Zorgon

• joined Apr 14, 2008
• last login May 18, 2013
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I'm Zebulun Benbrook, proprietor and manager of Welcome to Loud City for the past year or so. Before this, I started the very first Thunder blog days after it was announced the SuperSonics would move to Oklahoma City. After a short run on Blogspot, I moved over to Bloguin to run a Thunder blog named BlueBlitz.net for about a year. Lastly, I accepted an invitation to run Welcome to Loud City, after Mr. Pappagiorgio decided to leave the Thunder blogging game. My work has been featured on Sports Illustrated Online, Yahoo! Sports' Ball Don't Lie, Dime Magazine, Airball.fr, and several other basketball-related blogs.

I've also been a long time commenter on Golden State of Mind. The Warriors were my first basketball love, and they will always remain my favourite team. Some may call me a traitor, but I think cheering for the Thunder the other 78 games of the season and writing tirelessly about them year round clears me of that title.

In real life, I'm currently studying abroad at Karl-Franzens Universitaet, in Graz, Austria. I do a lot of travelling to neighboring countries to see the NBA's best play in Europe during the lockout. Back home, I study Film and European Studies at the University of Oklahoma.

During Thunder games, you might know me as one of the "Love's Ultimate Thunder Fans". It all started in the first season of the Thunder's existence, I won a trip to Boston to see the Celtics play the Thunder for getting second place in the inaugural "Ultimate Thunder Fan" contest. In Boston, I was thoroughly booed by the Celtic fans, but it was one heck of a time. Since then, I've continued my ecstatic cheering from Section 101, Row LL, Seat 7. You can find me dancing on the big screen, trying to block the opposing team's free throws with the sound waves emitted from my mouth, or sneaking into my seat midway through the first quarter because the screening for my film class ran late.

You can contact me any time via my email address, TaoNakamora@gmail.com. Criticism, Comments, Questions, or Ideas for Collaboration are all welcome.

That's it for now. I hope you enjoy Welcome to Loud City, and Go Thunder! (And Warriors!)

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