In West Philadelphia born and raised, on the playground is where he spent most of his days. Then he moved to Texas and took up the art of punk rock. One day the bass player for The Stickies named Barry just up and left to Seattle to search for the remains of Kurt Cobain. The Stickies were left bassless once again. While at IHOP Paul and Josh noticed a funny looking kid who sat in the booth with his cancer stick and his chick. He looked quite "sticky". Paul aproached this young lad and engaged in deep intellectual converation about punk rock and Weezer. Paul found out that Ben, as the boys name was, was a bass player. Paul asked Ben to play bass. Ben said yes. Ben was then The Stickies Substitute bass player. Then Barry came back. But while Barry was gone, Ben, Paul, and Josh began writing songs with Ben on guitar. Plus Ben could sing better then either Paul or Josh. Ben now became a permanent Sticky as their 3rd guitarist. They rest is as they say HISTORY.