We have a lot of interests. We have some interests in common, but mainly ninjas and fishing. We sing, dance, and perform rap battles ALL THE TIME!! Pretty much everything but dancing...we can't dance at all.
Who really cares? Okay... The Anthony & Ben Duet. We sing, dance, and do rap battles.
Anthony likes: Talking Heads / David Byrne, Velvet Underground / Lou Reed, Devo, The Prodigy, Pigface, David Bowie, Bjork, Mr. Bungle, Dead Kennedys, Patti Smith, Wesley Willis, GG Allin, Dead Milkmen, Skinny Poopy, much much more...
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Celebrity Voice Impersonated
Movies
Ben: Crossroads, Wagons East, Mean Girls, and anything with Robots(EXCEPT ROBOT JOXX, Superheroes, but Mystery Men is my all time favorite movie.
Mat: touch of evil, kung fu hustle, shaolin soccer, friday the 13th series, nightmare on elm st series, george romero zombie quadriligy, logan's run, the running man, the rundown, spiderman 1&2, x-men 1&2, jaws, citizen kane, 12 angry men, view askew movies, dark castle entertainment films, versus, 2ldk, star wars films, indiana jones films, back to the future films, pulp fiction, get shorty, these are just a few, i think i own at least 300 dvds, i love movies, especially ALL of Romero's films, yes including KnightRiders.
Anthony: Kung Fu Hustle, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, Duets, Donnie Darko, Napoleon Dynamite (Guilty Pleasure), Ghostbusters, Sin City, Stop Making Sense, Koyaanisqatsi, Grays Anatomy (not the TV show, but the monologue by the late Spaulding Gray), Palindromes, Punch Drunk Love, Rap Special Olympics.
Television
Ben:Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Simpsons, Futurama, Ali G show, and Beavis and Butthead.
Mat: Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, Doctor Who, Ghost Hunters, Mythbusters, Robot Chicken (thanks Tom Root), Sealab 2021 (r.i.p.), X Play, Attack of the Show, Good Eats, hell's kitchen, bull shit, 30 days Anything on Discovery, History, Food or cartoon network.
Anthony: The Reeding Reanbo.
Books
Ben: The Ultimate Book on Ninjas by Robert Hamburger
Mat: Zombie Survival Guide, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Science of Harry Potter, The Code Book, and some other quantum physics books...
Anthony:Generation of Vipers by Philip Wylie; or The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene.
Heroes
Ben: Or the people of Bennation: Joshua Hernadez (President of Hispanic Relations/Tightest Homey) Miah Campbell (Accountant and Legal Advisor), Anthony Spears (Awesomeness Advisor/Cohost), Renee Nyalka (President of Day to Day Operations/Girlfriend), Matt Dulceak (V.P. of all things Cool/Rockabilly Advocate), Chris Dinocolo aka Chains (Director of Offensive comedy), Jason Smith (Breaker of my fucking heart/Punk Rock advisor) (I'm the fourth Sass Dragon), Jimmy Adamson (V.p. of Breaker of my fucking Heart/ Offensive Rock Advisor)(I AM THE FOURTH SASS DRAGON), Chim-Chimielewski aka Brad (Entertainment Advisor/Media Advisor/WebmasterofBennation), Shaun Reinert (V.P of Day to Day Operations/Video Rental Souce/President of Greatness) James Eads (Director of Death Metal/ President of Prank Call Division/Brother), Tim Eads(President of Pissing me Off/President of Obnoxious and Long Winded Drum Solos/Youngest Brother) Josh Biddinger (Led Zeppelin Advisor and Daid Bowie Advocate), Erica Abrell (Senior Vice President of Fun Card Games), Aaron Jacobson (Artist Consultant/Hipster/Roomate), Kurt Bialis (Wrestling Consultant/Comic Book Advisor), Andrew Parks (Senior Vice President of not returning my phone calls), Will Ash (Senior Vice President of Fun), Dave Jones (Director of controlled substances), Matt Elfring (President of Nina Relations), Brandon Buckley (Senior Vice President of totally cool guy I wished lived next door), Jim Gazaldo (Vice President of totally cool guy who should live next door to me), Vic Riley (Street Team leader Naperville Division), Scooter (Mark of Ambush City) (Senior Vice President of Distant Friends of a Friend division) Bernt Carlson(President of Working Out/Avid Misfits fan/Mariana Relations), Jim Thoma (Senior Vice President of Best Friend Division/ Magic Card Player) Shaun Fitzpatrick (Senior President of Rap Battles/ CEO of all great non punk music division)Jesus Christ (Lord and Savior of Benjamin Eads)
Mat: Alan Scott, Hal Jordon, Kyle Rayner, Guy Garner, Kilowag, John Stewart, Tomar-Re, Branwilla, Abin Sur, and Green Arrow ALSO: Batman, Nightwing, Riddler, Aquaman, Black Panther, Captain America, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Brainiac, Flash, Blue Beatle, The Exiles, Ghost Rider, Uatu The Watcher, Iron Fist, Deadman, Uncle Sam, Galactus, Captain Marvel, Captian Mar-Vell, and Deadpool. I really hate wolverine.
Ben, checkin' out some zebra ass in the Serengeti!
Jedi "Ass-Kicker"
Anthony Sailing the High Seas
Anthony just prior to being kicked off the Lunar Landing Mission.
Ben and the Ladies
The Culprit
Shaun -- the only member of Ben Nation to hang out with Spock.*
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Pure Class -- the only member of Ben Nation to hang out with a fuckin' DRAGON!
Pure Class -- Beefcake all the way.
Okay... this isn't public knowledge, but Anthony Spears will be playing Jeff Gordon in the story about his life -- that's Anthony's life, not Jeff Gordon's. Says Anthony, "I don't even know who Jeff Gordon is, and I don't watch NASCAR. So, like, that's what makes this movie so REAL."
It's a spot for James -- James, you'll have your Demolition Man soon. Meanwhile...
Who I'd like to meet: Football Face (click to see it a little closer)
What's up? We're producing our new album, Re-Entry...and so are you! We'll be posting pre-production recordings of our new songs for the next month or so and are looking for your input! Uploads have already started, so check out our page for daily updates! All feedback is helpful, so don't be shy!
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You've been gone for a while. As I sit here and hope that some day I will be able to download an episode 22. Unfortunatly, you don't come around anymore.
I'm seeing other podcasts.
I know this hurts, but it's the best for both of us.
well i just got done recording a new song been writing lyrics for a week now. I started playing tonight and came up with the perfect arrangment for the riffs. Anyways the song is still in its early stages no vocals or drums yet. The song is called Onward We March...Dust of the Dust!!! hope you all enjoy and let me know what you think
