Ryan Conklin in Return To Duty on MTV

The MTV special about Ryan Conklin being deployed to Iraq is finally going to air. The show is titled "Return to Duty" and will be broadcast on traditional Veteran's Day, November 11th, 2009 at 9pm.

It was announced earlier in the year that Ryan had been video recording his training in the United States and then his deployment to Iraq. Also, that a camera crew had traveled to Baghdad to record Ryan's work and conditions there. The purpose was the making of a special that is an hour long follow-up of what happened to Ryan after he left The Real World Brooklyn and went back into uniform. The coverage includes scenes of what Ryan's life has been like at Joint Security Station Saydiyah in Iraq and what it is like working as an infantryman patrolling the streets of Baghdad.

Here is MTV's description of the show:

Any viewer of The Real World Brooklyn vividly remembers the emotional moment when cast member, and Army vet, Ryan Conklin was unexpectedly recalled for a second tour of duty in Iraq. Return to Duty is Ryan's gritty and very personal document of his return as a patrol gunner to the sweltering streets of Baghdad. Equipped with his own video camera, and the addition of a camera crew embedded with his unit, it's a soldier's view of America's changing military presence in the long war in Iraq. His very close-knit family back home must cope with the fear and absence of their son fighting overseas once again; while his new found relationship with Brooklyn Real World roommate Baya [Voce] is put to a critical test.

In the following clip, Ryan compares the timing of the premiere with what had happened one year prior. He reminds viewers that a year ago he had received the notification from the Army that he was being recalled from the Individual Ready Reserve. Now on the anniversary of that fateful event, Ryan wants to do something he feels a lot more favorable about. He wants to show everyone what being in his situation is like, and what it means to soldiers' families.



Sneak peek clip from the show, in which Ryan is shown finding a dead body:

Ryan Sings About His Views On Iraq

After many months of being stationed in Iraq, Ryan Conklin created a musical lament of how he felt about being there. It's a song he wrote about some of the things make him him unhappy about the experience. To showcase the song, Ryan also recorded a performance video of himself singing it, showing him in various scenes around his Army base.

Ryan chose a rap music style for the piece (in sort of a Gettysburg version of hip-hop), but he does an excellent execution of it. The accompaniment parts are topnotch, especially considering they are all vocally produced. The refrain of "this place blows" that Ryan sings melodically is memorable and will stay in your head for awhile. The repeated punch word of "Iraq" fits perfectly with the musical theme, using drawn out and striking stress and intonation.

Oh, as if it were possible to be any other way, Ryan of course looks mighty fine throughout.

The song mentions several subjects that are of concern to Ryan. These include the understandable things, such as the terrible heat, the fear of being attacked, the lack of food quality and variety, and the weight of protective equipment. There is also the unfortunate situation with the uniform, which doesn't blend in or go with anything, and the military-issue boots that are not as good for the feet as are commercially available ones.

Ryan also adds some issues that are meant to be light-hearted. For example, men's magazines with scantily clad women are popular, but they lead to long occupations of port-a-potties as the men use the magazines there as an aid for masturbation.

Ryan's greatest expression of frustration is focused on his experience with the Iraqi army. He relates several difficulties that he has had in his interactions with them.

Finally, an important message contained within the song is a call to President Obama to make good on his promise to withdrawal troops from Iraq. The message requests that he do so soon so that the U.S. military personnel in Iraq can return home as quickly as possible and enjoy the simple satisfactions of life once more.

Ryan Conklin And Paranormal Activity

In a real-life situation that eerily mirrors a scene from the movie Paranormal Activity, Ryan Conklin recently experienced a frightening encounter with the beyond and the inexplicable.

One dark and foreboding night, Ryan and his company were required to investigate rumors of strange activity occurring in a seemingly normal house in an ordinary neighborhood in Baghdad. To document their findings and to record his observations, Ryan brought along his video camera.

At first Ryan was not concerned about the call to the old house in the dead of night. On the way there, he recorded himself making casual remarks, such as that he realized that in general, it would not be pleasant for residents of a home to awaken and find soldiers such as himself in the house and upon the roof searching for they knew not what.

His mood started to change after his arrival at the house. He began to feel an odd presence near him. To the camera he laughed nervously, and perhaps to appease the spirit world, claimed that he did believe in ghosts. Nor sure what was real and what wasn't anymore, he joked as a way to keep his courage up that he thought maybe a ghost was following him as he patrolled the rooftop of the house.

Things then abruptly changed as a panicked Ryan spoke to the camera, not knowing if the recording would be the only evidence that people would find of what he had just experienced.

