johnnyryall2

Hey guys,

Like I said in another thread, I don't really post here. But I knew Ryan from back in the day, before he became famous. I can assure you, he wouldn't want to see everyone down. He had a rough and tough exterior to him, but once you got to know him he was a stand up guy. You didn't always agree with him, but definitely wasn't a yes man.

Since I knew Ryan first and foremost as a friend prior to his adventures at Gamespot or Giant Bomb, I would like to take a moment to share a funny story with you about our late friend.

Back in the late 90's (somewhere between 1997-1999, I dunno), Ryan went out to a party with our mutual friend Dan. He proceed get hammered and have a good time. He ended up crashing on Dan's floor for the night.

The next day, Dan wakes up and finds Ryan on his floor, passed out. He was lying on his back with his mouth open. Dan tries to awaken Ryan, but he's not having it. Keeps on sleeping (probably sleeping off a hangover, most of us were back then during some point).

Dan decided enough was enough, Ryan needed to wake up. You have to understand, our friends in this click were known to do some semi f'ed up things to eachother on occasion. So Dan goes to the fridge, finds a jar of wasabi. He scoops up a spoonful and walks over to where Ryan is passed out. He proceeds to put the wasabi into Ryan's mouth.

About 5-10 seconds later, Ryan RISES UP from the wasabi. He woke up FAST (like a nascar). Haha.

Anyway, I am saddened by his loss just as everyone else. But wanted to share one of the good memories I have of him. RIP Ryan, you were a friend and I'm glad we were able to hang out when we did.