone that is not so comfortable.
When is our time? When will we step off the platform and become what we were meant to be? Or are we already there? Am I? Are you? Are you going to stay in the comfort zone, and if so how comfortable is it?
January 3, 2007, 2:46 pm : Looking for My New Muse - Make Contact the Story Behind the Song
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As in every writers life, life gets pretty good, comfortable even and in said times, somtimes material is hard to focus on.
Sometimes when there is nothing to fix there is nothing to disect and thus nothing to write about. I guess that is how “MaKe Contact” came about. I was writing to my Muse, my subconscious.
“Have I been blind, I can not seem to find a single line, no words, no rymes, no nothing comes to mind, I just sit here on my thumbs drawing circles with a dime.”
So on and so forth, but now I need human interaction. I want to help people deal with what they are going through. Ask Dr. Ryan, much like Dr. Phil though I am not licensed but I do love to listen and watch.
So if you have a problem, if your struggling with something or someone, let me know. I would love to hear about what is going on with my readers.
December 26, 2006, 3:45 pm : What is it all about?
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I woke up today, with a schedule all planned out, having almost every moment spoken for.
This happens sometimes but a lot of the time my planner looks more like a task list. Just gotta get-er-done. But in looking over what I have to do to survive, I noticed that I had nothing to help me LIVE.
Yes there is a differance between surviving and living. Let me ask you this. Do you feel like you have a purpose that you are not accomplishing? Do you have that tugging at that inner part of you that says, ”you were meant for more?” Do you work a job that pays the bills but does not feed the soul?
WHAT ARE WE TO DO? We have watched too much tv. We have been a product of the reality generation. Where people are just getting recognized for looking good and partying harder than the rest. Been there done that. I got a lot of free drinks and paid for a lot more.
There was even an article on me in a Nashville rag on what it meant to be a chicken-fried Rock star. The little thing they failed to mention was that this Nashvegas Rock star was waiting tables at the Melting Pot and he was not playing out nearly as much as going out.
Hmmmm. So now, after getting off the subject, I feel a little numb. I feel like there is something more something that I need to leave home for, something that the heavens open up and light my head with some epiphany.
I realize that my life has just been a part of some huge event, that the camera pans out and the full puzzle comes into view. Does anyone else feel like they are surviving when they sould be living? I think there is an army of us out there and think what an army could do… but were is our picture, what is the puzzle we need to fit into?
December 21, 2006, 12:18 pm : Tagity Years Before, Words CAN Hurt…Sometime Permanently
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In meeting all of his close friends and family. I realized that a tragedy has hit us once again.
Mark was in his 30s, a quiet guy, little over weight, soft disposition. Mark loved music, he would listen to some good and some crap bands every night for 2 years and when the quiet of after practice hit, he would put on live shows from Yes and Zeppelin and everything else one can find on ebay these days. Followd by some great words of encouragement on the practice session he just observed.
He loved live music. But never went to see it….this is odd. I come to find out that Mark had Cancer at age 12 thus the meds gave him a weight gain.
The kids were ruthless, teasing constantly, as if cancer is not bad enough the effects of a cure seem to be worse. From this teasing. he developed a phobia of eating in public which morphed into a phobia of public places. Thus this TRUE MUSIC lover would never see another live show again.
He wouls spend allowances on live videos and surf the net day in and day out for any new material from his favorite bands but he could not get out to see them. As a musician, this is a tragedy.
He is the people we write songs for. He is the Fan, The Friend that keep our music going. Not to mention a great guy who would feel moved if a band came by on an off day just to say hi. He was a great guy who had his Love robbed from him my mean hearted kids looking for a laugh.
Here is a thought for all the kids heading to school tomorow. ” Not everyone that is hurt grabs a gun” some just dont go outside again. I dont want to make light of past events but I feel like the tragedy here hapened back when the scars made were given by heartless words.
How easy would it have been to say some kinder words instead. KIDS THINK, YOU DONT NEED A BULLET PROOF VEST. WHEN YOUR AT HOME what would it take to make everyone at your school feel socially safe. To EXCILE THE BULLIES insead of the soft spoken, loyal, and giving.
JUST A THOUGHT!
December 11, 2006, 8:01 pm : A Bit of Honey
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So yea, I was asked to have another meeting over coffee, 3rd time in 1 day. I think I am a bit hyper. Crazy stuff hapens when I have too much caffiene. Once I convinced a roomate to jump up and down on the hood of his car, yelling at a red light for being red.