Ryan told of seeing a dreadful apparition of an old man whose nature was unknown. He managed to turn the camera toward the shape and captured its horrifying appearance. It had the characteristics of an elderly man with an outstretched arm, just standing there, staring with its lifeless eyes towards Ryan.

Ryan was freaked out by what he saw through the camera sight, but even more so when he turned it to himself to record his fear and then back to where the spirit had stood. It was gone. Ryan wondered aloud what was going on. Then in a life-altering instance, the nightmarish creature reappeared in the camera view. Ryan gasped and let the camera drop away.

Fortunately, unlike the fictional horror films, Ryan lived to recount the tale. He expressed his assessment shortly thereafter that with his own eyes he had verified the existence of supernatural beings haunting accursed locations in Baghdad.

Morning broke and Ryan was able to calm his unnerved consciousness and put the night of terror behind him.

Strangely, this was not the only such experience that Ryan has had this Halloween season. In a second video Ryan recorded a Poltergeist like encounter where a TV was left on and something beyond belief was seen. What he saw was too horrible to describe. Watch if you dare.

Ryan Conklin And Baya Voce

In reviewing the search terms that people use to find this Ryan Conklin fan site, it can been seen that the number one thing people have searched for in connection with Ryan's name has been "Baya Voce". As in, "Ryan Conklin and Baya Voce", "Are Ryan Conklin and Baya dating?", "Are Ryan and Baya still together?".

Frankly, I haven't had any interest in knowing the precise definition of their relationship. Maybe it's more of a girl thing to want to know exactly. As a guy, I just found it noteworthy that they have been very close friends and that they have spent a lot of time together doing stuff since The Real World Brooklyn ended, at least while Ryan was in the U.S. So it hasn't bothered me that they have been very coy about whether or not they have ever been boyfriend/girlfriend.

Well, now in a major burst of candidness about it, Ryan has provided very clear answers to the questions that have so interested people. Yes, they have been in a close relationship for a period of time. Yes, they recently agreed to be boyfriend/girlfriend. No, they are not still together.

After Ryan broke up with his previous girlfriend Belle, Ryan and Baya got very close, spending a lot of time together before Ryan went back into uniform. She was very important to Ryan in helping out during the difficult time of readjusting to going back into the Army. About her, Ryan says he loves her and thinks she is a beautiful person.

They continued to have some kind of relationship after Ryan deployed to Iraq, being in communication with each other. Then as absence makes the heart grow fonder, Ryan looked forward to the time that they he would be able to spend with her during the few weeks in September, 2009, when he had his R&R "vacation".

When he got back to the United States, and to New York, the first thing he did was hightail it to her door. It then turned out to be everything he had hoped it to be. They had a great time while in each others company. Ryan said they were never more than 10 feet, or at least 10 minutes, apart from one another.

It was during this time in the middle of September that they made it official to each other: they would be a couple.

However, the warmth and happiness and certainty of September gave way to the cooling temperatures of October. After Ryan returned to Iraq, the relationship continued for about a month. Then in the latter part of October, Ryan got the news that any serviceman would dread to hear while he was away from home. Baya dumped him.

Ryan explained that there was no specific instance of anything that caused the break-up. He said from her point of view that the timing wasn't right for their relationship. He said he understood that they were on different paths in life, which only seemed to cross occasionally.

The turn of events has been very unhappy for Ryan. He called it a "kick in the face". He tries not to let it get him too down, giving the understatement, "Being dumped by someone you love is not the best thing in the world."

However, in usual Ryan fashion, he tries to think positively about the situation. To keep going through the last few months in Iraq, he thinks about how short the time is and how he can never be forced back again. He also things about the huge amount of wild oats he will now be able to sow when he gets home.

To the single women of America, Ryan has issued a strong warning, and the implication of a rather enticing invitation: "Single Ryan A. Conklin is going to take America by storm, dammit! And I'm going to have good times."

Note that Ryan has removed the corresponding video from YouTube:

About Ryan Conklin's Book

By now everyone with a 2010 Ryan A. Conklin calendar* will have marked April 6th as the publication date of Ryan's book, An Angel From Hell. Or maybe have the whole period from the 1st (Ryan's 25th birthday!) to the 6th highlighted as one big Ryan fest. It's a time to celebrate all things related to that zany, creative, determined, dutiful, warm-hearted son of a gun that we have all come to love so much.

The book itself is going to be an opportunity for fans to connect to one of the most important aspects of who Ryan Conklin is. It's a window onto the soul of the roused and resolute young man who like many others sacrificed the early years of his adulthood to put his life on the line in service to his country after 9/11. Most people have seen only the fun-loving scamp portrayed on The Real World Brooklyn, but with this book, they will see the real reason why he and people like him should be celebrated.

On Amazon, the following is currently being displayed for the product description:

An edgy, gripping report from the front lines by a young veteran and cast member of The Real World: Brooklyn.

Ryan Conklin enlisted in the Army at age seventeen, following 9/11, and joined Angel Company. As a turret gunner with the famed 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles," and a member of the famed "Rakkasans" regiment-the most decorated regiment in the U.S. Army-he endured hellish conditions in the war-torn city of Tikrit, Iraq.

When he returned to the States, he became a cast member on The Real World: Brooklyn in 2008. That came to an end when he received his notice recalling him to duty.

An Angel from Hell is a gritty, blunt, and laugh­ out loud funny war memoir from the grunt's perspective. Conklin reveals what the Iraq war is really like, day to day - the misery, the boredom, the absurdity, the horror, and even the moments of grace. With stunning candor and wisdom beyond his years, Ryan Conklin has documented a complex and unavoidably life-changing experience for his generation.

*There currently is no 2010 Ryan A. Conklin calendar, but I think there should be one. It would be easy for Ryan to create one on CafePress.com with 12 of his photos and sell them there. Perhaps he would if people nicely requested him to do so? Then I could take one to work along with my Ryan Conklin notebook and Ryan Conklin lunch box.

Ryan Conklin Reveals The Answers

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.

Ryan Budges A Door

One of the tasks of an infantryman in an urban setting is to knock down doors to gain entry into buildings. It's one of the tasks that Ryan Conklin really enjoys doing. He has said that it helps him to overcome frustration.

There are several possible methods to free the door from what is holding it in place. One method is direct forward force to dislodge the door. It can be accomplished through using a heavy object to ram against the door, or using the same principle but using a part of person's body to apply the force. In the latter case, this would be done through kicking the door with the foot or striking it with the shoulder as one runs into it. The expectation is the force will break the weaker of the door itself around the lock mechanism or the door frame holding the strike plate and latch.

Recently, Ryan had the opportunity to engage in some good old-fashioned door breaking. Like most straight men when there is too much testosterone around and not enough common sense, Ryan chose to use the shoulder to the door approach to try to knock it loose.

Ryan stood back from the door and eying it had at least the foresight to realize and to acknowledge to the men around him, "This is going to hurt." The guys standing there, one with camera to capture the operation, were amused by what was about to transpire and so let Ryan have a go at it: "Do your thing, Sunshine!"

Ryan prepared himself for his attack run against the door by first removing his sporty sunglasses from his shoulder pocket and handing them to a fellow soldier. No need to make them a casualty if something should go awry. Then speaking to the camera ala The Office, Ryan explained he would "try to enter."

Ryan did a short three step jaunt towards the door and slammed into it. It shook a little and it made Ryan yelp from the impact. The other men laughed, but with determination, Ryan did another three step hop and bounced against the heavy door again. Before anyone could stop the futility, Ryan exclaimed, "I can get it!" He headed back to the door and applied all the force he could muster. He gave a yell worthy of any tennis pro serving at Wimbledon, but unfortunately, the door held its ground.

Someone told Ryan, "There's something behind it." Ryan agreed with the assessment, saying, "There's something behind it." So of course Ryan then proceeded twice more to bang his body full force against the door for no useful purpose. The door at least wavered a little bit within its frame.

Ryan insisted he had started the door's destruction, but agreed to step aside to let a bigger guy see what he could do. That guy tried it twice to no avail, so "The Ram" (literally a battering ram) was called in to do the job. There was mention of using "The Hammer", but it was noted that it had been broken. No one pointed their finger at Ryan when they mentioned the fate of the hammer.

The video of the escapade doesn't show if the door was ever defeated or not. Instead it ends with Ryan shown with his feet on a desk, repeating a line from Borat. It didn't seem to have any connection with what had come before, but it at least allowed for a happy ending. Hopefully Ryan will have more success in the inevitable sequel.

Ryan Conklin Busts A Move

In the famous pole dancing class scene in episode three of The Real World Brooklyn, we got to see how foot loose and fancy free Ryan Conklin can be on the dance floor. Unfortunately, after that, except for a little high stepping as Uncle Sam, we didn't get to see again how fabulously enthusiastic he can be in showing his appealing physicality.

