THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #494 - September 25, 1997
Magical Armchair Digest Thursday, September 25 1997 Volume 01 : Number 494
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
BF5 is coming to Charleston!
maryland dates??
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #490
ON MIDDAY
HELPHELPHELPHELPHELPHELP....
BFF in Oz
Sloan - non BFF content
Sloan part two - non BFF content
BFF on Aussie TV
bff vs. bhg, ben on the ARIAs
the 5 rock Kerri Ann? Ohmygosh
one angry aussie? hmm, better make that two .. i am extremely pissed
BFF cause controversy on Aussie TV!!
Whatever (and ever Amen....)
She Dont Use Jelly.
cool in school shirts
Sigh.
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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 20:48:55 -0700
From: "Richard P. De Leon" <slacker8@sprintmail.com>
Subject: BF5 is coming to Charleston!
I have been planning to attend this year's 96WaveFest, a annual concert
sponsored by the best radio station 96WAV and misc other businesses,
because it was free and featured awesome acts (past performers include
Hootie and the Blowfish, Joan Osborne, Edwin McCain, and many others).
But then, they needed to charge 10 dollars for food and some performers,
but mostly charities. I still wanted to go. Then I found out BF5 will be
there, so I am definately going! BF5 rules!
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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 21:39:41 -0400
From: jaedonely@juno.com (A A DONELY)
Subject: maryland dates??
I a New Englander, do not know the tour dates!!!
I deleted some old armchairs and I am banned from the web-
the tour dates make me sad, anyway,
but I do have a sis in Baltimore that I may(?) sponge off of if....
da da dum!!!
Ben Folds Five is playing in Baltimore? Are They?
Thank you all,
~Elisabeth
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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 21:50:02 EDT
From: third-day-freak@juno.com (Josh R Furnal)
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #490
unsubscribe
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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 12:28:29 +1000 (EST)
From: Romesh De Alwis <rd15@uow.edu.au>
Subject: ON MIDDAY
Hey everyone
After listening to the boys on the ladies lounge last night i was waiting
for them to play at Syd Uni when i turn on the tv 2day and there they r
on MIDDAY playing Dwarf. The kept in all the profanities and at the end
Ben threw his stool at the piano.
When they came back from the break all the old fogies that make up midday
had a go at them crapping on about how much aus talent there is out there
waiting to get ooon and these yankees just come in and do what they want.
Personally i was quite impressed with the whole thing and am glad they
dont change there lyrics to please a few oldies.
Rom
- --Statistics can be used to prove anything 40% of people know that-- Homer
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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 23:02:37 -0400
From: Rodrigo Delgado <rdelgado@home.com>
Subject: HELPHELPHELPHELPHELPHELP....
> PLEASE HELP ME GET TO A BF5 SHOW!!!!!
> Hi everyone. With school and everything I had somewhat neglected my
> armchair reading, but I read the latest one, checked out Frank's site, and
> sure enough.... the tour dates were announced!!!! However, they are not
> coming to the Washington DC area, to my chagrin.
Actually, from what I read, not all of the dates had been announced. I
am
hoping that this means they are still coming to the MD DC Virgina area.
I
saw them last time at the 9:30 club, and they kicked ass. It was a
packed
house, so I dont see any reason why they would skip us, butttt......
> will miss that awesome awesome awesome show!!!! :( :( . So, what I am
> wondering is if anyone from around DC is going to the Philly or Pittsburgh
> shows or any other shows and is going to be going through DC. I have no
> car. I have very little money and so it is hard to take a train up to
> Pitts. or Philly to see them. I think those are the 2 closest to me. So,
> if there are any loving Virginia, Maryland, DC people out there that can
> help me out, I would love you forever.
Well, it so happens that I live in the MD area, and myself and a friend,
who
goes to GWU, in downtown DC, may be driving to the Philly show, if and
only
if they announce no show in this area any closer. If this happens, I
would be
more than willing to help out a poor BFF fan in need. If they dont
announce
a show in the next two or three weeks, drop me an email, and we will see
what we can work out.
