 August 31st, 2010 by Benstonium
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Denial
Benstonium.com continues its series of offseason Penguin Parodies entitled Pens Withdrawal with this second installment. “Denial” shows how the lack of Penguins Hockey can throw off a die-hard fan’s nightly routine. Click the image to the left to watch this latest video starring Benson, Mike Nac, and Nelson.
| August 18th, 2010 by Benstonium
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Pens Withdrawal
Benstonium has returned with another Penguin parody video. This is the first in a series entitled “Pens Withdrawal”, documenting the symptoms faced by Pens fans during a long offseason. In this video, the Pens fan’s eyesight leads him into an awkward situation when trying to reach Dan Potash on the “Pens Hotline”. Starring Mike Nac, Benson, camera work by Nelson, and voiceover by Danny D.
| June 17th, 2010 by Benstonium
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Iron City Poster
The Benstonium Guys are featured in the latest poster by Iron City Brewing, soon to be seen all over tahn! The poster campaign is designed to raise money for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The Benstonium Guys are honored to join a list of notable Pittsburghers in the effort including Scott Blasey from The Clarks, Jim Krenn, Philip Pelusi, and Bubba from Star 100.7. The posters will start hanging up in Pittsburgh bars over the next few weeks!
| May 12th, 2010 by Benstonium
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Pens Tribute 2010
The wait is over… This year’s Epic Tribute to the Pittsburgh Penguins is finally here! The video concentrates on the Mellon Arena’s storied past more so than this particular Penguins season. It was styled after HBO’s “The Pacific”, with handpainted/etched images, and pieces of chalk drawing the videos epic final image.
Last year, Benson’s Stanley Cup Tribute featured a 3D ice rink with dramatic game footage overlayed on the ice surface in order to tell the story of the 2009 Stanley Cup Champion Penguins. The video has been viewed over 100,000 times and is considered the quintessential tribute to the Stanley Cup champs. This years edition claims to be even better than the ‘09 version, but you can be the judge of that.
Benson’s goal for this new video is to have it played on the JumboTron of either the Mellon Arena or the Consol Energy Center. With your help we can show the Penguins organization what kind of an impact this tribute has made on their fans. We need you to sign up and support the video by clicking here.
| May 10th, 2010 by Benstonium
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Dahn at the 'Rena
After years of creating parody videos, the guys from Benstonium.com recorded their first ever parody song. In a collaboration with recording artist Shelby Cole and local producer Michael Gosnik, the Benstonium guys turned the Black Eyed Peas‘ “I Gotta Feeling” into a Penguins playoff anthem entitled “Dahn at the ‘Rena” (yinzer for “Down at the Arena”). The project began in March, when Benson heard the original version on the radio following a Pens’ game and immediately started turning the song upside dahn.
Special thanks to Shelby Cole for her amazing voice. When Shelby is first heard in the song, you’re quickly reminded that the Benstonium guys main area of expertise is comedy. (Again, The Benstonium Guys are not a band!) Also, props go out to Michael Gosnik for some amazing production and mixing work on the track. We couldn’t have done it without your skills and your integral background cameo. Please share the song with your friends and keep it loud throughout this playoff season, and Let’s Go Pens!
Listen To The Song and become a Burghaholic and download the MP3!
| May 9th, 2010 by Benstonium
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Ben's Room T-Shirt
If you have seen this sign on bathrooms around town, you might have been Knockin’ on Seven’s Door. The new “Ben’s Room” parody T-shirt from Benstonium can get you out of any sticky situation you might encounter when using the restrooms. Forget the DNA, let ‘em know where you’ve been with a t-shirt.
| April 12th, 2010 by Benstonium
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Big Ben's New Commercial
The latest commercial promoting Nike with Tiger Woods and a voiceover by his deceased father has quickly gained popularity and controversy since its release last week. Shooting outside of Heinz Field this past weekend, the Benstonium crew put together a parody of this commercial with Big Ben in the position of Tiger Woods. Playing the role of Big Ben, and sporting the SexBurgh t-shirt, is Mike Nac with Andrea and Natalie in supporting roles, and Nelson as crew.
| April 11th, 2010 by Benstonium
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Fifth-Round Draft Pick
BREAKING STEELERS NEWS – The future fifth-round draft pick acquired for Santonio Holmes from the New York Jets is already being questioned by the police about an incident that will happen in the next year.
Official reports claim the draft pick’s identity will not be determined until after this year’s draft, but sources say he will be cited/arrested/sued for a disorderly conduct/battery/sexual assault incident by next off-season. He is expected to offer little to the team in terms of on-field productivity, but will fill an obvious void in the gossip column left by the departure of Holmes.
When asked to comment, Steelers owner Dan Rooney was optimistic about the latest Steeler acquisition’s impending legal troubles. “We will withhold judgment regarding his situation until the charge-in-question is committed and all the facts are in. I strongly believe this future draft-pick, whoever he may be, will deal with these inevitable issues in a professional manner.” When asked if trading him for a lower round pick in the 2011 draft to avoid further embarassment to the team was a possibility, Rooney said he would not rule that out.
“The team’s reputation is on the line,” said Rooney, “and we will not let one player’s off-field actions tarnish the long standing tradition of Steeler football.” When asked if Roethlisberger’s multiple infractions over the past year would be dealt with in a similar fashion, Rooney would not comment.
Stay tuned to Benstonium News for more developments as they are made up.
| April 6th, 2010 by Benstonium
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Bylsma Commercial
With the NHL playoffs fast approaching, the league is getting ready with a marketing campaign entitled “History Will Be Made” featuring classic superstars (View the commercial featuring Mario). With the encouragement of The PensBlog, Benson has started making a series of similar commercials, Benstonium style. You can see the first of the series starring Coach Bylsma now. Expect more soon!
| April 6th, 2010 by Benstonium
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Check out the NEW Benstonium Video Player with every parody, tribute, and yinzer-related production from the past 2 1/2 Benstonium years. More updates and improvements to the site are coming!
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