Ryan LIVE at Mars Cafe 10/23/09

Come one come all!

I'm playing tonight at Mars Cafe (2318 University) in Des Moines tonight 9PM -11PM.

www.marscafe.net

LITR National Push #1 - 10/23/09

Hi all,

I just sent out a bunch of demos and flyers to radio stations and venues in Central Iowa, the midwest and around the country. I'm really serious about plugging LITR this time, I really believe in it. Here's a partial list of places I'm contacting...

Des Moines Radio Group - Des Moines, IA
Capital 106.3 FM - Des Moines, IA
KFMG Studios/Hotel Fort Des Moines - Des Moines, IA
KC Radio KC Café Internet Radio - Lee’s Summit, MO
IndieWorld Country - Brush Creek, TN
Indie 103.1 / Entravision - Los Angeles, CA
KEXP 90.3FM Seattle, WA
WFMU - Jersey City , NJ
Lightning 100 FM - Nashville, TN
WEVL FM 89.9 - Memphis, TN
KOOP 91.7FM - Austin TX
Fearless Radio - Chicago IL
Colorado Free Radio - Durango CO
RocklandWorldRadio.com -Nyack, NY
INDIE104 - Covina, CA

Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile - David Allan Coe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxxfEMlBhv8

This is a song from my childhood (I grew up on a lot of 70's and 80s country music when I was young) that I've recently rediscovered. I've been listening to it lately, as it seems to hit home especially hard for me due to the events of this summer (see post "Journal Entry 10/10/09").

So I've been letting this song soak in to me to a lot. I've even been playing on my recent solo gigs.

MONA LISA LOST HER SMILE - David Allan Coe
(Written by : J. Cunningham)

Chorus:
Mona Lisa lost her smile
The painter's hands are trembling now
And if she's out there running wild
It's just because I taught her how
The masterpiece that we had planned
Is laying shattered on the ground
Mona Lisa lost her smile
And the painter's hands are trembling now

Verse I:
And the eyes that used to burn for me
Now they no longer look my way
And the love that used to be
Why, it just got lost in yesterday
And if she seems cold to the touch
Well there used to burn a flame
I gave too little, took too much
Till I erased the painter's name

Chorus

What I Wouldn't Give

I belong to the Internet Songwriters Forum at http://www.thesongwritersforum.com/. Somebody posted this song the other day.

All I can say is WOW!!!!! :) It is by far the best indie country song I've ever heard.

http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/viewtrack.php?trackid=75013

new song....well...no

Well, if you blinked you prolly missed it. I have a new song to unveil, but had to pull it due to some legal issues. I hope to have them cleared up soon, cuz I wanna share this song with ya soon!!! :)

PLEASE VOTE - NSAI Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ax2vULO8tw6cWI78CU_2bzaw_3d_3d

I am entering the Nashville Songwriters/CMT Fall contest (http://nsai.cmt.com). I need your help! What do you think is my best song that I've written? Please take the above survey and let me know which is my best song and the one I you think I should submit. I need EVERYONE to take the survey. Voting closes at the end of business October 29 2009.

If you don't own my CDs (and shame on you if you don't! lol) then you can listen to clips at:

CDBABY: http://www.cdbaby.com/all/rsheeler

SOUNDCLICK: http://www.soundclick.com/ryansheeler

ShowcaseYourMusic: http://www.showcaseyourmusic.com/ryansheeler

ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/ryansheeler

Anything and Everything - Top Ten at RRadio Network!

Hi all,

The accolades and great notices from Light In The Rain keep coming! :) The latest news is that "Anything and Everything" has broken the Top Ten on the RRadio Network!!! yay!!!! Be sure to go to this link, and request or download it!!! PLEASE help me keep it in the top ten!! Thanks so much.

http://www.rradiomusic.com/artists/pop.htm