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'''Ryan Dowling''' (born '''Ryan Thomas Dowling''' on 18_December 1983 and confirmed Catholic taking on the name '''Ryan Thomas Sylvester Dowling''') is the lead singer, lyricist, and frontman for the band The_Tipplin'_Weigh. Since 2004, he has also played mandolin on some of The Tipplin' Weighs' songs.
==Life in Queens==
Growing up in Glendale,_Queens,_NY Ryan started playing Roller_hockey for the 104th Precinct Youth Council Roller Hockey league, under the tutelage of his Father/Coach Tom Dowling for the Infinity Graphics Sharks. Ryans' parents divorced when he was in elementary school. His father, the custodial parent after the divorce, remained firmly planted in his life. His mother unfortunately disappeared from his life around the time he was turning 16. He then lived with his Father and sister, and in later years his fathers' fiancee, Roz Servande. Ryan attended Thomas_A._Edison Technical and Vocational High school in Jamaica,_Queens and took Graphic Art and Design, which he excelled in, this, his drama, and journalism classes were the only thing that kept him going to school for as long as he did. Ryan was prone to getting jumped being one of the few white teenagers in Jamaica. After dropping out of High School he immediately got his GED and started working. In the wake of the events of September_11, Ryan decided to join the United_States_Navy and chose the Rating of Information_Systems_Technician.
==Time in the Navy/Starting the band==
While in the Navy, Ryan served aboard the Spruance class Destroyer USS_Stump_DD-978, and the Amphibious_Assault_Ship USS_Saipan_LHA-2. While on Saipan he met Justin MacDonald, the brothers Steven and Jon Jarvi, Adam Gutt, Nick "Spanky" Spangler, and James P. Ladefoged, and started the band The_Tipplin'_Weigh. Also, there he met Anthony Duran, Ryan Gibbons, Kyle Roux, and a slew of other non-musical band members. The Tipplin' Weigh has since broken up, but all of the members remain friends, and update the band Myspace page on a regular basis(The Tipplin' Weigh on Myspace).
==Love Life==
In April of 2002, Ryan met Jennifer Desimone, whom he fell in love with, which Ryan has been quoted as saying "It's because (Jenn) never gave me the time of day. She had a band t-shirt on and I said 'Hey, I've seen those guys' and she told me'That's nice' Meeting her was the single most greatest moment of my life". Though the two were off to a rocky start, there are now talks of engagement.
==What the Future Holds==
Ryan has been working on a movie idea with friends for sometime now. Many rumors of the band getting back together have started, but never solidified. Ryan states "Whatever happens, happens, and being a child of the internet age, it'll all be on Myspace, for the world to see."
==Trivia==
*Ryan is part of a Car Club titled '''Heathens''' out of the Virginia Beach area, and is the New York Chapter head.
*Ryans favorite movie of all time is 1984's Ghostbusters
*Ryan is a big fan of DC Superheroes, though he comments he hasn't read a comic book since the early 90's, "when music took over my life."
==See Also==
The_Tipplin'_Weigh
==External Links==
*Ryan on Myspace
*The Tipplin' Weigh on Myspace
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