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Benjamin DiCristina

and he takes and he takes and he takes.

About Me

From Florida, Benjamin has been playing music for awhile. Every once in a while, something is written down and given a name, and this is the result.Enjoy.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/17/2005
Band Members: Benjamin Di Cristina
Influences: Glass Harp, Aradhna, Sufjan Stevens,Tortoise, Ben Harper, Antony and the Johnsons, Over the Rhine, Brooks Williams, John Brion, Nickel Creek, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Roches, Pat Matheny, Kings of Convenience, J.S. Bach, David Brent
Type of Label: None

My Blog

when the spirit surrounds me.

it's a great relief when you discover, by your own logic, that despite dealing with awful things, your life is largely great.
Posted by Benjamin DiCristina on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:27:00 PST

certain seaweeds: a glorious gift

late this afternoon i rode my bike down to an area of town that is still very destroyed from the hurricane. for some reason i like to occasionally remind myself where i've come from, at the risk of m...
Posted by Benjamin DiCristina on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:02:00 PST

new songstrums

so i wrote a song yesterday. it's on my space now. the audio input was pretty low, so it's really quiet. i hope it doesn't deter from your spiritual extacy when you partake.enjoy.
Posted by Benjamin DiCristina on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:05:00 PST

from left field.

i've met someone very, very special.
Posted by Benjamin DiCristina on Mon, 15 May 2006 06:34:00 PST

bury a stone, grow a boulder.

so i have this friend i met out west. she is mexican and very dignified. she was one of the only other young people who was speaking at the conference i attended. for three days i had been a loner....
Posted by Benjamin DiCristina on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:41:00 PST

the avalanche.

rejoice friends.and much to my dismay, sufjan and rosie thomas are NOT expecting. i know, i know......
Posted by Benjamin DiCristina on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 09:23:00 PST

the making of the beautiful.

last night i moved into my parents house after a year and a half of being a wayfaring vagabond. i was reading in psalms this morning when i heard my dad put some music on in the next room. it was a ...
Posted by Benjamin DiCristina on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 08:24:00 PST

life in wyoming: vol. 3 (gallup poll)

if you had spent all day with a lesbian, a bisexual woman, a transexual woman, a gay cowboy, and a mexican feminist sociologist in laramie, wyoming, and ended up in the Cowboy Bar, would you ride a me...
Posted by Benjamin DiCristina on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 09:46:00 PST

life in wyoming: vol. 2

things i discovered today:i discovered that there is an animal called a jackalope. it's sort of like a cross between a meerkat and an antelope. really.i discovered that the taxi service of laramie, ...
Posted by Benjamin DiCristina on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:42:00 PST

life in wyoming: vol. 1

wyoming is a strange place. nobody reading this will have been to wyoming because not many people come here. i am convinced that there are only 50 people who live in wyoming, and they keep changing ...
Posted by Benjamin DiCristina on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:55:00 PST