THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #148 - October 11, 1996
THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR, Issue #148
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Topics for Today:
BF5
Armchair
BBF-Piano Music?
sorry
The Mr Wrong soundtrack
Re: What is CMJ?
Picture Update
Love Jones
T-shirts have no gender, sir
Re: Darren Jesse
Taping equipment
Re: THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR, Issue #146
Bootlegs?
Backwards Piano
BFF bootlegs
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 15:45:43 -0500
From: Sarah Tynan <lizardtynan@geocities.com>
Subject: BF5
Hey all!
I live in the swingin' town of Bloomington, Indiana - home to INDIANA
UNIVERSITY. I've been waiting for some time for BF5 to get around my
way. I'm sure they'd have full support from the campus, students, and
our local progressive radio station. Anyone heard of them being even
remotely close to here?
Thanks,
Sarah Tynan
lizardtynan@geocities.com
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Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 16:50:28 -0400
From: MErkkila@aol.com
Subject: Armchair
Can you please give me info on how to subscribe to CMJ. It would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks.
Matt Erkkila
merkkila@aol.com
"Everything's heavy."
[The phone number for subscriptions is 800-CMJ-9997. -fjm]
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Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 18:38:11 -0500 (CDT)
From: DANIEL H MEANS <dhm5211@omega.uta.edu>
Subject: BBF-Piano Music?
I know this is a long shot, but does anyone know if there are any piano
scores available for BF5? I doubt it so if anyone knows the chords around
which each song is played please let me know. I've figured some out by
playing along on guitar (Jackson Cannery starts on C7 right?), but I'm no Ben
Folds on piano yet...hopefully I will be someday:)
Later,Daniel.
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"They say I got brains, but they Daniel Means
ain't doin' me no good. I The University of Texas
wish they could." at Arlington.
dhm5211@omega.uta.edu
Brian Wilson melotron@ix.netcom.com
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
Pet Sounds, 1966.
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[Some tabs were posted a few months ago; check the list archive.
There's also been talk of a songbook but I haven't heard anything further
lately. Probably nothing until the new album comes out. -fjm]
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Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 20:33:11 -0400
From: PhairTwo@aol.com
Subject: sorry
okay, i'm a retard, but i wanted to get on the tape chain, but i no longer
have the e-mail address to sign up. help please?
-bess
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Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 22:09:50 AST4ADT
From: Kevin Hubert <EKH3854@UMoncton.ca>
Subject: The Mr Wrong soundtrack
Hi fans!!! It has been a long time that I am here but I don't
speak a lot... Here is my story... One of my friends from Massachssets
told me that she was listening to Ben Folds Five. I have never heard
talking about the band, but I listened to some songs via the
internet.
The next thing I knew I bought the CD via CD NOW. It is one
of the best CD I have listen to. I can't wait for the next one... By
the way, when is it???
I also bought the Mr Wrong soundtrack and I loved the song, Song
the dumped. I like the part when Ben says "Give me my money back...
you bitch"... Amazing...
I want to know if the other soundtrack is any good... The Truth
about cats and dogs. Should I buy it for the BFF song?
Also, I saw a show in July when there was the Lollapalooza tour.
It was the bests of that tour and they talked about BFF. I have it on
tape if anybody wants it. It was on Musique Plus, the french station
of Much Music!
Anyway, I just wanted to tell anybody that is here that I am
talking to BFF to my friends and they never heard about the band.
Well, the group never came to East canada. I am in Moncton, New
Brunswick!
I have a show tonight (each friday) on the radio. I put some BFF
songs. Actually, just one song!!!
Gotta go... Later fans...
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 96 09:07 WST
From: Danielle Griffin <danielle@odyssey.apana.org.au>
Subject: Re: What is CMJ?
>Is there anyone else in Australia who reads the armchair? If so, make
>yourself known people.
I live in Perth (Western and found out about BFF by JJJ as well. My
brother is the one who listens to JJJ, actually, but I heard Underground
once and immediately started liking BFF. I don't know many people who
have heard of them which is a shame. They should be played on many more
Australian radio stations and be known to more people.
Danielle
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 08:49:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: THE YANKEE <mcdonpj3@wfu.edu>
Subject: Picture Update
The response to the picture post has been great so far. For more
details and my plan to get costs out to people, please see
http://www.wfu.edu/~mcdonpj3/music.html
(I know it wasn't updated last time, but I'm caught up)
Patrick J. McDonough
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Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 16:30:53 -0500 (CDT)
From: Nina <nlhays@bayou.uh.edu>
Subject: Love Jones
> Ha!!! I KNEW the Armchair was probably trailing in its wake a few fans of
> the late, great Love Jones.
I wouldnt call them late.... I know that Ben left the band but they are
still together. (shamless plug) I know because i happen to run their web
site, it's at http://www.neosoft.com/~nimsey/lovejones.html
cheers!
nina
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 18:30:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: jenn halter <jenno@email.unc.edu>
Subject: T-shirts have no gender, sir
> they don't have a picture on it, but I took my chances anyway. Be warned:
> It's got these red ringer things on the collar and sleeves which sort of
> hint that the shirt might be sort of on the femine side. It's also got a
What the heck is that supposed to mean??
jenn
jenno@email.unc.edu
http://sunsite.unc.edu/5e
"Controlled insanity is necessary for the survival of the human
spirit."-LAHjr.