Now from Iraq, we can see in a video clip that Ryan has made, that he's still got the moves down that caught people's attention on the show, as well as a much larger repertoire of steps that we never knew before that he is quite the master of.

Taking the unusual progression from pole to port-a-potty dancing, Ryan flexes his limbs and beloved booty within the confines of a transportable toilet stall. The open door provides the frame showcasing his artistic endeavors. He jumps and gyrates for about a minute in the enclosure, (which is about as long as most people can stand to be within one, regardless of the specific activity that they feel compelled to do there.)

There's no audio in the clip, so we don't know what music Ryan was riding the beat on. What we see, at the beginning, is Ryan warming up with some tentative steps and gestures. Then he quickly goes into high gear with over the head waves and some severe rump shaking. This is followed by a twirl, a kick and a Michael Jackson crotch pat. Noteworthy is a crouching high powered thigh and butt shake with frenetic arm motions that he does (after revealing a little more skin with a pull up on the hem of his shorts). Added in is a little retro robot and marionette. For the rest, Ryan goes all out with his freestyle, punctuated with some hands in the air, arm rolls, leg lifts, high steps, and some run in place. The high point is of course the hard crotch thrust, which should cause even the most jaded viewer to exclaim with glee, "Ow!"

Besides reemphasizing how much fun a night on the town would be with Ryan, the video also highlights what good shape he is in. His MySpace characterization of himself as "athletic" is no exaggeration.

It's also an advance warning to club goers. Next year, you will need to evacuate the dance floor - Ryan A. Conklin will be taking over.

The Mystery of Ryan's New Song

Ryan Conklin has a new song coming out, and he can't wait to tell people about it. In a teaser video clip from Iraq, Ryan tells his faithful fans that a new tune by him will soon be added to the Conklin songbook. He has completed the song and will make it available to the public sometime before the the end of October, 2009.

What makes it really special though is that Ryan has produced a video to go with the song. He's made performance videos before, but this one appears to be something bigger. The details of the video and the song are being kept under wraps by Ryan until he does the big reveal, but he promises fans that it is "freaking awesome" and they are really going to enjoy it.

In his announcement clip, Ryan makes a point of stating that he made the video specially for his fans and it was exciting for him to make it. He's very proud of how it turned out and just couldn't wait to tell people about it. He said he made the clip to hype the video (even though he should know that his fans will flock to YT as soon as it hits the internet and will then proceed to watch it hundreds of times).

The thing that Ryan enjoys most about the song/video is that it may be a bit of a surprise and keeping people guessing about it is just what he wants to have happen. He gleefully anticipates the curiosity. He knows people will wonder, what's it about? What does it sound like? Did he even deploy with a guitar? How could you make a new song?

The answer on the guitar was that, no, he did not bring a guitar or any instrument with him to Iraq. And that is the only answer he will give at this time. He did give one more hint, that his "mouth" may be the source of the music, presumably going beyond just the vocals. Ryan hopes that his hints will leave people scratching their heads in wonder, eagerly awaiting the answers to the mystery.

In any event, it is definitely exciting to have a new song to add to the all-Ryan, all-the-time, music playlist.

Ask Ryan Conklin Anything

As part of the reboot of his YouTube channel, Ryan A. Conklin has announced that he is soliciting questions for him from his viewers to use as material in the creation of future videos. Besides the types of videos that he has already promised to produce, like randomness, pranks, crazy things, things about his life, he also plans to do a series in which he answers the questions that people send to him.

Ryan stated that the questions really could be about anything, comical or serious or anything in between. People can even send in topics that they would like Ryan to comment on. From these submissions, Ryan will pick what he thinks are the best and record his responses to them to put on his channel.

The email address for sending questions to Ryan is askryananything@yahoo.com.

Ryan has already said in an earlier video that many people have written to him asking if he is dating anyone, and specifically dating Baya Voce. His comedic response was given in a video in which he jokingly said that he has a girlfriend and her name is "Carbie" (his M4 carbine). It will be interesting to see, now that the girl fans' big question is out of the way, what other kinds of things people are interested in and what his answers will be.

To save time and effort and to avoid spamming Ryan's inbox, I can give you the answer to the big three right now so you won't need to ask: 1) yes they were in a relationship, but not now; 2) he's coming back in January; 3) he has not had an interest in doing RW/RR challenges (which makes me glad). So be creative.