RoyD
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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 20:09:23 PDT
From: "Adam Jeffrey" <mikado99@hotmail.com>
Subject: BFF in Oz
Well, after lurking for an extended period of time I now have something
of substance (I think....) to write about.
The boys have finally made it to the Land Down Under.... about time.
What with appearances on the ARIAs, Lady's Lounge, Mid-day and (I have
heard a rumour) Recovery on Saturday - they are becoming regular
media-stars. Can only be good for their presence in the country.
About the radio gig - their Angry Dwarf song was very 'interesting' to
say the least - I am not sure that I liked it..... It was sung about an
octave lower (and almost spoken) than it is on the CD.... Oh Well,
anything to be able to hear them on radio.....
BFF EXPERIENCE--- I was hard at work yesterday (selling clothes to old
people *shudder*) when near the end of the day a couple came in to buy a
t-shirt and had the WAEA CD with them. I got chatting with them and they
are going to the Perth concert.... At least there will be 3 of us!!!!!!
Another One- I have just found out that about a quarter of the cast of
the play that I am doing are going --- freaky!!!!!
Anyway - enough of my rambling....... only 5 more days till I see them
live......
Until I next feel inclined to post.....
Adam from Oz
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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 22:18:44 -0600
From: times@bordercity.com (Lloydminster Times)
Subject: Sloan - non BFF content
Hi, getting caught up on a lot of old digests that were sent to my school
account over the summer and caught a post about Sloan. This is for anyone
who wants more information. It contains no BFF content, but I think it's
relevant in that I think Sloan's sound would appeal to a lot of BFF fans.
If you are looking for BFF content, skip this.
Back about six years ago, they released an EP, Peppermint, that I think got
them a lot of attention from record label execs. They were signed by Geffen
and full album called Smeared, including a few of the songs from
Peppermint. They had a big hit with "Underwhelmed" which I think a lot of
Ben Folds fans would appreciate lyrically. It's very clever, describing a
guys relationship with his girl, and how they can't figure each other out.
The whole album is kind of fuzzy, a little distorted. Word is Geffen was
looking for the Canadian Nirvana. I would say Smeared is more Sonic Youth,
because of the noise and distortion, but it's poppy, sort of Sonic Youth
with guest songwriter Matthew Sweet. It's a great album. Their next album
was Twice Removed, and the songs were a lot less grungy, a lot more on the
pop side. Geffen apparently didn't like it because it didn't sound much
like their first one. Twice Removed was named Best Canadian album ever in
a poll of industry people a couple of years ago. They got out of the Geffen
contract and recorded their next album One Chord To Another on
murderecords, their own label
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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 22:23:22 -0600
From: times@bordercity.com (Lloydminster Times)
Subject: Sloan part two - non BFF content
sorry, screwed up. Anyway, they recorded One Chord To Another on
murderecords, which was the record label the band had started up to release
their debut ep. It came out last year. In the States, it came out four or
five months ago on The Enclave. For the American release of One Chord...
they added the "Party Album"(a la the Beach Boys) - live cuts and cover
songs. All three of their albums are great. Like the guy who wrote the
original post, they're really friendly guys. Halifax isn't a big enough
town for them to think they're big huge rock stars, but they're local
heroes to a lot of bands and are credited with focusing attention on
Halifax and the Maritimes as a vibrant music scene in Canada. Eric's Trip
is another band (they recently broke up, alas) from the Maritimes, Nova
Scotia, who I think have a bit of a following in the US.
Sorry about the long non-BFF content, but I warned ya...
Daniel
Lloydminster
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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 16:04:59 +1000
From: Sarah <titania@cybergal.com>
Subject: BFF on Aussie TV
> Just letting you guys know that BFF will appear on Midday with
>Kerri-Anne on Wednesday.
Did anyone tape this appearance??? I work nights, and only read this post
when I woke up around three pm this afternoon. So if anyone caught it, I
would love to see it... please?
Thanks,
Sarah, friendly aussie lurker, going to Monash on Friday, oh my god I
can't believe they're really here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
titania@cybergal.com
The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice,
passion, and love.
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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 15:59:05 +1000
From: Ben Hodson <benh@powerup.com.au>
Subject: bff vs. bhg, ben on the ARIAs
Hi everyone this is my first post so I won't bore you all. I have got a
little problem, you see I'm going to the livid festival in Brisbane and
they have put my two favorite bands on at the same time. BFF and the blood
hound gang. I was writing to get leters from people who had seen Ben and
the boys live to tel me what to expect, as I'm not sure which I will see,
I love them both.
Also does anyone from Brisbane have a tape of the ARIAs from monday as I
forgot it was on and I really wanted to see Ben.
Thanks for listening to me ramble.
"I was never cool in school" need I say who?
Ben Hodson
Email-benh@powerup.com.au
WWW-http://www.powerup.com.au/~benh
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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 00:10:14 PDT
From: "Petra Starke" <naturalselection@hotmail.com>
Subject: the 5 rock Kerri Ann? Ohmygosh
While I'm glad for the exposure they'll get from the Kerri Ann gig, I
have to wonder whether it's really their scene... Hard to imagine it
being ANY cool band's scene, actually. The grannies wont know what hit
'em! (hope they sing "Fuck you too!" really loud....that'd scare the
producers!..."But I thought they were a NICE band...") Still, I'll be
taping it - and thanks for the warning from the armchairers of
Australia!!
Their two song set on the ladies' lounge was pretty good (despite the 45
second interview in which Ben and Helen didn't really hit it off
linguistically: Ben = "I don't know too many big words" Darren/Robert =
"The biggest word I know is analog", Elle made patronising remarks, and
the boys made surreal comments the whole way through). SONG FOR THE
DUMPED was particularly cool; I hadn't even heard it before...what a
trip; love the five....."Give me my money back..." how cool do they want
to be? (guess I have to hear Brick now, just so I can enter into the
argument about which is better)
Cheers,
Petra
"Never eat spaghetti if you want to be a lawyer"
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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 04:33:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: "jac \(jp^\)" <jpgr@rocketmail.com>
Subject: one angry aussie? hmm, better make that two .. i am extremely pissed
Hi,
I am so angry!!! I saw Ben on the Arias, I heard the boys play on
JJJ in the ladie's lounge .. hell, i even saw the guys rock
kerry anne Kennerly's oldies show! By the way .. they were
absolutely fantastic. Ben threw his piano stool at the piano, which
the people at Midday were not impressed about and bitched
about after they were gone, but man, I loved it!
The thing i am mad about .. is that I can't go to the god damn
Monash Uni show. If someone out there on this list would be so kind
as to get the guys' autographs and a message or something for me, i
would be eternally grateful.
please please please!!!! reply in a separate email to me please
if you are so kind :)
Jacqui
(the gal who has the entire ARIA awards on video )
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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 20:46:08 +0800 (WST)
From: Jodie Poole <jpoole@tartarus.uwa.edu.au>
Subject: BFF cause controversy on Aussie TV!!
Hey there everyone!
Well, for those of you who missed it, and for those of you who are not in
Oz, BFF appeared on a show called "Midday with Kerri-Anne" today and, to
sum it up, it was a bit of a disaster.
Like I originally thought, this was kind of the wrong audience
to be aiming for, coz ... well, I guess I should just explain exactly what
happened.
