Lost my dad at 48, primarily from stress. Lost my mom 2 years later, also 48, to a broken heart and drinking. Then I lost my husband 20 years later, I was 40, he was 34, to pancreatitis, from drinking and working 20 hours a day in the music/club business. I tried to work myself into an early grave before he got sick and missed so many amazing moments we should've, could've had. If you are still reading this I implore you: don't work yourself into a heart attack. Your job will go on just fine without you. Don't drink yourself thru the stress because your significant other/family won't be able to do that. Love your life, love yourself, love your partner, your family, the flowers you see on the street, the moon, your health (regardless of whatever it may be). Cherish the time. That's what's irreplaceable. It's ALL that's irreplaceable. I'm a mess and in pain with my own health shit. But I am grateful as hell that I'm here for this. For this story of the alchemist, of Ren. Making gold out of rust. And Ray who brings us sunshine despite his, our, myriad darknesses. Find what you love and do that. It's what makes all the difference. Ray and Ren prove it on the daily. With all the love in the world, let's gooooo! Xoxo from Chicago
Man, if the next time Ren did blood work it showed he was in remission for his ME-like, MCAS crap from Lyme disease, he'd throw himself onto a tour bus and tour. Because he can write music while sick (at the level of sick he's at presently), and he can record albums while sick, and if he's careful about it he can film videos while he's sick... but touring/having a schedule of COMMITTMENTS to perform for ticket sales is the aspect that doesn't work. And yet, from the footage we have of him busking, we see how ALIVE he is when he's performing (which only ever happens on his GOOD days currently). That remission tour would be an inferno of joy and creativity.
❤Ray, your kind heart always shines through. Ren is the same, he connects with so many of us because like you said, even though his story is heartbreakingly true, he shows us that perseverance and belief in yourself are a stepping stone for greatness. I know you love Ren as much as I do, it makes me so happy❤️
Im glad i found your reaction channel. Ive watched damn near all you ren reactions with in a week. Love your style and how you show true character. Stay true my guy.
I knew eventually you would get to my eventually Everybody Drops request Ray… this song and video had so much of an impression on me when I first started going through this Ren journey over a year ago…I think that it means more than just having an addiction… I took it as letting go of whatever it is that stops you from moving on in your life… some have addictions but also personalities and habits that keep us mired in sadness and the ability to move on with our lives and get to the next level whether it’s anxiety or depression etc. Ren grabbed me by the ears and shook me so hard the day I met his voice and talent… i resonated with so many things he seemed to want to share with me and everyone else… not once did i question his sincerity ever… I loved him almost right off the bat as he told us by all his actions that he loves us too… he wasn’t or isn’t a perfect person, he is though someone with a pure heart and intentions… something that also made me drawn to your talent… yes you are a big goofball but you connect with us through your humanity and humour while being sincerely concerned with your viewers… I know you love Ren that is also what makes you great… you are one of us with the exception you get to tell him and us on camera… thank you Ray… your listeners love you… 🎶♥️🎶xxx
he is not afraid to show himself in any light, good or bad, happy or sad. so rare in someone in the spotlight. he touches souls, and i love the fact your taken over in thought, in movement, and in your heart . truly a blessing for all of us to see. thank you.
You....as a reactor to Ren songs is my favourite, your compassion and understanding of the lyrics one of the best out here....also shout out to being consistant with it, 105 reactions to Ren is amazing work
Thank you for sharing your personal experience and giving some details of your wife's auto-immune illness. Painting portions of the picture of dealing with the condition daily with no control over the impact. Your empathy is appreciated from the perspective of someone who has the daily struggle. Thank you.
Ray, you are spot on. Ren gives us 150%. It shows. I think many of us are in love with Ren. He is amazing on so many levels. Nobody even comes close to what this man is doing musically. And the messaging brings so much hope, connection, compassion. Ray, I’m sorry your wife also suffers with an autoimmune disorder. That’s got to be a tough road. But getting to know you, you are there for your family and are the rock. Obviously you have huge work ethic. And your humor can pull the dark clouds from the sky. Bless your heart. You are already helping so many people with this platform. Maybe there is someone that really needed your encouragement tonight to reach out for help. It’s exciting to stick with you and see what you will bring in the future.
