Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #39 - February 23, 1996
Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #39
Topics for Today:
Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #37
Re: BF5 Tape
BF5 Boots wanted!
To Stuart in DC
Ben Folds Grooves
BF5
Ben Folds Five sounding similiar live
BF5 mailing list
(no subject)
Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #38
NO SUBJECT
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 12:39:22 -0500
From: Alessandra Elizabeth Geboff <aegeboff@eos.ncsu.edu>
Subject: Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #37
> "Ben Folds Five of Chapel Hill recorded songs for two upcoming film
> soundtracks. The film The Truth about Cats and Dogs features a song called
> "The Dumped." And the second song which was a version of "Retarded" is in
> the movie Mr. Wrong and will be released on A&M Records. Both of these songs
> were recorded in Studio C with engineer Tracey Schroeder and mixed on the
> Neve V-III with Flying Faders automation in Studio A. The tracks were
> produced by Ben Folds and the band."
> While completely mixed up, any confirmations -- or should I say
> 'truth' -- about The Truth contribution?
sounds like they've mixed up the songs. i heard them do retarded at a raleigh
show, it was loud, fast and funny as hell when they intro'd it saying ben and
robert were having phone sex :o
anyway...so what's with this trinity farm gig in raleigh mar.30???
at the fairgrounds??what's up with that...any more info??
oh, and the "tom and mary" song...for the benefit of tom and mary/before our
guests arrive/if they haven't found out already/it's gonna blow their minds/
great song, they used to do it live a lot...didn't do it when they started
this tour, so if this is the first hearing of bff live for you guys, you may
miss the song :(
and as much as i love ellen degeneres, i think Mr. Wrong will be a renter.
--alessa
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 16:36:24 -0500 (EST)
From: JPINKOS@lakers.lssu.edu
Subject: Re: BF5 Tape
This one was a little tougher. If anyone can help with the names in the
2nd verse, Tamara Easter and Rhonda Snow, I'd appreciate it. I'm not
to sure about them. -JRP
Stephens Last Night
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Everyone gather round now
Sing us a song
Just in case in the morning
It happens he's gone
For two weeks and seven days
Our fair foriegn friend
I have this feelin' I might never see Stephen again
Thought he was gone
And now he's come back again
Last week it was funny
Now the joke's wearing thin
Everyone knows now
That every night out will be Stephens last night
He's done everyone here
Cept Tamara Easter
Who later revealed
Her innermost secrets
Rhonda Snow told us stories
Bout Linda McArthy
Lost points with the ladies
For sayin' he couldn't love a woman with
Cellulite
Thought he was gone
Now he's come back again
Last week it was funny
Now the joke's wearing thin
Everyone knows now
That every night out will be Stephens last night
We were talkin' bout somethin'
It semms like it was funny
And Stephen got coy
And I think Stephen got mad
Maybe he wasn't mad
Well he felt very strange
In the morning
But the moment was past
And forgotten about
Thought he was gone
Now he's come back again
Last week it was funny
Now the joke's wearing thin
Everyone knows now
That every night out will be Stephens last night in town
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 15:07:02 -0800
From: Michael DeNunzio <japhy@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: BF5 Boots wanted!
Hi all.
Only two days and I am digging this list real good. It's good to be
among fans.
I like the story about singing 'fuck' when Ben didn't. That sounds like
it woulda been good.
Hey, anybody have bootlegs? I am dying for one. I have tons of groups
to trade (but no BF5), so if youwant to trade, drop me a line at
japhy@ix.netcom.com
thanks!
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 18:39:06 -0500 (EST)
From: Somebody to Love <erica67@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>
Subject: To Stuart in DC
Its up by Adams Morgan, Im told. 815 U st, i think
erica
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 20:35:21 GMT
From: Opus <opusmo@tiac.net>
Subject: Ben Folds Grooves
Heya. I just got a CD today from a CD club called Grooves, which I got
merely because it has Ben Folds Five on it. True, it's only Philosophy, but
they mentioned BF5 in the ad (which was in publications I respect greatly
like the New York Times Book Review and Utne Reader). The idea is to
present really good, mostly unknown music. I haven't had a chance to listen
to it, yet, but there's a good chance this'll help the boys get a few more
listeners.
opus
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 21:17:00 -0500
From: Andrea Merrifield <hapfield@commdesign.com>
Subject: BF5
please submit this : I'm a big fan of bands with unusual line-ups ,
this was one aspect that drew me towards BF5. Some of my other favorite
"unuaual" bands include Suddenly Tammy! , Ed's Redeeming Qualities , and
Cibo Matto any knowledge of other cool bands would be apreciated please
let me know by e-mail.
