i know there are a few "Ben goes Hollywood, Ditches the Roots" posts out there, but i'm a firm believer in looking back on the good times.

so, feel free to share your Benmories; here are mine:

- the time he rocked out on stage with Black Sabbath's "Iron Man"

- the time he said something really funny in that one post

- the time he made me and Arnold watch that pornographic cartoon. we finally told the adults and it got him in trouble, but we were all better people for it.

He's only "Ben" on board for one album & then decides it's time to bail, seems suspect, he'd probably be begging to come back if his own group doesn't work out. Mr. Sometimey?

btw.
what does been usually do for his solo, I was at a roots show 2 weeks ago, but had to leave before the show ended.

"God is in Control."--James Hall.

Don't be so ignorant.

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"It's easy to blur the truth with a simple linguistic trick: start your story from "Secondly."" -- Mourid Barghouti

are under 400 all the time?

check the resume

organix-93
(from the ground up)-94
do you want more?!!???!-95
illadelph halflife-96
things fall apart-99
(the legendary)-99
the roots come alive-99
phrenology-2002
the tipping point-2004
(the roots present...) 2004
homegrown: the beginne

btw, sampiguita( I hope I spelled it right) says hi n/m

peace
<--Chef's agree, 3-5 daily servings of Dilated Peoples is OKAY, playa?



-The Kid is back- (c) 2003

The resident oKchicAno =)

okplayer Ever on hip hop shows:

"Ever: Only at a fukin' backpacker show do you find beautiful girls who don't get hit on by the guys.

Alfred:I know, Lame ass backpackers prolly

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peace & love

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peace & love

if there wasnt the guaranteed helping of "asshole posts"

when those start to disappear, its time to invest that bomb shelter.

Word!

"Let me say at the risk of sounding ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is powered by great feelings of love". (c)Che

"If you're up look down from above, help the weak if you are strong" (c)Bob Marley

"Keep on livin', keep on lovin', keep on smokin

number 1- im over 400 now
number 2- i aint bad mouthed any okayartist ever
number 3- everyone here loves me (lol)
im just fuckin around. i just hope i wasnt in that list. keep doin what your doin.

peace, dgonsh

"anytime i state an opinion i state it's my opinion, and i back up why i stated the statement (time willing). so please folks you got to understand that it's not a good feeling to read a i'm not on his nuts comment. if i need some attention for my nuts i'll call a jawn." -Quest

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"If you wanna help us, fine. Sit down with your kids and make 'em study at night...otherwise, shoot THIS mothaf*cka!" (c) Morgan Freeman,

WTF... I'm just sayin,... I ain't got no ill feelings towards Ben, I think he should stay & I wish he would.

and no one bothered to answer my question about Ben's Solo during shows,

cocksukkapricks

this is an honoring-type post and you shit on it

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post lennox lewis fight mike tyson act so it's all good.

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and I forgot to place my bets...

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My bad, I didn't see it that way at 1st, but I see what your saying, still, no one answer my ?uestion about Ben's Solo's during shows.


"God is in Control."--James Hall.

memories, shmemories... think of what's to come...

- he'll show up at mtv $2bill spots, the beat's slowdown and other big events

- we'll see him in own twix commercial

- we'll hear ben perform "if your mother only knew" on a double necked gibson, playing the riff and the rhythm guitar, AT THE SAME TIME

-r

you're the only right thing in this wrong, wrong world.

seeing the look on jamie foxx's face as ben was mocking k-ci and jojo singing "i dont wanna smoke this crack no more".

i almost think jamie thought we were serious.

like he was catching the holy ghost and shit.

i was like he is really really feeling ben sing!

