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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON United States Profile Views:565 Last Login: 1/11/2006 View more pics ContactingRyan Price MySpace URL: http://www.myspace.com/ryanprice ryanprice General Info Member Since 2/1/2005 Band Members Solo Influences Van Morrison Jeff Buckley Wovenhand 16 Horsepower The Tea Party Pearl Jam Soundgarden Floater Radiohead Ben Harper Nick Drake Days of the New Jethro Tull Pink Floyd Gomez Dead Can Dance The White Stripes Bob Marley Jimi Hendrix Mad Season Dire Straits Godspeed You Black Emperor Eric Clapton Jim Henson Miles Davis Led Zeppelin Opeth Bob Dylan Beatles Robert Johson Police Morphine Elliott Smith Bill Hicks Jack Kerouac Sounds Like Music Type of Label None Ryan Price's Latest Blog Entry [ Subscribe to this Blog ] [ View All Blog Entries ] About ryanprice Songwriter, Engineer/Producer, Multi-instrumentalist, and performer. Ryan Price's Friend Space Ryan Price has 269 friends. the Quit Tom Freund VAST (official) thom yorke Josh Williamson Band The Decemberists Floater Son Volt View All ofRyan Price's Friends Ryan Price's Friends Comments Displaying 50 of 60 comments ( View/Edit All Comments ) Flo Anito 1/11/2006 11:18:00 AM hey ryan :) new music's up - come check it out if you have a chance. ciao, flo XxSandalsxX 1/4/2006 6:22:00 PM Hey whats up Lance Smith 1/2/2006 3:48:00 PM thank's for the nice comment. Kyle 1/2/2006 1:45:00 PM ya man sounds cool lets go! All I wanna do is be just like I am, but everybody wants me to be just like them, they say sing while you slave I'll just get bored, I ain't goona work on maggies farm no more! Kyle 1/1/2006 7:10:00 PM the sun is not yellow, it's chicken IKO 12/31/2005 10:06:00 AM Thanks for the add. Be great to meet up if we end up in your neck of the woods! Happy New Year and best wishes for 2006 IKO Flo Anito 12/28/2005 11:05:00 PM hey ryan :) thanks for the kind words. what a moody song you've got when you hit your page. i mean that in a good way ;) did you play all the strings for real? they were really beautiful. i used to play the 'cello. songs like that make me miss it. hope all's lovely! ciao, flo Taylor 12/25/2005 9:00:00 PM Merry Christmas u tall lengthy bastard! The Ocean 12/23/2005 7:58:00 PM Hey Ryan, Happy Holidays and Best Wishes to you and your music for a great 2006. I Am Erin 12/23/2005 9:07:00 AM You are something special, my friend. Last night we played your CD @ The Collins after you left. Michelle....er... Jennifer and everyone else was very impressed. It's the perfect music for such a fine establishment. The Strand Hotel 12/22/2005 1:24:00 PM Ryan - great stuff. Very impressive. Pete Nischt 12/21/2005 5:17:00 PM Ryan! I am so impressed with the stuff you've got on here!!! Great sound man!!! Keep it up! Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you! Thanks so much for checkin out the tunes!! If you get a chance stop by and let me know what you think of them! Happy holidays and keep in touch! The Pantones 12/20/2005 8:04:00 AM Ryan, Thanks for the kind words. Nice sounds too. Cheers, Matt Kyle 12/19/2005 4:27:00 PM While the fire lights aglow, strange shadows from the flames with grow, til things we've never seen, will seem familar. Alyssa Wheelon 12/19/2005 2:08:00 PM thank you so much! Happy trails to you my friend ;) ~Alyssa Alyssa Wheelon 12/19/2005 1:47:00 PM Hey Ryan, sounds good, keep it up :) I wish you all the happiness of the holidays, have peace bro. ~Alyssa Brian Speaker 12/19/2005 8:30:00 AM hey ryan, there's a longing in you music that is beautiful. i wish you well. keep the inspiration on the drip. peace, brian Kenny? 12/16/2005 6:48:00 PM Hey! I'm digging the music, all I've had of your stuff has been that Altered Skies track from the AD site. Plus yours and Dan's acoustic shows are 21+ so I can never see them. I forgot how much you tore it up on acoustic man. Austin Jenckes 12/16/2005 2:33:00 PM Whats up Ryan. Havn't seen or heard from you in a long time. Glad to see that you got your solo thing goin. Thats great man. It takes a lot of persistence to do that kinda thing. I have been trying for a while now. It would be cool to jam with you sometime or maybe do a gig. I see Kathy every once in a while so I'll talk to her. Take care Austin Jenckes Green Poet Experiment 12/16/2005 9:11:00 AM thanks for the comment. you keep up the great work as well. my name is a result of me not being able to come up with any other name and not wating to use my own. adam 12/15/2005 9:54:00 PM hey man, how are you? Adam 12/15/2005 5:20:00 PM Hey Ryan, Long time no see. Im glad you tracked me down and its good to see your still