SPOT hapfield@commdesign.com
P.S. what's the address for that indie label BF5 was signed 2 , i want that
7 inch more than my next 10 minutes of oxygen
[It's D-Tox Records and the information is on the web page under
Discography. -fjm]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 21:12:15 EST
From: MR MARC FACTOR <RFAA93A@prodigy.com>
Subject: Ben Folds Five sounding similiar live
hello,
some guy in the past digest mentioned how bf5 sounds exactly the same
live then they do on the album. there is a good reason for that, on
the album they are not like todays rockers where they have
6666666600000000 tracks to record off of. they do most of their
songs on the album live in the studio. i almost saw bff at a club
last month but me and a friend missed the train. well i guess ill
have see them some other time. take it easy
brian
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 18:53:38 -0800
From: Vegetarian/Apple@eworld.com
Subject: BF5 mailing list
Would you be so kind as to place me on the BF5 mailing list?
Also, if there is a snail mail list, then my address is:
[deleted by moderator]
By the way, an Austin station called 101-X plays "Underground" on occasion.
I'm afraid I don't know their call letters or URL... I'll find out and let
you know if you like.
Ben Folds Five is my favorite band. I want to run their fan club! Any idea
about how I might go about doing that? I know I don't need anyone's
permission to do it "unofficially", but I'd rather do it "officially". I
gave Ben Folds a model (ceramic) piano at his recent show in Austin, so maybe
that was the only bribe he needed. :-)
Thanks, /.MBJ.\
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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 96 10:54:39 -0800
From: anthomy bergamino <ab184253@wcupa.edu>
Subject: (no subject)
hello...i was wondering if anyone has any updated info on the show
scheduled for philly mar. 21 at to be announced , in other words does
anyone know where yet...also that in philadelphia the only station
playing ben folds five is wxpn 88.5... we need to get them on 103.9
wdre(the big modern rock station here) ... i will get there new e-mail
address posted in the next few days ...thanks.
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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 12:24:59 -0500
From: Alessandra Elizabeth Geboff <aegeboff@eos.ncsu.edu>
Subject: Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #38
For those of you that have seen BF5 many
> a time...don't you think it would be cool if they would add a little
> something new to their live performances? Not that they don't totally
> rock, but, they play their songs exactly the same way every time. Just
> MHO, ...take care all!
> --kevin jenkins
how many times have you seen them??? i swear i've seen them a few *dozen*
times and not once was i denied a little variety in the stage show!
between jazzy in/outros, poetry and stories, off the wall humor and stupid
human tricks, not to mention the variety of the vocals/piano--no two shows
are ever the same. at the last show i saw, to kick off this tour, ben did
a jazzy vocal thing during underground. it's hard to describe, but
imagine that r&b-type monotonous stressing of "EVeryBOdy's HAppy
UNderGROUND" for just one line in the middle of the song--it was so
fuckin' cool, i just had to close my eyes and smile.
> Email requests for the "Underground" video to these addresses:
> Minutes120@aol.com
> MTV Slave@aol.com
i don't have eMpTyV, so let me ask...is there a part in the video where
someone is jumping off the balcony of a club??? if so---that's ben, and
he hurt his ankle doing it...i saw him limping around chapel hill when
they were off tour for a while, but i also saw him play in winston salem.
he didn't climb up on the piano :( ,he even walked onstage with a cane :o
--alessa
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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 96 15:45:30
From: bminnick@locrscs.CMIC.STATE.PA.US
Subject: NO SUBJECT
To my fellow BF5 fans who are also into Jellyfish, I highly recommend the
"Socrates, Pathos and Plato" CD recently released onthe underground
Balboa label. It's a soundboard recording and Jellyfish's performance is
first-rate. ACD Mail Order in NY was where I got my copy. They take plastic
and their phone number is (212) 582-6608. Oh, and the proprietor, Jake, is
keeping an eye out for BF5 boots (someday a term in foot apparel?) for me.
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