(to give you idea listen to ben run on the "pussy galore" radio skit we did--i'll put full songs up later---we did a manyunk malt liquor commercial) it's only .4 seconds ("to get me some malll maa ohhh ohh...") but it is classic shit.

check the resume

organix-93
(from the ground up)-94
do you want more?!!???!-95
illadelph halflife-96
things fall apart-99
(the legendary)-99
the roots come alive-99
phrenology-2002
the tipping point-2004
(the roots present...) 2004
homegrown: the beginne

ben was the missing link to you guys becoming legends, aside from you already being the legendary. hope it stays how it is(with a little malik b thrown in the mix)

peace, dgonsh

"anytime i state an opinion i state it's my opinion, and i back up why i stated the statement (time willing). so please folks you got to understand that it's not a good feeling to read a i'm not on his nuts comment. if i need some attention for my nuts i'll call a jawn." -Quest

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ben left?

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i flip the flip for the flip
call me a flip flipper
than flip flop in my flip flops wit strip strippers

is he the guy with the fro? that guy was dead weight anyway. i hope they replace him with smilez and/or southstar.

The FRO????????

"Let me say at the risk of sounding ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is powered by great feelings of love". (c)Che

"If you're up look down from above, help the weak if you are strong" (c)Bob Marley

"Keep on livin', keep on lovin', keep on smokin

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>is he the guy with the fro? that guy was dead weight
>anyway. i hope they replace him with smilez and/or
>southstar.


lmao...cute..real cute

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Area:One, Summer 2001, The Gorge in George, WA

*Skinny, yellow, cat on the grass by the food playing on his laptop. I think, "Ooh, he's cute."

30 minutes later, the Roots hit the stage, and I think, "Oh, so THAT'S Ben Kinney..."

Missed my chance to holla y'all...

Come to think of it, THAT'S probably where all of this began, and that effin' Area:One Tour...DAMN YOU MOBY!!!

The Pier, Seattle, WA, Summer 2002

The "Hey Bulldog" opening to "Thought at Work" that made it physically IMPOSSIBLE for me to stay seated. It was straight ass anarchy...thanks Ben! *thumbs up*

The Showbox, Seattle, WA, Winter 2003

Sanging on "Sacrifice"

Yeah...the no-joke solos...THE in-yo-grill-i-am-the-fucking-man SOLOS, man...

Peace out, Ben. I really liked what you brought to the Roots camp...and I'm glad you're leaving for a band I actually enjoy, and not to be a back up dancer for Christina Aguilera or some shit...

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for a minute there, i lost myself.

yo when i heard hey bulldog i jumped outta my seat like it was on fire. i looked around at my friends and they were just nodding their heads and smiling. CMON DUDE this rocks! haha

i could've sworn i was the only one out of my seat in a 20 seat radius...

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you musta been one of the five people up there when me and my friend started running up. it was like everyone was expecting them to open with "you got me"...ass anarchy.

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for a minute there, i lost myself.

No shit? When did this happen? I always thought of him as the quiet one that had the most wisdom like an old Indian that said nothing but "someone coming" yet when he said it everyone listened. Plus I though the was pretty damn good too. Hope its not true, but if It is I guess I can wish him best of luck... and continue to ask myself where does he get those wonderful shoes/boots.

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>like an old Indian
>that said nothing but "someone coming" yet when he said it
>everyone listened.

you should write a book


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peace & love

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peace & love

Paps Smears unoriginal guide to life, since everybody had done a guide to life...everybody except Ben who titiled his "someone coming"... ah such a masterful piece of art. I used to like B.E.N.

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LOL! Are you feelin' the love Ben??

"Let me say at the risk of sounding ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is powered by great feelings of love". (c)Che

"If you're up look down from above, help the weak if you are strong" (c)Bob Marley

"Keep on livin', keep on lovin', keep on smokin

who wouldnt love him?

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peace & love

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peace & love

I agree....I am infatuated with old Indian men!!