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 19:13:01 -0400
From: BNDVDSN@aol.com
Subject: Re: Darren Jesse
> has this look of almost agonized ecstasy on his face
> while he plays? He's like a mad-man grinning and drumming away back
> there! It looks like he's so happy, he's in pain...
After watching a video of Ben playing live I totaly agree with you. I
laughted at (with) Darren for a long time at the weird face. i thought he
looked like a little boy at Christmas, but I knew that description was
lacking.
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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 23:34:22 +1000
From: Earthy Rock <custer@ros.com.au>
Subject: Taping equipment
Hey there,
> Well it's much more than a micro cassette recorder. Most people who are
> taping these days are using portable DAT decks, this is the best quality
> you can get. Digital Audio Tape decks that run on batteries. There are
> many popular brands around and those decks usually run anywhere between
> $1500 and $800. For those who can't afford DAT the next step down are
> portable analog decks (regular cassettes) around that run right around
> $400 to $800 range, they also run on batteries.
WHOA!!! This is heavy duty stuff!!! I was thinking people were doing it
on the cheap... Obviously they aren;t!!! :)
> Now what happens when bands allow taping is that you will be allowed to
> bring your equipment in to a show and set up somewhere near the
> soundboard, which is where the sound usually sounds the best.
Yeah, see that;s the prob. I'm not going to do it professionally if I
ever do it. I'll be doing it to get fair quality recordings, however
possible!!!
> There are lots of other rigs that people use to tape shows that don't
> allow taping. That kind of equipment is called a stealth rig. And it
> usually involves mics that are clipped to a hat or onto glasses and a deck
> that is easilly concealable in a jacket pocket. I don't know much about
> these rigs because I don't own one and don't tape at shows that don't
> allow it.
Right. This still sounds pretty professional!!! This is really big
business!!! I never knew so much work went into recording just one show!!!
I thought people went in with a tape recorder in their pocket and that was
it!!! :)
> Hope this helps with any questions you had. If not E-mail me personally
> and I'll try to help you further.
Ok, I might just do that!!!
Thanks,
Ad.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! Ad !
! custer@ros.com.au !
!Get out your big stick!
!and beat the hell out !
! of anything that !
! stands in your way !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 23:34:16 +1000
From: Earthy Rock <custer@ros.com.au>
Subject: Re: THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR, Issue #146
Hey,
> Here in Sydney (Australia, for
> those who don't excel in geography) we discovered BFF when the radio station
> JJJ played "Underground".
I found out about them from a guy that I used to rave about the Whitlams
to. He said that since I loved a band with piano and bass, I might like
BFF. After hearing Underground and Julianna a few times, I went and bought
the album!!!
> Once we found it, (it took about three weeks) we never looked back.
ahhhhh. You mustn't shop at Penrith Plaza Records then. :) They had it
right there behind the counter as if they predicted I would come in and ask
for it!!! :)
> Now I try and play the album to as many people as possible, although
> I am slowly learning that trying to enlighten people about great music like
> BFF can be a very frustrating process.
Well, everyone i have made listen to it, likes it. I mean, you either
like that type of music or you don;t. I make sure my friend do!!! :)
> Is there anyone else in Australia who reads the armchair? If so, make
> yourself known people.
Yeah, my name's Ad and I live 50km west of Sydney!! Me, I'm an Aussie...
Got any singles?
Ad.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! Ad !
! custer@ros.com.au !
!Get out your big stick!
!and beat the hell out !
! of anything that !
! stands in your way !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 14:20:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Alexander Jay Timin <ajtimin@freenet.scri.fsu.edu>
Subject: Bootlegs?
As would any fan of BF5, I would love to have some bootlegs. if anybody
wants to trade, e-mail me off the list at
ajtimin@freenet.tlh.fl.us
I have stuff by +Live+, Posies, Dave Matthews Band, and more!
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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 18:26:27 -0400
From: PowerVegan@aol.com
Subject: Backwards Piano
Stewart Cochran, noted local keyboard player and fellow employee at Apple
Computer, just pointed out to me that the BF5 stick piano logo on the BF5 CD
is drawn backwards -- the piano should be longer on the LEFT to support the
bass strings. Since I copied the BF5 logo exactly for my tattoo, I now
realize that I'm branded with an anti-piano on my arm. Now I suck for life.
:-(
-- Michael Bluejay (Austin, TX)
"Ben, why hast thou forsaken me?"
[Look at it this way: Everyone will know it's the Ben Folds stick
piano and not anyone else's. -fjm]
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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 15:13:16 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jana DeAnn Swanson <jdswanso@knox.edu>
Subject: BFF bootlegs
BTW, I am a newcomer to the list, having recently been introduced to the
*great* BFF.
I thought I'd throw in my own personal opinion on the whole bootlegging
issue...
While I can see Kate's opinion that it is stealing from the band, I am
more inclined to agree with Dan that the seeker usually already *has* the
various recordings released by the band--
I have some bootleg REM, and it is somewhat bad quality, but because of
my devotion to the band, I enjoy it immensely. However, that doesn't
mean I forgo the legit recordings for boots.
I would *love* to hear some live BFF, seeing as how they aren't touring
Seattle anytime soon (according to the tour dates listed on the web).
Anyway, just MHO...
Jana DeAnn Swanson
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