"Top Of The Pops" was a massively popular/influential TV programme, started in mid '60s. Every new/young artist wanted to be on it (Ren's sadness was that he felt he had missed his chance on reaching the big time)
The background “aye-yo ye-yoo” is very very similar to the track “Therapy” by Australian artist Timmy Trumpet and I can’t help but think that it’s a loving homage.
Ray you are the kindest, gentlest soul out there! I look forward to your reactions every day before anyone else’s. You have me absolutely wetting my pants 😂 But you also have some deep ass words for us and are always there to kick our butts into gear and always try to help as many people out as you can and I appreciate you!! I’m lucky that Iv been clean for 21 years now so haven’t gotta go through that hell but I hope that if anyone needs to reach out that they do! I hope you have a wonderful weekend my friend 🖤🫶
Ray you’re a good soul and you do spread live and light to the world. I’m sorry to hear about your wife, that is a hard thing for her to bear and I wish her better health. She sounds amazing! Thanks for your reaction channel, I truly enjoy it and I will tell you Ren brought me to you. Love your new studio, all the best to you and yours!
This got deep! I love it when REN makes you philosophical but I didn’t know your wife struggles with an autoimmune condition. My sympathies-waking up every day and trying to live a good life is truly hard. Thanks for doing this song it’s an underrated gem from earlier REN. ❤
Hey Ray, thanks for being your magnificent self. Thanks for loving Ren the way you do. We’re all a little in love with Ren. He’s deserves all the love and respect that we have for him. He has more than earned it. For all that he does for us, and shares with us; I can’t thank him enough. The laughter he brings us. It’s so obvious he cares. He doesn’t have to post all the funny or interesting stuff he puts on Instagram. I think he does it to help the lonely and lost fans feel connected, and it works. It actually helps a lot. Great reaction Ray!😘❤️✌️
💐🫶🏻❤️🩹🏴….just comprehending how he is still here…no one should every experience this much pain…but many of us do….hes the light at the end of our tunnels for sure. 🪽✨
Idk how long you been clean but I respect you still say “us addicts” made that choice. Now choose change. Big props for getting out of that life of misery.
Crowd surfing is the scariest an amazing few seconds/minutes ever. You want out of a pit of bodies? Tap some big mofo and say "hi I want out" give the single for up and out 👆🦸 and watch how fast your feet leave the ground and you are thrown on top of others 🥹 depending on the spot you land people either keep you up or your in a new spot. Only time it's not fun when you are in the very front and security pulls people out watch for shoes kicking you head because they are fighting to stay on the surf and not get pulled out. ❤
I’m am grateful for you! Deep respect and thank you for opening up to us and showing us how this video hits you. You truly are a force of good in this community!❤
I can relate to the struggle. I have multiple autoimmune issues, between hoshimotos, chronic kidney stage 3A going into stage 3B, a duplicate urinary system on one side i deal with constant kidney infections, then the hoshimotos is a thyroid issue, no cure for either just controlled through meds and diet. Due meds i am now showing signs of liver disease, those alone have me feeling like I am dragging 1000 lbs through a mud pit daily, then add in neuropathy, chronic inflammation, arthritis, fatigue, insomnia and migraines functioning and lower back/lumbar SI joint issues causing nerve issues down the legs. Every day is a struggle but I push through get up get dressed and push through my days with minimal meds while helping an elderly parent and elderly neighbor. I put on my smile and push down my pain until i am home alone. So for those out there with health and mental emtional issues I get you and get the pain you are dealing with. Prayers for peace in heart and mind whatever your struggles you are not alone.
I love this song so much, but it really hits close to home. I have a 7 year old son who was born 13 weeks early and has had to live through more in his 7 years then my 45 year old self ever has. He has an auto immune disease that makes eating really hard and because of it he has developed a pretty severe eating disorder. He is legitimately afraid of new foods he isn’t familiar with. Asking him to try something new is the equivalent of asking you or I to eat a spider. Despite all of that he is the smartest kid I have ever seen. He learns things so fast and can remember everything he is told. The line “how many lessons in this life must I live through” reminds me of his struggle daily. He doesn’t deserve to be afraid of going to the doctor for a simple check up. He has so much anxiety around medical appointments. I can’t blame him. I hope as he gets older he won’t find it so hard. Thank you for your reaction and thank you Ren for your amazing song.