creating some good tunes. See you soon, --AdAm-- Kyle 12/15/2005 3:50:00 PM I bargained for salvation, and they gave me a lethal dose! Holly Brook 12/15/2005 3:49:00 PM Thanks Ryan! Holly Brook I Am Erin 12/15/2005 2:15:00 PM Mos def. I miss your face. Critters Buggin this weekend? At least a cup of coffee. We shall be in touch. xoxo. Sacagrapas 12/14/2005 10:05:00 PM Hey Man, I added four brand new songs. Please give them a listen and let me know what you think. Thanks so much for taking the time to listen... Flo Anito 12/11/2005 5:01:00 PM hey ryan :) thanks for finding me. i can't hear your music yet cuz i'm at home on the old broken computer but i will check it out soon from someone else's. in the meantime, feel free to come by, say hello, and listen to some tunes! ciao, flo Pain's Run 12/10/2005 3:11:00 AM Right on Ryan! Great to hear from you man! Hope all is good with you. Everything is cool with us, we are kind of on hold right now as we are persuing other projects. I dig your music on here. Did you do it all yourself? Anyway, stay in touch Ron (Pain's Run) Galena 12/10/2005 12:11:00 AM wow i was taken by surprise when i heard your first song. i love your guitar style, you've got some beautiful tunes. Derek James 12/9/2005 3:09:00 PM whats up Ryan nice work and great hair Derek Jeff Jacobson 12/9/2005 9:18:00 AM Hey Ryan, Thanks for finding me on here, I enjoyed hearing your stuff! -Jeff www.JeffJacobson.net my second surprise 12/6/2005 5:18:00 PM hello children CHECK OUT OUR DEBUT VIDEO cheers the Quit 12/5/2005 1:51:00 PM Ryan, The new CD sounds great man. Happened To Me is a very cool. We should definitely work on some recording. Thanks for comin to the show. -N FMLY 12/5/2005 11:10:00 AM Hey Ryan...Very cool stuff man! Keep 'em coming... Take care, Brandon BARRY MCLOUGHLIN 12/4/2005 7:12:00 PM Hey Ryan, Beautiful music! Yes, indeed it is writing time in my neck of the Canadian woods. Stay warm. Barry. Helen 12/4/2005 11:10:00 AM Hey no fair...You found me first....lol Where did you record these songs? It's so awsome. I love em'. So do you have Music for the violin, or is it improve? TTYL Todd 12/3/2005 2:54:00 PM yo Ryan, you will enjoy this: http://www.declandebarra.com Jayne 12/2/2005 7:34:00 AM Hello, Ryan. A fellow Jeff Buckley fiend I see. :) Can't hear your tunes right now, audio trouble, will check them out when I can. Jennie Saunders 12/1/2005 6:05:00 PM Hey Ryan - thanks for your comment. We are working on some new material which should be on our myspace soon. I really like your songs - I love string quartets. Sounds so cool =) Will Hanza 12/1/2005 4:46:00 PM hay hey Ryan thanks for the add. Love the strings... voice, guitar. Hey, lend me you r les paul some day. Actually, just come to NYC, see Les Paul live (he plays every Monday at the Iridium) and do a show and let's jam. cheers, Will http://willhanza.com Lydia Gray 12/1/2005 4:31:00 PM Thank you for wanting the add:) Lydia Gray www.lydiagraymusic.com Jann Klose 12/1/2005 4:28:00 PM Hey Ryan - thanks for fing me here - glad you're part of the network. Stay in touch - best, Jann Klose The Rebel Princess 12/1/2005 4:12:00 PM Thanks for the support Rock On -The Rebel Princess Gene Conklin 12/1/2005 3:21:00 PM Ryan, Your vocals and your guitar playing reminds me of Richard Thompson combined with Richard Shindell. Yes, let's stay in touch. Gene Sacagrapas 12/1/2005 12:31:00 PM Hey Everyone, check out my new song...The sound quality isnt that great, but you get the jist of it...Add me, comment me, let me know what you think... Thanks for listening, you all rock... Laura Cheadle 12/1/2005 12:05:00 PM hey-thanks for the request, Ryan! keep up the music :) --Laura Dave Turner Band 12/1/2005 9:58:00 AM Hi, Ryan - thanks for adding me. I really like your music. Listened to all four tracks. I think "Time Is A Healer" is my favorite. You remind me a little of Robert Plant. Cheers! DT new.tunes.listen.free ben nelson 12/1/2005 9:55:00 AM thanks for the add ryan. graet tunes! hope you enjoy mine. peace. -ben Matt Argyle Band 12/1/2005 1:49:00 AM Hi Ryan, Thanks alot for the add - if you make it over to the UK make sure you play a gig in Brighton ! Matt. Matt Argyle Band . Lydia Mariner 12/1/2005 1:22:00 AM Hey there, Thanks for the friend request - I love the strings in 'the night' - very nice stuff. Lydia x Add Comment About | FAQ | Terms | Privacy | " target="_blank" Safety Tips | Contact Myspace | Promote! | Advertise | MySpace Shop ©2003 MySpace.com. All Rights Reserved.
