Benji Maney

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playing with Hilary Hopper at the Bistro by the Bijou Sat. 11/28 9-11Mood: breezy breezyPosted at 6:36 AM Nov 13 view more

  • Ben Maney

  • 38 / Male
  • KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, US
  • Last Login: 12/10/2009

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Interests

  • General

    grace is the ultimate form of strength
  • Music

    o.k. here we go....NICK DRAKE,Kelly Joel Phelps,Leo Kotke,Michael Hedges,Bob Dylan,DONALD BROWN,Keith Jarret,Ahmad Jamal,Brad Meldauh,BILL EVANS,RADIO HEAD,JONI MITCHEL,the kings of convenience,TOM WAITS,phillipe glass,Earl Garner,Henry Butler,MCCOY TYNER,Mulgrew Miller,BELA FLECK and the FLECKTONES,ELLIOT SMITH,The Who,MUDDY WATERS,PINETOP PERKINS,TAJ MAHAL,ART TATUM,KING CRIMSON,GENTLE GIANT,YES,JOHN COLETRANE,THE BEETLES,transam,Disrhythmia,Thought Streams,Don Cabellero,TORTOISE,Salif Keita,King Sunny Ade',Johnny Lee Hooker,MEDESKI MARTIN and WOOD,Jimmy Mcgriff,Jimmy Smith,CHUCHO VALDEZ,MICHELLE CAMILLO,GEORGE WINSTON,Red Garland,ART TATUM,FATS WALLER,Pink Floyd,Beethoven,Shostakovitch,Louis Bonfi,LOUIS ARMSRONG,BJORK,BILLY HOLIDAY,JOAN BIAEZ,Marvin Gay,Stevie Wonder,RAY CHARLES,Vandermark 5,THE AQUARIUM RESCUE UNIT,JEFF SIPE,The Alman Brothers,THE CHEIFTANS,SEAMUS EGAN,Solas,BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB,Rufus Wainright,Robert Fripp,Adrean Belue,Frank Zappa,Joe Henderson,James Taylor,ELP,The Boss,BOB MARLEY,Interpol,Johnny Cash,CARLOS SANTANA,The Band,MINDY SMITH,Led Zepplin,Gillian Welch,Air,Dj Krush,JETHRO TULL,Modest Mouse,The Pixies,Travis,Ben Folds,NEIL YOUNG,CSNY,Nirvanna,The Foo Fighters,The Velvet Underground,Lou Reed,Phish,The Dead,Oregon,Willy Nelson,PAUL SIMON,Ben Harper,RAVI SHANKAR,The Pogues,The Police,Sting,Stefan Grappelli,IRON and WINE,BILLY BRAG,Harry Connick Jr.,TOOL,THE METERS,STEVIE RAY VAUGNE,ERIC CLAPTON,DAVE BRUBECK,THE CLASH,JOE STRUMMER,NINA SIMONE,PATTIE SMITH,BRIGHT EYES,XTC,Camper Van Beetoven,Public Enemy,Common,John Prine,Pj Harvey,Steve Albini(producer),The Chicago Art Ensemble,Bill Frisell,John Zorn,Morphine.....goes on
  • Movies

    wes anderson movies,woody allen,like documentaries.two of my favorite movies are Harold and Maud and Barton Fink
  • Television

    The Office,Thirty Rock and I find myself getting sucked into court tv.despite the fact that I hate it.
  • Books

    Billy Collins-Nine horses,Selected Poems by Robert Creely,everything by Bukowski,E.E. Cummings and Robert Frost
  • Heroes

    Buddah,Ghandi,Martin Luther King,Christ,Bob Dylan and you

Details

  • Status: Married
  • Here for: Networking
  • Hometown: Knoxville TN
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Body type: 0' 3" / More to love!
  • Religion: Other
  • Zodiac Sign: Gemini
  • Children: Undecided
  • Smoke / Drink: No / Yes
  • Education: Some college
  • Occupation: Musician
  • Income: Less than $30,000

Networking

  • I'm involved in several musical projects.Interested in networking with other musicians.

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Status and Mood

  • Ben Maney playing with Hilary Hopper at the Bistro by the Bijou Sat. 11/28 9-11
    Mood: breezy breezy
    Posted at 6:36 AM Nov 13
  • Ben Maney Playing with Hilary Hopper at the Bistro by the Bijou this coming Sat. Oct. 24 9-11..Hope you'll come join the fun
    Mood: breezy breezy
    Posted at 5:25 AM Oct 19

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Blurbs

About me:

I'm a 37 year old musician living in Knoxville TN. I am very newly wed to my beautiful,funny, smart,spunky,immensely talented,compassionate and incredibly loving wife Hilary.Her natural presence keeps me simultaneously focused and entertained.Both are incredible accomplishments..In a nut shell..Life is really good..I also have incredible friends..both new and old.The coolest and nicest people on planet earth. They're impossible to stay away from for long.I often feel like a hermit crab that spends all of his time out of his shell..or a mole who spends all of his time hangin out above ground..our community has it's problems but we are strong in spirit and very tightly unified.. I love playing music with my friends..I love writing music and writing poetry..but only when it comes naturally.. It's not right to contrive it..We are conductors of divine energy..we owe it to ourselves and one another to be receptive to it..and share it..gets that's all for now.. Gonna go take my greyhound Maple for a little walk.. Peace..Ben

