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ben

I didn't know there even was a Spiderman 2...

About Me

Big, Loud, strangely aware, non-judgemental, obsessive, easily frustrated, late, I WILL BURN the Anchors in our society, protective of family and friends, Loving, grossly underpaid & underestimated...and I HATE christmas music.

My Interests

Work, impulse buying, sunshine, having the right tool for the job, clever graffiti, aquiring more gear, free booze, feeling old, complaining, loving myself.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who won't take it personally that I am often to busy to be a good friend. Anyone who can shit money.

Music:

Gheto Boys, Social D, Turbonegro, Al Green, Glassjaw, N.W.A., Deftones, Prince, Gil Mantera's Party Dream, Refused, Minor Threat, Misfits, SRV, Hendrix, Cash, X, Fruisiante, RFTC, QOTSA, Pulp, Converge, ATDI, Dr. Dre, Cube, Small Brown Bike, Placebo, CLASSIC COUNTRY (R.I.P. WSDS), Big Drill Car, Isley Brothers, Hum, ETID, Bronx, Van Halen etc. Currently listening to: Archer's of Loaf, Drive Like Jehu, Dinosaur Jr.

Movies:

Friday, Falling Down, Decline of Western Civ. (part 1), Gummo, Raw/Delerious, Man Bites Dog, The Entire Shane's World Line, live concerts, Menace II Society.

Television:

News, Soprano's, Color WWII footage, 60 min., Victory By Design, Scrambled Porn.

Books:

Historical Books on Detroit & Ypsi, Stuff on Economics, AVN, Please Kill Me, On The Road, Guitar and Amp Repair books, The Dirt and other mindless cliche' selections as such.

Heroes:

They will only dissapoint you. But possibly Greg Ginn.

My Blog

I was at the edge of the earth yesterday

Chimney Rock RdInverness, CA 94937Google Map it sucka.http://maps.google.com/maps?tab=wl...
Posted by ben on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:14:00 PST

Feeding the monster

Playing two shows with Coke Dick this past weekend in Michigan was fun as shit.  It made me remember that little else in my life feels as good.  It reminded me to be focused on a constant pu...
Posted by ben on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:29:00 PST

First Quake!

So we experienced our fist quake today (Which is probably like people from non-snow climates experiencing snow for the first time).It was @ 7:12 and was a 3.7 on the Richter, and it's epicenter was ju...
Posted by ben on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:06:00 PST

I got a job

So I offically live here now.  I start at Restoration Hardware on Tuesday in Corte Madera.Come visit me.
Posted by ben on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:04:00 PST

Mad Max was an amateur (LONG blog)

So we made it to California. We've got deposit down on a place. Won't be settled until at least the 20th.THE MOVE:  I left on Monday the 28th from Lansing to AA after playing the last CDMA show f...
Posted by ben on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:47:00 PST

More Ypsi Fun

Last night as I was getting out of my car in the alley behind my building a woman aproached me on foot, paniced and out of breath.  I'm not saying she was either 1) A drug addict 2) Mentally Ill ...
Posted by ben on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:49:00 PST

Hot piss and touring

There are roughly 50 men who work in my office and we all share 2 bathroom stalls.  Why is the heat in the bathroom cranked to 80 something!?  Nothing like hot piss to temp the tastebuds. A...
Posted by ben on Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:35:00 PST

The forgotten art of going to shows

I have seen four excellent bands this week: Paradise, Anchorage, Diver and War Between States. With all this band stuff going on I have not had the time or bread to go see shows like I used to.  ...
Posted by ben on Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:48:00 PST

A running list of Pet Peeves

1. I am a busy guy.  It's bad enough the person I am calling didn't pick up on the first ring, let alone at all.  So I have a metric assload of information I need to deposit into a message t...
Posted by ben on Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:16:00 PST

A Country Drive in Washtenaw Country

A HIDDEN MIGRATE VILLAGE right underneigth our noses...
Posted by ben on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST