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Beyond Bollywood
ASSHOLE OF THE MONTH: Self-absorbed creep with a sense of entitlement to YOUR hard-earned dollars via the WELFARE SYSTEM of NYC
YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: The Benny Landa Project
This is another one of those little douche bags you meet from time to time in NYC -- wanna be rock start jack-ass type always talking about their struggle to "make it" and how really "tough it is out there" to be a working musician with a lot of talent but no connections etc.....ad infinitum, enough to make you sick to your stomach. Turns out the talentless prick is collecting like seven different kinds of welfare. Doesn't have to pay his own rent, gets $278 a month in free groceries thanks to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (also known as SNAP, or, more accurately -- Food Stamps) and to top it off, a nice little monthly check for pocket money and health care that would make a firefighter or teacher or other municipal employee jealous, all thanks to medicaid, and your willingness to go to work every morning to subsidize Benny's rock-and-roll fantasy.
Below is a recent spam from this guy, touting another one of his lame shows on Bleeker street and hyping his latest album. The reality is, rock boy here probably doesn't get too many royalties from his "album," but you can sure as shit believe he walks out of the Bitter End with money in his pocket after the show and just as certain is the fact that not one red cent of it gets reported as income to his welfare caseworker.
Hey Benny -- when the authorities find out you scammed them, your next gig might just be at Rikers, dickbag.
EMAIL FROM BENNY LANDA:
OK Everybody were here!!!! & so is my brand new cd "From The Rain To The Sun" So now we are gonna get to play the songs for you LIVE at The Bitter End!!! The Bitter End is at 147 Bleeker Street, N.Y,NY It's a $10 Cover at the door.
I am over the moon/happy/ecstatic for this night!! This is my best album, I am proud & working hard to get this out there..And I have waited for this moment & am so happy to send out this invitation.We will need you're help spreading the word. I am expecting a lot of people.But we wanna PACK the joint!!!
Joining me is Gary Bristol on Bass (also my co producer & md), Phil Cimino on Drums, Chris Palmaro on Piano, Tommy Mandel on Organ, the lovely Nina Tolins & Laura Maclean on backing vocals plus I hear we will have some VERY SPECIAL GUESTS dropping by from all different places. So I can see a fun rockin night in our very close future.YES!! No matter we will blow the roof off the place.Please come see us and hang.The bitter end is a 2nd home for me & i wanna thank Kenny Gorka & Paul Rizzo & Paul Colby & so many more..I have played there since I was..Well. thats enough info.lol..pass this invite on, bring a friend.This will be a huge Rock & Roll party of party's.On be half of the group and myself. We are ready & rockin!!! See you there..There will be CD's for sale (of course) more details coming..Cheers,BENNY
Here is a list of where you'all can purchase a Benny Landa CD or Mp3's online. I hope everyone is digging it!!!Apple iTunes, CD Baby, Rhapsody, Emusic, Napster, Great Indie Music, Amazon MP3, Last.fm, Myspace Music, Media Net, Zune, Shockhoundall the best & let it rock!! Benny
Itunes link below.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/from-the-rain-to-the-sun/id414693554
Also i want to thank Jonathan Clarke for playing us on Q104.3FM New York, Pat Mathews from Beatlesarama Internet Radio & My good Buddy Glenn Kidd from his Generation Glenn Radio Show..
Let's keep spreading the news!!!! :)))) BENNY
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http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bennylanda
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/from-the-rain-to-the-sun/id414693554
www.facebook.com/benny.landa
www.myspace.com/btones
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