Jeff Bender, Author at HARDTIMES

October 11, 2023

It almost happened two years ago, when your daughter asked about a fire-dancer sticker on a Prius, but you diverted…

October 2, 2023

PHILADELPHIA — The reportedly “chill” establishment known as the 9th Street Tavern in the Bella Vista neighborhood of Center City…

September 15, 2023

True, by the time you finish this article many of these drummers will be dead or replaced. But as of…

September 8, 2023

The other day I overheard one of my colleagues say they love teaching because, in the end, they learn as…

August 27, 2023

Wanna make it in L.A., dude? It’s gonna cost ya—and we don’t mean money, honey. You have to strike out…

August 19, 2023

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Wunderkind nine-year-old magician Bucky Hancock wowed a crowd of children and parents at his sister Allison’s birthday…

August 13, 2023

Let’s face it, you’ve had it with your singer. For years they’ve been on thin ice, drinking or snorting or…

August 10, 2023

LAGRANGE, Ga. — Several hundred fans were torn Friday night over whether to give it to funk singer G.T. Stone…

August 5, 2023

As more and more people return to the office they are having to deal with the unhinged coworker that thought…

July 18, 2023

CUMBERLAND, Md. — Self-described “trivia nut” Nick Fostenbury believed he correctly identified the four members of the folk-rock band Crosby,…