 Ralph Hinkley Syndrome's Profile |
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MY EYES HAVE HANDS is HERE (NEW SONG!!) |
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| Location: | Orange County, CA |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 6, 2008 (580 days back) |
About Me |
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ANY OF YOU WHO GREW UP WEARING ADIDAS SWEAT PANTS and 1" thick laces in the big 80's remember the show "The Greatest American Hero". Well, the white guy with the lovely sun-kissed fro plays Ralph Hinkley–a teacher of students with special needs with a determination to get through to them. Through a series of totally unbelievable circumstances, he is visited by aliens (gentle ones) and told that he must wear this ridiculous suit w/special powers to save the world. The problem is that he left the instruction manual in the desert. So, he's got all this power available to him, but never really learns how to use it properly. He's a man with good intentions but at the same time is seriously flawed. The irony is that we are all Ralph Hinkley's. We're all born with this syndrome. We have amazing power of the divine kind available to us, yet never truly tap into its full potential. We never really harness how to fully appropriate it. We have this effective instruction manual that's been on the #1 best seller list since the beginning of time, yet how often do we forget it? We are all good intentioned...yet are riddled with character defects and secrets we wouldn't tell our closest friend. Believe it or not...the "alien" who designed and truly does care about this world (enough to die for it) has been rejected by the ones he made in his image. He is the symbol of grace ascending with perfection while we in our syndrome like Ralph can't even land right on our own. Good thing we have more than a drunken FBI agent and cheezy theme song to help us through. Ralph Hinkley Syndrome in "Tears of Joy"Greatest American Hero–Believe it or not, he's still alive! |
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Music:Member Since: 2/27/2007Band Members: Jimmy Eat World's "Kill" Unplugged: Tears of Joy: Mailing List Fun:
name: Jason Ogle Wyman Gentry IMAGINE THE SWEET MELODIES of a Sebadoh ballad combined with the driving guitar riffs of Jimmy Eat World. Then stir in some haunting synth-lines in the vane of Jeremy Enigk and top it off with deep lyrical honesty from the likes of Ben Gibbard. Finally, sprinkle on some Kurt Cobain grunginess and you create a sonic recipe for the signature sounds of Ralph Hinkley Syndrome (RHS). Hailing from Orange County, California, RHS consists of Wyman Gentry and Jason Ogle. The dynamic duo have been buddies since “Twisted Sister” was tainting the radio waves. It was Wyman who inspired Jason to play guitar when in the fifth grade talent show he serenaded the school with the unforgettable chorus, “Who ya gonna call…Ghostbusters!” They’ve been through the lows, the highs, the really highs and down to the lowest lows together. From playing with “Transformers” to shoplifting “Anthrax” cassettes from Kmart to swiping hard liquor from the grocery stores to wasting away as alcoholics and drug addicts together. When the tides of life reached their lowest peak, and faith in anything was at an all-time low, writing music and playing in bands was their only relief from the pain of living. By the grace of God, that phase ended rather than their lives. The name of the project “Ralph Hinkley Syndrome” was inspired by the short-lived 80’s TV show titled “The Greatest American Hero”. Ralph is the lead character who has good intentions, yet fails miserably in his attempt to become a superhero. He learns to fly, yet never learns how to land and crashes hard every time. The “Syndrome” part stems from the fact that all of us are like this. We all have good intentions to be the best we can and even make a difference in somebody’s life. Yet however much altitude we may gain in our pursuit, we eventually come crashing down. We fail and we cannot help but fail. There’s an innate need for perfection within us but until we look outside ourselves and towards the divine (God), we cannot begin to see that that certain perfection and graceful landing is found only in the one who holds this beautiful mess together. When asked about what kind of mark they’re trying to make on the music industry, Jason Ogle responded this way: “We’re not out to prove a point or to be the next ‘cool’ rock stars to come and go. For Wyman and I, it’s all about being real and writing good honest music that we’re proud of and that people can connect with on a deeper level. One of the most rewarding aspects of this is when a fan responds with complete enthusiasm for the songs we’ve written and shares with us how much the music moved them. Those are the simple pleasures that keep us pumped and inspired to forge ahead.” So with that, may the “Ralph Hinkley Syndrome” revolution begin! Believe it or not…it already has. RHS is about to release their first (self-titled) EP! It will be available on iTunes and many other leading digital distribution networks. RHS went six weeks in a row to win an insignificant music contest. They are also receiving airplay on numerous radio stations throughout the world and still love consuming and discussing “cheebuddah’s” whenever possible. myspace.com/rhsrox | ralphhinkley.com Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Indie / Alternative / Grunge) |
