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Ben

Straight-edge until the bar opens!

About Me

I'm a laid back, genuine guy who is always up for having a good time, whatever that may be! I love going to gigs and festivals, films, travelling, meeting new people, hanging out with mates, etc. Ask my friends what i'm like - no, actually on second thoughts don't!




You scored as Rocker, Mosher. You're a Rocker!

Rocker, Mosher


65%

Emo


30%

Prepy


20%

Goth


15%

Trendy


15%

Chav, Townie, Rude Boy, Ned, Kev


0%

Skater


0%
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My Interests

Family, Friends, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Films, Cycling, Swimming, Skiing, Basketball, Gigs / Festivals, Guitar Music, Travelling, Video Games, Foreign Cuisine, Drinking (besides the intoxicating variety you can't beat a good cuppa), Laughing, Partying, trying new things - actually trying to enjoy life!

I'd like to meet:

Chilled out, like-minded people who know how to have a good time and don't take themselves too seriously.Guys and girls who rock.Fellow Spurs fans!People who value others above material posessions and money.People who are up for a few beers.People who can be spontaneous.People who i can make laugh and who can make me laugh.Open minded people.People who are generally relaxed and natural, not uptight stress-heads or drama queens.People who don't pay attention to fickle fashions and passing fads - whether that be clothing, music or whatever.People who are consistent, and who aren't hypocritical in their actions and words.

Music:

BANDS (in no particular order):One of the best albums ever, what i would have done to see these guys live.....Tool - Easily one of the best live bands i've ever seen, they put on an awesome show...Pelican - One of my favourite bands at the moment. Epic, progressive instrumental stoner / post rock - beautiful, emotional music...Classic 90's heavy metal, and some of the best guitar riffs ever - Dimebag R.I.P...Devin Townsend treads the fine line between nutter and genius, and his music sounds all the better for it. Strapping Young Lad are his main band, and City is their masterpiece in my humble opinion. His solo stuff is wicked too (a tad more chilled than SYL!) - especially Ocean Machine, Terria and Infinity...Epic Swedish prog-metal with a strong 70's influence. Not recommended for My Chemical Romance fans...Surely the greatest pure thrash metal album ever - and it's still sounds unbelievably fresh after 20 years!..This is a classic prog album, only 5 tracks but still 45 mins long! Shine On You Crazy Diamond is an immense tribute to Syd Barrett (RIP) - i love this band...There's not a bad song on this quality album from the Ramones of stoner rock, the mighty Fu Manchu. It always puts me in a good mood :)..Classic album by this awesome supergroup - i never thought i'd see them live but managed to catch them twice in June 2006 at London Astoria and Download festival, they blew me away!..Oceanic is an awesome, majestic, epic album and i was lucky enough to see Isis perform it live at the Camden Koko in July 2006 - i'm still recovering...Probably the best debut album i've heard in a while, and it's bloody addictive - like a cross between Sabbath / Sleep and Mastodon, yep it's as good as that sounds...Talking of Sleep, Holy Mountain is more glorious Sabbath worship - riff, after riff, after.....Wildhearts, Jane's Addiction, Faith No More, Prodigy, Sex Pistols, Obituary, Radiohead, Orange Goblin, Metallica (thrash era), Black Sabbath, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Ramones, Nirvana, Ozzy, Burst, Deftones, Grand Magus, Dozer, Lamb Of God, Muse, Hermano, Electric Eel Shock, Therapy?, Monster Magnet, Manics, Earthtone 9, One Minute Silence, The Mars Volta, Apocalyptica, Helmet, King Crimson, Ennio Morricone, Stiff Little Fingers, Mastodon, Smashing Pumpkins, Primal Scream, Spiritual Beggars, Carcass, Pentagram, Refused, AC/DC, Corrosion Of Conformity, Clutch, Onedice, Soundgarden, early Machine Head, Emperor, Decapitated, Capricorns, Sepultura (Max era), Zimmer's Hole, At The Gates, AC/DC, Jecano, Gutworm, Neurosis, In Flames, Nebula, Mogwai, Ministry, Motorhead, Aphex Twin, Colour Haze, Blue Cheer, Dying Fetus, Black Dahlia Murder, Prong, Poison The Well, Diamond Head, Medulla Nocte, The Misfits, Sona Fariq, Snub, Unida, Fear Factory, SOAD, Dream Theater (Americans can't spell!), Soulfly, Jimi Hendrix, Yob, Iron Monkey, Obiat...stuff like that.Also, check out my friend's band Yuuki at:http://www.myspace.com/yuukimusic
http://www.yuuki.co.ukIf you like epic stoner rock / post rock, and you're into bands like Kyuss, Isis, Slint, Deftones and Pelican then they should be right up your street. Tell them Ben sent you!

