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  • AboutThere are a lot of things about me that you probably want to know. Unfortunately I know me so I don’t know what’s interesting to you, so I thought I would write down a list of things off the top of my head, based purely on what I can remember about myself. General I was born in Spanish Harlem in 1977 I went to public school all my life I was breast fed My mother is German and father is English They got married in the 70?s England in jeans I was adorable as a child I was a fat kid I am dyslexic I am artsy I have problems asking for what I want Things I love Burgers, except if you put them on an English Muffin. Fuck you too buddy. I prefer beer to just about every other alcoholic beverage, let’s not get fancy here people Music that sounds like the person singing it isn’t pretending they can sing Blunt honesty. Tell me what you’re thinking, guaranteed I’ll make fun of it. Weird English comedies. The Goon Show? yup. I dig incoherent ramblings. Relationships that don’t work. Right?! How much do I love these! Comedy. Got into improvisation…
  • ArchivesI started writing in this weblog after I graduated from college. I heard about blogs from my then grilfriend, who introduced me to the exquisite time wasting activity. The blog was on Blogger and then called Fun Time Tree House where I gained the nickname Funtime Ben.  I now have two blogs, this one and Improvoker.com. Going back through the archives I’m amazed at how hilarious I thought my writing was. It’s wordy, overbearing, and often gramatically incorrect, but it was where I was at 24 so I guess it’s a part of me. You may also notice some strange characters in the body of posts. Things like “Hi there”:http://google.com That’s because of an old formatting system Wordpress used to use in the olden days called textile. I’ve been going through the archives and getting rid of it, but there is still a lot of it left, so pardon that as well. Welcome to my time machine, hope you enjoy.
  • TUTT: We Damn Thee Coors Light Pt.2

    Nov 15, 2005

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    Funtime Ben
    in Tracks Up the Tree

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    The second installment of the We Damn Thee Coors Light podcast where we dump the light beer in exchange of Rum… Bacardi Gold! Makes you pee…

    1. Rewind by Goldspot
    2. Blood and Marrow by Amandine via Panda’s Hideout
    3. In the Union of Wine by The Hidden Cameras
    4. Crack the Whip by The Spinto Band
    5. I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Edison originally written by The Darkness

    Links for finks

    • Link of the Day – The Shinning Redux
    • The Live of Birds DVD available at Netflix or Amazon
  • CNN.com ‘Arrested Development’ gets the ax

    Nov 11, 2005

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    Funtime Ben
    in Everyday

    CNN.com – ‘Arrested Development’ gets the ax – Nov 11, 2005

    Speechless…

    FOX are all morons.

    I can’t believe that the only originally funny television show on television yet Everybody loves Raymond went for 6 f-ing seasons?! I’m not sure what hurt more loosing the election to GW or this.

    Does anybody know someone at HBO who will grab this show up?

    Visit “Save our Bluths”:http://www.saveourbluths.com/ to see how you can help!

  • SPIN Magazine November 2005 Mention

    Nov 10, 2005

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    Funtime Ben
    in Music, Press

    SPIN Magazine November 2005

    Just thought I’d upload the article about the show from SPIN Magazine… Just in case you thought we were full of crap. Suck it Mr. Johnston!

    (Mr. Johnston was my high school academic advisor who thought being creative would get me nowhere)

  • Being Trendy…

    Nov 9, 2005

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    by

    Funtime Ben
    in Everyday

    Means never having to apologize for a stupid haircut.

  • TUTT: We Damn Thee Coors Light Pt.1

    Nov 8, 2005

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    by

    Funtime Ben
    in Tracks Up the Tree

    Download me - I'm a Podcast

    Back after a rediculously long month long break. We start off this two part show drinking Coors Light and find out quickly that it is no podcast fuel.

    Played on Today’s Show

    1. Brown Boxes by Spinto Band (We heart them!)
    2. Lantern Melody by Clogs
    3. No Key, No Plan by Okkervil River
    4. I Ain’t Saying My Goodbyes by Tom Vek
    5. Sonny by Pete and the Pirates
    6. Suffragette City by Franz Ferdinand and Scissor Sisters

    Links to follow:

    • We’re in SPIN! Pick it up if you don’t believe us!
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Funtime Ben, you know him, you love him, and you probably used to listen to his podcast in the early days of 2004. Designer, improviser, and educator. He loves games, technology, tinkering and trying to fix things.

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