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Steve Ryan?
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Taken from another Ryan forum,
I hope the author doesn't mind:
"Steve's background...where do I start?
Steve's real name was Buck Passin. He entered the pediatric ward in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan April 20, 1960. He was raised on bronco riding, trick roping, and synchronized swimming. The sex re-assignment surgery at age 10 left Steve with a mass of scar tissue and a desire to become a lethal killing machine.
This desire led him to train with the Master Pungent Frumunda in the sweaty jungles of Madgascar. Steve subsequently developed the FlamingPants style Kung Fu.
Early in his teens, Steve worked as a stunt double for Chief Dan George in the film "The Outlaw Josey Wales". He graduated Annapolis and became the youngest Naval officer to command a warship.
During a brief stint with the NFL's Houston Oilers, Steve actually became the first man to catch a pass in a domed stadium. It was this close association wth the NFL and The United Way Charities that led Steve into his lifelong passion. His charity work with retarded dolphins has since earned him worldwide praise.
His love of knife-making actually started from a fascination with all forms of tableware. Few people know this but Steve is actually credited with the invention of Taco Bells Spork (tm). Sadly, his work on a folding tactical spoon never caught on.
After a series of appearances on Hollywood Squares, Steve was contacted by the Boy Scout's of America. At their request, he began developing a folding canoe paddle. It was under rigorous testing in the deadly rapids of Tulsa, OK that an event occurred that changed his life forever.
The FUCP (fold up canoe paddle) struck a rock and shattered, leaving Steve holding a short, jagged, hook-shaped item. This was the birth of Steve's Model 1. Even though his Bat-Wing Bowie Knife was selling out regularly on the HSN Knife Collector's Showcase, he abandoned the product line to begin work on refining the Model 1.
Steve left for the world's center of custom knife production. Pakistan. After spending years learning the techniques of the masters there, he returned to the rapids of Oklahoma.
Seeing that breaking steel on rocks in the middle of a raging river was too time consuming, he invested in some grinding equipment and opened his own shop. After securing funding, he started full-time knife making. The arrangement between the wealthy benefactor and man-slave quickly soured. Steve's knife-making passion was in jeopardy.
The next few years were a hazy blur of low-budget porn, cheap motels, and cheaper booze. It was long-time friend Rosie Grier who found Steve at his worst and nursed him back to health. Through an innovative blending of furniture design and Bonsai Kittens, Steve eventually earned the venture capitol to start making his art once more.
Today Steve is celebrating his 36th day of sobriety and he's making knives just like he's making his life. One day at a time."
I hope the author doesn't mind:
"Steve's background...where do I start?
Steve's real name was Buck Passin. He entered the pediatric ward in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan April 20, 1960. He was raised on bronco riding, trick roping, and synchronized swimming. The sex re-assignment surgery at age 10 left Steve with a mass of scar tissue and a desire to become a lethal killing machine.
This desire led him to train with the Master Pungent Frumunda in the sweaty jungles of Madgascar. Steve subsequently developed the FlamingPants style Kung Fu.
Early in his teens, Steve worked as a stunt double for Chief Dan George in the film "The Outlaw Josey Wales". He graduated Annapolis and became the youngest Naval officer to command a warship.
During a brief stint with the NFL's Houston Oilers, Steve actually became the first man to catch a pass in a domed stadium. It was this close association wth the NFL and The United Way Charities that led Steve into his lifelong passion. His charity work with retarded dolphins has since earned him worldwide praise.
His love of knife-making actually started from a fascination with all forms of tableware. Few people know this but Steve is actually credited with the invention of Taco Bells Spork (tm). Sadly, his work on a folding tactical spoon never caught on.
After a series of appearances on Hollywood Squares, Steve was contacted by the Boy Scout's of America. At their request, he began developing a folding canoe paddle. It was under rigorous testing in the deadly rapids of Tulsa, OK that an event occurred that changed his life forever.
The FUCP (fold up canoe paddle) struck a rock and shattered, leaving Steve holding a short, jagged, hook-shaped item. This was the birth of Steve's Model 1. Even though his Bat-Wing Bowie Knife was selling out regularly on the HSN Knife Collector's Showcase, he abandoned the product line to begin work on refining the Model 1.
Steve left for the world's center of custom knife production. Pakistan. After spending years learning the techniques of the masters there, he returned to the rapids of Oklahoma.
Seeing that breaking steel on rocks in the middle of a raging river was too time consuming, he invested in some grinding equipment and opened his own shop. After securing funding, he started full-time knife making. The arrangement between the wealthy benefactor and man-slave quickly soured. Steve's knife-making passion was in jeopardy.
The next few years were a hazy blur of low-budget porn, cheap motels, and cheaper booze. It was long-time friend Rosie Grier who found Steve at his worst and nursed him back to health. Through an innovative blending of furniture design and Bonsai Kittens, Steve eventually earned the venture capitol to start making his art once more.
Today Steve is celebrating his 36th day of sobriety and he's making knives just like he's making his life. One day at a time."