Another time we went through a drive through, “just to talk,” “can I help you,” said the girl behind the menu board, “yea, we just wanted someone to talk to” said us in the red Dodge Neon. I guess we were buzzing Neon or like onlay a Dodge Neon can do.
And to think we could have been in an Esspesso. Well I think I am switching to Bit o Honeys, you know the peanut butter and honey candy, yep cause sometimes I want a lot and sometimes I just need a Bit a Honey.
Peace all. I hope you have been checking our sight for all our secret Shows. Boo Ya.
December 3, 2006, 4:47 pm : Before the Music Dies
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Never have so few companies controlled so much of the music played on the radio and for sale at retail stores. At the same time, there are more bands and more ways to discover their music than ever.
Music seems to have split in two - the homogenous corporate product that is spoonfed to consumers and the diverse independent music that finds devoted fans online and at clubs across the country.
BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES tells the story of American music at this precarious moment.
At the heart of BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES are interviews with musicians, industry insiders, music critics, and fans that reveal how music has reached this moment of truth.
Learn about Screenings of “Before the Music Dies“
November 22, 2006, 12:28 pm : Recent Road Trip to Cleveland and New York City
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Hey there everyone. Whell whata tour. I hope you were there. We had a blast. Like every tour. I live on Red Bull and Coffee and ya watch out because I have also had a knot in my neck for the last 4 days.
I guess you need water too. It has been a great crick one of the ones that you have to turn at your torso to answer anyone on whichever side. Ya. I think this jesture may be the next big trend, everyone will be doing the ….. eyes first followed by the lips. I dont know why but it is just the way it is.
Chew on that next time you have a crick, its eyes then lips, then the torso turn, yep.
Well, we love Cleveland again, playing “Heroes” for the great people who donaited to Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital. Then hit the road and got into NYC to play The Knitting Factory for the first time.
I have got to say the best aillafle sandwich is still from the Wynibago right outside of The Cutting Room. I think it is in the pie district. Then Yep like usual, we played a secret show at The Barking Spider. just set up percussion and we played.
November 9, 2006, 5:17 pm : Being an Independent Artist
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Hey there everyone. So now we are back on the road. Part of being with an independent label means that the artists picks up some slack and wear a few differnet hats.
So Cory has been playing the booking agent, Manager, Tour Manager and writer.
After a good drive we are in Cleveland. Ready to play for the Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital fund raising Gala. This is a phenomenal hospital and a great cause. Under the direction of Debbie Hermann I have written a song just for this event, “Hero’s Are Born.” Keep in contact to hear postings of this song. We are also taking tons of pictures.
Then me and the boys are off to NYC to play a real intimate show at the Knitting Factory as well as the Tin Angel in Philly. Fun stuff. I think we may do a last minute early show at the folk club “The Barking Spider” in Cleveland too, stay in touch for more details.
On another Great note. We had a great meeting with John Gorman whose resume is golden and so big I would not know where to start and John Malm, who managed Trent Reznor aka Nine Inche Nails and Marilyn Manson, as well as a few acts he has now, one of which wrote “Get Yourself a Gun” for the theme of Sopranos. Thanks Johns. Sorry we had to leave so soon, but I am looking forward to talking to you again
And as far as the rest of our readers. I am looking forward to seeing you at a show in your town. Keep in touch. I am loving the comments. Your the best
November 2, 2006, 5:07 pm : Locked on the Food Network
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October 26, 2006, 9:09 am : Get a Free Show!
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Hey there everyone, We are looking for AN Animal House. Cory Ryan will be touring in November and we are giving out 3 FREE shows.
If you would like your High School or Fraternity to be considered then go to Drop Cory a Note and enter a short story on why your school or Fraternity can have the best time in the world.
October 23, 2006, 1:54 pm : Story Behind “Angry Chad”
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So here is a little story about the song Angry Chad.
Chad Is a buddy of mine, one Nashville morning I get a call 10:00 or so, from Chad, He is in Jail in Kentucky, needing bail. I think it is something like $7,000 or something, I guess he has quite a few unpaid speeding tickets.
So he needs me to raise the money then drive 4 hours to go get him out. This is what friends do. But we are waiters, $7000 is not easily accessable to say the least. So we are calling all friends, all family. I have one guy who can give $500 here but he gets out of school on the east side at 3:00, then there is this girl that we have to catch before she starts work on the West side at 3:30 and so on and so on.