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Right now, it looks like the workers will get raises of 3%, 4%, and 4% for each year of a three-year contract, and while all workers would need to "contribute toward health insurance," the contract "would not change the existing pension plan or retirement age," according the Daily News' sources . More stats. From the Post - right now, the union doesn't pay anything towards health care premiums, while the MTA's health care costs are about 12% annually. And from the Daily News, an illustration of what the raises will do: "Bus drivers, the largest job title, have a starting salary of about $35,000 a year and a top salary, not including overtime, of about $50,000. Including scheduled overtime, the base pay rises to about $58,500." There does seem to be some dissension within the TWU, because some members feel like they aren't getting enough (though others are just relieved). Mayor Bloomberg's decision to use the word "thuggish" in his "stop illegally striking"-press conferences is still being criticized by the black community , and some historians think the Strike of 2005 will be forgettable . Posted by Jen Chung in MTA , News: NYC , Transit Strike 2005 | [+] add to del.icio.us add to digg add to yahoo related at technorati Email This Entry To: From: Message (optional): TrackBacks TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.gothamist.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/13098 Advertisement: Gothamist Continues Below! Comments Can they at least make the Contract expire in the Spring?? Posted by: S.D. | December 27, 2005 10:27 AM The TWU is getting away with murder, if their pensions aren't on the table then pataki took us all for a ride on a delayed F train. That crack whore Touissant should stop race baiting and act like a union leader instead of grandstanding. next subway ride just spit on these criminals - they have a lot of nerve. Posted by: krackilow | December 27, 2005 10:40 AM Toussaint isn't the pne race-baiting. That honor belongs to the mayor and to commenter Krackilow. "Crack whore?" come on, be reasonable. The one thing you are saying with which i agree with wholeheartedly is that Pataki took us for a ride. The MTA could have easily prevented the strike from happening had Pataki been willing to avert it and force Kalikow to negotiate in good faith. Instead, the governor was off campaigning in New Hamshire. Don't take this out on Toussaint, who was doing what union leaders should: fighting for the workers who elected him. The lion's sharre of the blame here belongs to the MTA. Posted by: zach | December 27, 2005 11:02 AM thug One entry found for thug. Main Entry: thug Pronunciation: 'th&g Function: noun Etymology: Hindi thag, literally, thief : a brutal ruffian or assassin Why do you assume all crack whores to be of a minority; that's pretty racist in my book. The mayor, quite correctly labeled the illegal strikers as thugs because they were extorting the citizens of the city who have NO power to address the situation. Yes the MTA is a crooked commission, and the Governor and our beloved state legislators are to blame for their lack of action - but under no circumstances should TWU 100 be let off the hook for their crimes. BTW - the crack whore reference to Toiussant wasn't intended to be racist; he's just addicted to his own ego and will say or do whatever he can to satisfy it. We here at Gothamist aren't racist, unless of course we're talking about chinks and sarah silverman. Happy Kwanza. Posted by: krackilow | December 27, 2005 11:22 AM I am sure that Mayor Bloomberg would have described the TWU as thugs and the strike as illegal regardless of the orgin of its head. Roger Toussant is Mike Quill, who was a thug and IRA terrorist. Now Toussant had a bad case of Sharpton-itis - ie. he loves to be the centre of attention without caring who gets screwed in the process or little things like facts and a desire to do anything positive for his constituency, as if they get what they want he would loose power. Remember, Roger's illegal strike will cost around $1000 for the workers who struck. Posted by: Toby | December 27, 2005 12:05 PM about the 12% annually: the post says it's increasing by 12% annually. looking at the 04 annual report, the health and welfare costs are 710, which makes it 17% of the combined payroll plus health and welfare costs. Posted by: kenneth | December 27, 2005 12:16 PM The workers voted for the strike. They went on strike knowing full well what they were getting into. It may be more comfortable for you to demonize Toussaint as some sort of demagogue, but the workers i spoke to on the picket lines knew full well what they were doing and why they were doing it. This isn't about Roger Toussaint or Mike Bloomberg, it's about the right to strike and about workers' ability