Ben Weasel attended River Trails Middle School in Mount Prospect, Illinois, where he first met future Screeching Weasel co-founder John Pierson.
11 Facts About Ben Weasel
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Ben Weasel was eventually sent to the Elan School in Poland, Maine for his behavior issues.
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On May 26,2015, Screeching Ben Weasel released a rock opera entitled Baby Fat: Act 1 on Recess Records, followed by Some Freaks of Atavism on March 24,2020.
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Ben Weasel played 2nd guitar in The Vindictives, to be replaced by Billy Blastoff.
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Ben Weasel wrote for other various zines, including Razorcake, Non-Stop Banter, Jersey Beat, Hit List and 10 Things Jesus Wants You To Know.
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Ben Weasel had a long-running column in MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL, one of the most prominent punk rock fanzines.
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Ben Weasel wrote a novel in 2001 called Like Hell and put out a collection of his columns and articles in 2002 entitled Punk is a Four Letter Word.
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Ben Weasel was a guest host on Dying Scene Radio episode 017.
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Ben Weasel pushed her and punched her before being pulled to the other side of the stage by a bouncer.
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On March 23,2011, the other four members of Screeching Ben Weasel all resigned from the band citing the SXSW incident as the reason.
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Ben Weasel used to be a Buddhist but then became Catholic.