Unicyle SHOW!!

So, last.. uhm wednesday?.. There was a show I got paid to do!! I had to do a 30 minute show 4 times in a row, with 2 other people. I'd say it turned out cool! Here's some pics!! :):)

~Bennny~

Back from teh' NYCs..

NYC wasn't all that great :P Saw some cool stuff though.. Like a certain Statue of Liberty.. Afterwards we headed to Ithaca and met a close friend there-in :P 'Twas quite enjoyable, all in all, and I got some cool juggling/random junk footage, maybe a youtube video coming about that soon :)
~~~~BenNNNy

y0yOyo

Bennny boy is going on tour to NYC! Leaving next thursday (the 23rd, TOMORROW..) He'll be walking around with his family, probably not doing anything worth watching... How will you know him if he can't manage a unicycle? Well, if it's coldish he'll be wearing a green jacket, if it's warm a green T-shirt, and probably always a dark green fedora hat. Just look for the sad looking dude in green! And he might have a rubik's cube/tiny skateboard (via Cloverwood Fingerboards) or some juggling .. stuff. If you say hi to him with the name "Ben" attached, he'll most likely wave back!!! Anyway..

Now as a normal person!

I'm feeling really lonely lately.. And stepping on a bee a couple days ago still hurts.. Now i find we have to go on a trip to NYC to see some sisters (I think one's coming home with us or something) bleh.

~Bennn

Myspace

Check out what dire, gloomy, dungeonic, demonic, saddening, suicidal mood I'm in on a day-by-day bases! http://www.myspace.com/jugglebennny

<3,
~Ben

4th Of July!!!

:):) So first I was in a parade, with all my unicycle buddies ('cept a few who where sick or something..) In Cannonsburg, very large parade!! Lots of fun, though hot and tiring.. But still fun :) Then we went someplace to see fireworks! Wheeling, Ohio (Ohio isn't very far from us) Where there was nice orchestra music on the riverside, stuff like Starwars and the 1812 overture! I rode unicycle around there a bit, it's a great street-uni environment, lots of steps and curbs :) Then teh' fireworks!! They where so cool! They launched them from a bridge, and near the end they turned the whole bridge into a waterfall of sparks! :)! Then shortly after I got a headache that made me want to perform auto-lobotomy alla crowbar, but I've mostly gotten over that... Still feeling bleh and tired though. Anyway, It was so awesome! People kept staring at me.. Probably the green jacket and fedora, or the unicycle.. One person asked if I was Irish :P (and I am, but only 1/4th) Great fun.. The headache really spoiled it though, because I couldn't concentrate enough to walk it hurt so badly.. In all that was a cool day though. If you saw me there(ha, fat chance..) Or saw me anywhere for that matter, leave a comment!

~~~~~Ben

New cubes!!!

My Eastsheen rubik's cubes arrived today! wow! They are pretty awesome, the first 2x2 and 5x5 I've ever touched.. and the 4x4 is nice. Here's a picture of them all. Check my youtube channel (Link below) for video :)

:-D!,

~Ben

Youtube!

Check out my youtube channel for videos of random stuff! Mostly un related to anything here!! wow! :P:P:P

http://www.youtube.com/DjinnJuggler!

It's far to late at night to think without exclemation points!! !

~Ben

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hugz,

~Ben

(*off key singing*) ooOOOoOO..

<---Thusly is my guitar
I used to build small skateboards!

to ride with one's fing-GERs,

but then I got slightly bored!

and thusly... built and electric guitar!

So THUUUssLEE, I can solve a rubik's cube in 110 seconds!

this DOOOeeSN'T make sense, or even rhyme!

it's just the MOOOOOd I'm iNNN! Don't even ask why!

I'm waaiting, for someone to like me!

But 'till then I'll memorize pi.. 3.14159265358979!

Here's some pictures! arrr!

Nose-balancing in NY

My current puzzle collection, consisting of 3x3 unknown brand, 2 3x3 dollar store cheap ones, one blind cube (named "Blin Io", has textures so can be solved blindly) homemade 2x1x1 :P:P "Square-1", and a broken Rubik's revenge 4x4. Soon to be joined by a East-Sheen brand 2x2 cube, 4x4 cube, and 5x5.