to preserve and extend benefits to new members of unions and new sectors of the labor force in the face of pseudo-public corporate bureaucracies like the MTA which are trying to initiate needless cutbacks despite a billion dollar surplus. That's why this strike happened. As for crack whores: The figure/trope of the crack whore is a deeply racialized one in American popular culture and was a central image in the late 80s rise of a certain iteration of the racialized discourse of criminality which republicans used with such great sucess during, for instance, the 1988 presidential election in the figure of Willie Horton. When people use the phrase "crack whore" in the way that you have, they are tapping into a lexicon of black criminality and wild sexuality which is deeply racist. Applied to Toussaint, it seems to evoke an intensification of the "Welfare Mother" trope which strikes me as profoundly racist. Posted by: zach | December 27, 2005 12:31 PM The strike was illegal because the TWU has a near monopoly of an essential service. If they don't understand the moral difference between a strike in that situation and a strike otherwise, I suggest the Taylor law be amended to require a one-week cutoff of electricity, gas, water, and sewer service, and garbage pick-up to TWU members for each day of a strike. To compare the pay, the average (mean) NYC worker GOT $67,000 in 2004 -- if the high-paid finance and headquarter sectors are excluded, the rest of us EARNED an average of $49,600. So I don't think the TWU members are overpaid for what they do by any means. They just get to work a lot less over a lifetime than the rest of us will be. So striking for 20/50 (and don't let them tell you otherwise) was obscene. Posted by: Larry Littlefield | December 27, 2005 12:40 PM larry - thank you for reminding me what I left out of my original post; amend the Taylor law, yes, yes, yes. I was thinking more along the lines of 1week/day + $1000 as a pre-executed judgement against any union member. Along with their benefits administration package they must sign the execution of judgment in advance. zach-you're a communist. If only NYC Transit & the City of New York could secede from state control, then Bloomberg could have fired those greedy bastards. Have you seen the air of entitlement that these thugs surround themselves with? Posted by: krackilow | December 27, 2005 01:07 PM krackilow - grow up. And while you're doing that, take your head out of your ass. And don't forget to wipe your face. Posted by: ethan | December 27, 2005 01:27 PM Larry, what that says to me is that "the rest of us" need strong unions, not that the TWU should be subject to greater degrees of privation to balance things out. What struck me as "obscene" about this strike was the rhetoric of a multi-millionaire like Mike Bloomberg and a plutocrat's wet dream like George Pataki attacking striking workers for daring to defend their union against cutbacks in a time of plenty. The real thuggery in this mess came from Mike Bloomberg's bully pulpit. Posted by: zach | December 27, 2005 01:39 PM (Larry, what that says to me is that "the rest of us" need strong unions) That would make the TWU dollar go less far, as they would either pay more for things or pay higher taxes. Personally, I'd like to see national health care financing, but that would make everyone with health insurance today slightly worse off. How many care about the uninsured, or have the wisdom to realize they may be the uninsured tomorrow? And regardless, you can't have 12% more health care every year. (not that the TWU should be subject to greater degrees of privation to balance things out.) This was not about greater degrees of privateion. It was about: 1) another pension sweetener in the TWU demanded, to 20/50. There is no way everyone can be supported for one year by others for every year they work, period. 2) who gets stuck with the bill for past sweetener passed outside collective bargaining in 2000, along with Pataki's debt and inadequate employer pension contributions even before 2000. My view: no 20/50, and TWU members should pay for the share of the pension hole caused by the 20/50 sweetener and rising longevity, but not the employer underfunding. Posted by: Anonymous | December 27, 2005 01:49 PM Time of plenty- Hah! It is all about the pensions. They are going to crush us- remember this year is the year the boomers start to retire en mass. And the fact is, if the MTA and City get the union split into two camps- new and old, they will have "won" in that a divided union is pretty much impotent. The workers and their union are greedy and should be fined. The workers have great