To all of those who came out to the show, thank you so much for making it an incredible kick-off to what is to come. The overwhelming response and incredible energy made a night to remember.

I want to especially thank those who made the trip from Canada and anywhere else that required packing a bag!

I can’t stress enough to those of you who did not get in how sorry I am. One of the best parts about Rockwood is the intimacy. I will surely play again soon and in a bigger venue for everyone. It really meant a lot that you came out. See you next time for sure.

This inspired me to keep track of all the shows from here on out, so soon I will add a kind of tour diary… keeping track of setlists, thoughts on all the shows, etc. Stay tuned.

Ryan and Justin Parker (Stage, Cortez the Killer) at Rockwood, Aug. 29.
Photo by Zsolt Sarvary-Bene

Below is a blog a friend found for me and thought those who couldn’t make it would appreciate. Coming to a town near you soon!!!!

Something last night was DIFFERENT. ELEVATED. Like he broke through to yet another level of greatness. Using every cell in his body to give the greatest performance of his life. It was as if he was reaching out to everyone in the audience to personally hand over his heart and his soul.

I felt so lucky to be able to experience this joyful performance. It’s clear that Ryan loved performing and sharing his new material with us. I believe he is eager to tour and get out there and share what he has to give with everyone out there waiting for him. I assure you, your patience will be handsomely rewarded when he comes to your town.

The Rockwood is a great venue, but Ryan is going to need bigger performance spaces. The line to get in went down the block. Word is out. I want to enjoy these these incredible musical experiences that are on such an intimate scale now because it is absolutely inevitable that once the album is out there and promoted, the ears of the world will be focused on Ryan and we will have to share. Then again, I can’t imagine the future of music without him in the forefront. It’s just a matter of time.

Solo Acoustic show at Rockwood Music Hall, NYC this Friday night at 10pm. Come hear some new songs. See you there!

photo by Zsolt Sarvary-Bene

The show is on the Emerging Artist Spotlight (Stage 18 - see this map from last year) at the New York State Fair. My set is at 8pm.

More information will be available on my MySpace page.

I’m gonna be hangin at Highline Ballroom tomorrow night and probably get up to sing a song with the boys.

Cortez’s MySpace page has all the details.

Another video from the last Rockwood acoustic set. See you on the 29th.

I was poking around online and found a great video from what seems to be a budding filmmaker from my last show in NYC:

I don’t know who makes these things, but I don’t know if I should be thankful or deeply disturbed. My favorite part is the guy who I think is rapping. I am looking for the meaning of life in this.

Fan Art on YouTube

Thoughts?

In honor of Madonna’s 50th birthday and the Beijing Olympics:

I am stranded!

In this modern world, I can instantly update you to my always exciting life. Here we are at 1:30 am. I am stranded at a Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins in the heart of Queens off of the Expressway. My car had a blowout and I am now waiting for what is predicted to be hours before the tow truck can get me.

So I hang here with homeless people and thugs.

Reasons to blog this:

1. To prove that I really think about my fans all the time.

2. To hope my fans think about me (especially the ones in Queens who have cars that can pick me up… hint, hint)

3. To pass my time

4. To make you laugh (haha)

5. To get your sympathy (feel free to comment below)

I’ll let you know what happens. If you don’t hear from me in the next few days and this blog starts blowing up with national attention, then you know I am in trouble. I’ll leave a trail of donut crumbs for you to follow if I go missing.

Hope you are all sleeping soundly.

R

This homeless women needs a Dunkin Donuts coffee pick-me-up

Thugz and harmony

As I’m back in LA for a few days for Sunday’s benefit show, I thought I would work on my Hollywood look. Zoolander-in-disguise was around to give me some pointers.