It's not very often I have no words, no ramble, no gibberish, hmm nope absolutely nothing wtfff....come on malc.... something.... What you just done....f**k still no words....1 word to start a sentence come on malc... I know what's needed... A Ren and Ray fireside chat in a forest around a campfire for 4-5 hours...ren can bring his acoustic guitar, I know you said your wife is camera shy but bring her along as well, and just talk about anything you want...I'm sure you could rustle up some meat on the BBQ that he is able to eat...this needs to happen at some point I think... You both have a love of music, you have both had not the simplest journey through life, you have both overcome difficulties in that journey, you both have stories to tell, you both have a good heart to help others, and you both spread positivity where you can in what feels like a very dark world. That would be a very special thing I think dude!
17:06 You must learn the hard lessons before you can teach and help others to survive them. These lessons are not for the weak of spirit but that’s why the strong are tested.
6:32 Forced anything does not work Sir a person has to want to change but dont be mad i love every reaction you do. And i know you read your comments so you probably know it's true from all my previous comments
I think Ren has dropped lots of stuff that he had put In ‘storage’ so to say, I say this because I’ve been on this ride for a year now and still finding stuff I have never heard before. I could be wrong, but that is my impression after checking for his stuff twice every day.
As much as I wish that Ren didn't have to go through what he went though and is going through with his sicknesses, and as much as I wish that you didn't have to go through your drug addiction and the consequences that went along with it; neither one of you would be who you are today without going through what you did. We wouldn't have _Hi Ren_ or _Sick Boi_ or any other song relating to or mentioning his sicknesses. There'd be no *_Sick Boi_* album or #1 chart topper as an independent artist. He'd probably be signed to a label and who knows honestly where'd he be right now. If you hadn't been a drug addict, got clean and needed a distraction from the daily struggles of staying clean, you wouldn't be Vibe Reactions. None of us would have been able to experience your Rants or Slap Happy Reactions; a large variety of musical artists/bands that I, personally, would have never heard of, never mind, listened to (I might have said that backwards, haha); your inciteful & inspirational speeches; your passion for music; your goofy-ass amazing humour; YOU! ...and in my humble opinion, both of those positives would have sucked not having (granted we wouldn't have known about them if they didn't happen, but I digress, 🤣).
Hi. Yes, he did it a couple/3 months ago. The title of the video is: "OH NO, ANOTHER RANT!!!!! | Ren - Penitence Ft. Molly McKinna | REACTION!!!!" if you'd like to watch it :) #VibeGangHelpingEachOther
Ray you make me laugh so much, but here you are in uncle Ray mode, and when I hear that tone I REALLY listen because I know I am going to be better off for hearing what you are going to say…… 🫶🫶🫶
So-called "tough love" is nothing but cruelty. We would never advocate letting someone with heart disease hit rock bottom or someone with kidney stones tough it out in jail. This kind of thinking is a remnant of Calvinism. It's ineffective, needlessly cruel and smug as hell. And no, I'm not hating, just trying to correct something said early in the video that might have felt good, but has no basis in science.
It's not just that he made the No1 on the chart, he did it while he had an IV stuck in his arm 5 days a week, sitting in the godforsaken Canadian place (no disrespect, just not really a musical epicenter of the world)
I don't mean for this to be a criticism of what you're saying but as a Canadian, I have to point out that: Jann Arden Feist Tom Jackson Tegan and Sara Tim Buckley and Loverboy are all performers from Calgary who've made it BIG ... and in the wider sense of Alberta outside Calgary, you can add: k.d. lang and motherfuckin' Nickelback to the list. ❤ (I promise you, I'm not being pissy about what you said, I'm just offering information to the conversation about the environment Ren's in atm) Edit: just to be clear, you're absolutely correct that it's not a musical *epicentre.*
@@rebeccaburnell9319 -- and to add to Canada as a whole: Bryan Adams, Corey Hart, Gordon Lightfoot, Chilliwack, Queen City Kids (from where I have lived most of my life 💜🖤💜), Alanis Morrisette, Leonard Cohen (I didn't know he was from Canada!), Northern Pikes, Tom MacDonald,Terri Clark (Country singer from AB), Justin Bieber, Snow, Avril Lavigne, Drake, Shawn Mendes, Michael Buble, Celine Dion, Sebastian Bach (holy shit! I didn't know he was Canadian), Joni Mitchell (also Alberta), Shania Twit, err, Twain, neil young, etc. etc. etc. aka a lot more. [for the record, most of these are off the top of the head or that I already knew - with exception to Sebastian, Terri Clark, and Leonard] Holy Man! I'm finding out a lot more Canadian singers/bands too - Rolling Stone magazine has a list of the top 50 Canadian musical acts (Ignore # 28, turns out she's American) that I'm now looking at. I promise I won't list more! (Okay, one, I didn't know April Wine was Canadian, too!) lol
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Lost my dad at 48, primarily from stress. Lost my mom 2 years later, also 48, to a broken heart and drinking. Then I lost my husband 20 years later, I was 40, he was 34, to pancreatitis, from drinking and working 20 hours a day in the music/club business. I tried to work myself into an early grave before he got sick and missed so many amazing moments we should've, could've had.
