In response to questions that he had solicited from his fans, Ryan Conklin has provided an entertaining and informative set of answers for the first batch of questions he had selected from those sent to him. Ryan had previously set up an email address for fans to send him questions and had stated that the scope of the submissions would be wide open. He had made it clear with the address he chose, AskRyanAnything@yahoo.com. With the questions that Ryan selected to respond to, we can see that the public took him up on the offer.The first question that Ryan replied to was, would he participate in any Real World/Road Rules Challenges. As predicted here, it was one of the most popular questions, and in fact, according to Ryan, it was the most asked question. Ryan said (to his credit) that it was something he doesn't have any interest in doing. He made a point of stating that he thought the game itself seemed like fun and that some of the regular participants that he had met are cool people; however, the format is not the kind of game he would like to do. If he were to participate in a television game show, he restated that he would want to be in a show like The Amazing Race where he could play it as part of a two person team.
Ryan also said the he didn't want to jump right back on to television after returning from Iraq because he has a lot of other interests that he wants to pursue. So Ryan wants to do something with his life and not be a perpetual fame wh0re, making a reoccurring game show his part-time career. [Sorry, fans of the show.]
The second question was, would Ryan ever consider moving to Arizona. Showing how considerate he is to fans, Ryan replied that he would, and even proved it as he showed himself on camera in the act of pondering leaving one desert environment (that he couldn't wait to get away from) and moving to another one, permanently. He gave it about two seconds.
The next question was about his attitude concerning strangers wishing to take a photograph of him. He said he had no problem with it and that it was all good. It is not clear if this includes requests for him to pose shirtless in gym shorts like Scott Herman does. We will have to wait and see on that.
Fan Ellyn asked, "If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?" Ryan replied, "If I was a super hero, I would definitely have the ability to be invisible, so I could sneak up on people and see them naked." Ryan chuckled after saying this and corrected himself, saying his true answer would be the ability to fly.
Next, the question came up about Ryan's book and would he be doing signing events. He noted again that the publication date has been delayed until April, and that he would probably be traveling around to do promotion. At this point, there is no schedule, but it could conceivably include any city, town, or "hamlet".
The most unexpected question came from Joably L., who was rather cheeky when he asked Ryan, "If you were single, gay, and had a thing for plus-sized guys, do you think I would have a chance?" It would be expected that the first batch of questions would include the most often asked, with a few more banal ones sprinkled in, but apparently Ryan wanted to show that when he said, ask him anything, he meant it. Ryan replied that if the three given conditions had been true, then (logically) Joably would not be excluded.
The question was a demonstration of why Ryan has such a variety of fans. Beneath his sometimes sardonic and sometimes misunderstood humor, Ryan is a very inclusive person, including being gay-friendly. He continued to show this with the next question, which was about his opinion on the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Ryan reiterated his view that gay people who are otherwise qualified to be in the military should not be discriminated against.
On the subject of making music, Ryan said that recording is not a priority for him. He still loves to play music, but there are other aspirations that he rates more highly.
Q: If Ryan were an animal, what would it be? A: Bigfoot. [Making it easier to bust down doors?]
Favorite moment on The Real World Brooklyn? Hands down, Katelynn Cusanelli pole-dancing on the support beam at the Pike restaurant in Gettysburg.
The last question: can Ryan be sent back to Iraq after he returns again to the United States? Answer: No, never again.
Ryan remarked that this was only the first installment and there would be more editions in the future. So people should keep writing in and asking what they would like to know about the always amazing, always entertaining Ryan A. Conklin.
