Austinist: The Other White Ben

Benj

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:38:52 -0600

Dude, I feel you.

bensnakepit

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:31:20 -0600

that is BULLSHIT! I QUIT waterloo records. I walked out in the middle of a shift because the hipster staff was making fun of me for listening to danzig. I was by no means a good worker there, but I NEVER stole any money out of the cash register. I wish you'd say that shit to my face.

guest

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:50:56 -0600

Somebody forgot to take their Valium this morning.

guest

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:20:44 -0600

I hope the previous guest d.b. appreciates having a venue to take anonymous pot shots at someone who's actually doing something with their life. He stole from a cash register? Woah! We're all so glad you're around to remind us. I'm sure you're so much more brilliant and way funner to hang out with than that dastardly thief. Get bent.

guest

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:56:04 -0600

yes, he truly is wonderful. he was fired from waterloo records for stealing out of a cash register. truly an austin original.

guest

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:23:30 -0600

Fuck the haters,great comic book and one of the only tolerable autobiographical ones I've read.

Benj

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:06:19 -0600

Wow, #4. I'll spare you a paraphrased Bill Hicks bit and just say that maybe if you had a more informed view on the artists and musicians and writers you respect, maybe you'd realize how large a role drugs and alcohol play in the creative process. I'm not saying drunk = creative, but altering one's perception can usually help broaden vision. Or temporarily alleviate the stress of living in a world where 80 or 90% of the population has no ambition toward artistic expression. Assessing Ben's daily routine as an indication of a whole city is ridiculous. But I'll admit that the Austin pop/contemporary art scene is immature (how can it be anything else compared to NYC or Berlin or Barcelona?), but that's mainly due to issues of access and dogma. I'd say a pretty chief trait of an undeveloped attitude is concern that people might laugh at you.

guest

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:55:22 -0600

Who cares if someone's laughing at you? Fuck 'em.

guest

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:48:13 -0600

I think it's awesome that one of Austin's more notable artists is a dude who spends his entire time stoned and/or drunk. Yeah, we need more guys like that representing us...no wonder why people laugh at us.

Benj

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:49:25 -0600

I know a guy who's funny every day. *Sniff* It's the saddest thing I've ever seen.

guest

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:25:21 -0600

Great article. I enjoy the Snakepit comics - they're raw and honest. Who's life is funny every day?

kenneth1

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:57:38 -0600

Intriguing concept, but it's not funny. Autobiographical comics ought to be funny.