THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #371 - June 23, 1997
Magical Armchair Digest Monday, June 23 1997 Volume 01 : Number 371
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
And you're all dressed up like...the Jive Bureaux?!
Salt Lake Show kids
strings, summerstage
Influences
That fawcett woman......
Tape traders-Tokyo shows are available
What happened at Ottawa and other questions answered
Article in Music Connection
Taping BF5 at HORDE
D-Tox 7" wanted
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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 20:50:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: Rahoolio@aol.com
Subject: And you're all dressed up like...the Jive Bureaux?!
Hey...
I work in a record store--the kind that actually sells records, including
WAEA on vinyl--and the other day my boss handed me an old 45 of "School Daze"
by the Jive Bureaux. "Listen to this," he said, "it sounds just like Ben
Folds Five." And you know what? It did! There was a guitarist in the band,
but the pianist provided most of the melodic interest--and the chord changes
were very, VERY reminiscent of a lot of Ben's work. The singer sounded a lot
more like Joe Jackson than Ben does, so I figured this was one of those
English bands that popped up like weeds in the wake of Joe's success. Then I
checked the copyright date, and the record was made in 1977--a year or two
before Joe's debut! So maybe HE was influenced by THEM. (And if that was
the case, boy, wouldn't THEY be bitter.) I don't know whether the Jive
Bureaux ever made an album, but if you ever see that "School Daze" 45, it'd
be worth picking up--not only as a conversation piece, but 'cause it's a good
little record. But how could it not be, if it sounds like our favorite sons
of Chapel Hill?
- --Rahoolio
"Put some horseradish on it and make 'er snort!"
--a
customer, somehow referring to
a
romantic evening listening to
Arthur
Prysock
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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 21:52:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: Bnanakingg@aol.com
Subject: Salt Lake Show kids
Hi,
I'm just looking for a guy on here. If you're not him, sorry... Anyway, my
friend and I were at the Salt Lake show on April 8th, but were too young to
get in. Ben was really sorry and came to talk to us. Another guy and his
date were kind enough to take our pictures with him, and I was kind enough to
send him a copy of the show. He moved to North Carolina soon afterwards, and
I no longer have his email and never had his snail. I don't even know the
guy's name. Perhaps, just perhaps, you're reading Mr.X and would be kind
enough to get in touch with us. I would be more than happy to pay for
postage and the photos. Please, Dear God, if you're out there, could we get
our pictures with Ben?
Thank you kindly,
Bryce
Email: Bnanakingg@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 21:42:39 -0500 (CDT)
From: nahas@ripco.com (stephanie j nahas)
Subject: strings, summerstage
i'm pretty sure the guys will have the string quartet with them at the
summerstage show. unless something has changed since, um, about a couple
weeks ago. can't wait, can't wait!
- --steph
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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 23:11:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: Hotdoglove@aol.com
Subject: Influences
I have recently picked up (and borrowed) Joe Jackson and Squeeze CD's simply
because I have heard that they are BFF influences/sound-alikes. I have to
say, after a meager 2 listenings to each CD, I love Jackson and Squeeze
already! I can hear the strong Squeeze connection, but Joe Jackson, except
for the poignant lyrics and occasional piano insertions in the music, I
wouldn't really place with BFF. However, all three bands are in that silly
category that's somewhere in between jazz, pop, rock, and alternative and is
impossible to describe to people who ask, "What kind of music do they play?"
On a sadder note, I have just heard that HORDE is not coming to Atlanta for
the first time in it's history. I'm VERY upset...but does anyone know if
HORDE is coming anywhere near Atlanta in it's run?
OK, that's my small semi-monthly contribution to the Armchair...
Nuts to ya'll,
Sara
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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 13:47:50 +0100
From: Chris Platts <chris@the-shack.demon.co.uk>
Subject: That fawcett woman......
I, too, laughed my head off at the rumours of what had happened with BFF &
Farah on Conan. And with something that funny, who cares if it's true or
not ?!? :)
Just out of interest, did anyone see Ms Fawcett on Letterman? She was
either drunk or high... and Dave knew it!.... oh how I *love* to see a
victim of Hollywood..........
Sorry, no direct BFF stuff ... but I _was_ interested to see in the Top
10's that lots of you out there like R.E.M. I reckon BFF & REM complement
each other pretty well, in a rather esoteric way which I have yet to
define...
Thought for the day......
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Chris
mail: chris@the-shack.demon.co.uk
www: http://www.the-shack.demon.co.uk
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" Goin' over to Susan's house ... I can't be alone tonight..."
- -- Susan's House -- eels
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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 21:55:00 +0900
From: =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQmdCPCEhNXwbKEI=?= <LDX00567@niftyserve.or.jp>
Subject: Tape traders-Tokyo shows are available
Hello BFFheades and tape traders,
As reported by Chiori and Azusa in the past armchair issues,
Tokyo shows were really hot shows!
Do you want to share our experiences?
Maybe,you can.
Because I did tape some of the Tokyo shows using my DAT deck.
Following shows are available;
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Akasaka Blitz;Akasaka,Tokyo 5/17/97 A 90min
Akasaka Blitz;Akasaka,Tokyo 5/18/97 A 90min
Akasaka Blitz;Akasaka,Tokyo 5/20/97 A 90min
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As you may know,Japanese shows had opening act by September 67.
Except 5/19 show,BEN was introduced by them as "A surprise guest",
and he played the bass at their last song,"Teenage".
(Only on the 5/18 show,BEN played the bass on the last 2 songs!)
September 67 shows of the above dates are also available.
(Each 30min)
By the way,following BFF shows are also available:
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*On Air East;Shibuya,Tokyo 3/1/96 A- 90min
(Taped by myself using the same equipment this year.
Very rare! )
*Club Quatro;Shibuya,Tokyo 2/26/96 A 75min
(From Japanese only bootleg CD,"There's Spring Of myself")
[VIDEO]
*Astoria Theater;London,UK 3/7/97 Handheld Shot A- 85min
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I also have some other artists' live/studio materials like
Oasis,Blur,Echobelly,Supergrass,Elastica and lots of others.
If you are interested in them,please E-mail me privately.
Take care,
- --
Toru Oomura(LDX00567@niftyserve.or.jp)
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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 14:22:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: Frank Maynard <maynard@mail.oeonline.com>
Subject: What happened at Ottawa and other questions answered
Couple answers from sources close to the band regarding questions asked
here recently:
Q. Why did the Ottawa show get cancelled?
A. The Ottawa show at Barrymore's was cancelled because of Ben being sick.
We were worried that pushing that show thru would have the effect of
ruining the PBS filming the next day. Luckily, not doing Barrymore's
gave his strained throat enough of the needed rest to get the job done
the next day. It's not so much that we cared more about PBS than Ottawa,
it was a choice of losing one show or the other and it seemed to be the
obvious choice.
Q. What about that Kate video?
A. The vid was recorded in Japan in Ben's hotel room before a show. It will
probably never see the light of day on MTV in the states.
Q. Ben called Snow to the stage in Toronto but he didn't come up. What up
with this?
A. One of Ben's management people also works for Snow, who had come by
earlier in the day to say hi. There was discussion of him coming up on
stage with the guys, but he wasn't able to make it back that night. Ben
couldn't get word that Snow wasn't in the house because of how crowded
the venue was, so it was more of an "are you out there" than anything.
-fjm
Were the things I really cared about just left along the way?
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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 14:47:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: Frank Maynard <maynard@mail.oeonline.com>
Subject: Article in Music Connection
I don't think I've seen any mention of this yet, but there is an
excellent article in Music Connection magazine, the West Coast music
trade magazine published in Hollywood. It's the cover story with a
picture of the band on the cover. The article talks about Ben's musical
background and influences, the deals with the record labels and tales of
touring. The article appears in the May 12-25, 1997 issue (Vol. XXI, No.
10) and seems to be available mainly on the west coast, but back issues
are available through http://www.musicconnection.com.
-fjm
Her mom and dad went down to Charlotte. They're not home to find us out
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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 15:03:51 EDT
From: garit@juno.com (Larry Santiago)
Subject: Taping BF5 at HORDE
>From what I know, the HORDE Festival will have a taping section at most
venues. Please made an effort to take Ben Folds! Contact your local
HORDE venue for more details and bring those recorders.
Thanks,
Larry
P.S. - Don't forget to post the news of your successful recording to the
Armchair!
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But I turn back to blue 'Cause I'm losin' you." - Steven Page
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Larry
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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 13:31:47 PDT
From: "Russell Dauberman" <one_angry_dwarf@hotmail.com>
Subject: D-Tox 7" wanted
Hello!
If anyone has a copy of the D-Tox BFF 7" with "Eddie Walker" and is
willing to sell it, or if anyone knows where I might be able to get one,
please let me know!
My top ten records are. . .
Just kidding!!
Russell
MailTo:RDauberman@hotmail.com
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