My little guitar amp, 10$ at amature radio festival. Not bad, comes with distortion :P

Oh SNAP! I'm on fire! just kidding, I meant to do it :P:P

Love,

~Bennnnny

Stuff happens..

It's been happenin' around here, that's for sure. I've been building instruments, mostly electric  strung ones, in my spare time. so far I have an electric guitar(with magnetic pickups wound by hand), a "Diddley bow" that I play by taping with spoons, A smaller diddley bow :P that looks more like a guitar, a one-string bass (made with weed-eater stuff, and a peizo pickup). A few days ago I went to a hamfest (which is a gathering of amateur radio enthusiasts, of which I am a member. You have to pass a (pretty easy) test to become a "ham" (ham aparently came from "amateur", somehow..)  and then you get a call sign, mine is KB3RWM :)) Mostly it's like a big flea market with lots of electronic stuff.. But several people had guitars/amps, several people had computer games (mostly old as the hills) some people where selling laptops for $10 (probably about what they're worth) pretty fun place to go.. I bought a smallish guitar amp, some guitar tuning pegs, a 4x4x4 rubik's cube (I can solve a 3x3x3 in under 4 minutes now :P) and a few electronic parts.. Like audio plugs. Anyway, that was quite fun to go to with my dad, he bought a heap of stuff too :P At one point a guy was like "My wife won't let me back in the house until this stuff is gone, it's all free!" hehe.. generally you get lots of free stuff at hamfests. So then I got home, learned some riffy things on my guitar with the new amp (that would be homemade guitar) and then modified a ukulele to be death-metal :P (added a contact microphone, added distortion :P) And today we drive into Pittsburgh to fetch an older sister from teh' airport, fresh outta' NYC...  Then we go into a fwiend's house and..  Parteh'! :P Probably more like picnic.. But 'hwateve'. I'll get pictures of my instruments up here soon, probabaly next post will be pure pictures, just been a little busy lately.

I must be off!

 Love, ~Bennn

Success in it's fullest

Meaning, to some(I think anyway) girls, booze, and money. I got all three, though I declined the first two. HOW, you may ask!? Simple, juggle at a somewhat crazy art fest where there is beer on tap for ...cheap. Let me just say I did not get involved in the booze or girls, the girls walked up, gave me money for juggling, and offered.. affection in return for booze(which makes no sense.. I'm no old enough to buy it either, come on do I look 21? maybe 16, but not 21(I'm 14) and besides I don't need a hug that badly.. yet...) To which I declined, but graciously accepted the money.. Because it was for my pure skill! My time an patience! It's starting to pay off now, I earned $30.73 over a few hours of improv. I am thusly pleased! Also, I'm learning new stuff all the time, today I used a Diabolo (dunno what it is? er.. google it or something), threw the diabolo SKY high, did a cartwheel on one hand,(sticks held in the other hand), landed to my feet and COUGHT the diabolo on the string!!! It took.. several tries, but I DID it!! This may seem minor compared to the above subjects, but I think it's probably harder anyway... Aneh' way, 'twas another fun evening in Pittsburgh PA, home of the one and ONLY Unicycle Ben!!! Those who read this have the pleasure of.. uh.. Well I hope you internet people enjoy this! And those who have seen me, THANKS for watching! (Those who haven't.. Maybe someday?..) Feel free to comment as you will, I will probably even reply(if it's that sort of a comment)

Thanks for reading, please come again!

                 Best regards to all,

                                  ~Bendo

5 CLUBS!!!

Today, for the first time in my life, I qualified (10 throws+catches) 5 club juggling! and I even cought them all!! I am an amazing juggler now!! :P:P:P yay! 

Last weekend, I went to the 32nd R.I.T. Annual Juggling-in, in an RV with some friends, which was awesome, but I didn't do 5 clubs there! :P:P I rock :P:P yay! :) Also making miniature guitars.. maybe a picture of those soon. My life is pretty good right now! :) Even though i'm getting over a cold... which was annoying yesterday, but i think i'm good enough to go to gymnastics now(tonight..) I feel wonderful for the first time in awhile! and i'm sick, which is odd.. :P but still i feel great. I'm going to practice 7 balls now, tata!

Hugz,

  ~Bennn

Toothpick Gliders! ALRIGHT!

