http://benmartini.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Buy him at www.benmartini.com en Vox Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:12:08 -0500 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/no-title.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Martini) http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/no-title.html?_c=feed-rss http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/no-title.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:12:08 -0500 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/no-title.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cceef549d00e398ac571d0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/another-post-blah-blah-yada-yada-warden-yada-yada.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Martini) http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/another-post-blah-blah-yada-yada-warden-yada-yada.html?_c=feed-rss http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/another-post-blah-blah-yada-yada-warden-yada-yada.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:41:32 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/another-post-blah-blah-yada-yada-warden-yada-yada.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cceef549d00e398a592340002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/in-progress.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Martini) http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/in-progress.html?_c=feed-rss http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/in-progress.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:34:50 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/in-progress.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cceef549d00e398a2ae1a0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> open mic solo performance wahjoobie http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/like-i-know-so-much.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Martini) http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/like-i-know-so-much.html?_c=feed-rss http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/like-i-know-so-much.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:05:59 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/like-i-know-so-much.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cceef549d00e398a176c90003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/day-two-the-reckoning.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Martini) http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/day-two-the-reckoning.html?_c=feed-rss http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/day-two-the-reckoning.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:43:45 -0500 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/day-two-the-reckoning.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cceef549d00e398a118f20001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> improv apathy stand up comedy laziness bingo couch potato chicago theatre the natural http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/once-more-into-the-breach.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Martini) http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/once-more-into-the-breach.html?_c=feed-rss http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/once-more-into-the-breach.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:53:39 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/once-more-into-the-breach.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cceef549d00e398a0e64f0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> blog improv chicago martini acting stand up comedy critics http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-daily-dose.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Martini) http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-daily-dose.html?_c=feed-rss http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-daily-dose.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 May 2007 11:58:16 -0500 What websites do you visit every day? Submitted by Chez Michelle. What else? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-daily-dose.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cceef549d00d4142e7536685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd ben martini have i said my name enough times? ben martini's happy hour daily websites benmartini.com http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/omg-this-is-like-totally-so-brilliant.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Martini) http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/omg-this-is-like-totally-so-brilliant.html?_c=feed-rss http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/omg-this-is-like-totally-so-brilliant.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:52:34 -0500 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.... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/omg-this-is-like-totally-so-brilliant.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cceef549d00d09e647e5fbe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> fuckin' a! http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/the-vodka-experiment.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Martini) http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/the-vodka-experiment.html?_c=feed-rss http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/the-vodka-experiment.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:55:30 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/the-vodka-experiment.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cceef549d00d41428f2bc685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> martini curiosity vodka gin http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/evolution-of-a-martini-drinker.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Martini) http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/evolution-of-a-martini-drinker.html?_c=feed-rss http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/evolution-of-a-martini-drinker.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:02:33 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://benmartini.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251cceef549d00c2252745ae8fdb.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251cceef549d00c2252745ae8fdb-50si" alt="Martini Dawn" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benmartini.vox.com/library/post/evolution-of-a-martini-drinker.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cceef549d00d4142f2c793c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> martini vodka gin three olives tater tots