The show is hosted by a lady called Kerri-Anne and there is also
like a little band that plays on the set, and they are led by a guy
called Jeff (he plays piano). It
all started fine, with Kerri-Anne introducing the boys as "an
exciting band out of America who've been getting rave reviews and hit
records around the world". etc tec. Then the boys played Angry Dwarf,
just as usual, with the "bullshit" and "kiss my ass" bits in there, and
with Ben hammering the piano away. At the end Ben picked up the piano
stool and threw it at the piano like he does at the end of the video clip.
Then they went to a commercial break and when they came back, Kerri-Anne
said "you can tell when its going to be one of those days - we just had
Ben Folds Five on the show, Jeff, and I know that you're a particularly
unhappy piano player.."
Jeff said "um.. yeah, well I don't understand why you throw piano stools
at pianos and all that stuff" Then they showed a SLOW MOTION REPLAY (!)
of Ben throwing the stool at the piano! Then Jeff said "Also, it just
seems to me to be a bit sad that there's 47000 fantastic Australian groups
trying to get onto the show and we let them on coz they're American.
Anyway enough said." Then Kerri-Anne said "well said Jeff, and I must
admit, just wantingly destroying equipment like that or attempting to for
a good bit of vision isn't really on, is it?" Then Jeff said "No, and I
s'pose the trouble is.. they'll get loads publicity and they'll say 'we
did it!'.. Anyway, lets press on with something more intelligent shall we"
So, what do you all think about that???
Just wanted to let you all know about what's going on with the boys while
they're here. I just hope they can see a funny side to the whole thing.
Sorry to take up so much armchair space
4 more days!
Jodie
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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 17:07:15
From: "W.C. Vis" <Willem.Vis@student.uva.nl>
Subject: Whatever (and ever Amen....)
Are there any Dutch BFF -fans....must be....coz they are probably
the best band in the world...except for Hanson...just kiddin'
Is there any info about Gigs in holland......?
Where is "Smoke" about.... ic ant figure out why
he's throwing all those books away....and why the
hell are we smoke anyway....it is very Philosophic!!!
My cd changer : BFF-WEAEA
Manic Street Preachers- The holy Bible
Roni Size- New Forms....(Jungle is awesome)
Levellers-Bright Lights....
Logical Progression.....
"And you just smiled like a bankteller..."
Wim,Houten,Holland.
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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 11:17:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: MeandMrRay@aol.com
Subject: She Dont Use Jelly.
Hello Folks.
I got a copy of the new "lounge-a-palooza" comp. yesterday in the
mail, I'm not sure if its out, cause this was sent to me as a reviewers copy
(I'm in the Biz..sort of) Anyways, the BF5 cut is great, and features a big
band.
Here's the line-up:
Ben - Piano, vocals
Robert - Bass, vocals
Darren - Drums, vocals
also:
The Love Sponge Strings
Todd Collins - Percussion
John Mark Painter - arrangements, horns, Muzak backing vocals, double bass
Fleming McWilliams - Opera backing vocals
S. McWilliams - yet more percussion
thats it, I dont know if the comp is out yet, you may all have it....but for
those who dont, its great....lots of other good songs as well.
Gregory the Terrible Eater.
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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 12:58:52 -0400 (CST)
From: "Stuart Miller (Fac.Filosofia)" <smiller@abello.dic.uchile.cl>
Subject: cool in school shirts
I remember at the end of the summer there was some controversy about the
cool in school shirts being out of print. Was this just a shortage or are
they in fact no longer available? I don't have web access, so any help
would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
stuart
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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 15:17:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Blades6345@aol.com
Subject: Sigh.
Hi all.
I'm very sad.
On Halloween night the boys are coming to my town of Cleveland OH, but I
CAN'T GO!! My high school is having a football game that night and i HAVE to
be there cuz i'm the marching band! And i can't just skip it! This isn't
fair because every time they get close to me i can never go! My ultimate goal
in life now is to seem them live. Even if it's when i'm 94...
For those of you out there wishing to go to this show and who are too far
away, for your sake i would switch places with you so you could go just so i
know SOMEONE went in my place.
Take care all,
Emily
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