Mon, 21 May 2012 18:33:29 -0800WeeblyMon, 21 May 2012 18:31:15 -0800http://www.bennymardones.com/1/post/2012/05/more-sad-news.htmlRIP ROBIN GIBB (December 22nd 1949 - May 20th 2012)

MY FIRST ALBUM "THANK GOD FOR GIRLS" WAS BEGINNING AND I WAS DOING A COVER OF "I STARTED A JOKE" BY THE BEE GEES...MY PRODUCER WAS ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM, THE ROLLING STONES' PRODUCER, AND THE DAY I WALKED INTO THE STUDIO TO RECORD IT I RECIEVED A TELEGRAM THAT SAID, "DEAR BENNY, GOOD LUCK WITH OUR JOKE, YOUR VERSION SIGNED MAURICE, ROBIN AND BARRY GIBB...STILL HAVE IT..THEY WERE ONE OF THE GREATS...MASTERS AT HARMONY AND BRILLIANT COMPOSERS...TOTAL CLASS...BENNY]]>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:17:08 -0800http://www.bennymardones.com/1/post/2012/04/happy-news-sad-news.htmlHAPPY NEWS FIRST...LAST NIGHT, MY NEW SINGLE "I'VE GOT YOU" DEBUTED ON 94.7 THE WAVE (KTWV) IN LOS ANGELES.  I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS NEW SONG AND, BY ALL ACCOUNTS, EVERYONE IS LOVING IT.  I'M GETTING A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO NOT ONLY TUNE IN AND LISTEN....BUT TO LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. THEY ARE PLAYING IT AGAIN TONIGHT.  IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE L.A. AREA? CHECK OUT THE STATION ONLINE http://947thewave.radio.com.
A LITTLE HISTORY...IT WAS THE VERY LAST SONG WRITTEN BY THE GREAT LARRY BUTLER BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY.
AS SOON AS THE SINGLE IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE, THE DETAILS WILL BE POSTED HERE, ON MY WEBSITE, AND ON MY FACEBOOK PAGES.

SAD NEWS -  REST IN PEACE DICK CLARK NOV 30TH '29 - APR 18TH '12
I HAVE MANY FOND MEMORIES OF DICK CLARK...AND I AM SHOCKED AND TRULY SAD.
 AMERICAN BANDSTAND WAS MY FIRST NATIONAL TV SHOW AND DICK WAS THE NICEST CAT I HAD EVER MET...WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSON'S, THE VERY FIRST LETTER I RECEIVED WAS FROM DICK CLARK AND HE INVITED ME AND UNCLE TOMMY TO HIS HOME...TOMMY CRIED THAT NIGHT...HE COULDN'T BELIEVE WE WERE HANGIN' WITH DICK CLARK.
GOD BLESS DICK AND HIS LOVED ONES...HE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED.

LOVE, BENNY
]]>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:36:08 -0800http://www.bennymardones.com/1/post/2011/12/rip-barbara-orbison.htmlBARBARA ORBISON PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AT USC MEDICAL CENTER IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA...23 YEARS TO THE DAY THAT HER BELOVED HUSBAND, ROY, PASSED AWAY.  SHE WAGED A COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH PANCREATIC CANCER.

I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS...WHEN JANE WOKE ME UP THIS MORNING AND TOLD ME I WAS STUNNED AND SADDENED BEYOND WORDS...SHE'S WITH ROY NOW AND WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS THE ROCK THAT KEPT ROY STEADY AND FLOURISHING BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH AND KEPT HIS MUSIC ALIVE.

LOVE, BENNY ]]>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:15:23 -0800http://www.bennymardones.com/1/post/2011/11/we-have-a-winner.html_CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF THE TWO ORCHESTRA TABLE SEATS FOR BENNY MARDONES: SONGS AND STORIES! THE WINNER IS...DARLENE BEEMAN! HER STORY TOUCHED MY HEART AND WE'LL POST IT LATER. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SENDING IN YOUR WONDERFUL STORIES...SOME MADE ME LAUGH, SOME MADE ME SHED A TEAR OR TWO...BUT THEY ALL MADE ME SMILE! ENJOY THE SHOW DARLENE!

LOVE, BENNY
]]>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:51:18 -0800http://www.bennymardones.com/1/post/2011/11/when-the-lights-go-out-released-by-corey-cox.htmlHEY EVERYONE...JUST A SHORT NOTE TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT UP AND COMING SUPERSTAR, COREY COX, HAS RELEASED A VERSION OF MY SONG "WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT" FEATURING CRYSTAL HOYT.

THE SONG WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY JIM ERVIN AND ME FOR MY CD "LET'S HEAR IT FOR LOVE".

ORDER THE SONG NOW VIA
http://www.coreycoxmusic.com
...YOU'LL LOVE WHAT COREY HAS DONE WITH IT.
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS SONG AND COREY COX.

LOVE, BENNY
]]>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:17:17 -0800http://www.bennymardones.com/1/post/2011/11/photo-requestbenny-mardones-songs-and-stories.html_DEAR FRIENDS;

AS MENTIONED IN MY EARLIER MESSAGE ABOUT THE UPCOMING SHOW SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD AT THE PALACE THEATER IN SYRACUSE, NY...THE CHRISTMAS SHOW IS "OUR" SHOW. 

WITH THAT IN MIND, I WOULD LOVE FOR FANS TO BE A PART OF THIS YEAR'S SHOW BY SENDING IN PHOTOS THAT MAY BE SHOWN ON THE BIG SCREEN BEHIND ME.  WE WILL SHOW THESE DURING TWO DIFFERENT SONGS.

THE FIRST TYPE OF PHOTOS WE WOULD LIKE ARE A TRIBUTE TO FATHERS.  AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, MY FATHER PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS YEAR.  PLEASE SEND IN PHOTOS OF YOUR FATHERS.  THEY CAN BE PHOTOS OF YOU AND YOUR FATHER, JUST YOUR FATHER OR EVEN YOUR GRANDFATHER.  BOTH THOSE LIVING AND THOSE NO LONGER WITH US ARE WELCOME.

THIS YEAR'S SHOW IS VERY MUCH THE STORY OF MY LIFE AND, OF COURSE, MY LIFE INVOLVES ALL OF YOU.  THE SECOND TYPE OF PHOTOS WOULD BE ANY PHOTOS YOU HAVE OF US TOGETHER.  PLEASE ALSO SEND ANY OTHER GREAT "BENNY RELATED" PHOTOS, ESPECIALLY LIVE ONES, YOU MAY HAVE.

** IMPORTANT NOTE:  BY SENDING IN THESE PHOTOS YOU AGREE TO ALLOW US TO USE THEM IN THE SHOW AS WELL AS ANY POSSIBLE PRODUCTION THAT COULD COME ABOUT FROM THE SHOW, INCLUDING - BUT NOT LIMITED TO - A DVD, A POSSIBLE TELEVISION BROADCAST OR ANY OTHER USE.

ALL FANS ARE WELCOME TO SEND IN PHOTOS BUT PREFERENCE WILL GO TO THOSE WHO WILL BE ATTENDING THE SHOW ON DECEMBER 3RD. 
IF YOU BOUGHT TICKETS, PLEASE LET US KNOW THAT IN YOUR E-MAIL SO WE CAN GIVE YOURS PREFERENCE.  PLEASE INCLUDE THE E-MAIL ADDRESS YOU USED TO PURCHASE TICKETS SO WE CAN VERIFY.
WE HAVE LOTS OF OTHER SPECIAL TREATS WE ARE WORKING ON FOR THE SHOW.
IT'S ON IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS...HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR PHOTOS TO:

bennypix@gmail.com

...AND PLEASE SEND THEM IN A GOOD FORMAT - 300 DPR Jpegs IF POSSIBLE.

LOVE, BENNY

]]>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:32:48 -0800http://www.bennymardones.com/1/post/2011/11/benny-mardones-songs-and-stories.html TO ALL MY FRIENDS;        
I'M WRITING YOU THIS LETTER BECAUSE I FEEL YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME AND THE CHRISTMAS SHOW THAT I HOLD SO DEAR TO MY HEART...         
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW LIKE  I USED TO LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO MY GRANDPARENTS HOME TO WAIT FOR SANTA CLAUS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY WITH MY SISTER LOUISE...       IT WAS MORE THAN SANTA CLAUS AND SNOW...IT WAS A TEMPORARY ESCAPE FROM THE VIOLENCE AND ANGER THAT EXISTED IN MY HOME FROM A STEP FATHER WHO WAS OUT OF CONTROL...AND COMING TO SYRACUSE FOR THE ANNUAL SHOW IS THAT SAME FEELING OF JOY THAT I FELT BACK THEN...       
RECENTLY MY HEALTH HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON ME AND I FEEL THE CLOCK TICKING WITH REGARD TO MY PERFORMING LIVE AND FRANKLY IT SCARES THE HELL OUTTA ME...YOU KNOW ME...YOU KNOW I'LL SING TIL THEY PULL THE MIKE FROM MY HAND...
THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF RUMORS ABOUT THIS PALACE SHOW AND THE EAT AND GREET...FOR REASONS I DON'T UNDERSTAND PEOPLE ARE SAYING THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE AND TRYING TO TAINT THE EVENT... THIS SHOW IS BEING PRODUCED BY ME AND PEOPLE I ASKED TO HELP... I NO LONGER WANT TO HOPE THINGS GO WELL, I WANT TO KNOW THEY WILL, FOR YOU AND ME. 
IT HURTS ME TO THINK THAT MY FANS WOULD PUT UP WITH THIS KIND OF TREATMENT BECAUSE THIS IS'NT 'MY' CHRISTMAS SHOW...THIS IS 'OUR' CHRISTMAS SHOW..
I'M ASKING YOU TO TURN OUT IN NUMBERS TO BOTH AN EVENING TOGETHER FOR DINNER AND LAUGHTER...AND TO A SHOW UNLIKE I'VE EVER DONE....THE STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS (AND STORIES YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD, TRUST ME).....JOIN ME, WON'T YOU, FOR A NIGHT WE'LL NEVER FORGET..CLOSE TO HOME AT THE PALACE THEATER.
LOVE,
BENNY MARDONES ]]>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 06:31:56 -0800http://www.bennymardones.com/1/post/2011/09/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit6.htmlSat, 10 Sep 2011 06:31:53 -0800http://www.bennymardones.com/1/post/2011/09/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit5.htmlDEAR FRIENDS;

