Photo Credit to the man closer and taller than me
who offered to snap a pic of R. Les.
Putting aside that he is a superb recording artist and producer, Ryan Leslie is an outstanding man. I appreciate that he always puts the fans first. The former Harvard University student is dedicated to his profession and does not seem to let it go to his head. I can speak on all this because I hit his website and watch his vlogs often enough to get a good sense of Ryan's character. I also follow @Ryan_Leslie on Twitter and that's how I found out about his appearance at the Diesel store tonight. Ryan tweeted, only one day ago, that he'd be doing three songs and all were welcome. My wishes had been answered when I read this. I promised myself I'd see Ryan Leslie somehow, someway before this summer's end.
Boy did I see him! There was a substantial turnout so I didn't have the best view of him singing the newest tracks from the upcoming album "Transition." What was better is instead, I was right in the passageway to and from the stage. Thank goodness I left where I was initially standing to go to this spot, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten this footage of Ryan about to perform:
No... of course that isn't me screaming hysterically!
The entire thing was broadcast on the Diesel:U:Music Radio. After he performed and was exiting in that path, I got his attention (gently grabbed his arm...) and greeted him. Ryan took a moment to look me in the eyes and say hello in return. Ok maybe that description dramaticizes and exaggerates our less than 5 second ecounter, but it was special to me since I admire R. Les and his work. So let me stop gushing and rambling here. The moral of the story is everything has its time.
