"Ryan's shit is so simple and genius that it is probably a source of major aggravation for all the "real" punks in Phoenix...fuck em. I love Father's Day."- Mr. Quintron

"Ryan Avery puts the fag back into art fag without being a total fag about it. Funny, smart, engaging, and without the art house snobbery. " - Lee (Treephort)

"I lost my father at a young age. For years I lacked guidance and direction. 'Father's Day' gave me the positive masculine role model my life had been without. Years of paternal reinforcement and advice were given to me in mere minutes at my first Fathers Day show. I learned to shave, how to get that girl, to drive a stick shift, catch a fish, and to finally stand up to the freckled kid who had been taking my lunch money." - Jonathan Snipes (Captain Ahab)

"There's people in the world who can't handle a big heart and open arms. These kind of people usually are lacking in that department as it is, but Ryan Avery strikes more terror and fear in their souls than any other." - Drew Danburry

"Ryan Avery is a dude and also a SUPER DUDE!" - Parker Jacobs (Go Go-13 / Yo Gabba Gabba)

"It has often been stated that the greatest talent is all but meaningless without one other vital component, and that is passion. Whether you are a critic or an adoring fan of Ryan's singular vision of what it is to be an Artist, you can never deny his ardent passion regarding it, and that is what makes him a force to be reckoned with." - Wayne Michael Reich

"Starring Ryan Avery as The Bandit: his head clanks with the navigations of bees decades-old. 'Make fast the reins,' they call, useless, as he cracks, most casual, his latest safe."-Joe Tepperman

Hi My Name Is Ryan
(Phoenix New Time - August, 2006)

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