Movies:

Jack Nicholson and Stanley Kubrick - what a combination. Here's Johnny!..This movie is pretty violent and visually extreme, but really inventive - it's a Japanese Yakuza film, not for the faint hearted...Classic band, quality film - i love Pink Floyd. The animation is great too...This is one of the best British films i've seen in years - it's a dark, gritty as hell, low budget revenge movie. By now you've possibly realised that Bambi is unlikely to be in my fave film list.....Great road trip movie, quality soundtrack - these guys had the right idea...Another quality British film - hilarious with brilliant social observations...This is a brilliant Thai martial arts film which doesn't rely on tricks or effects - just awesome fight scenes and chase sequences. Tony Jaa is the king of Muay Thai!..Films with Al Pacino / Jack Nicholson, directors i like include Miike Takashi, Danny Boyle, Todd Solondz, Quentin Tarantino and Peter Jackson, black comedies, horror, thrillers, Bond films, Lord Of The Rings, 28 Days Later, Scent Of A Woman, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Day Of The Jackal, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Touching The Void, Labyrinth, Die Hard 1 and 3, Terminator 1 and 2, Closer, Snatch, South Park, Shawshank Redemption, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, The Cell, From Dusk Til Dawn, Trainspotting, The Goonies, Uncle Buck, Beverly Hills Cop 1 & 2, Star Wars, Back To The Future trilogy, Requiem For A Dream, Full Metal Jacket, Football Factory, Happiness, Schindler's List, The Ring 1 and 2, Audition, The Bear, Hitler: The Rise Of Evil, Man On Fire, Oldboy, Spirited Away, The Idiots, Saw, Wolf Creek, Palindromes, Final Destination, Shaolin Soccer, Infernal Affairs, The Italian Job (original!), Quadrophenia, Dogtown and Z Boys, Michael Moore documentaries, Detroit Rock City, Spinal Tap, The Filth and The Fury, End of The Century (Ramones documentary).

Television:

Beavis and Butthead..I love Chris Morris's sense of humour, pretty much everything he has done is brilliant in my book...This show always cracks me up - the observations it makes are painfully accurate and i really like the way it's filmed from a first-person perspective, plus you can hear what the guys are thinking which adds a whole new dimension to the comedy...The Day Today, Men Behaving Badly, The Office, Jam, Little Britain, Coupling, Game On, Fantasy Football, Trigger Happy TV, Bo Selecta, Jackass, Dirty Sanchez, Banzai, Big Train, Extras, Scuzz, MTV2, live football, Question Time, Dead Ringers, Fawlty Towers, Porridge, Only Fools and Horses, South Park, They Think It's All Over, Have I Got News For You, Nevermind The Buzzcocks, Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned, Whose Line Is It Anyway, Green Wing, Sky Sports, BBC nature documentaries, The Word.

Books:

I'd be lying if i said i was a big reader...unless a book really grabs me i've got a short attention span and can normally find things i'd rather be doing. I've got a couple of biographies to get through at some point - John Peel and Aleister Crowley.

Heroes:

Not necessarily heroes, but people i respect or admire for various reasons...Bill Hicks..Dimebag Darrell..Tony Iommi..Stuart Pearce..John Peel..Jimi Hendrix..Chris Morris, Kurt Cobain, Nelson Mandela, Ozzy Osbourne, Spike Milligan, Randy Rhoads, Devin Townsend, Bon Scott, Joe Strummer, Jimmy Page, John Garcia, Cliff Burton, John Candy, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Joey Ramone, John Bonham, Bill Nicholson, Gary Lineker, Paul Gascoigne, Jimmy Greaves, Gordon Strachan, Danny Blanchflower, Bob Marley, Martin Jol, Peter Cook, John Cleese, Brant Bjork, Mike Amott and last but certainly not least my parents.

My Blog

Top 25 All Time Greatest Redneck Songs

25) Git your Tongue Outta My Mouth Cuz I'm Kissin ya Goodbye ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> 24) Her Teeth Was Stained, But Her Hart Was Pure 23) How Can I M...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:39:00 PST

R.I.P. Vitek - 1984-2007

What a waste of life - this guy was 23, an incredible drummer and left behind a young daughter - so tragic.  I was lucky enough to see him play live 4 times and i was blown away every time....
Posted by Ben on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:11:00 PST

I'm off to Download Festival this weekend :)

I'll be offline til Tuesday as tomorrow i'm off to the Download Festival to see the likes of Iron Maiden, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Machine Head, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Wolfmother, Meg...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:16:00 PST

I'm off to Egypt!

I'm off to Egypt for 2 weeks tomorrow - 1 week in Luxor exploring temples and tombs, etc. and 1 week by the Red Sea chilling out on the beach and doing some diving / snorkelling.  We are goi...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 01 May 2007 09:18:00 PST

The legend of Mr T

Mr. T speaks only when necessary. His main form of communication is folding his arms and slowly shaking his head. And regardless of the situation, he is always understood. Mr. T invented fools. Reali...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:40:00 PST

My gig of the month for January: Ginger!

Went to see the Wildhearts frontman at Engine Rooms a few weeks back - and despite him hitting the stage 2 hours late, due to accidentally putting petrol in his new diesel car (!) - it was a top night...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:50:00 PST

Windmilling, faux kung fu teenage 'hardcore' pussies

Aren't they hilarious?!  LOL :) I remember the days when moshing was done for fun rather than just for show - when it was hard but fair, and the unwritten rule of not hitting anyone above the sho...
Posted by Ben on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:05:00 PST

My top 10 gigs of 2006

Orange Goblin  Concorde 2, Brighton  29/04   Down  London Astoria  29/05   Download Festival  Donington Park  09/06-11/06   Isis (performing Oceanic)  Camden Koko  23/07 &nbs...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:05:00 PST

ARSENE WHINGER

Arsene Wenger has done many spectacular things since arriving in English football: he's shattered the culture of booze and Big Macs; he's completely changed the DNA of Arsenal, who were previously ab...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:43:00 PST

West Ham vs Arsenal match report

Arsene Wenger has broken his silence, after the incident at Upton Park on Sunday. Looking emotionally drained Wenger, 79 spoke as Arse*** arrived back in North London "I was disgusted at the treatment...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:17:00 PST