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Ben

When you fall in a bottomless pit, you die from starvation.

About Me

I'm a real good dancer... The Saturday Knights '45'

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My Interests

World travel, Snowboarding, skateboarding, movies, cars, motorcycles, cameras, Surfing, etc. etc. If you know me you know what i like.

I'd like to meet:

Old friends and if you ask nice I may meet you as well.

Music:

I use to try and play it, now I just listen and try to appreciate it.

Movies:

Right now I will say BULLETS, BLOOD AND A FISTFULL OF CASH,Donnie Darko, Bad Taste, Dead Alive, Blues Brothers, Forgotten Silver, etc. Oh my God. How long the list will be when I get to this tantalizing Edit of Interest in my personality profile.
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Television:

I prefer movies but when I settle down and watch the tube I go for shows like Lost, The Daily Show, South Park, etc.

Books:

So many books...recently I've read Rebels on the Backlot, Odyssey, Jesus Son, Drive Like Hell, The Last Night of the Earth Poems, Tube of Plenty, Rebel Without a Crew, and Cats Cradle. I'm currently reading Slouching Toward Nirvana .

Heroes:

Love Peter Jackson, David Fincher, Sean Penn

My Blog

Bueller... Bueller...

On friday I felt a bit like Ferris Bueller. You see I drove a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti F1!!!!!! In case you don't know what that is I have included a picture.First the engine: 6.0-Liter, 65-Degree V12, ...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:56:00 PST

Lets Dance

Directed by Sam Akina, Director of Photography Ben NilesHi Tack "Lets Dance" Add to My Profile | More VideosA modern take on a classic Bowie song by remix phenoms Hi-Tack, starring Viciou...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:30:00 PST

Concert footage

Here is a trailer for the Blackalicious 4/20 live in Seattle DVD that I helped shoot. EnjoyBlackalicious Live in Seattle: 420 Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:13:00 PST

The Error in Cliff Arnall's Mathematical Equation

January 22nd: The worst day of the year?The story goes like this. Last monday I woke up early in the morning to take Kerry to school. While she was showering I hopped on the net to check the morning h...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:20:00 PST

this time last year...now with music video

The Snakes!!! In Dec 2004 I spent a little more than three weeks in Vietnam . I was brought there to shoot a music video for Lam Troung. During my stay in Nam the music video producers took me out oft...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:12:00 PST

Mob Law music video!!!

This is the Moblaw music video "The Plan"It was shot by me on 35mm and Directed by Sam AkinaCheck it out and let me know what you think.MobLaw 'The Plan' Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:50:00 PST

Pee Cat

Something funny happened to me yesterday.... I was over at Dustin's house working on the 1090 music video when Dustin had to leave to go to the dentist. We were almost done so I stayed behind to finis...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:46:00 PST

One for all the film geeks....

This one is long but it's going to be good for you . It's all about story structure. This may be a refresher to some but new news to many of you.When I talk about "story structure" I'm talking about s...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:46:00 PST

How did "nuts" get to mean "crazy"?

How did "nuts" get to mean "crazy"?People were nuts about nuts. In the late 19th century, the British used "nuts" as slang for something they found enjoyable: (This usage may have originated in an ol...
Posted by Ben on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 07:39:00 PST

"What in sam hill are you doin'!" the english language and euphemisms

The other day a friend of mine wrote me a letter that said "What in sam hell are you doin'!" My response to him was: You kind of fudged up "sam hill" by saying "sam hell". "Sam Hill" is a euph...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 06:06:00 PST