The last person that is getting us the final moola in the form of a bank card at 8:00 right before his night class. So I get the $7,000 dollars and another friend wants to go with me so I pick him up and we start off. We get 30 min into the trip and Chad calls cussing us out that it took so long. Saying “don’t bother now, you left me here to rot, I have to be in court tomorrow at 6:00 am.”
So when he gets back to Nashville the next day he sends word that he is pissed. Pissed at us, the ones spending all day tracking down money, the ones organizing the rescue and the ones in the car going to pick him up.
Well time heals all wounds and a few weeks later it is all worked out. So he comes to my house with a bottle of wine and says tonight we are hitting the town, we hop in his car and head downtown, about 6 -7miles from my place.
So the night moves on and somehow I lose Chad, the Bar Closes and everyone is shuffling out, I wait at the front looking for Chad. Hmmm no Chad. I wait a bit longer. No Chad. So I think crazy me he is waiting at his car, I go to were his car used to be and no Chad, no car. Hmmmmm this sucks.
I call to say “things happen just call and let me know what so that I am not pissed.” No Call. Thanks for “not calling”. So there is the beginning line in the song. ”You can pick me up I will be right were you left me, By the car if there’s no car I’ll just assume you were arrested.”
So weeks go by and no call form Chad. Then out of the blue he asks me to play a writers night in Nashvegas. This is his first call since the “stand up” he makes no mention of the incident. So I play the writers night, I spend a few hours before hand writing this song to tell him how I feel. “I’m Fine I’m well but you can go to hell for not calling,” Stating incident after incident so that he has to know I am talking about him. Long story short I play the song we laugh it is now his favorite and we are good friends.
Listen to Angry Chad
October 19, 2006, 10:50 am : Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
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Well this week has been a bit crazy.
We just got out of the studio doing a new song for Raimbow Babies and Children’s hospital, it was a Blast.
We had Lester Estelle from Pillar come on in. and some folks that have worked with Keith Urban, take a listen for a good mix. All in all this was a blast.
It was a blast working with you guys I cant wait to hear a finished song. Dave Autrey, Matt Long, Kenny Carter. You guys are the best!
October 17, 2006, 4:05 pm : Rotterdam introduces the first ‘Sustainable Dance Club’
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Going out in a hip and trendy club and still be responsible. This idea forms the base for the Sustainable Dance Club. The presentation of this concept takes place at the 14th of October under the name ‘The Critical Mass’. It combines contemporary lifestyle with the latest ideas on sustainability. This club night is the kick off for the realization of the Sustainable Dance Club. Producing and consuming in a responsible manner are no longer reserved for a small group. Enviu – innovators in sustainability - and Döll - studio for the art of building - have developed the Sustainable Dance Club together. An attractive way of clubbing combined with a low impact on the environment. Soon you can generate energy while dancing. The color of the walls changes as a reaction to the heat without any energy use and you can drink a biological beer at the water basin on the ‘relax roof’. These are just a few examples of what the Sustainable Dance Club can entail. Check out The Sustainable Dance Club
October 9, 2006, 10:52 am : Mountain Biking Rocks!
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I am sorry I have been on the road for a bit. I think today I want to tell you about this phenomenal mountain biking experience. I had never been but wow you guys are crazy. It was so much fun but really what have we become.
It occurs to me that we constantly have to push the edge of building our bodies and destroying them or maybe I just hate working out to the point that I put myself in a life or death situation to get through it.
Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong eat your heart out, street riding is for people who don’t have mountain trails.
October 2, 2006, 11:01 am : Domino’s Brownies
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Has everyone seen the new commercial for the Brownie bites?
Ya ya, then you know what I am about to say. Who came up with the walking furry doo doo square to sell brownies. There is a a pizza delivery guy that comes to the door of a mother and daughter followed by this hairy brown cube with legs. The unsuspecting patrons of this fine italian delicatessen find themselves in the presents of DOO, but do they say hay DOO get off my porch, no, do they stomp on it like so many flaming bags of such material, no, the little girl hugs it.
Then she gets DOO all over her, does the mom get really offended maybe ask the delivery boy to leave, no she pats the DOO and Laughs.
Am I the only one that does not want to eat Browne bites or anything for that matter after watching this commercial. Ya. you know what is crazy. Someone makes a living coming up with this, not only that but someone at whatever pizza company singed off on it and signed a check.
Not only this but it got as far as the hundreds of thousands they spent on advertising this campaign. AND NO ONE STOPPED it. I would have been much more inclined to want pizza if I watched 2 stoners, eating pizza and laughing and saying “you know what this needs, Brownies, Ya brownies.
It would have had the character recognition that could translate into sequel commercials or maybe a bachelor on a date trying to impress lady luck by thinking of this wonderful chocolate goodness that so many ladies love while ordering the safe always there pizza.
I NEED A JOB AS A MARKETING MIND. NO MORE DOO DOO CUBES.
September 28, 2006, 9:32 am : Doing Road Trips You Meet Crazy People
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Alright, everyone reading this has done a road trip, and everyone has probably had to stop in a sketchy place. Do a little HOVER, and COVER, if you know what I mean. But I stopped in the weirdest place.
I am not even sure what state I was in but I stopped off at a gas station that looks something like a log cabin. On one side is a restaurant with a hostess to lead you off to your booth. The greenish yellow, brown and orange color scheme was something that only the 70’s could come up with. I guess that explains something about me too, but that is a different post. Anyway, if Country Fried Steak and Burgers are not your thing, you could enjoy a game of Asteroids or Pac Man.
Now these 2 games are placed in the corner with a neon sign saying Arcade, swinging back and forth. If you continue to the other side, into the grocery section you will find a few drinks, Coke, maybe Pepsi. definitely no Ice Tea, but then a fabulous selection of cheap Cigars and discount beer as well as a fine array of Womping sticks.
Womping sticks are these small but thick baseball bats. Yep, hanging on what might hang a rotating display of batteries is now leather strapped Wompers. Now if you prefer a good womp there is the foot and a half size or there are smaller 9 inch wompers filled with lead. They all are finely crafted from the best wood available.
WERE THE HECK WAS I, AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT GETS FREAKED BY THAT.
September 27, 2006, 2:27 pm : City Sessions Nashville
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I am not sure how many of you readers have been in a recording session, but this was a new one for me. I headed down to Nashville, to do a show called City Sessions Nashville and if you get the Dish Network you can see it real soon. Write in to find out when.
But anyway, we go in and set up, get sounds and ford through all the technical difficulties then finally get to recording. This was amazing, they just kept on rolling. We had one take for each song unless the computers went down. There were cameras everywhere, Swinging, Rolling, Walking, Flying, if a camera could be there it was. It was a Blast…
I think the next album I record will be done the same way. One take, all at once. Not to mention after one practice with the band.
September 25, 2006, 10:23 am : Road Trip - Guess Whose Back?
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So here we are . Circumstances made playing with the Special Blend Impossible. So I got the old boys back together. Daniel Yusi played guitar, if you have the album check the credits, he is all over them. Marshall Richards played drums, he is one to Google, he has played with everyone. Jeremy Worden played bass, he is a Special Blender not to mention all the great things he has been up to now. Then we had a new comer Eric Kenni, he played Keys. He is the one to watch, he is going to do great things. We also got two wonderful background singers, Jessie and Kendal from Belmont, you two rocked.
Check in tomorrow for the what it was for and were you can see it.
September 20, 2006, 9:18 am : Cleveland Rocks
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I got a hole bunch done and and Monday night I have a phenomenal friend who called me up and asks if I want to hit the house of Blues. She said she will be in the Foundry room. I also have another friend that says great I will meet you up there.
I am running quite a bit late dressed in rock attire, cut off shirt, jeans, running shoes. I find whatever is in the back of my borrowed car to fit the dress code. I was totally thinking HOUSE OF BLUES, ya know Rock, Blues who dresses up besides the blues brothers. NOT SO MUCH.
Me being a typical man when it comes to asking directions, I wandered around for a good 30 minutes going from room to room, thinking where are my friends? Before a matradie asked…..”Are you Cory Ryan” I respond, thinking well yea, this is someone who has been to a show. “Great yea thanks, Where did you see us” He said no there must be a mistake are you here to meet Mrs.. Debbie Hermann and a Sir Josef DelRe. He says, “Please follow me,” so I follow down this long hall way that seems to have NAG CHAMPA incense emanating from its pores. He walks me into a velvet and mahogany lined elevator pushes a series of buttons which can only be described as a code and off I go up into the Foundry Room.
The door opens and the place is packed, everyone dressed to impress on this fine Monday Night Football Evening. This place is swanky, Crème de la Crème. I highly recommend the Chicken wings. But ya got to be a member to order there, we had a great time looked at the Cleveland Skyline, threw a few back. It was a Blast.
Thanks Debbie and Joe. Good Pick