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About Me

A Papier Mache Monster will be included on Asian Man Records' PLEA FOR PEACE 2007 compilation, slated for release in April. We're really excited about this opportunity, not just because the disc will also contain tracks by NOFX, Anti-Flag and the RX Bandits, but because it's for a great cause! To find out more about the release and this great non-profit organization, click on the banner to go to their myspace page.

Every Saturday @ Columbia Station !! NO COVER. Brad Linde Quartet, in the heart of the Adams Morgan bar district, featuring yours truly. Come out and see us...

My Interests

ping pong, expensive beer, stories about gladiators, cats, scrabble, etc.

Music:

in my truck CD player lately: "Get Used To It" - Brand New Heavies, "The Resignation" - RX Bandits, "Live 2006" - Rebirth Brass Band, "Beatles '65" - Duh, "Live at Fillmore" - Allman Brothers, "The Royal Scam" - Steely Dan, "Cellar Door Sessions 1970" - Miles Davis, "Best of" - Fania All Stars, "Rat Snake" - Frozen Rodents, "The Yes Album" - Duh

Movies:

Books:

Watership Down. Atlas Shrugged. I don't read much anymore, and this upsets my mother greatly.

Heroes:

My Blog

Enough

So as of yesterday I made the decision to take three weeks off from playing, due to tendonitis. It's been very difficult. I had to cancel lots of shows, and disappoint a lot of people, som...
Posted by Ben Tufts on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:05:00 PST

Taking a break...

Having a bit of a tendonitis relapse. Not doing any gigs or rehearsals until Tuesday next week.
Posted by Ben Tufts on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:29:00 PST

A Papier Mache Monster on compilation with NOFX, Anti-Flag, RX-Bandits!!

December

Home for the holidays? Visiting DC this month? Trying to get away from your in-laws? Lots of reasons to go see music in December:I'll be playing two shows with Amateur Hour, Dan Perriello's new projec...
Posted by Ben Tufts on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:13:00 PST

SPX Halloween show pix

Pictures from the Speaks' Halloween show this past Saturday at the Shark Club in Merrifield, VA. We were joined by bob and Soul Lip....
Posted by Ben Tufts on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:42:00 PST

Bourbon Appreciation Day

The First (Semi) Annual Bourbon Appreciation Day was held last night in Fairfax. It was a slightly underattended event, but hey--more for the rest of us, right? So what is Bourbon Appreciation Day, ...
Posted by Ben Tufts on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:14:00 PST

Crazy Craig's Climate Challenge

On November 18th, my crazy Dad's running the JFK 50-mile race in Hagerstown, MD. As part of his run, he's started a charity to raise money for climate change awareness. He's been running mar...
Posted by Ben Tufts on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:31:00 PST

16 gigs in October!

With the recently announced surprise first Amateur Hour show at Firehouse in Fairfax on Halloween, I have broken my previous record (not counting August of last year, when I did 19 shows in 20 days wi...
Posted by Ben Tufts on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:10:00 PST

Think about it

Shane Adcock is pictured here paying last respects to a friend who died in Iraq. Just weeks later, Shane, a Longwood graduate, was killed by a roadside bomb in Kirkuk. I didn't know Shane, but his w...
Posted by Ben Tufts on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 09:45:00 PST

Honeymoon pics

A few pictures from the honeymoon--many, many more to come...These are all pictures of the Graham Inn, the bed and breakfast in Sedona where we stayed. The innkeepers, a couple whose names escape me a...
Posted by Ben Tufts on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:12:00 PST