Big Ben

Name: “Big” Ben Blankenship

Interests: my four year old daughter, fishing, and golf

Favorite Food: Sushi… or anything with fish in it!

Beverage: Good Ole Southern Sweet Tea

Top 3 Classic Movies: Braveheart, Reservoir Dogs, Finding Nemo

Television: Classic In Concert on VH1 Classic or anything with live music

Heroes: My Dad for his conviction and his career, my Mom for being there, always

Would Like to Meet: Don Lafontaine (the movie voice guy)

Blown away when you met: My Wife, My Soul Mate

Favorite Groups or Artists: Rolling Stones, Ryan Adams, Lyle Lovette

Dream Eagle Concert: Police or the Clash with Joe Strummer alive.

Favorite web site: Eagle1005.com and Ebay. My wife restricts my access, though.

Recent Headlines

20 hours ago in Entertainment

‘Scary Movie’ tops box office, slaying ‘Masters of the Universe’ and adding to low-budget streak

The summer box office is booming — but not because of the usual suspects. After three weeks of indie horror dominance at the box office, the slasher spoof "Scary Movie" topped ticket sales with $55 million over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily besting the far-from-mighty "Masters of the Universe."

20 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Carolina trails Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final and has a big decision to make for Game 4

A sequence of events in a Stanley Cup Final that has gotten crazier by the minute has put the Carolina Hurricanes at a crossroads. They blew a two-goal lead and lost Game 1, erased a two-goal deficit and won Game 2, and rallied from down four goals in Game 3, only to lose in double overtime on a fluky bounce.

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‘Scary Movie’ tops box office, slaying ‘Masters of the Universe’ and adding to low-budget streak

Carolina trails Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final and has a big decision to make for Game 4

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