Ryan Gest

By Alex Urband

Ryan Gest, Kilgore sophomore, does a lot of unique and different things that there were so many to write about. He is a radio/ tv major and he works at a store called Farm and Ranch Store, and sells about eight pallets of deer corn a week, which is unique because he does that on his weekends.

Ryan collects guitars. He has been collecting for seven years now and he said, “ I just started with one and the collecting just kept going.” He has about five vintage guitars that are very important to him, and he said he paid for them all, and they are locked up safely in a closet at his house. Ryan said, “ My guitars are very important to me, I’ve had them for so long now, I work just to get a new one.” Not a lot of young adults will pay for their own things and collect things pretty often. Of course the guitars shows that he likes music.

Ryan loves music and was in a band named the Madhatters for a couple years. They were a small local band that consisted of him and two girls. He said, “We played a few gigs, but not enough to be known.”

At first, Ryan seemed really shy and timid, but once he started talking the information flowed right of of him.
Ryan is into photography and likes to travel and take pictures. He has a darkroom at his house and explained the type of photographs he likes to take, which is randomness. Ryan likes to do a lot of traveling and taking pictures of things that he sees. He had talked about this past summer, and how he went with his girlfriend to West Texas, and would work and built houses to help those in need.

Ryan’s three top favorite movies are classics such as “A Deer Hunter,” “A Clockwork Orange,” and “A Full Metal Jacket.” “Clockwork Orange” maybe considered as a scary and disturbing movie, and he said, “It’s about how society can change in a instant.” Ryan said it cleverly.

A first impression of Ryan was a withdrawn and reserved person, but he had a lot to say and was more than glad to talk about it. The information about him was told within a 50-minute period. He wears casual attire to class, a T-shirt and shorts with flip-flops, which is standard for all college students.

Ryan is a nice guy, and interesting to talk with, once he gets to talking.