If you are still reading this I implore you: don't work yourself into a heart attack. Your job will go on just fine without you. Don't drink yourself thru the stress because your significant other/family won't be able to do that. Love your life, love yourself, love your partner, your family, the flowers you see on the street, the moon, your health (regardless of whatever it may be). Cherish the time. That's what's irreplaceable. It's ALL that's irreplaceable. I'm a mess and in pain with my own health shit. But I am grateful as hell that I'm here for this. For this story of the alchemist, of Ren. Making gold out of rust. And Ray who brings us sunshine despite his, our, myriad darknesses.
Find what you love and do that. It's what makes all the difference. Ray and Ren prove it on the daily. With all the love in the world, let's gooooo! Xoxo from Chicago
I'm in love with Ren too Ray! since about 14 months ago when I first heard his music. Age is no barrier either, I'm 68 years old...🤣
Almost 51 babe! Love it! Let's gooooo! 💙
I just noticed Ren on the wall of legends. Bam. Just like that, 1 year and a lot of songs.
Man, if the next time Ren did blood work it showed he was in remission for his ME-like, MCAS crap from Lyme disease, he'd throw himself onto a tour bus and tour.
Because he can write music while sick (at the level of sick he's at presently), and he can record albums while sick, and if he's careful about it he can film videos while he's sick... but touring/having a schedule of COMMITTMENTS to perform for ticket sales is the aspect that doesn't work.
And yet, from the footage we have of him busking, we see how ALIVE he is when he's performing (which only ever happens on his GOOD days currently).
That remission tour would be an inferno of joy and creativity.
Remission tour would be the perfect name for it too
❤Ray, your kind heart always shines through. Ren is the same, he connects with so many of us because like you said, even though his story is heartbreakingly true, he shows us that perseverance and belief in yourself are a stepping stone for greatness. I know you love Ren as much as I do, it makes me so happy❤️
Im glad i found your reaction channel. Ive watched damn near all you ren reactions with in a week. Love your style and how you show true character. Stay true my guy.
Lol rays reactions so long it really probably took a week all love
I knew eventually you would get to my eventually Everybody Drops request Ray… this song and video had so much of an impression on me when I first started going through this Ren journey over a year ago…I think that it means more than just having an addiction… I took it as letting go of whatever it is that stops you from moving on in your life… some have addictions but also personalities and habits that keep us mired in sadness and the ability to move on with our lives and get to the next level whether it’s anxiety or depression etc. Ren grabbed me by the ears and shook me so hard the day I met his voice and talent… i resonated with so many things he seemed to want to share with me and everyone else… not once did i question his sincerity ever… I loved him almost right off the bat as he told us by all his actions that he loves us too… he wasn’t or isn’t a perfect person, he is though someone with a pure heart and intentions… something that also made me drawn to your talent… yes you are a big goofball but you connect with us through your humanity and humour while being sincerely concerned with your viewers… I know you love Ren that is also what makes you great… you are one of us with the exception you get to tell him and us on camera… thank you Ray… your listeners love you… 🎶♥️🎶xxx
he is not afraid to show himself in any light, good or bad, happy or sad. so rare in someone in the spotlight. he touches souls, and i love the fact your taken over in thought, in movement, and in your heart . truly a blessing for all of us to see. thank you.
You....as a reactor to Ren songs is my favourite, your compassion and understanding of the lyrics one of the best out here....also shout out to being consistant with it, 105 reactions to Ren is amazing work
Thank you for sharing your personal experience and giving some details of your wife's auto-immune illness. Painting portions of the picture of dealing with the condition daily with no control over the impact. Your empathy is appreciated from the perspective of someone who has the daily struggle. Thank you.