"Let me say at the risk of sounding ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is powered by great feelings of love". (c)Che

"If you're up look down from above, help the weak if you are strong" (c)Bob Marley

"Keep on livin', keep on lovin', keep on smokin

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peace & love

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peace & love

My favorite Roots show of all time was the first time I saw Ben with the group. Anytime you can hear Smells Like Teen Spirit and the Dukes of Hazzard theme song at a hip hop show you know you are having a good time. You will be missed Ben.

Rich

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"I am sexy! And U cant take it" - ?uest

RIP Mitch Hedberg

Well, i met Ben at a jazzees show in Boston in November...i didn't know who he was, and when i asked, he pointed to his name on his guitar case. I was thinkin'...this dude is a prick! we began discussing being vegan/vegetarian and he is what convinced me to make the switch! Thanks Ben.

I'll miss his crazy remarks on the boards. I can't say that i'm not excited to see him perform "The Warmth" live, that's my shit!

Peace.

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Stiffed(w/Santi White-Sex Sells EP IN STORES NOW

Look out as the jazzees and Black Lily take over the world...

First wednesdays at SOBs, NYC
Tuesdays @the5spot,Philly
Second Sundays at Cargo,London

Just wrapped Japan, coming soon to Paris!

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In the deck:

Santogold - Santogold
The Dream - Love/Hate
Sarah White "Walk Away"
Telepopmusik "Smile"
Sia "Breathe Me"
Aaradhna "Secret Lover"
Jazmine Sullivan "After the Hurricane"

I heard somewhere Wyclef was going to replace Ben.

(okay, i admit, just tryin to start a rumour)

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"Underground will live forever baby; We just like roaches, never diyin, always livin"

Tis a good one.....in deed!

"Let me say at the risk of sounding ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is powered by great feelings of love". (c)Che

"If you're up look down from above, help the weak if you are strong" (c)Bob Marley

"Keep on livin', keep on lovin', keep on smokin

--his posts on okp...hopefully they continue...he has a sick sense of humor

--the time he autographed my copy of phrenology after one of their live shows

--the roots signing at virgin

--the post where he explained what "punk" was and wasn't

--his solos

--!!!!!!! (don't care what anyone says, that shit is dope)

--his dancing (and scratches) during what you want live

--the fact that he's been posting since early 2002, but no one knew until late 2002

--the time i caught him in mcdonalds wolfing down some mcnuggets...j/k

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>--the time i caught him in mcdonalds wolfing down some mcnuggets...j/k

i hope those were TOFU mcnuggets.

my benmory will come this saturday when the roots play philly. can't wait.

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>>the post where he explained what "punk" was and wasn't>>

The debate goin' on in that thread was sooo heated.

Lots of great info about punk history came up in that jawn.

**sigh** Shoulda' been archived.

Yup.

when the people were gathered on the mountain top to hear ben speak, and everyone was hungry. all i had was a few fishes and a few loaves of bread. and ben kenney, in all his glory, bitch slapped me with the fish and said "go vegan, beyyyyooch!"

thanks for the benmories.



so

that is funny!!

"Let me say at the risk of sounding ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is powered by great feelings of love". (c)Che

"If you're up look down from above, help the weak if you are strong" (c)Bob Marley

"Keep on livin', keep on lovin', keep on smokin

* when I saw them perform one time and Ben was wearing a button down shirt...not buttoned though!!!
* when he signed my ticket stub @ a show at UCR
* meeting the Ben & the crew at the Virgin Megastore signing
* seeing them perform at the HOB on 3/1/03
* watching Ben & Scratch groove as Thought's back-up dancers
* when I asked Ben for his pick @ the show & he gave it to me...how nice!

good luck Ben!

Smooking Grooves 2002 @ Mountain View, CA...seeing the Roots hit the stage...I see this light-skin guy on guitar, and I ask myself "who's the white guy on stage with the guitar?"

BTW, is this just a rumor, or fact? And what is Ben's okp name?

"I’m like shot clocks, Interstate cops, and blood clots, my point is your flow gets stop." -Black Star "Hater Players"

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roll on you Bears....

when we realized that alll the ladies love Ben's cologne!!

