 Interview and intro by: Matthew Parrish / Photograph by: Courtney Henderson Gentlemen Husbands: "Cuts And Bruises To Be Had"Battle At Beachfield was one of the biggest events to go down in my high school history; it was second to the Big Food Fight Spoil. Beachfield was a street one of my good buddies Mark lived on. One day after school - after months of shit talking and hype - we threw down a massive semi-serious wrestling / tap out tournament. --
Ryan Hutcheson: So it was about, wow, probably 4 years ago now, though it certainly doesn't feel like it but then again I still feel like I’m 16 so I guess that explains that.
Truth.Explosion.Magazine: Wait! What are we talking about again? Haha...
RH: Well...we were all coming back to my house at ohhh about 1 in the morning on a ridiculously cold and snowy January night.
TEM: Oh Right! Who was all there?
RH: My five best friends plus my little brother who was just a year younger than us. We were all sitting in the living room eating left over Pizza Hut and messing around with his new video camera.
TEM: So fun – so good! Mmmm!
RH: I know eh, fuckin meat lovers too! Anyway, one thing led to another and being the small town boys we are - we got into some shot for shot matches.
TEM: Haha! And you filmed it?
RH: Yeah dude, I manned the video camera while my brother Justin and Anson were the primary entertainment. After a while this got old and several of the guys went down to the basement where a very masculine version of a pillow fight ensued. Haha.
TEM: Ohh man! Please tell me it keeps escalating!
RH: Ohh like you wouldn't believe haha. I don't know who suggested it or how it all came together, but suddenly we were all downstairs having turned a bunch of couches and chairs into the ropes of a ring.
TEM: Yes!
RH: DMX started blaring and we watched two people with hockey helmets and hockey gloves go at it.
TEM: I feel like DMX always kicks it up a notch!
RH: Oh for sure! If there's any kind on physical violence you gotta have DMX there egging you on.
TEM: We use to fight like that all the time in high school! Buckets!
RH: Haha, I mean they really went at it! There were cuts and bruises to be had by all. Blood was getting smeared on people from cutting their arms on the helmets and helmets coming loose and just plain getting punched in the face.
TEM: Woah! Sounds mental man!
RH: To say the least! I think Anson and Justin were once again the first two in and if memory serves Justin was winning for about 99% of the fight until Anson finally snapped and knocked him out with one punch.
TEM: Shit really? A KO?
RH: Ya man, buddy threw a fuckin haymaker, and dropped him on the spot!
TEM: Did everyone keep fighting?
RH: Of course...after I fought Justin, Anson fought Dan, I fought Dan, Dan fought Justin etc etc. Then Jed decided he wanted in on the action too, as a disclaimer I should let you know that Jed in 6'3 and about 250 pounds, while the rest of us topped about 140 max.
TEM: Fuck! Someone’s going to get killed! Who stepped up?
RH: I Think...I decided to get in the ring first, and to make a short story even I shorter I get knocked out...first punch.
TEM: Haha! Sorry, but that’s really funny. Like actually knocked right out?
RH: Haha oh ya, like literally knocked out! One second I was standing there with him and a couple seconds later everything went black and I woke up on the floor in a laughing fit, I couldn't believe it just happened.
TEM: Mental! Did anyone step in the ring with Jed?
RH: Oh ya, one by one everyone tested their courage against Jed and one by one everyone got knocked the fuck out.
TEM: Haha! Do you remember the last fight?
RH: Ya man. The last fight of the night belonged to Dan and Jed. Dan actually lasted for a lot longer than anyone expected.
TEM: Which was?
RH: About 30 seconds.
TEM: Hahaha! So funny man.
RH: Then we got what was to be the great climax and end of the night.
TEM: I’m afraid to ask!
RH: Dan swung at Jed about as hard as he could, missed, and then Jed delivered the final blow. He honestly sent Dan flying back about 5 feet in the air right into a coffee table - he broke the legs off it!
TEM: Holy shit! That’s intense!
RH: It was seriously straight out of a movie! Haha. Dan was out of it for close to a minute and then finally he came to and was able to stand.
TEM: Sounds like the end of the night to me!
RH: We decided at about 4am to pack it in for the night, and thus is the story of male bonding, great friends knocking each other out to become even greater friends and a night that none of us will ever forget.
TEM: Indeed! I have one finally question – what is the “truth” about Ryan Hutcheson?
RH: Well that's a tough question. I guess the truth about me is that I don't know the truth about me. As cheesy as it sounds all I really know is I love writing, practicing, recording, performing, teaching, everything to do with music and I would rather live in my parents basement and work a shitty factory job to pursue that, than ever go to school and start living in "the real world" whatever that may be...
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