Ryan's View On Girls And Dogs

During episode 12 of The Real World Brooklyn, Devyn Simone was shown buying her little Yorkie pup, Brooklyn. It was an adorable little bundle of love that most of the roommates appreciated when she brought it back to the house. However, one person who wasn't too happy about it when he found out that little Brooklyn was joining the cast was Ryan Conklin.

His displeasure seemed to be immediately triggered when Sarah Rice gave Ryan the news of the addition and referred to Brooklyn as Devyn's new accessory. Ryan didn't like the concept of a dog being considered a girl's accessory. To him a dog should be treated like a faithful companion, but still, a dog. He felt that it should be a pet and not an extension of one's wardrobe or a dress-up doll. So, it didn't make Ryan feel any better when Sarah told him that Devyn had also bought four doggie sweaters for it.

In Confessional, Ryan commented, "All these people who think they're so glamorous - they think they're so glam carrying around little dogs as if it were a bag. Seriously, these stupid, like idiot girls in this world, who are hooked on shopping and 0rgasm when they see a nice bag, get a dog. Um, it's still not glamorous, it's still stupid, it's always been stupid, when girls carry around little tiny dogs in their bags, especially ones they buy little sweaters for. Paris Hilton used to do it."

And with the mention of Paris Hilton, we see that Ryan's consternation is not really about little dogs going for rides in mommy's handbag, but rather Ryan's feelings about society girls.

Speaking of Paris, Ryan said sarcastically, "That's a great role model." Then regarding girls who want to be like her, "I can't stand stuck-up wenches that walk around, all souped-up, glamorous. If they go to the bathroom they have to dress up like they're going to the prom. Walking around in their $500 freaking, $5000 stupid bag."

The notion of it all caused Ryan to go check with Devyn and ask her in disbelief if she had really gotten sweaters for the dog. He kept his feelings in check but stated plainly to Devyn that he did not believe dogs should be treated like accessories. He said they used to be, like six years before, when Paris Hilton did it.

So again we come back to Paris. Looking back six years, it can been seen that that was the time that Paris and Nicole Ritchie were in their first season of The Simple Life. The conclusion must be that that show had a pronounced impact on shaping Ryan's tastes in women, causing him to have a strong disgust for high society girls. Perhaps he felt a commiserating connection between himself, from little Gettysburg, and the young men of Altus, Arkansas, whose affections were toyed with by the girls from the big city. Perhaps he had had his own experience being toyed with by some Pennsylvania painted woman that had wrapped him around her fingers with the deluxe Lee press-on nails and then left him behind.

In any case, it is clear that for a girl to have a chance with Ryan, she needs to be down-to-earth, and from someplace real, like say for example, Salt Lake City.

Ryan Reveals His Girlfriend

People that come to this blog often arrive here by searching on terms that show that they are interested in knowing if and whom Ryan Conklin is dating. I don't really understand the fascination with the topic, but I can see that there are a lot of people who want to know about this.

Well, Ryan has prepared a video message from Iraq that has answered the question, "Does Ryan have girlfriend?" Ryan said he gets a lot letters asking that from both women and men, and so he revealed that he does have a girlfriend and he let his fans know who it is.

His girlfriend's name is Carbie and she is actually with Ryan in Iraq. He showed her off in the video as he spoke about her. He said that she is wonderful and very good to him. On the subject of their compatibility, he says she jams not unlike Bob Marley.

Ryan then got really risqué when he said that sometimes he spanks her and that he would like to undress her right then before the camera. He explained that she let him do whatever he wanted to do with her (similar to most Ryan fans). He then gave her some woodpecker kisses. and proceeded to quickly expose all her naughty bits.

Ryan recorded his whole session with her. His hands were all over her, but it was clear that Ryan is not into any foreplay as he rapidly took care of business. It was actually kind of disappointing that he was "complete" in only a few seconds, as most people would rather that he be an all-nighter. But hey, you grab a few seconds of Ryan love wherever you can get it.

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Surprise! In the video Ryan explained that "Carbie" is not a girl - the name actually refers to his M4 carbine. This was a relief for me to know that Ryan hadn't really taken up with some floozy. I had gotten worried when my research found that "Carbie" has a reputation for stripping easily and for having a telescoping buttstock.

For an infantryman, there would be a lot of love for the weapon that takes care of him. Ryan showed how he felt about it with a tender touch and some heavy yanking on the charging handle. The kisses on the sight post were also sweet, and notable. I believe they are the first kisses by Ryan captured on any public video.

Will we see a video response from Baya Voce? Word has it that she mixes it up and gets in the groove with "Turnie" on Tuesday nights at Angels & Kings.