Ben Martini

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2007-09-25T19:12:08Z

Boy oh boy. It's been awhile since I posted anything. I did my set, got really busy at work, my father went to the hospital, I caught the flu, I followed up the flu with an upper respiratory infection, and now I'm back. Sort of. I'm actually ...

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Another post blah blah yada yada warden yada yada

2007-09-06T17:41:32Z

I've been really tempted to abandon this blog, again. Not that I'm giving up on my goals, but it's starting to become a real pain in the ass to maintain two blogs. However, if I disconnect, then the few friends I have outside Chicago will belie...

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In Progress

2007-08-29T15:34:50Z

The journal, as expected, is screeching to a slow. I'm focusing on putting together an act (as cheesy as that sounds) so not much to say. I feel I'm at a creative peak, though, so go me. (You don't realize how much untapped wahjoobie you've go...

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Like I know so much

2007-08-26T18:05:59Z

It sure didn't take long to locate all of the alternative open mic spots in town. They're fairly well publicized and accessible. I checked out some of the venues, and, man . . . it's such a different environment than back in the day. I feel lik...

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Day Two: The Reckoning

2007-08-25T19:43:45Z

So yesterday I posted about how, after two years of blissful couch-potatodom, I've decided to start performing, again. It's funny, I know I was sober when I wrote that? But it really seems like the kind of thing I would do to myself after four ...

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Once more into the breach

2007-08-24T19:53:39Z

I was thinking of subletting this space. But instead, I'm going to start using it as a type of journal. Excpet the kind that other people can read. Making it less like a journal, actually, and more like a cry for help. The more I think about i...

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QotD: My Daily Dose

2007-05-03T16:58:16Z

What websites do you visit every day? Submitted by Chez Michelle. What else?

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OMG! This is like so totally brilliant!

2007-04-17T14:52:34Z

I thought I'd jump on band wagon and abuse the word "brilliant" like everyone else. Still, it's a good piece that puts the whole "Imus as poor wittle victim" in perspective. The Individualist: Don Imus Sucks Posted by Joe Rivett on 04....

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The Vodka Experiment

2007-04-12T14:55:30Z

I tried the vodka martini w/olives last night. It was amazing. And by "amazing", I actually mean horrible. I just can't do it. The vodka taste doesn't blend with either the vermouth or the olives. You have three tastes swirling around in you...

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Evolution of a Martini Drinker

2007-04-11T15:02:33Z

I've always been skeptical of martini drinkers who choose vodka over gin. It's fine if you're ordering it with a lemon twist, or even with no accoutrement at all. But when I see a glass of vodka with olives, I want to retch. Gin has a salty ta...

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