'Scuse me if I get excited, but these deserve it. These are gliders, designed and made completely by me, Ben, made only of toothpicks, 28 lb paper, and superglue(maybe some clay but it isn't required so doesn't count) They all fly extremely well, although my longest recorded flight is 4 seconds, count that out in your head right now and imagine a small cluttered house. Here's some pictures!

This is my imatation of the well known Fokker Dr.1 Triplane
This is.... somewhat random.. But flies very well!
This is my speedy little racer. It's such a joy to fly!
This is a historic replica of the Langley Aerodrome, flies BEST!
This is some random boring mono-plane that flies.. so-so
Haha, alright, this is an AutoGyro, gets lift from wind hitting the propeller, spinning it, and.. gets.. lift....... Doesn't work so well in miniature :-P But still fun to fly(or try)!
This is a somewhat-replica of the first plane to fly in Kentucky, very smooth slow glide.

AREN'T THEY AWESOME? lol. And the best part of all iiiiissssss.. YOU CAN HAVE ONE TOO! They're so EASY and CHEAP to build, I made a tutorial and put it online here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Introduction_5/ Enjoy and pass to any friends you might think like it! Or any huge school groups wanting something fun to do in an empty gym! !!! !!!!    !!!!!!        !!!!!!!!        !!!!!!!        !!!!!!!!        !!!!!!!!

~~~~BEnnn

Wicked cool stuff

So, I've been pretty good lately :-) yesterday there was horrid wind, litterally blowing power lines down, our power was out from about 7:30pm-1:30am. Anyway, Just recently I got some awesome stuff! :-P Including tiny airplane that barely works,(nicknamed "peice'o crud") HUGE diamond that makes me so happy to own! lol, it cost $8 at walgreens. And me being the cheap-o I always am was looking in the reject slots of change machines, and long behold ) found $1.80 in canadian, a 1957 spanish(I think) 5 ptas coin, and a 1912 US penny!!! It amazes me any of these are still hangin' around in people's pockets!!! WOW!!!!! what fun :-) In the past I've found a 1943 steel penny(made out of steel because the war effort needed copper) in the same manor.. Which was awesome :-) Anyway, here's some pictures!

The circuitry on the airplane is from a Airhogs "nano hawk" I tore to shreds :-P as is the motor system and battery and rudder control... But this stuff is so awesome! yay!

Love,

 ~Bennnnny!~

P.S. check out http://bensonwheel.blogspot.com and links there-in :-) I'm one of the bens

Help Arrived ^_^

So, over the last weekend, my bestist friend in the whole world visited me for 2 whole days!(it's rare, she(yes, she) lives 438 miles away..) That has cheered me for the time being, and lifted my idea of how much the world even knows I exist :-) I'm happy now!

haha, wtf is goin' on? Well, my evil little brother threw a sheet over us......*no complaint*

Umarmungen,

         ~Bennnnn~

News, of silly and lonely life of Ben!

So yes, I believe my life somewhat silly, I live all alone out here with little more than an evil chicken for company(they go for the head, it's scary) Thusly, I shalt distract myself with my skills until help arrives! I still attend a unicycle club weekly, which is also sort of mixed to juggling, and has high ceilings to juggle in. I've been learning the Impossible Wheel, I device probably made up to make riding a wheelbarrow easier, only the person who did it was drunk so removed the legs... My records on this thing are maybe 50 feet across the floor, unasisted completely. I've also been working on the skill of juggling 4 pins, which is a BIG heap harder than 3. As for unicycling, well, I've been getting a consistant one-footed backwards AND I can do unicycling tricks while juggling, such as idles, one-footed ride, wheel-walking, backwards :-) My skill progression has slowed due to winter(duh), but I am progressing slowly! Gymnastics class (which happens in.. oh, 11 hours) has been going good, the teacher's hilarious :-P And I can now do a double-leg on sprung floor. Now, I mentioned help arriving, it will do so tomorrow in the form of a very cute (and smallish :-P)17 year old girl, her sister, and they're parents :-) (If you're desperately trying to tell me something, wait until sunday night, seriously I'll be "busy")

NOW, Some PhotoGraphs! And MayBe A ViDeo! I Love ImProPer CaPitAliZaTion!

<--an impossible wheel