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Benchmark

Slam it back, shake it and dance!!

About Me

Header Banner Made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own!We are a hot blend of phenomenal vocals, with harmonies that will numb your Patron addled brains, classically trained-music majors, poets extraordinaire and an eyefull of band fronts banging out the best in classic rock, country rock, blues rock, a touch of surf just because, well we ARE in So.Cal, and a collection of originals exuding a blend of old & nouveux blues and rock.Layout made by Mishka at CreateBlog.com .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/23/2006
Band Website: benchmarktheband.com
Band Members: T - vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion;AND Barry - vocals, lead/rhythm guitar, keys, bass, harp;AND Mark - bass guitar, vocals;AND Bill - drums;AND Resident Guest Player: Cory Wilkins - vocals, lead/rhythm guitar
Influences: Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Heart, Aerosmith, Louie Armstrong, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Cheap Trick, Nina Simone, Clapton, Beatles, Stones, Ray Price, Johnny Cash, Nat King Cole, Willie Nelson, Crow, etc., etc.
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Amy Winehouse Hair...

Ok, last night was odd, strange, not quite as sharp as the night before and we were missing Cory for the first set.  We had our challenges throughout the evening, but it was not a total loss.&nbs...
Posted by Benchmark on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:26:00 PST

The Last High..

It was quite fortuitous that I ran into these guys.  I can't tell you who they are, just that I was in their company for a short period of time, and it was interesting, bizarre, different, unforg...
Posted by Benchmark on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:12:00 PST

Photo Inspirations...

"He was mesmerized by the golden reflections of her hair glinting in his eyes, obscuring his vision. It was like he was floating down a river, warmed by the sun, staring up at the clouds, small, wispy...
Posted by Benchmark on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:32:00 PST

cOUrsINg Through mY liFe

Three days in a row..about 4 hours of sleep a night.  You're killin' me smalls.  It all started last Friday, as soon as I left the parking lot of the golf course in Coronado and the dangerou...
Posted by Benchmark on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:52:00 PST

Golfing on Fridays in Coronado

Friday, that was the appointed day for my golf outing, participating in the annual BOMA tourney, primarily for us office-retail owner/manager/vendor folk.  The day before had been so, so with the...
Posted by Benchmark on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:00:00 PST

North of San Diego...

...you'll find an amazing world of music, make-believe, wild frivolity and so much more. My interactions with that world have been extensive, on both a professional and a personal level...working on s...
Posted by Benchmark on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:31:00 PST

MRI’s and Stuff

The best time to have MRI's done on your knees?? Well, 8 o'clock at night of course...umm...ok.  Yeah, the tech at Scripps in Carmel Valley sounded surprised when I assumed they meant 8 A.M., not...
Posted by Benchmark on Sat, 24 May 2008 01:30:00 PST

The Padres..The Dream...

I love the Chargers, and I love the Padres.  I love baseball.  I was a huge Cinncinati Reds fan back in the late '70's.  I loved Johnny Bench.  I had the biggest crush on him. haha...
Posted by Benchmark on Fri, 23 May 2008 06:21:00 PST

The Goods - Original, Wearable Art

Looking hip, looking fashionable, making a statement...mystery, daring, or just showing your appreciation for...well Benchmark! haha! Check out the goods - Benchmark stuff and 'T's original concoction...
Posted by Benchmark on Mon, 19 May 2008 05:54:00 PST

How Hot can it Get?

I woke up this morning still wearing my clothes, well some of them anyway..bra unhitched, pants off, me laying on top of the bedding with pillows pulled and propped in various places around me.&n...
Posted by Benchmark on Sun, 18 May 2008 10:41:00 PST