Ryan Live!

Photography by Shane Guy - http://www.flickr.com/photos/shane_guy/

So, my first show with my new band, Maybe Foreign, was this past Saturday @ Pegasus Lounge. I had never been to Pegasus before and had somehow envisioned it as larger than it really was, which was very small.

Not too many people showed up; mainly just friends and people that were early to see the metal bands that we were opening for. We were apparently the victim of some creative booking wherein we opened for one of the most heavy bands I have ever heard. They were seriously crazy.

Alicia, Shane, Jer, Kristen and James (the latter two good friends of Alicia's and very cool people to boot) showed up and cheered for what was my first show in forever. A bunch of other friends of the band showed up, but in all it was a pretty small crowd, which was kind of relieving for my first show with the band.

Shane brought a couple of his favorite cameras and took photos of us as we played. I felt like a rockstar. At one point I turned toward Shane and did my best Nigel Tufnel face. I don't know if he got it or not.

The show wasn't without it's small disaster, though. Preston, our singer, is used to using in ear monitors on stage while singing. It turns out that the power supply for his monitor system took a massive shit and simply quit working. Preston was forced to use the stage monitors to hear himself. At first it wasn't so bad. I could easily make out his vocal just fine in the monitors. As the show progressed, however, things got worse. By the last two songs, I couldn't hear him at all. I could barely here myself. I don't know what the deal was, but it seemed that something had gone wrong with the PA system. By the end of the show, Preston was fed up and didn't sing the last half of the last song. We basically just jammed out. That kind of sucked.

Besides that, though, it was fun. Everyone was really nice. Multiple people congratulated me on my bass skills and some were actually gushing with compliments. I'm not used to this kind of reception at all. I didn't really know what to say. I just smiled and thanked everyone.

From what Shane says, the pics he took turned out cool. I can't wait to see more of them later. We have a benefit show next Saturday @ Brass Mug for underprivileged kids, so if any of you guys want to come out for a good cause, you are welcome. Well, I'm going to go practice some now. See you Saturday!!!