Ben Bruce http://virb.com/benbruce www.benbruce.com. Thanks for stopping by, - Ben ]]> Virb 2.0 (@benbruce) en A brand new song! I recorded this last week. It's about the longing for... http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6959650 http://bit.ly/8ch8v3 #mm]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:54:28 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6959650 Check out @Indieonthemove, too RT @plugola: music venues, search by... http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6856406 @Indieonthemove, too RT @plugola: music venues, search by city/state and click thru to venue http://ow.ly/MV3W]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:54:27 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6856406 Cool! I just watched "Water World," too! http://bit.ly/8saHIn http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6834152 http://bit.ly/8saHIn]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:53:33 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6834152 RT @alyankovic: http://bit.ly/6RTVXj - Between the D -- AWESOME. http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6830767 @alyankovic: http://bit.ly/6RTVXj - Between the D -- AWESOME.]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:40:26 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6830767 Not like I'm a member of the penguin club anyway, but 10,000,000 gallons of... http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6808297 http://bit.ly/7rmDj7]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:21:50 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6808297 Help! RT till we find out why people all over the world are yelling my name?... http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6783503 http://bit.ly/5vKnkS #mm]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:45:18 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6783503 Please help! RT until we figure out why people all over the world are... http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6734152 http://bit.ly/5vKnkS #whatthe]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:13:23 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6734152 Volume 7 / Issue 17 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/text/6733407 Hey everybody,

Thanks again to everyone who came to the Lone Microphone! We had — for the first time in history — a tie, which required a “song-off” (of course).

Olivia! De. La. Cruz! and Justin Kausal-Hayes both got to play one more song, and then the winner (JKH) was determined by audience acclaim. Andrew Vait also played an amazing set — he used JKH’s loop/record pedal and within a minute had built a song, layering a drumbeat, rhythm guitar, guitar texture all into the loop, and then playing his guitar lead and singing over it. Incredible.1

The next Lone Microphone is January 19 at Marcus’ Martini Heaven. We will be bringing more amazing performers together for another audio battle over Seattle’s highest honor.

In other news, I found a weird … I don’t even know what to call it. I searched for “Ben Bruce” on Youtube, and there were tons of videos of people yelling “Ben Bruce!” Check out my blog post on the topic (http://www.benbruce.com/scraps/-one-two-three-ben-bruce--) or watch the compilation video here:

http://www.youtube.com/v/CphD6OtEIKs

Finally, it’s amazing to think that this will be the last issue of the Bruceletter for 2009. It’s been a great year in some ways and very difficult in others. But that just sounds like a description of life. :)

As we draw this year to a close I wish you happy holidays and the warmth of friends and family and home and hearth. I will be storing up energy for what I hope to be a seminal year in my life — my 33 on this go-round and looking to be my very best. I hope yours is, too.

– ben

1 Check out all three of these great Seattle artists online:

Olivia De La Cruz | Justin Kausal-Hayes | Andrew Vait

]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:04:14 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/text/6733407 Can anyone explain this? A video of someone saying my name in a loud noisy... http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6723642 http://bit.ly/8MXq22]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:04:37 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6723642 This is so weird. There's a whole host of related videos of the same:... http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6723641 http://bit.ly/65JkV1]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:04:36 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6723641 This is my favorite so far. It's called, "My first Ben Bruce."... http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6723640 http://bit.ly/6R1Zby]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:04:36 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6723640 "One, Two, Three! BEN BRUCE!" http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/text/6723382 I was investigating why my Web site doesn’t appear on the first page (or several pages) on a Bing search, but does on Google. I came across this search result:


YouTube – Ben Bruce by Joel Start

Joel paying homage to Ben Bruce. He wants to be Ben Bruce. Location: Seoul, South Korea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQVDzCTYztE

Following the related links trail, I made my way to the Koreans (notice how they count if off — you want to be sure and say it together!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es5izi5mAj4&feature=related

Finally, I was intrigued by the title of “My first Ben Bruce!”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBG8SPv3YJo&feature=related

So there you have it.

– Ben]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:51:51 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/text/6723382 New shows announced in Seattle, WA http://bit.ly/7tciZd http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6675798 http://bit.ly/7tciZd]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:58:37 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6675798 I'm buying a shot for a penny at Marcus' Martini Heaven (9pm only), and... http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6659487 http://bit.ly/7uN4lx]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:44:58 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6659487 Playing a show in Seattle, WA at 9:00 PM today at Marcus' Martini Heaven... http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6650623 http://bit.ly/53f9Zy]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:23:18 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6650623 Kickass live music right now? @themotherhips, @fivealarmfunk,... http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6632176 @themotherhips, @fivealarmfunk, @theBlackCrowes, @gracepotternocs, @brettdennen ALL trustworthy high marks #mm]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:43:37 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6632176 Mancave IV http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6597064 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:42:04 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6597064 Devilishly Handsome Host: http://www.benbruce.com/bruceletter/volume-7-issue-16 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6577864 http://www.benbruce.com/bruceletter/volume-7-issue-16]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:41:04 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6577864 I should have worn a hat. http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6521930 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:59:12 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6521930 "Traveling Riverside Blues" is obviously the greatest Zeppelin track ever... http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6499817 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:12:10 -0800 http://virb.com/benbruce/posts/status/6499817