RYAN
THE LATE SHOW
Email: Ryan@wedg.com
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If there were a poster case for A.D.D. it would be me. It's not that I can't focus... it's that I can't focus on more than one thing at a time!

The Late Show is a six-hour music show about nothing! Think Seinfeld on the radio... I keep tabs on the popular events, but I'd rather talk about how many potato chips you can eat in thirty seconds.

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Thanks for listening!

-Ryan

Nirvana Journey
I’ve been listening to a lot of Nirvana lately. I don’t bring this up because I think you care what I’m listening to… I bring it up because for the last 15 years I’ve listened to Nirvana songs and just kind of sat through them because I’m so used to hearing them. But this past spring I heard the scrappy voice of Kurt calling for me to remember how weird he really was and how cool their music still is.

Try this… I don’t know if these links will last or not, but check out this live version of Lithium- no doubt a song you’ve heard a million times… TRUST me on this. Listen to the energy in the song. The vocals. The crowd. The song was/is awesome when you hear it the way the band heard it which is like this: Lithium Live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USZzH1L6nKU

If you thought that was at all interesting, I found a cool video that gives a pretty good example of how Kurt wrote songs. He’d come up with the jam first, then play around with lyrics at live shows and jams... the lyrics for You Know You’re Right changed every time they played the song… like this cool video that starts with a little piece of history and shows some defining Nirvana (Kurt) moments. The Nirvana fan will like this. You Know You’re Right LIVE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zRONhGvRsU

My Bouncing Bitties
I had one of the most profound experiences this morning. Before I tell you what that was, let me give you some background info…

It may shock you to know that I don’t exercise. Ever. I’m the kind of guy that will grab the dumbbells once a month, do ten reps, and then put them down all the while walking away with a Snickers bar saying to myself “yeah… feel the burn!” I used to jog… That was a fun week.

Lately I’m having trouble fitting into any of my pants! So, like every other one of my “I’ll get myself in shape” moments I took immediate action.

I put on my running shoes, got my puppy dog all excited to go for a “fast walk” and headed out the garage door! I took a right at the mailbox, got a nice easy pace goin, and then I started to notice something odd. It was like a tickle… it took me a few thoughtful seconds to figure out that it was my man boobs and my proud beer belly bouncing beneath my shirt!

I kept going. Telling my dog all of the exercises I’ll do and all of the foods I’ll avoid for the next while to get myself back in shape.

When I got home I told my wife about my bouncing bitties. She laughed and indulged me of my mission to get back in shape with her cute “yeah right, hunny” smile.

I intend to stick to the plan... as soon as I finish this double whopper with cheese and no veggies.

I’ll start for real tomorrow.