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after reading all this i'm left with the same feeling i had when i watched the last episode of cheers and they played the theme song all slow and sad. it's a shame i'm leaving the roots to go play synth for de barge. and it's a shame that i got fired because i insisted we do a cover of "la schmoove". i'm gonna miss this strange land called america.
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Ehh, it's for the better. "Who's Johnny" could use a MAJOR update.

"There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers."
--Captain Beefheart

lol

you're a piece of work!!

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on the real. The last time I was in LA, James was outside my friend's beauty parlor on Beverly in all his pretty-for-no-good-reason glory slanging voice lessons. He followed us out the salon and asked us if we sang. It was the saddest shit ever...

Actually, now that I think of it, you'd fit right in if you permed your hair and shaved.



Gonna miss your posts..."Where ev-'ry-bo-dy knows your na-ay-ayme..."

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Yes......i agree DeBarge needs Ben more than the Roots do, so go head, It's all bout a reunion tour in 2003, maybe you could open up for the Roots!!! NOw that be dope!

"Let me say at the risk of sounding ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is powered by great feelings of love". (c)Che

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"Keep on livin', keep on lovin', keep on smokin

and now:

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don't be fkn evil.

takes everything you got ...

taking a break from all your worries

sure would help a lot ...

Feel free to throw some incubus groupies my way any time!
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in st. louie, before he became a member but HUB was out so Ben was rocking the bass. and he did play smells like teen spirit and the crowd gave the loudest pop of the night when that happened. again in madison a month ago. too damn cool.

keep it real bro~

yeah, I was there too. Good show. He was nice enough to hang back and talk to a few people afterwards. I would have been happy to have been in his shoes getting a gig playing with the roots. Hell, I might as well make this my self-plug. lol...Quest, I am proficient at guitar, bass, and trumpet if y'all need to shore up the lineup. Whaddya'say? Hey, Philly's my second home anyway. lol.again...

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at first i thought this was all a joke but ben is really leaving? damn damn damn... he kills it onstage and with that double guitar at the grammys he was THE baller on that stage as the anchor to the whole damn song... shit he will be missed...

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I saw him fill in for Quest on the drums at a free show in Hartford in fall of 2001. he pulled it off, even though very few people knew who he was.

In discman: Illmatic

Why am I always behind on hip-hop news lately? Damn, this whole "having a life" thing I've been rocking the past few months is totally fucking up my ability to keep track of hip-hop. LOL.

Somebody explain this to the slow kid in the back of the bus!

Peace,

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or in the queue FOR the bus?

what will ya'll come up with next

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1st time I peeped Ben with the Legendary was at Smoking Grooves August 2002. It was difficult to see the stage cause me and my girl were seated far right. Occasionally I'd catch a glimpse of this skinny light skin dude with guitar in hand. "Alright. That must be the new guy". To confuse me further I could just see over the speakers what looked like two drum sets, totally unaware that Knuckles had 'also' joined.

Seeing Ben's final performance with the Roots in Philly was a pleasure. Looked like he was havin' fun on stage. That water effect thing up the guitar's neck was cool. During his solo the lights were turned down. The stage was dark with splashes of blue & purple light and Ben barely visible in the background. Intentional or not the low lighting gave his solo a personal feel. Just closed my eyes and focused on the music while Ben turned that guitar out very soulfully.

Ben, your presence as a Root and on the boards is always welcome.

**does Dr. Spock hand symbol**

Good luck and see you around.

Peace.

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oh, the benmories. the jersey shore, i do believe, circa 1997. i think they were called supergrub. best of luck to ben.

our man ?uest was m.i.a. so vatoben held down the hour+ show on the drums, solos and e'rything, as the roots rocked a free show for the people.

that was like, whoa. 'nuff respect to brother ben.

(on a side note, maybe my wife will FINALLY stop talking about how cute he is...)