jobs, with great beneifits and simply want more of the same. I would do the same, and expect to pay the price if my tatics backfired. The mayor and gov should have figured out a way to fire them all. Posted by: Max | December 27, 2005 01:52 PM Anybody watching local government channels, such as channel 25, saw scroll across their screen during the strike: ...contigency plan for illegal strike .... along with the news coverage that didn't discuss the strike as a historical right we have in America as workers to unionize and that it brought us great things such as maternity leave, child labor laws and the like was a detriment. The question isn't why do "they" get pay raises when no-one else does, it is, why aren't the rest of America asking more from their employers? A: everyone believes in a dog eat dog world that doesn't really exist. Not everyone can climb to the top of a corporate ladder, there are far fewer rungs at the top to hold us all. Meanwhile those at the top don't want the hierarchy to change so they try and succeed at pitting each one of us against each other. What was done last week was "illegal" by definition of the law, but so was invading Iraq, and so is the goverments stealing of American taxes to put to use to their own pay raises, and their own republic-based system of a caretaker-gets-more-system. Wake Up Morans! (sic) Posted by: Nick D. | December 27, 2005 02:01 PM hey nick - the definition of the law, IS THE LAW. BTW - the invasion of Iraq, although questionable was legal, and authorized by the UN as well. Strikes and unions are legal, but in the public interest a LAW was passed to protect the citiziens against renegade actions. One last thing; 'their republic based system', is yours too - conceived by the founding fathers, and in theory creates opportunity for all in some form or another. Posted by: i_hate_dummies | December 27, 2005 02:15 PM Fox 5 being Fox, had a big full screen graphic with the words ILLEGAL TRANSIT STRIKE, with the word "ILLEGAL" in red. An image of that an WNYE's crawl can be found here . Posted by: Toby | December 27, 2005 02:24 PM Thanks for the "ILLEGAL" links, couldn't find word about that. It is so interesting to me that they would post that on the scrawls. What does that accomplish? Again more "red meat for the dopes". Look: My point is the legality was a main focus of the coverage. Even when asking pedestrians about the strike, the reporters still asked passerby's, "what do you think about this damn union thing" (basically). There was little to no discourse about this strike, just the Mayor and Governor throwing their weight around, and well they should (it's their job), so is getting the 9-11 funds to NY, so is their job to reduce wasteful spending and to enforce the rights of the people (housing rights, ...). But the power conceivably is in the people, if the people don't act then the caretakers act, if nobody questions authority then we all lose. What is lost is not our support of unions, but our support of the American tapestry / way of life, that we used to be proud of. It's now easier to put down one another than support local mom and pop stores (unless it's your own) etc. Founding fathers knew that this was all doomed but in the same vein exist Americans who fight for their rights, fight for a better life, and few or large in number they are the real power, not your boss, not the big businesses. We have just slowly and more readily allowed them to "take care of us" so we don't have to. Posted by: Nick D. | December 27, 2005 02:36 PM fox was indeed pretty egregious. then again, all their title design is a crime. Posted by: dhex | December 27, 2005 02:36 PM This sentence really stuck out in the NY-1 article - "Meanwhile, the TWU is reportedly considering fining those members who crossed the picket line during the strike." The TWU execs thuggishly give the green light to witch hunting suspect transit workers who think it's a stupid idea to go on strike without realizing any increased gains. Also noticed in one of these articles that anti-free speech activist Norm Siegel is back to lecture the naughty population of new york about the proper use of the english language. He lost the Public Advocate election by a large margin last fall, but feels that he'll still take on the role. Posted by: pugsley | December 27, 2005 02:41 PM hey I lost that election too; if I had won I'd have gone out to the picket lines and shot them all in the back - twice! Posted by: bernie_goetz | December 27, 2005 02:46 PM Post a comment Are you aware of our Comment Policy ? Name: Email Address: URL: Remember personal info? 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