Ben Rothermel

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I Had Coffee With Mat Kearney

I had coffee with Mat Kearney today. Seriously, I did! He came into Prince St. Cafe last week while in town for his show at the Chameleon Club here in Lancaster, PA. I didn’t want to seem like a little fangirl (though there may have been one or two butterflies flying around) so I just [...]

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GOALS 2010

Twenty-ten just sounds so much cooler than Two-thousand-and-ten. But then again, that’s just my humble opinion on the matter. I’m not usually one for New Year’s resolutions but this year I’ve decided to change (albeit two months into the year). This year I’m going to change myself for the better – or at least die [...]

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The Beautiful Broken

Life is Perfect Life is perfect. I’m happily married to my best friend, working at my dream job, and driving my dream car – a 1986 5-speed, leather interior, sunroof equipped BMW. And yet, all of these things are broken. My wife and I still fight, I still deal with conflict at work, and my [...]

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My (Lack of) Productivity

I have a huge problem with practice and productivity. My human nature is to shy away from all things that require serious buckling down to. This does make music a super hard discipline to keep up in the moments between inspiration and excitement. If I may be so bold, I think I’d like to throw a [...]

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The Return To Memphis

After 960 miles of driving, it’s good to take a break and relax! Amber and I drove from PA down to Memphis this weekend to hunt for apartments and visit old Visible School friends. Visible School has undergone the move from their Lakeland location to Midtown Memphis where they will be this year. Hopefully by [...]

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