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derailed, deranged and dejected but not defeated | ben
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March 15, 2011. Derailed, deranged and dejected but not defeated. At 5:45 am by ben. It has been nearly a year since I last posted. Sounds like confession. Fortunately I am not catholic so there are no confessions for me to have forgiven. I have to learn to forgive others and forgive myself, never mind looking for some divine absolution. Speaking of forgiveness, please go easy on me, it’s been a while and my writing tools and brain are a little dull. He helped me renovate, he built cabinets and a vanity ...
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miss adventures | ben
https://benher.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/miss-adventures
April 4, 2011. At 3:45 am by ben. Than we could have even imagined. And it’s more sanitary, when I think of those ratty books with pages stuck together it makes me cringe. In our late teens Marie and I started hanging out with a group of guys who we knew did a lot of drugs. In an effort to not look ridiculous, know what we were getting into and not cough our guts out we decided to practice smoking dope before we did it with these guys or at a party. Hey, it made sense in 1981! As the little wisps of smok...
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diggin’ it | ben
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April 26, 2010. Posted in shit happening. At 9:40 pm by ben. Do it but I’d lose my mind typing a real post on such a tiny keyboard and my sanity (such as it is) is worth more than that slightly more. It’s not like I really have a lot to say anyway, as soon you too will note. I doubt anyone gets as excited about shit and dirt as I do. And a bunch of flowers. I don’t usually grow flowers from seed but I swore I would not be buying annuals this year which means I had to start them myself. By the time I leav...
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points of view | ben
https://benher.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/points-of-view
April 6, 2010. Posted in shit happening. At 9:20 pm by ben. I try to be the kind of person who looks at everything from as many perspectives as I can. I make every attempt to see where a person comes from and what their motives are before I make any kind of judgment. I was not always this way. Age, experience and the past week have enlightened me a little. That was where it started. And since I was so irresponsible she had to quit her job. I gave him the pills. I didn’t know you got blamed for it. I didn...
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minding my own business | ben
https://benher.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/minding-my-own-business
March 25, 2011. Minding my own business. Posted in getting nail'd. At 3:19 am by ben. The thought of opening my own salon scared the everlovin’ shit out of me. I have such a fear of failure and having had my character assassinated atop that fear made me just want to shut down and disappear. We did talk of leaving town, I couldn’t stand to run into her (unless it was with the front bumper of my car! Not that I particularly wanted to get near. A new client today told me that I have an amazing reputation ar...
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Drums: It’s not that complicated and the “Yoda doesn’t exist” theory. | In Practice & Play
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In Practice and Play. What These Times Mean To Me. Schooled by Joe Morello →. March 9, 2010 · 8:11 pm. Drums: It’s not that complicated and the “Yoda doesn’t exist” theory. Yoda Hes saying: I can play faster than you with just this one stick. I’ve been around great drum technique for years. In 1996, I took my first lesson with the great Toronto drummer Vito Rezza. In 1998, I began an apprenticeship with the legendary Joe Morello (who I’ll probably be mentioning a lot in this space, by the way). Have you ...
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The Downbeat | In Practice & Play
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In Practice and Play. The Long Way Is The Short Way →. February 5, 2010 · 3:37 am. Welcome to my blog. I have always found the mental/emotional aspects of creating music and art fascinating. It is a never-ending cycle of learning, teaching and growth for me. I don’t think there’s enough discussion about these kinds of things. That’s what I intend to do here: chronicle my experiences and share my insights on the life of an artist here in L.A. I’m sure there’ll be some other surprises, too. On Schooled by ...
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Music As Sport | In Practice & Play
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In Practice and Play. The Long Way Is The Short Way. What These Times Mean To Me →. February 18, 2010 · 5:02 am. It’s always been funny to me how people choose to use sports as a metaphor for their musical pursuits. Like, “Gotta go practice. No pain, no gain.” Really? Sports can certainly inspire us, generally speaking, but music is being forced into a mold that so resembles competitive sport that it’s downright scary. Is this really how music is supposed to work? Nothing lasts because there is no substa...
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