Who I'd like to meet:

good people

Comments

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  • Jun 23 2009 2:20 PM

    haha. back atcha
  • Apr 7 2009 6:24 PM

    When. OH When are we getting together to play some piano/drum duets? When........ Talk to you soon.
    D
  • Feb 16 2009 4:19 PM

    You make grandma so proud!
  • Feb 11 2009 4:13 PM

    YAY!!!!!!!! Strawberries in the snow tomorrow buddy boy :)!
  • Jan 22 2009 7:39 PM

    I'll have to check with the Misses (lol), but sounds good to me :)!!
  • Jan 22 2009 5:15 PM

    I say, well hell yeah!!! Anytime any place. I was telling Hillary I was gonna kick her ass in darts :) ... lets do this thang!!
  • Jan 22 2009 4:15 AM

    I remember less about "Psycho Beach Party" than I do about a chord progression that we jammed on in a practice room at the music building afterward. Still haunts me... started turning it into a tune with lyrics about bio-terrorism for profit about 1998... still have the bass line written down in a journal and the draft of the lyrics: favorite line: "while your bleeding from your nipples and your eardrums, too; our portfolio swells up even bigger than you... Dow and Glaxo Smith Barney ride the bull market wave, as the rest of humanity pays to be saved....."

    Never finished it. Didn't have you around at the time to finish working the whole thing up.

    I'm still just as bitter, but I haven't played bass seriously (if I ever did)in a long time.
  • Dec 27 2008 1:30 AM

    Merry Christmas from Casa de Meer. We love ya'll and hope to get together soon.
  • Dec 15 2008 6:07 PM

    great to hear you this morning on blue plate special.....wish I'd known ahead...I'd have been there in person. Would loved to have seen the look on your faces when Nathan walked in. Grace Robin is the angel that called me to tell me to tune in and listen. We still all need to get together by my fire pit one night and reminisce. love ya'll all....jeanne
  • Dec 16 2008 3:15 AM

    Great to hear you on the BPS today.Thank God for laptops and streaming audio.You and MC did a great job, I loved the story about the keyboard stand!
  • Suz

    Dec 1 2008 2:41 PM

    Haven't seen ya in a while. I hope you're doing well and had a fabulous Turkey day!
  • Nov 3 2008 5:47 AM

    Hope you had a blessed Samhain!
    Samhain Pictures, Images and Photos
  • Oct 17 2008 7:45 PM



    Thanks for the add! Check out our new tunes on our Myspace page. Leave us a comment, and tell us what you think.

    We're opening for Kevin Hyfantis and the Bishops band on Sat. Nov. 22nd at Preservation Pub in Knoxville.

    Thanks for supporting live music!

    www. marsupialmusic. com
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  • Aug 9 2008 12:54 AM

    TENNESSEE SHINES! yo
  • Aug 7 2008 1:25 AM

    strait chillin
  • Aug 5 2008 11:03 PM

    Great show last night !! Good to see ya, stranger
  • Jul 9 2008 6:17 PM

  • Jun 25 2008 11:16 PM

    July 4th, It's a 1960's Wipe Out! theme party at my place starting @ 2pm-? and there will be slippin' and uh slidin...BYOB as I will provide food to grill. Hope to see you there!





    Directions to my place:
    --40 West to Gallagher View Exit
    --Left @ Gallagher View, go straight
    --You will see Bearden High School on your left, at bottom of hill turn right @ STOP sign
    --Next look for Echo Valley Subdivision on the left. Turn Turn Turn! At this point, call me and I'll show you the rest of the way...5 minutos.
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  • Jun 14 2008 8:14 PM

    WANT TO HEAR BEN MANEY SCORCH THE PIANO?

    The new CD “KALEIDOSCOPE” from Brent Thompson and His Wandering Circus is here! You can get an advanced copy by clicking this link:

    http://www. sistacreations. com/bangles. php

    This will take you to the website www. sistacreations. com where you can add the CD to your cart and purchase with any major credit card. The CD will be mailed to you within 5 to 10 business days. (* Please note that the ITEM # will say CD and the Item Description will say “Bangle”. Don’t worry..it’s the cd!)

    You will also notice a gallery of guitar string bangles created by jewelry artist Amanda Henry-Thompson that are also available for purchase. These are actually recycled guitar strings fashionably wrapped with silver and adorned with semi-precious stones and pearls to wear on your wrist. You will find unique bangles made with Brent Thompson’s guitar strings and other popular musicians like Erick Baker and Rocco Deluca.

    Visit Bands for Bangles and Sista Creations in BT's top friends!
  • Jun 12 2008 5:00 AM

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEEN-HA-MEEN!!!
  • May 14 2008 6:04 PM

    Hey Ben:

    Love those Dylan songs. "Blood On The Tracks" has to be one of the best albums ever. Please add "Shelter From The Storm" to your playlist, if not already there.



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  • May 7 2008 1:51 PM

    this is for hilaryhard corebitch im hard core
  • Apr 22 2008 9:12 AM

    ready?




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