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My Blog |
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PLEASE DONT BURY US...WERE NOT DEAD!!! |
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| We found out from some good friends (myspace.com/coldrushband) that MySpace is displaying some band profiles as "blocked" aka DELETED.I was wondering why we lost 300 friends in like two days. I thoug... Posted by Ralph Hinkley Syndrome on Thu, 29 May 2008 12:36:00 PST |
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Were on Twitter! Come, follow us... |
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| Yes, we've finally jumped on the Twitter bandwagon and would love to have you stalk, er I mean keep up with our happenings!Come follow us:twitter.com/RalphHinkleyWe won't lead you as well as the Messi... Posted by Ralph Hinkley Syndrome on Thu, 15 May 2008 08:12:00 PST |
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The Music is Bigger Than the Band |
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| This is an email that we received from a really cool friend on here named Adam. I got his permission to post and really appreciated his point of view about what we're doing here in this little music ... Posted by Ralph Hinkley Syndrome on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:46:00 PST |
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OC Weekly Interview |
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| FAILING UPWARDRalph Hinkley Syndrome Found God, Beat Addiction, Then Rocked AccordinglyBy REX REASONThursday, April 17, 2008 - 3:00 pm----------------------------------------------------------
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The New MySpace Music (you heard it here first)!!! |
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| Many of you know that I ecstatically hang my daytime hat here at MySpace and have been trying to help make it a better place for us musicians with ongoing efforts like idea generation (as mentioned i... Posted by Ralph Hinkley Syndrome on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:40:00 PST |
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ATTN: Bands (Submit Your MySpace Feature Ideas) |
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| We haven't quit our day jobs yet and as many of you know, I (Jason) delightfully hang my daytime hat here at MySpace.com as a designer/developer.The reason for this blog is to share with you that I ha... Posted by Ralph Hinkley Syndrome on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:05:00 PST |
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First "Unplugged" Show RECAP |
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| Yes, our profile pic is new! Yay, we needed a fresh pic of us! Comments welcome (be gentle, we're fragile). This pic was taken last Sat. at our first "unplugged" show at "The District" in Tustin, CA.O... Posted by Ralph Hinkley Syndrome on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:49:00 PST |
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How to AVOID and RECOVER from PHISHING accidents! |
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| Howdy faithful friends,About a week ago (as mentioned in a bulletin) we were phished. Not once, but twice in two days! The second time was the doozie as they changed our email address and successfully... Posted by Ralph Hinkley Syndrome on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:58:00 PST |
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FREE DOWNLOAD OF OUR SONG "TRAVEL"!!!!!! |
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| WILLY WONKA: Do you like the song "Travel" Charlie?CHARLIE: I love it!WILLY WONKA: That's terrific because I'm giving it to you!CHARLIE: [excited expression] YAY!::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::... Posted by Ralph Hinkley Syndrome on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST |
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Dear Record Industry... |
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| What's with all the reunions? Police, Van Halen, Rolling Stones, Smashing Pumpkins, The Spice Girls and scores of others. Ok, admittedly I applaud the "Sebadoh" reunion (but you might not have heard o... Posted by Ralph Hinkley Syndrome on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Jason, Wyman, seBADoh, Lou Barlow, Jimmy Eat World, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Jeremy Enigk, Mew, Queens Of The Stone Age, silversun pickups, PIXIES, Sonic Youth, Pedro The Lion, Nirvana, Editors, Francisco, Dereck Higgins, source victoria, Gigs, COLD RUSH BAND, el pollo loco, Burma Shade, westtexasindierockkid, ♥ Catwoman ♥, Alyssa, 029, noneedfor, the Rounders, OPI-x-IES, (J_a) (k_E), Cisco Araya, Margaret Peter's True Fan, +JLahr+ *es muy blanca, Menios Symeon, Reverend Blues, SHARON STONED, tres b, FONSO666, The Shape of the Earth, Emma (The Rock Princess), Lucy, Suck It Up, Buttercup!, dane, MellWell™, bongie, Bald's Club, polonca a.k.a si đe westlife, nobody beats, UBOAT, Crack Filler, This Burning Age
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