I started this post months ago and never finished it. Better late than never, I suppose.
It seems like some people are never satisfied. No matter what level of achievement a person attains in his chosen field of operation, he is always setting the stage for a transition into some other field, to try his hand there as well. To see if the fates will bring success in some new arena. Professional atheletes perpetually turn their focus to new mountains. As if winning championships and setting records at the highest levels of competetive sports were not enough, now each Shaq must also rap. Each player, longs to announce. Even the great MJ could not resist stepping into the batter's box for a stint with the White Sox. Of course atheletes are not the only ones. Everyone knows every good waitress in LA longs to act. And every good actor longs to direct. And every good director will eventually produce. Then there's the whole cross over from acting to music, from music to acting, from television to film, to radio. And in each case, all of these people aspire to the highest peak of celebrity our culture affords: public office.
Ryan Adams is no exception. Last evening the North Carolinian rock and roll twangster first took the stage as the drumer for his opening act Rachael Yamagata. With in seconds it was clear that Adams is positioning himself for his next big career move. But unlike the MJ's and the Don Johnson's (remember "Heartbeat"?) Ryan Adams is poised to pull off the transition from Rock Star to his new career: unemployed homeless muppet.
I think he's got a pretty good chance of achieving his dream. The show was great, by the way. And John Stewart of Comedy Central was in the house.
