LUKE RYAN........leader,.....
NAOMI....(his guitar)..........
UNCLE AL...bass if he's in town....plus
A colorful cast of characters and "mercs"...who will show up if the gig pays O.K...or if the drinks are free
Influences
WARREN ZEVON......TOM WAITS.......HUNTER S. THOMPSON.......SAMUEL BECKETT.....BLACKBEARD THE PIRATE....MINGUS.....CHE GUERVERA....GAMERA.....JEAN PAUL SARTRE.....DAVY CROCKETT.....WILD MAN FLETCHER....PT BARNUM....GABBY HAYES...ROBERT CRUMB....MY OLD BUDDY BU...THE BOURGEOISE SISTERS....THE RAMONES...MOSE ALLISON......THELONIOUS MONK...RY COODER....BOOM BOOM MANCINI....SISTER CATHERINE MARY HATCHET FACE....FRANK ZAPPA....MERLE HAGGARD....ABBIE HOFFMAN...NIETSCHE...DR. JOHN THE NIGHT TRIPPER.....DR. JONATHAN ZIZMOR THE DERMATOLOGIST....SUN RA.....CAPTAIN BEEFHEART....SOUPY SALES...JOHNNY CASH...GREGORY CORSO.....TED MACK....DAN HICKS AND HIS HOT LICKS....JERRY JEFF WALKER....CHARLES BUKOWSKI ...BEEZLEBUB.....DAVID JOHANSEN ...LEONARD COHEN.....ZACHERLY the cool ghoul.....SCREAMING JAY HAWKINS....WILLIE NELSON...SPANKY Mc FARLIN....ATTILA THE HUN...TAJ MAHAL....FLIP THE FROG....THE FUGS....CASH FLAGG....MAYNARD G KREBBS.....MINGUS....FELIX THE CAT........HOWLING WOLF.....THE CRAMPS.....DICK ZIGAN.....ALBERT CAMUS....HOPALONG CASSIDY.....BUDWEISER BEER ...and MY MOM
LUKE RYAN...HE WAS BORN TOO YOUNG IN A WORLD HE NEVER MADE...IN THE VERY EARLY YEARS HE BASICALLY LAID AROUND..ATE..SLEPT...AND POOPED A LOT...(I proberbly shouldn't mention poop in my website...but hey!!..I already did..didn't I)...ANYHOOT...AFTER AWHILE THE BOY WAS OLD ENOUGH TO PICK UP A GUITAR..AND THE WORLD AS WE KNEW IT WAS NEVER THE SAME...DAMN !!! THAT BOY COULD PLAY..LIKE LIQUID THUNDER..HE SHOOK THE VERY FIBER OF EXISTENCE WITH HIS MIGHTY POWER CHORDS AND TASTEFUL LICKS.....AND SING!!!...DAMN THAT BOY COULD CROON...HE MADE THE WOMEN FALL AWAY IN A DEAD SWOON..THE BOY WAS A REAL SEAT WETTER.....AFTER AWHILE HE MADE MANY FRIENDS IN THE BUSINESS ...WHO QUICKLY FORGOT HIM??...SO HE SET OUT INTO THE UNDERGROUND....WHERE HIS UNIQUE BRAND OF SOULFUL UNEARTHLY BLUES AND HIS OFF THE WALL HUMOR COULD BE FULLY APPRECIATED BY THE MASSES..........................................................................................
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HEY KIDZ!!!...DON"T FORGET TO CHECK OUT....THE INCREDIBLE DEALS AT LUKE'S "HOOTCH STUDIO"...HOME OF THE $20 SONG DEAL...LUKE IS CURRENTLY OFFERING THE BARGAIN PROMOTION WHERE YOU CAN RECORD FOR THE ENTIRE DAY...10am-9pm...FOR THE STUPID CHEAP PRICE OF $100....WOWIE ZOWIE HUH?.......................................................................................
HEY LUKE, WERE PLAYING A NEW YEARS PARTY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A FEW OTHER BANDS FROM ASTORIA. YOU SHOULD COME BY AND PARTY WITH US!! THERES AN OPEN JAM SESSION AFTER THE BANDS PLAY, EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO COME UP, SO BRING YOUR GUITAR!
So cool to find you here at MySpace, Luke. I look forward to hearing you live sometime real soon! Thanks for your kind words about my music, you can't tell from these old songs that I sing jazz and blues now *smile*. CU Soon, Laurie
Hey Luke! Saw your "Axe" Story in the New York Times, what the f*!k! You are the man! Way to go Mr. Entertainment, you're on your way Mr. Ryan. And you're getting there smelling like roses!
It's the first day of summer tomorrow, therefore it must be your birthday, too - ..Happy Birthday!.. I'm guessing your going to the parade, as usual? Have a fantastic time!
how has your sunday been ??? i've had a top day today !!!!
i didn't go to chruch,... as our vicar has the mumps,...
so i lozzed about in my dressing gown for a while,...
then i won a dinky thunderbird 2 off ebay for 30p (honest ... but £2. 50p postage!)
then i beat 'little frank' (my ventrilloquist puppet) at subbuteo,...
then i wrote a brilliant song called "who needs a trowl ? when you've got crab teeth!"
thank you for being mymyspace ace friend,.. and i'll try and keep you up-to-date
on my semi-proffesional show-biz-ness career....
I think i might have forgot to say also, that i really like your own songs aswell!!! I love the dark, blues sound. Would really love to come see some of the NYC undergrounds finest at some point.
Gold Diamond Records, would like to say THANKS to Hootch Recording Studio in Astoria,Queens 4 producing a Great Album for our Recording Artist, CHANTLER.
