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Unhappy Valley

Welcome to your home away from home.

About Me

Dedicated in loving memory of State College, Pennsylvania....At one point this quaint town nestled in the butt cheeks of the Appalachians boasted many unique ammenities. Two world class arcades, multiple "hip" record stores, a prospering underground music scene, and a large, free thinking art community all have come and gone. Today strip malls have replaced pastures. Pre-fab tract housing has pushed the suburbs to Bellefonte. And the football team STILL sucks.....In an attempt to recapture those SC glory days, I will use this site to post a ton of local recordings/flyers/news articles. If anybody has audio, video, photos, text or memorabillia to contribute, please drop me a line. Enjoy, and I'm sure I will see you at Club Z over the holidays. Benjamin Wentz

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Member Since: 6/22/2004
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

2008 - PSU defeats O.W. Houts

As a five year leasing agreement expires, Penn State prepares to reclaim the seminal SC department store O.W. Houts. The 80 year old relic is slated for demolition and will be replaced with an entra...
Posted by Unhappy Valley on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:37:00 PST

2003 - "There's no place like this place" - PLAYLAND DOCUMENTARY

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Posted by Unhappy Valley on Thu, 18 May 2006 10:42:00 PST

1995 - "Baby Bands"

Baby bandsYoung high schoolers strive to make it in the local music sceneBy GEORGE MASEKCollegian Arts WriterThrough the smoke-filled arcade, the sounds of juvenile interactions filter -- here can be ...
Posted by Unhappy Valley on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

2006 - "First the Academy and now this."

History lost in fire By Pete Bosak [email protected] BELLEFONTE -- For 138 years, the Bush House has stood in Bellefonte, first an opulent hotel that hosted such figures as Amelia Earhart and Th...
Posted by Unhappy Valley on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 04:08:00 PST

2005 - "Ben touched many lives as he traveled between State College and Bellefonte"

Benjamin "Benny" Lupton Jr. May 30, 1947 - January 2, 2005 Benjamin Lupton Jr., 57, of Bellefonte, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Born May 30, 1947, in Philipsburg, h...
Posted by Unhappy Valley on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

1996 - "We don't want to be in the Collegian sounding like some black and white band,"

Jason Likes Science -- and music, too By DAVID ANDREWS Collegian Arts Writer "You aren't gonna eat that, are you?" A young woman looks over to the group of rowdy young kids beside her and sh...
Posted by Unhappy Valley on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

1995 - "Well he's downtown, because I saw his car at Campus Casino on the way in."

Home-grown band not a bar act By JAMES DOOLITTLE Collegian Arts Writer At 3 p.m. on a blustery Sunday afternoon, Chris Baronner, Ryan Gerber and Josh Vargo -- who make up 75 percent of the...
Posted by Unhappy Valley on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

1995 - "I never even heard of State College until a week before I came out here."

Duo makes punk work, even here By JASON CHERKIS Collegian Arts Writer The difference between the two is striking. With a wave of slicked-back dark-brown hair, neatly trimmed beard, blue a...
Posted by Unhappy Valley on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

1995 - "I'd rather say I'm from Star City. It just sounds better."

[ Tuesday, April 11, 1995 ] Rural rock In its third wave, punk reinvents itself in the middle of Wal-Mart Country By JASON CHERKIS Collegian Arts Writer The local cabbies like to c...
Posted by Unhappy Valley on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

1993 - "We were through with the bands we were in"

[ Friday, Dec. 3, 1993 ] Rookie band steps up to the plate with 'big amp' sound By MELANIE COX Collegian Arts Writer There are all-stars even in the minor leagues. From the first tena...
Posted by Unhappy Valley on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST