Vince B's Page
Vince B's Page

Current Favorite Quote: "Can you believe the FBI was tipped off about Bin Laden, and they didn't do anything? But they follow my wife to the supermarket..." - 'Skinny' Joey Merlino (reputed Philadelphia mob boss)


Yo! (It's a Philly thing, I can't help it), this is my quasi-brutal excuse for a webpage. Think of me as a drunk driver on the information superhighway...

Well let's see...if you are reading this you are very bored, and I highly doubt you'll find anything on here that is all that entertaining. But, I will tell you a little about myself.

I grew up in West Philadelphia, in the once-great neighborhood of Overbrook. I lived there until I was 18, before I moved to Audubon in Montgomery County. While living in Philly I attended the following schools: Cassidy Elementary, Masterman JHS, and the Parkway Program HS.

After moving to Audubon in August of 1991 I enrolled at Methacton HS, graduating in June, 1992. I played basketball that year, and co-captained a 10-12 team (we started 1-8!) that made it to the second round of districts after upsetting Lower Merion on the road. I attended Ursinus College for 3+ years before the harsh reality of me being too poor to graduate from there reared its ugly head.

I now live in West Chester with my wife Kim - we were married in July 2003).  Until very recently I was heavily involved in playing/reffing dek hockey, and I still play in the occasional hoops, fast-pitch softball and flag football league. My new thing is Poker. I love it. Right now I play the occasional home game with my friends, and I play some online tournaments. With my body having been beaten to crap with years and years of abuse (I'm 31 with the body of a 65 year old), I need a low-impact outlet for my way-too-competitive nature.

There are a lot of people from my past that I don't get to see very often, if at all. People that were there for me in good times and bad, people that helped me through some of the toughest times in my life. I don't know if this is the proper forum for showing my respect and love, but I can't think of a better one that's available to me.  There is very little I wouldn't give to be able to thank these people in person, and maybe some of them will do a self-name search on the internet and find my page.  Hey, stranger things have happened, right?



I am starting an online column (One Man's View) which I plan to use to rant and rave to no one in particular. My opinion pieces I wrote for the Ursinus newspaper got pretty decent reviews, so...

This page started as a college project and stayed in existence as a an online photo album for my crew.  There are  4 pages (so far) of old hang-out pics, and here are the links:

Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4


Music Links

I am into all kinds of different music...punk, ska, reggae, hardcore, metal, old-school hip-hop, 80's new wave, just about anything. Listed below are some links to sites of some of my favorites (more to come):

Beastie Boys
Dropkick Murphys
Fat Wreck Chords (Home of Sick Of It All, NOFX, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, and more)
Hepcat
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Rancid
Social Distortion
System Of A Down


My Links

Quote List - My all-time favorite quotes (I have a lot to add...)
Dekhockey - My dekhockey page
One Man's View - My own little rant and rave corner of the Web
Utopia - Best free internet multiplayer game I've pplayed (run your own midieval kingdom!)
Delaware Valley Fantasy Football League - I am Commissioner, hear me roar!
Poker Room.com (Texas Hold 'Em vs. the rest of the world. Ever see the movie 'Rounders'?)


If you feel an inclination to drop me an email, click the link.1..