I'm not quite sure what was goin' on on this day, but on April 12, 2000, Ryan finally showed what I believe to be his true colors. It was his responsibility to line up a bassist for an audition, and he was supposed to have one ready on this day, all he had to do was call me and let me know what was goin' on. He didn't, so I made plans, and just as we were walking out the door, he showed up. He proceeded to get pissed off 'cause I was leaving, and said the whole thing was my fault. "If you need someone to take the blame, blame the whole damn thing on me", and called me Hitler. He grabbed some tab and said "fuck it", and I was like "you know, if your sayin' fuck it, you can just leave that shit here", at that point he threw down the tab and walked out the door informing me that he was leaving. I "slammed" the door behind him. What happened next still amazes me. He turned around and punched out my window. The cops were called, and it looks like the county prosecuter is taking over from there. I don't know if that means he quit, or was kicked out, but he's not here any more. His first show with us was on August 4, 1999 at Harvey's on the Mall and his last show with us was on April 7, 2000 at the Richland Community Hall. He played a total of 17 shows with us, and it's my opinion that he thinks he's going to be a rock star in some other nothing band that he will create. I guess we'll see who knows what in the future.
Here's his bio when he was in the band.
RYAN SMITH

DRUMS Hometown: Midland MI
Occupation: landscaper
Favoritie Drummer: Dale Crover (Melvins)
Most liked artist: Morrissey
Favorite Record: Homogenic (Bjork)
Fav. Song: William, it was really nothing (the Smiths)
Influnces: My cats, the Sugar Cubes, Sunny Day Real Estate, Atain White, the Melvins, Marc & Steve, The Books that I read, and The Music that I listen to.
Likes: Great coffe, cigarettes, listening to music, well produced movies that aren't specifically created to draw numbers, privacy, reading, art, good conversation, interesting things, comics, & money.
Dislikes: Most radio songs, sexual preditors, sheltered people, ex-girlfriends, stuffy coffehouses, money, anyone that I went to school with (except for Matt Theis), & lawn mowing.

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