Ben Around Town #2

Ben Around Town is a fun little blog thing I'm doing where I take pictures of things I see around town that are either odd or funny and then I post them all for you guys to see. Most of these pictures are from my camera phone (since that's what I always have on me) but they should be good enough for this application. (click them for larger images)

Picture #1

I was at a local Salvation Army looking for some new games to add to my collection. As I got in my car a huge freight train passed by and I snapped this shot. I think this is the only full sized train I have ever seen in my area. Pretty neat and definitely unexpected while I was on a game hunt.

Picture #2

I saw this at a local Target and it made me laugh. It's kinda like a super advanced Slip n' Slide or Crocodile Mile type toy. Basically you get it wet and slide on it. The part that made me laugh though is that it comes with sweet 3-D goggles so it looks like the shark is eating you. If I was a kid I would so love this.

Picture #3

This picture was taken at another local thrift store. It's a tractor that must have been there for a while because if you look at the tires you can see that they are over half buried in the dirt. This one isn't particularly funny or anything, but I just thought it was kinda neat looking.

Picture #4

Near the Tractor from picture #3, I was leaning against a hand rail waiting for the thrift store to open, when I felt something fuzzy touch my hand....Turns out it was a huge spider. I know the picture doesn't really give you any sense of scale, but it was bigger than a quarter and slightly smaller than a silver dollar. In any event it was more than big enough to freak me out.

Picture #5

This one definitely goes in the weird pile. I was driving down the street on my way home from grabbing a bite and I saw a small pick-up truck who's bed was filled with lemons. The trucks suspension looked like it was going to give out but the guy was still driving crazy fast. Luckily he hit a stop light and I was able to snap this pic from the safety of a complete stop.

Picture #6

Last but certainly not least is this persons license plate. usually I wouldn't post someones license plate online, but this one was kinda asking for it. If you can't make it out it says "BOTOXME". Ahh southern California, you never cease to amaze me.

That's all I have for this blog post type thing, but it's pretty much a sure thing I'll see more weird stuff around here, so expect more blogs in the future. :)

-Ben

It's so hard to say goodbye

I know I said this blog was dead but I saw some funny stuff around town today and this post was too big for Twitter but also not game related, so it wouldn't fit on RetrowareTV. That being the case I decided to bring this bad boy back to the old school blog.

Here is some silly stuff I saw around town today: (These are camera phone pictures, so they are not the greatest quality)


The bumper sticker reads "Kids Need (Heart/Love) and Child Support". The and child support part just made me laugh, I mean what a strange thing to put on your car. why not just get a bumper sticker that says "My Baby Daddy don't pay me". Very strange.


This one is a van I saw in front of a local gas station. It's promoting some indie rap label but the pictures on the van were hilarious. I'm afraid they may have lost a bit in (camera phone) translation though. lol


Last but not least, a Mormon kid on a bike. There must be a ton of these churches in my town or something because I see these kids in a shirt and tie on bikes like every weekend. They often stop me and give me a book of Mormon. This time I was in the car so no book of Mormon for me. lol
I don't know why these guys always make me laugh, I think it's the bike helmet + tie combo, something about it is so odd. It's like they are dressed up for something important, but then they are riding a bike with a goofy helmet on.....it's just so random.

I do want to say that I have no hate on the Mormons (or LDS if you prefer) I just think they look funny on their bikes. :)

That's all for today, but I'm sure I'll see more strange things around town, in fact it's pretty much a sure thing. lol

Goodbye blog

No this is not a blog of me saying goodbye. Instead it's a post saying that this blog is basically dead. My initial need for this blog was to post my show, Video Game Take-Out, somewhere on the web and occasionally give people updates on what's going on behind the scenes with the show. Blogger was a free (and easy) way to do that, but since that time I have: joined RetrowareTV, Gotten a Twitter account, started another show and created a Podcast. So with all of that going on I really have no lack of avenues to let you guys know what's going on with me and the shows. Since that's the case this blog really seems unnessicary. As such this will likely be my last post here. But that's not a bad thing. In fact if you follow me on twitter or any of that stuff I tend to update much more frequently than I ever did here simply because it's so much easier and there's just less I need to write in order to keep you guys up to date.
So follow the links on the right hand side to all my other projects and I'll see you around the web. :)

Peace out blogoshpere

-Ben

Blog Time!

It's been ages since I put anything on here, but that's at least partially because I setup a Twitter account (http://twitter.com/VGTO) that sort of does the same thing (keep you updated on the show) but in a much easier way (for me lol).
at the same time I have also been really busy with the actual making of the show. Between Video Game Take-Out, Game Quickie and the new Audio show that I do with the HVGN called Ben and Derek's Totally Random Show, I really just haven't had much free time.
In my free time (what little there is) I have been watching the Office with my wife as well as playing a fair amount of Street Fighter IV and Retro Game Challenge (both of which I would highly recommend).
But that doesn't mean I forgot about this Blog. Not at all. I considered doing some text reviews on here (mostly about PSP games I can't do on the show) but I've just run short on time. I'll figure something out, but in the mean time catch me at any one of the like 5 places I linked above. That should be more than enough Ben for anyone. lol

Thanks for a ll the support

-Ben

Blip Fest Promo video

I've never heard of Blip Fest, but apparently it's a festival for gaming related musicians. If this trailer is any indication it might be worth checking out.