I appreciate the comment and thank you for your words
Ray, you are spot on. Ren gives us 150%. It shows. I think many of us are in love with Ren. He is amazing on so many levels. Nobody even comes close to what this man is doing musically. And the messaging brings so much hope, connection, compassion.
Ray, I’m sorry your wife also suffers with an autoimmune disorder. That’s got to be a tough road. But getting to know you, you are there for your family and are the rock. Obviously you have huge work ethic. And your humor can pull the dark clouds from the sky. Bless your heart. You are already helping so many people with this platform. Maybe there is someone that really needed your encouragement tonight to reach out for help. It’s exciting to stick with you and see what you will bring in the future.
"My self loathing it grows" powerful lyrics and his delivery is spot on.
I always tap the like on the way in with you Ray!!❤❤❤
"Top Of The Pops" was a massively popular/influential TV programme, started in mid '60s. Every new/young artist wanted to be on it (Ren's sadness was that he felt he had missed his chance on reaching the big time)
Finally! My favorite Ren song, especially when driving ❤
@gordanastefanov, this one’s frequently playing while I’m driving too 👍🏼
Thank you Ray my fellow Renegade your the Best ❤❤❤
The background “aye-yo ye-yoo” is very very similar to the track “Therapy” by Australian artist Timmy Trumpet and I can’t help but think that it’s a loving homage.
Ray you are the kindest, gentlest soul out there! I look forward to your reactions every day before anyone else’s. You have me absolutely wetting my pants 😂
But you also have some deep ass words for us and are always there to kick our butts into gear and always try to help as many people out as you can and I appreciate you!!
I’m lucky that Iv been clean for 21 years now so haven’t gotta go through that hell but I hope that if anyone needs to reach out that they do!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend my friend 🖤🫶
Have you done “Pocket Full of Pain” off “Freckled Angels” album yet? 🔥
Gut punching lyrics to lift you
Don’t forget his shout out to reactors, you guys and girls had a lot of helping in pushing his album. Bless you
I’m in so much pain today. Love you uncle ❤
This has got to be my favorite Ray reaction. I have 4 autoimmune issues. And I love the idea of being one of God’s soldiers! ❤❤❤
Ray you’re a good soul and you do spread live and light to the world. I’m sorry to hear about your wife, that is a hard thing for her to bear and I wish her better health. She sounds amazing! Thanks for your reaction channel, I truly enjoy it and I will tell you Ren brought me to you. Love your new studio, all the best to you and yours!
This got deep! I love it when REN makes you philosophical but I didn’t know your wife struggles with an autoimmune condition. My sympathies-waking up every day and trying to live a good life is truly hard. Thanks for doing this song it’s an underrated gem from earlier REN. ❤
Hey Ray, thanks for being your magnificent self. Thanks for loving Ren the way you do. We’re all a little in love with Ren. He’s deserves all the love and respect that we have for him. He has more than earned it. For all that he does for us, and shares with us; I can’t thank him enough. The laughter he brings us. It’s so obvious he cares. He doesn’t have to post all the funny or interesting stuff he puts on Instagram. I think he does it to help the lonely and lost fans feel connected, and it works. It actually helps a lot. Great reaction Ray!😘❤️✌️
💐🫶🏻❤️🩹🏴….just comprehending how he is still here…no one should every experience this much pain…but many of us do….hes the light at the end of our tunnels for sure. 🪽✨
🔥❤ #ren 🖤🔥
'That is God choosing his soldiers' ❤️
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Another great reaction and life coach session 🫡!🇬🇧!
This guy is so talented
Thank you for this reaction Ray ❤
Idk how long you been clean but I respect you still say “us addicts” made that choice. Now choose change. Big props for getting out of that life of misery.
Omg! I can't believe you hadn't seen this one yet 😮
Crowd surfing is the scariest an amazing few seconds/minutes ever. You want out of a pit of bodies? Tap some big mofo and say "hi I want out" give the single for up and out 👆🦸 and watch how fast your feet leave the ground and you are thrown on top of others 🥹 depending on the spot you land people either keep you up or your in a new spot. Only time it's not fun when you are in the very front and security pulls people out watch for shoes kicking you head because they are fighting to stay on the surf and not get pulled out. ❤
I’m am grateful for you! Deep respect and thank you for opening up to us and showing us how this video hits you. You truly are a force of good in this community!❤
I appreciate that
Bless you and your family Ray ❤ Ren is making us all fall in love with him 😂😂😂 let's keep spreading that love around 😍✌️😊
Id love Ren to do some country stuff, i think he'd kill it. Great reaction once again you are the voice of facts ❤
Every. Fucking. Song. 🔥🧨🔥
Another great one from Ren that's in this same vein is Pocket Full of Pain. Probably my favorite Ren song ever!
