Torchy tot.Blue Skies * Shawn Ryan Shawn Ryan (born October 30, 1966 in Rockford, Illinois) is the creator of the television series The Shield and The Unit. He is a graduate of Middlebury College and is married to actress Cathy Cahlin Ryan, who also stars on The Shield. * LML LML - 1. Lazy ML. A lazy, purely functional variant of ML designed by Thomas Johnson and Lennart Augustsson at the Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden in 1984. LML is implemented on the G-machine, and was used to implement the first Haskell B compiler. Music The under-30 Shawn Ryan kicks off his second release with a roar, skipping through "Blue Skies" like an old pro. Offbeat off·beat n. Music An unaccented beat in a measure. adj. Slang Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor. selections like "I'm Checkin' Out" and sharp recording by producers John Ainsworth and Kelly Park keep things interesting, while Park's sparkling arrangements sometimes steal the spotlight. The disc's peak is back-to-back takes on "Moon River," sounding like a lost Vince Guaraldi Vince Guaraldi (July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American jazz musician and pianist best known for composing music for animated adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip. Guaraldi was born in San Francisco, California. piece, and "Baby, It's Cold Outside," liberated here from Christmas-disc hell. Ryan does a fine job on the latter, but while it's not a competition, duet partner Kim Nalley wins. Great at the light and comic, Ryan has difficulty keeping the fun out of his delivery, so the more serious numbers like "Down With Love" and "I've Never Been in Love Before" don't quite hold up. He should take another pass at them after a few more heartbreaks. |
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