I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES OUT OF YOUR DAY THIS WEEKEND AND PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO WERE LOST ON 9/11...AND FOR THE FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES WHO LIVE IN SORROW AND GRIEF AND PAIN EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THEIR LIVES...LIKE THE FAMILIES OF THOSE THAT WERE MURDERED ON PAN AM FLIGHT 103 THAT TOOK SO MANY OF OUR FRIENDS FROM CENTRAL NEW YORK OVER LOCKERBIE SCOTLAND...THE SADDEST DAYS IN AMERICAN HISTORY IN MY LIFETIME ALONG WITH THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM ALL MALLS WHICH HAVE JUST BEEN MARKED AS A SOFT TARGET THAT ARE HIGH RISK.  THIS COMES FROM A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE IN WASHINGTON, DC AT HOMELAND SECURITY.

JUST KICK BACK AND WATCH SOME FOOTBALL...INVITE THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE FOR A BAR-B-Q AND BE FOREVER VIGILANT AS WE ARE DEALING WITH ANIMALS THAT HAVE ZERO CONSCIENCE, ZERO EDUCATION OR CONCERN FOR LIFE. THEY COME FROM A PRIMITIVE SCENARIO AND ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT GARBAGE ABOUT 72 VIRGINS AND BEING A MARTYR.  MURDERING OTHER HUMAN BEINGS DOES NOT MAKE ANYONE A MARTYR.

THEY ARE COWARDS WHO HAVE TAKEN A PEACEFUL RELIGION LIKE ISLAM AND TURNED IT INTO  A GUTTER RELIGION THAT THEY INTERPRET COMPLETELY WRONG JUST SO IT GIVES THEM THE RIGHT IN THEIR TWISTED BRAINS TO COMMIT THESE ATROCITIES.

THIS PAST TUESDAY A CNN REPORTER APPROACHED SOME AFGHANISTAN FARMERS AND REGULAR PEOPLE AND WHEN SHOWN PICTURES OF 9/11 HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS....IN ADDITION WHEN PICTURES OF OUR BRAVE ASTRONAUTS THAT LANDED ON THE MOON IN 1969 WERE SHOWN TO THEM, THEY HAD NO IDEA THAT ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAD BEEN DONE.

AS A VETERAN MYSELF I KNOW HOW DEEPLY PEOPLE CAN HATE OTHER PEOPLE AND IT BRINGS ME TO TEARS THAT THE WORLD HAS BECOME SO DANGEROUS.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

LOVE, BENNY

]]>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:27:45 -0800http://www.bennymardones.com/1/post/2011/08/vernon-downs.htmlDEAR FRIENDS & FANS;
AS I'M PREPARING TO RETURN TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOMORROW, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO MY SHOW ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE BRAND NEW VERNON DOWNS EVENT CENTER.
THE FOLKS AT VERNON DOWNS TOOK GREAT CARE OF US AND WE LOVED DOING THE SHOW THERE. 
THE HURRICANES ROCKED IT...AS THEY ALWAYS DO.  THANK YOU KIM, PETE, ANDY, KEVIN, TODD & JOHN...THEY ARE THE BEST!
IT WAS FABULOUS TO BE HOME WITH THE PEOPLE I LOVE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO TRAVELLED THERE TO SEE ME.
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH FEW WEEKS WITH THE PASSING OF MY DAD AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALL OF THEIR KIND WORDS OF SUPPORT AND LOVE. 
I'LL HAVE MORE NEWS ABOUT WHAT I'M WRITING AND PLANS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR WHEN I RETURN HOME.  CHECK BACK OFTEN.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, PLEASE "LIKE" MY OFFICIAL FAN PAGE ON FACEBOOK "bennymardones".  MY PERSONAL PROFILE IS JUST ABOUT AT ITS LIMIT AND THERE IS INTERACTION OVER ON THE FAN PAGE.  SEND ME A NOTE, I READ THEM ALL.
GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.
LOVE, BENNY


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