Lol, how invested we get into Rens storys. Love the reaction, now part 2.
Can we just get this man to 100k 😮
I applaud Ren, your wife, and you. ❤
YESSSSS Ren made the wall!!! I'm so happy,for all of us...🎉
Bro just noticed Ren is on your wall of legends. Hell yes brother.
I'm in love with Ren, too.
Thanks for sharing ❤ sending healing vibes to your wife. I love your reactions, it’s like I’m hanging out with my funny friend- 🙏
He could put out an album called ‘here’s some other stuff you might enjoy’. you too dude.
I can relate to the struggle. I have multiple autoimmune issues, between hoshimotos, chronic kidney stage 3A going into stage 3B, a duplicate urinary system on one side i deal with constant kidney infections, then the hoshimotos is a thyroid issue, no cure for either just controlled through meds and diet. Due meds i am now showing signs of liver disease, those alone have me feeling like I am dragging 1000 lbs through a mud pit daily, then add in neuropathy, chronic inflammation, arthritis, fatigue, insomnia and migraines functioning and lower back/lumbar SI joint issues causing nerve issues down the legs. Every day is a struggle but I push through get up get dressed and push through my days with minimal meds while helping an elderly parent and elderly neighbor. I put on my smile and push down my pain until i am home alone. So for those out there with health and mental emtional issues I get you and get the pain you are dealing with. Prayers for peace in heart and mind whatever your struggles you are not alone.
This is why we love tou as a reactor you being you you care and yiur funny xxx this song always touches my heart i can feel what ren is saying
Pure fire again Ray.
I love LOVE your reactions and your heart!
Thank you for you! ❤
I love this song so much, but it really hits close to home. I have a 7 year old son who was born 13 weeks early and has had to live through more in his 7 years then my 45 year old self ever has. He has an auto immune disease that makes eating really hard and because of it he has developed a pretty severe eating disorder. He is legitimately afraid of new foods he isn’t familiar with. Asking him to try something new is the equivalent of asking you or I to eat a spider. Despite all of that he is the smartest kid I have ever seen. He learns things so fast and can remember everything he is told. The line “how many lessons in this life must I live through” reminds me of his struggle daily. He doesn’t deserve to be afraid of going to the doctor for a simple check up. He has so much anxiety around medical appointments. I can’t blame him. I hope as he gets older he won’t find it so hard. Thank you for your reaction and thank you Ren for your amazing song.
It's not very often I have no words, no ramble, no gibberish, hmm nope absolutely nothing wtfff....come on malc.... something....
What you just done....f**k still no words....1 word to start a sentence come on malc...
I know what's needed... A Ren and Ray fireside chat in a forest around a campfire for 4-5 hours...ren can bring his acoustic guitar, I know you said your wife is camera shy but bring her along as well, and just talk about anything you want...I'm sure you could rustle up some meat on the BBQ that he is able to eat...this needs to happen at some point I think... You both have a love of music, you have both had not the simplest journey through life, you have both overcome difficulties in that journey, you both have stories to tell, you both have a good heart to help others, and you both spread positivity where you can in what feels like a very dark world.
That would be a very special thing I think dude!
GLad you found some words, Malc 🤣
That's actually sounds like a fire idea, no pun intended.
Damn second! Haven't finished watching your reaction but i know it will be dope! Lol
Yes it does.
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17:06 You must learn the hard lessons before you can teach and help others to survive them. These lessons are not for the weak of spirit but that’s why the strong are tested.
I sent you a dm on insta last week because I wanted to dono request this song. It's one of my favorite Ren tracks!
Ray my brother, if you haven't seen Ren and Liv jam sessions, you're missing out !! You can start by their first one called "I'm in love"
Love ❤️ your reactions 👏👏
6:32 Forced anything does not work Sir a person has to want to change but dont be mad i love every reaction you do. And i know you read your comments so you probably know it's true from all my previous comments
I think Ren has dropped lots of stuff that he had put In ‘storage’ so to say, I say this because I’ve been on this ride for a year now and still finding stuff I have never heard before. I could be wrong, but that is my impression after checking for his stuff twice every day.
