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Ben

VINYL -- Because Hard Drives Crash

About Me

RANDOM NOTES
Whatever you do, don't ask about me being gay because I will just go on and on and on and on and on about it. And trust me, the last thing you want to hear is a fat bastard like me going on about sweaty man to man sex.
Due to the number of people asking to be added to my friends list, if I don't know you personally (or at least remember you from my past), there's a good chance I won't add you. I'm not a My Space whore where I need to have a million people that I don't know on my friends list. If, for some reason, you feel the need to have me as a friend, send me a message first. Otherwise...PISS OFF!
I like to buy music. I've recently starting posting about my recent purchases on my "blog". Yes, I'm a show off. Tough cookies if you don't like it.
I'm currently the drummer and lead jackass in Quan and the Chinese Take-Outs

My Interests

Check out my MUSIC BLOG for music you should be listening to.
Music, Reading, Drumming, Writing, Complaining, Hanging out with my friends

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet people who like me for who I am. Y'know in an ABC afterschool special sort of way where I'm taunted by the "popular" kids until one of their own gets to know me and realizes that I'm a wonderful person. Those sorts of folks, y'know?
That is all.

Music:

FROM THE PAST

    'a' 7 seconds all beach boys blink 182 blur box car racer busted the cure degrassi descendents devil dogs floor garage rock hell is for heroes indie jesus and mary chain jetpak joy division kids near water king adora the libertines lush mansun minor threat misfits my bloody valentine new bomb turks new order northern uproar omd pixies polvo pulp punk ramones ride rock senseless things shoegazer slint slowdive snuff snug spacemen 3 spiritualized stereophonics the stone roses the strokes suede tampasm the cure therapy? union carbide productions velocity girl velvet underground weezerbusted

IN THE PRESENT angels & airwaves ash the cooper temple clause the coral the dirtbombs experimental audio research feeder hope of the states hundred reasons idlewild jimmy eat world manic street preachers mogwai my vitriol nofx oasis queens of the stone age radiohead raging speedhorn stereolab super furry animals the d4 the darkness the futureheads biffy clyro bloc party mono engineers televise goldie lookin' chain bullet for my valentine explosions in the sky editors slayer (+44) siggi armann sigur ros the wildhearts airiel fightstarson of dorkrazorlighttortoisethis will destroy youdirty pretty things

Movies:

    Brokeback MountainDogmaThe Breakfast ClubBeautiful ThingOctober SkyStand By MeTrainspottingEd WoodHigh FidelityClerksMallratsChasing Amy Heathers24 Hour Party Peoplemost coming of age movies about Latino gay drumming serial killers

Television:

The Prisoner, The Office (UK), Family Guy, Mind of Mencia, The Office (US), Queer as Folk (UK), Gidget,

Books:

    Catcher In The RyeSleepersA Safe PlaceGangsterStreet BoysWe've Got The Neutron BombDance of DaysAmerican PsychoRocket BoysExile in Guyville: How a Punk Rock Redneck Faggot Texan Moved to West Hollywood and Refused to Be Shiny and HappyEverything-A Book About Manic Street PreachersForever Delayed-Photographs of The Manic Street Preachers

Heroes:

We Don't Need Another Hero --Tina Turner

My Blog

THE eBay AND XMAS GIFT SCORES

eBayAt the beginning of the month, I went on a minor eBay binge and bid on a couple of Busted auctions.Busted What I Go to School For CD SingleThis is the part II CD single. I mainly bought it for the...
Posted by B.E.N. on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:59:00 PST

MY EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS TO MYSELF!

Two Amoeba trips, one Poo Bah, and a couple of mail order brides.Idlewild If It Takes You Home 7" SingleApparently, an uber limited edition (750 copies worldwide) taster for the upcoming Idlewild albu...
Posted by B.E.N. on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:15:00 PST

FANBOY ENTRY .1,282,938,9283 (or 13 Autographed Records)

I got bored. Here's some autographed records...Belly KingGot this at a signing at the Virgin Megastore. I think I pissed off Tanya Donnelly because I was hounding her about who the song "Super Connect...
Posted by B.E.N. on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:56:00 PST

The Pre-X-Mas Buy

In addition to the big second big Tower shopping spree, I got a few more CDs and DVDs. This really needs to stop though. I've got Christmas prezzies to buy.Regular buys:The Long Blondes Weekend Withou...
Posted by B.E.N. on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:50:00 PST

ONE HUNDRED THIRTY DOLLARS LATER

The name of the game was Grab all you can now, and sort it all out later.Bruce Springsteen Greetings From Asbury Park Japanese Mini LP CD Original Price $32Bruce Springsteen The Wild, The Innocent and...
Posted by B.E.N. on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:56:00 PST

BUY MOTHERFUCKER BUY!

Bunker Hill Hide and Go Seek 7" SingleI'd been a big fan of Bunker Hill and Link Wray's The Girl Can't Dance so I bought this Norton Records reissue of (what I think is) his first single Hide and Go S...
Posted by B.E.N. on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:44:00 PST

2006 RECAPPED

STOLEN FROM MYSELF FROM LAST YEAR WHICH WAS STOLEN FROM MYSELF THE YEAR BEFORE WHICH WAS STOLEN FROM MYSELF THE YEAR BEFORE THATYEAR RECAP: 20061. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?...
Posted by B.E.N. on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:28:00 PST

TOP ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

Top 10 Albums of 2006Fightstar Grand UnificationI was late to the game with Fightstar. I actually saw the video for Paint Your Target on On Demand but wrote it off as "emo crap." Little did I know tha...
Posted by B.E.N. on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:38:00 PST

ELEVEN DAYS OF SPENDATION

A couple of hits of the closing Tower Records in Marina del Rey and West Hollywood, online purchases, eBay auction wins, blah blah blah and a movie or too.Matt Willis Up All Night CD SingleAnd speakin...
Posted by B.E.N. on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:01:00 PST

SICK WEEKEND

I started to feel the cold coming on on Monday at work. I went out and got some Airborne. I was almost sure that it wasn't going to really work but decided to give it a try since Cold-Eeze didn't work...
Posted by B.E.N. on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:55:00 PST