tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post892145362160341937..comments2024-03-27T21:43:44.745-07:00Comments on Flint Expatriates: Ben Hamper Remembers Jack Gilbert's Wayside InnFlint Expatriateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352270564340149006noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-9963276446639161932018-04-07T20:00:43.004-07:002018-04-07T20:00:43.004-07:00Man I loved the fish from Gilberts. I loved on Ste...Man I loved the fish from Gilberts. I loved on Sterling for a while.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988942547165484583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-75605838786400079892009-07-18T21:34:36.835-07:002009-07-18T21:34:36.835-07:00A book worth reading!A book worth reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-70217024902936200462009-07-17T07:50:59.553-07:002009-07-17T07:50:59.553-07:00Well, I'll be damned ... here comes that ghost...<i>Well, I'll be damned ... here comes that ghost again.</i><br /><br />Spent a couple of late nights sitting with Ben while he did his show at WFBE. At the time, I was a music writer at the late and unlamented Flint Journal, so it was strictly business.<br /><br />One night he had some pissed-off Flushing kids playing live in studio, thrashing their guts out to what to me sounded suspiciously like the <i>Stabat Mater.</i> They were good and I was glad to be there. Mostly, Ben and I just talked.<br /><br />In that time, he convinced me of a couple of things ... D. Boon was a genius and Ben wasn't far behind.<br /><br />From the Department of Useless Information ... the "Out for Trout" cap Michael Moore wore in <i>Roger & Me</i> was swiped from Ben's head. His lid, not Mike's.<br /><br />I always thought Ben should have demanded it back and put it on eBay for charity. I think I once expressed that opinion to Michael ... maybe that's why he doesn't speak to me anymore.<br /><br /><i>c'est la hollywood</i><br /><br />or somethihgdougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-68525154744548848662009-07-16T21:32:01.293-07:002009-07-16T21:32:01.293-07:00What a cool posting Gordon! I had seen Ben's w...What a cool posting Gordon! I had seen Ben's website and thought it was great to hear all those cool Flint punk bands again. The last time I saw Ben was at a Ramones concert in Pontiac. Ben was with a mutual friend, Devon. <br />I have some live music on tapes that you may want to hear Ben. (for your site) It is of Political Silence and House of Mirth.Both of them I frequently went to see at hall shows in the 80's.<br /><br />You can contact me at roadsidedinerlover@yahoo.com<br /><br />RoadsideDinerLoverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-19786406516990617102009-07-16T20:51:20.040-07:002009-07-16T20:51:20.040-07:00I've often wondered where in the Civic Park ne...I've often wondered where in the Civic Park neighborhood would one procure pony kegs of Blatz back in the day.Würstside Warlørdnoreply@blogger.com