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New segment - "Ray's Real Talk"
Facts
Top of the Pops was an old music show on the bbc
Please like and subscribe so we all can help Ray get to 100,000 ...Let's Go!!!🎉😊
U should do the Jointdale Records remix of "Paralyzed" - Ren ft. NF next!
As much as I wish that Ren didn't have to go through what he went though and is going through with his sicknesses, and as much as I wish that you didn't have to go through your drug addiction and the consequences that went along with it; neither one of you would be who you are today without going through what you did.
We wouldn't have _Hi Ren_ or _Sick Boi_ or any other song relating to or mentioning his sicknesses. There'd be no *_Sick Boi_* album or #1 chart topper as an independent artist. He'd probably be signed to a label and who knows honestly where'd he be right now.
If you hadn't been a drug addict, got clean and needed a distraction from the daily struggles of staying clean, you wouldn't be Vibe Reactions. None of us would have been able to experience your Rants or Slap Happy Reactions; a large variety of musical artists/bands that I, personally, would have never heard of, never mind, listened to (I might have said that backwards, haha); your inciteful & inspirational speeches; your passion for music; your goofy-ass amazing humour; YOU!
...and in my humble opinion, both of those positives would have sucked not having (granted we wouldn't have known about them if they didn't happen, but I digress, 🤣).
Have you done REN’s song Penitence? Hard to hear but great.
Hi. Yes, he did it a couple/3 months ago. The title of the video is: "OH NO, ANOTHER RANT!!!!! | Ren - Penitence Ft. Molly McKinna | REACTION!!!!" if you'd like to watch it :) #VibeGangHelpingEachOther
Ray you make me laugh so much, but here you are in uncle Ray mode, and when I hear that tone I REALLY listen because I know I am going to be better off for hearing what you are going to say…… 🫶🫶🫶
Wow thank u for that i appreciate ya
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And i meant renaction! 😂
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So-called "tough love" is nothing but cruelty. We would never advocate letting someone with heart disease hit rock bottom or someone with kidney stones tough it out in jail.
This kind of thinking is a remnant of Calvinism. It's ineffective, needlessly cruel and smug as hell. And no, I'm not hating, just trying to correct something said early in the video that might have felt good, but has no basis in science.
No drugs? Caffeine is a drug. Where do you draw the line?
It's not just that he made the No1 on the chart, he did it while he had an IV stuck in his arm 5 days a week, sitting in the godforsaken Canadian place (no disrespect, just not really a musical epicenter of the world)
It’s a shame his Visa won’t even allow him to busk. I hope this phase of treatment goes well so he can return home
I don't mean for this to be a criticism of what you're saying but as a Canadian, I have to point out that:
Jann Arden
Feist
Tom Jackson
Tegan and Sara
Tim Buckley
and Loverboy
are all performers from Calgary who've made it BIG
... and in the wider sense of Alberta outside Calgary, you can add:
k.d. lang
and motherfuckin' Nickelback
to the list. ❤
(I promise you, I'm not being pissy about what you said, I'm just offering information to the conversation about the environment Ren's in atm)
Edit: just to be clear, you're absolutely correct that it's not a musical *epicentre.*
“There’s no love in the jungle…pull me outta this”- Fred Again mashup
“I’ve been lost for so long … but I’m really trying” Fred again mashup
@@rebeccaburnell9319 -- and to add to Canada as a whole:
Bryan Adams, Corey Hart, Gordon Lightfoot, Chilliwack, Queen City Kids (from where I have lived most of my life 💜🖤💜), Alanis Morrisette, Leonard Cohen (I didn't know he was from Canada!), Northern Pikes, Tom MacDonald,Terri Clark (Country singer from AB), Justin Bieber, Snow, Avril Lavigne, Drake, Shawn Mendes, Michael Buble, Celine Dion, Sebastian Bach (holy shit! I didn't know he was Canadian), Joni Mitchell (also Alberta), Shania Twit, err, Twain, neil young, etc. etc. etc. aka a lot more. [for the record, most of these are off the top of the head or that I already knew - with exception to Sebastian, Terri Clark, and Leonard]
Holy Man! I'm finding out a lot more Canadian singers/bands too - Rolling Stone magazine has a list of the top 50 Canadian musical acts (Ignore # 28, turns out she's American) that I'm now looking at. I promise I won't list more! (Okay, one, I didn't know April Wine was Canadian, too!) lol