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Merry Christmas! 

A quick note to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and blessings in the New Year.  Be well and stay groovy as we express our heartfelt gratitude to those who have graciously hosted us in music in 2025, and our sincere appreciation for our friends, followers and listeners.   We've enrolled each of you in the ‘Jelly of the Month Club’ as a small token our our affection - that's the gift that keeps on giving, Clark.  Nah - just kidding we got you something much better - a new track on our ‘songs' page of this very website - featuring the sultry tones of our very own Kelly Kelly.  (One Kelly just wasn't enough).

Almost Human 

     Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) cure the common cold?  Nope.  Can it fix the loo?  Nosir - still need a plumber, or some tools and a strong composition...  Oh, but wait, it can surely clear the snow - right?  Ah no, no it cannot.  Fine fine, but AI has the wu-tang grip on dropping the transmission out of my '04 Lincoln - ya?   Nah.  But it IS purportedly on track to achieve general or super intelligence, gain agency, first unemploy and then kill us all, right?  Well.... yeah, piece-'o-cake,  no worries there.
 
     The above was my reaction to a fun read of a recent NYT bestseller 'If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies'.  Interesting synopsis here in case you are interested:  https://ai-frontiers.org/articles/summary-of-if-anyone-builds-it-everyone-dies
 
     My further contemplation on the AI matter gives me hope that positive and real in-person human-to-human interaction, already tamped down somewhat by the rise of social media, the not-too-long-ago era of lockdowns and the general polarization of opinions these days, will become more treasured and valued.  Then I thought to myself... self... aren't we inadvertent stewards of heartfelt and soulful human-to-human connection, namely: live music?   I'll admit, the J Ryan Trio often falls short of even 'regular intelligence', but if you had to choose between a humanoid robot butler that might buttle daily chores before going haywire causing havoc and the J Ryan Trio - I gotta believe at least 3 out of 5 would choose the J Ryan Trio.  OK 2 outta 5, but that's still a solid double digit percentage.
 
     Thus I humbly recommend braving the cold to support real people making real music in real time at the storied and venerable Jazz Gallery this Saturday, Dec 13 (music 7pm to 9-ish).  Every penny raised will benefit the Gallery's ongoing commitment to real-human community connections and music.  Details in the handsome, hand crafted non-AI-generated poster below.

Happy Halloween 

     Recent data shows over 40% of Americans believe in ghosts.  Nearly 1/3 believe in gremlins (AMC or otherwise). A scant majority are convinced the Keebler Elves pull the strings of the Illuminati.  Ah, but there’s a statistic for everything these days… 64% of people know that…   I for one believe my garden gnome has spoken to me on two non-consecutive occasions. Okay, maybe not spoken-spoken, but gave me a sideways glance when I swung the weed eater in his direction and I swear those dead little painted eyes followed me.   I’m somewhat afraid to up and dispose of the wee fella…

     What is NOT scary is the J Ryan Trio Halloween Extravaganza at Ally’s Bistro this Friday – music from 6pm to 8pm.  I’ve sung 8 verses of Monster Mash to myself while working in the garage last weekend– got it aaaaalll out of my system so no fear in hearing that one during our set.  We will, however, play Stevie Wonder’s Superstition and Atlanta Rhythm Sections 1972 classic: Spooky.   You’ve got an extra hour this weekend as we set our clocks back – why not spend it with us at Ally’s?

     As we have a number of private events slated for the balance of November and early Dec, next chance to catch us out and about will be at the Jazz Gallery this Dec 13.

     I’m also seeing our 2026 calendar start to fill up – thus if we might be a blessing in music to you in ’26, or if you simply would like to lure ryan into a taze-able situation, simply let me know.

     Happy Halloween!