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Ben Hannigan

I USED to be somebody.

About Me

all men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever.

My Interests

Truth. coffee. books. photos. cities. sushi. air drumming. whistling. ipod touching. summer. biking. adventures. driving. guitar.

I'd like to meet:

friends.

Music:

now when i listen to a really good song, i start nodding my head, like i'm saying 'yeeess' to every beat. yes, yes, yes, this rocks. and then sometimes i switch it up like, no, no, no! don't stop a-rockin!

Movies:

american beauty. groundhog day. tommy boy. billy madison. about a boy. shawn of the dead. an american tale. hot fuzz. the fugitive. 1984. little miss sunshine. the shawshank redemption. dumb and dumber. the lion king.

Television:

universal time waster.

Books:

favorites:
1984. the great gatsby. lullaby. mere christianity.

currently reading:
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

book recommendations are always appreciated.

Heroes:

my parents.

My Blog

cabin, disco, hay...

fever.I've been suffering from a case of the flu this weekend. Yesterday was (I hope) the worst of it. My temperature was 103.3. I could hardly function... Mom abandoned her plans to stay home and car...
Posted by Ben Hannigan on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:12:00 PST

so VANITY’s got this new gun that she wants to try on you.

-why do i always speak/think in song lyrics?is it weird that i think i have too many clothes? i really don't have that many (much? words are hard.)every time i've gone shopping lately i've felt guilt...
Posted by Ben Hannigan on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:53:00 PST

i CAN’T write a blog.

it's been about 5 months since i've written in my blog.and it's nothing to do with writer's block. i've got plenty of ideasthoughtswords.they spill out all the time. and quite often, they have made ...
Posted by Ben Hannigan on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:54:00 PST

at least i don't have to worry about high gas prices...

i got in a car accident today. I'M OK. no one was injured.here's the short version: on the way to work this morning a pontiac vibe in front of me stopped suddenly on rt 28 north and i ran into the ...
Posted by Ben Hannigan on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:07:00 PST

Some Very Important News!

As many of you already know, I started a record label called Missive Media.Well... we just announced the signing of our first 2 bands- Annasay and A Voice Like Rhetoric. You can read all about it at ...
Posted by Ben Hannigan on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:14:00 PST

the new what's next

my band's last tour starts in a week. this might be the last time i'll get to see many of the friends i've made in the last 2 years. so come out to a show if you can. all the dates are listed below...
Posted by Ben Hannigan on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:29:00 PST

an important annoucement...

friends.there's an announcement on lasttuesday.com that pertains to me. basically, steve is leaving the band as of january and last tuesday will be doing a final tour in february with someone filling ...
Posted by Ben Hannigan on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:11:00 PST

my "side project"

i've always wanted to write and record my own music. i've done a little bit in the bands i've been in, but really i've never written a whole song by myself. so i'm mustering up some ambition and pla...
Posted by Ben Hannigan on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:35:00 PST

new last tuesday songs.

my band posted some new songs from our new record called BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE. it drops in one week (august 15th). every day until then we'll be posting one more new song. if you would listen to...
Posted by Ben Hannigan on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:12:00 PST

we got a dog.

this is toby mac tuesday.some nice people in illinois gave her to us. she lives with us in the van now. she pretty much just sleeps all the time. she doesn't bark or bite and she comes when she cal...
Posted by Ben Hannigan on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:50:00 PST