As we discovered at Hiro recently, Ry's everything-but-diet-coke abstinence has left his voice in peak form, and his odd-banter/wtf-wit in tact. But all we got that night was a rant about "the oppression of mathematics"; reader Kjell writes in with a funnier field report from Ryan's Easy Tiger tour...
so maybe he's sober like he claims lately but he's still TOTALLY CRAZY!At the show last night in Berkeley, CA (7/24/07) he was walking down the aisles before the show taking requests for the setlist.At one point out in the lobby a woman convinced him to call her son on the phone because he would want to make a request.He was followed by two guys not looking very happy about the whole thing like they were handlers or something.Also his banter was ridiculous. Before the first song he kept talking about underwear stuck up his ass.
There was also a lot of whispering into the mic stuff like "i'm fucking professional, i'm oozing professionalism from my soul" he blamed the banter antics on coffee."this next track is from 1872, its by tim mcgraw, we don't even know what it means, i use all my energy just to keep breathing"-> song played:When the Stars Go Blue.
btw, the actual music was fucking awesome.what a rock star mofo.
No doubt Ry hams it up a little and we could debate that, but really we're just psyched to know the history behind "When The Stars Go Blue." Still a few more stops on the tour to see Ry ooze that patented professionalism.
[Pic from Ryan Adams @ Hiro 6/26/07]
07/26 - Portland OR @ Aladdin Theater (SOLD OUT)
07/27 - Seattle WA @ Moore Theater (SOLD OUT)
07/28 - Vancouver BC @ Orpheum Theater
07/30 - Boise ID @ Big Easy
07/31 - Salt Lake City UT @ Red Butte Garden
08/02 - Boulder CO @ Fox Theater (AAA Convention)
08/03 - Morrison CO @ Red Rocks
09/01 - Turin NY (moe.down)
