http://www.benjaminsumner.com This is Benjamin Sumner's website Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:43:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/06/marilyn-manson-alice-cooper-merriweather-post-pavilion/ http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/06/marilyn-manson-alice-cooper-merriweather-post-pavilion/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:05:34 +0000 Ben Sumner http://www.benjaminsumner.com/?p=856
Marilyn Manson and Alice Cooper played at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Monday. Manson opened for Cooper (well, technically Gwar opened for them), and the two performed a duet of ‘I’m 18′ for the final song. Manson even kissed Cooper’s boots on stage. I was lucky enough to get the first seat in front of the [...]]]> http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/06/marilyn-manson-alice-cooper-merriweather-post-pavilion/feed/ 0 http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/06/gwar-worst-band-ever/ http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/06/gwar-worst-band-ever/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:32:05 +0000 Ben Sumner http://www.benjaminsumner.com/?p=822
I saw the band Gwar at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Monday. Having only heard rumors that it’s the worst band ever, I was there to verify it myself. Then again, that’s part of the joke, though kudos to them for spraying fake blood all over fans and telling them to shut up after songs. They played [...]]]> http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/06/gwar-worst-band-ever/feed/ 0 http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/05/marines-tribute-to-my-grandfather/ http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/05/marines-tribute-to-my-grandfather/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 02:01:46 +0000 Ben Sumner http://www.benjaminsumner.com/?p=813
My grandfather, Albert Owens, died back in December at the age of 86. We had the memorial service on Friday at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery in Cheltenham, Md. This was my first time witnessing a military salute at a funeral and I hadn’t any idea what to expect. After some words and prayers, Taps played, and the [...]]]> http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/05/marines-tribute-to-my-grandfather/feed/ 0 http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/04/ice-champs/ http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/04/ice-champs/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:54:03 +0000 Ben Sumner http://www.benjaminsumner.com/?p=802
The Screaming Squirrels won their fourth ice championship last week. It was the first since 2010, and our seventh overall including the roller team. Read more about it on the Screaming Squirrels site.]]> http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/04/ice-champs/feed/ 0 http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/04/happy-birthday-to-my-nephew/ http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/04/happy-birthday-to-my-nephew/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:31:03 +0000 Ben Sumner http://www.benjaminsumner.com/?p=799 http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/04/happy-birthday-to-my-nephew/feed/ 0 http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/01/unreal-stories-the-media-virtually-ignore/ http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/01/unreal-stories-the-media-virtually-ignore/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:36:19 +0000 Ben Sumner http://www.benjaminsumner.com/?p=787 http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2013/01/unreal-stories-the-media-virtually-ignore/feed/ 0 http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2012/12/antique-wooden-letterpress-drawer/ http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2012/12/antique-wooden-letterpress-drawer/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:49:33 +0000 Ben Sumner http://www.benjaminsumner.com/?p=772
For many decades, my grandfather, Harry Sumner, worked as a printer. Back then, the printing presses required individual block letters to place down. Those letters were organized in special drawers, such as the one above. At some point, my grandfather bought one of these drawers to hang on the wall. The wording on the handle says [...]]]> http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2012/12/antique-wooden-letterpress-drawer/feed/ 0 http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2012/12/favorite-gunaxin-posts-of-2012-and-some-from-2011/ http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2012/12/favorite-gunaxin-posts-of-2012-and-some-from-2011/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:13:08 +0000 Ben Sumner http://www.benjaminsumner.com/?p=770
It’s been a while since I did this so here are some of my favorite articles on Gunaxin that I’ve written in 2012, plus some in 2011 from the last time I did a post like this. A Tribute to Boardwalk Empire’s Gyp Rosetti “He got a gun. He got a gun… Everybody got guns!” [...]]]> http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2012/12/favorite-gunaxin-posts-of-2012-and-some-from-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2012/12/rest-in-peace-albert-owens/ http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2012/12/rest-in-peace-albert-owens/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:02:50 +0000 Ben Sumner http://www.benjaminsumner.com/?p=759
My grandfather, Albert Owens, died on Dec. 3, 2012, a month before his 87th birthday, at Calvert Memorial Hospital. As a Marine, he served in the Pacific during World War II. He survived a snake bite to the eye while in Okinawa. He had six kids, and spent much of his life working in construction. The [...]]]> http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2012/12/rest-in-peace-albert-owens/feed/ 0 http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2012/11/family-gathering-in-savannah-georgia/ http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2012/11/family-gathering-in-savannah-georgia/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 03:54:49 +0000 Ben Sumner http://www.benjaminsumner.com/?p=754
My mother’s side of the family met up in Savannah, Georgia over the weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving and my grandmother’s 90th birthday. The gathering took my grandmother by surprise. As more people arrived, she started crying, happily.]]> http://www.benjaminsumner.com/2012/11/family-gathering-in-savannah-georgia/feed/ 0