THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR

The Ben Folds Five Digest

Issue #644 - November 24, 1997



Magical Armchair Digest   Monday, November 24 1997   Volume 01 : Number 644



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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:

    Um... Smoke??
    The laugh?
    I want my own zine...
    BFF in Pennsylvania
    selling gifts
    Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #643
    piano lesson with ben
    taking pictures at shows
    Already overplayed? 
    sheet music??

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Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 20:31:06 -0500
From: Carrie Shanafelt 
Subject: Um... Smoke??

>There isn't really that much to Smoke...it was a magazine article that
>touched Ben so much he put it to music.

Perhaps you mean "Cigarette", and I know "Fair" is based on a newspaper
article... I've heard Ben say Anna Goodman mainly wrote the words to
"Smoke" -- it's not from a magazine.

Carrie


"If you really want to hurt your parents, and you don't have the nerve
enough to be a homosexual, the least you can do is go into the arts."  Kurt
Vonnegut, Sr.

"I wish I'd written Our Town.  I wish I'd invented Rollerblades."  Kurt
Vonnegut, Jr.

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Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 20:32:59 -0500
From: Carrie Shanafelt 
Subject: The laugh?

>You know about the 'phone ringing in Steven's Last night in town? Well,
>why the hell hasn't anybody talked about the dog straight after?

Carrie's just out to question tonight's posts, sorry... 
I know right after the phone ring, there's a laugh, I believe made by
Robert, but I've never heard a dog...

Carrie


"Inflate your tires by all means, but then hide your bicycle pump where it
cannot tempt you." -- a spokesperson from the Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital

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Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 20:43:52 -0500
From: jaedonely@juno.com (A A DONELY) 
Subject: I want my own zine...

Hey guys, its been an ultra tough shitty week for me.
My friends band, The Tori Spelling Fiasco(plug!)played a concert, I
couldnt go, i had the flu, and subsequently, couldnt put out my
zine(Dignan;)) which basically pertained to them.
now that issue is bagged.
Im dying to interview Ben Folds Five and I was wondering, how?Theyre
coming to Boston December 2, hopefully I get into the sold out show-phone
interviews are cool, whatever, I just want them in my zine!! I love
advice and friendly emails.:)They do love their fans, right?~Elisabeth
"What is it about peace that keeps its inspiration from enduring?"-Wings
of Desire-(V)im Venders!!Its oh so foreign!!!

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Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 19:01:17 -0800
From: "BFF_On_Tour@The.Road" 
Subject: BFF in Pennsylvania

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 23:10:13 -0500 (EST)
>From: Mystic1879@aol.com
>Subject: Mad at BFF 
>
>I was suprised to see when going over the tour dates for the recent tour,
>that Ben Folds Five, absentmindedly forgot to come anywhere near
>Pennsylvania.  We rerally enjoy their music up here and  were very bummed to
>see that they overlooked us here.  WE ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST BFF FANS UP
>HERE!!!
>
>Thanx for listening:
>Meredith Marnell
>


We listen.
Actually, Ben Folds Five have played in Pennsylvania (an old indian word
meaning 'Road Construction') 4 times in the past 6 months.

April 30 in Philadelphia at the Theater of Living Arts
June 1 in Pittsburgh at the Metropol
November 8 in New Wilmington at Westminster College
November 9 in Philadelphia at the Electric Factory

also HORDE passed fairly close to the northeastern part of the state in
upstate NY, Cleveland isn't too far from the far northwestern region and
has hosted 2 shows, the band has also played New York City twice, easily
reachable from the Bethlehem, Hellertown region.

In the same time frame, California has had NO headlining BFF shows, only
3 opening slots for Counting Crows and 1 HORDE show. The total length of
the 4 California shows is only about 15 minutes longer than the average
of any 1 Pennsylvania show.

So there.

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Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 19:28:58 PST 
From: "ballet grrl" 
Subject: selling gifts

  well, seeing as it is the day after christmas...otherwise known as the 
"day from hell" to retail people (i used to be one. thank my lucky stars 
everyday that i got out!!!!), i was thinking that he was probably 
returning the gifts and taking the money. kinda like...selling!! :) i 
think that this list still rocks. for all y'all who think that it now 
sucks, bye!!! good luck in all of your bff pursuits!! to all of you who 
will stick with this dandy little list through "thick and thin"....yer 
cool!!!

     uh-oh!!! sara has started to buy christmas albums!! it's time to 
get scared!!! here come the carols!!! eeek!

     sara aka grrl

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Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 22:52:11 -0500
From: john_oc@juno.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #643

"I know a girl who...

REMINDS ME OF CHER,

she's always changing the color of her hair...

Hope that clears it up.

What's in my CD player?  Or should I say all four of them.  I have a
discman, my CD rom drive, my roommates stereo and my stereo playing Disc
1, 2, 3, and 4 of Flaming Lips - Zaireeka right now!!!  Gawd I love it!!!
 I love the Flaming Lips!!!  


John Boyer
WOBN-FM 101.5 the ROCK    Columbus, Ohio
Asst. Music Director, Triple A Dir. and Research Dir.
Email: John_OC@juno.com   Phone: (614) 823-2969
"Call it what you want, you'll never fool anyone with what you've got."
- --Luxury

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Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 23:35:08 EST 
From: mike.lange@juno.com
Subject: piano lesson with ben

if Ben could teach me one song, it would have to be Kate...it's got a lot
of meaning to me and my "would-be" girlfriend Katie...she's kind of
pissed at me, so i listen to the song and think about her...

the eternally sentimental
mike

"Put a little birdhouse in your soul" - TMBG

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Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 00:03:54 -0500 (EST)
From: Connolly 
Subject: taking pictures at shows

what is ben folds five's policy on picture taking at shows? or rather,
will i be able to get away with taking one or two flash pictures at a
show? they're coming to boston on dec 2 to play a show with everclear and
catherine wheel. i went to a show about a month ago at a similar venue,
and some people took pics...but i figure if ben has ever spoken out about
people taking flash pics, i won't do it, because i don't want to piss him
off. thanks.

a relatively new but already obsessed fan,
mike connolly

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Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 00:21:02 -0500 (EST)
From: BenFoldsJ@aol.com
Subject: Already overplayed? 

Hey armchairing fivers...

     Is it just me, or is "Brick" being overplayed on the radio? It's on just
about once an hour, and all my friends have tapes of it in their cars and on
their stereos.  The problem is that I have to convince them that the Five
aren't compiled of just slow bricks (so to speak).  A couple friends have
asked me about tapes of the song, so what I do is throw some fast stuff on
there and let them know what the group's really made of. 

    And ya know what else gets on my nerves? How big the band is slowly
getting. It's not that I'm worried they'll sell out, or that I don't want
them to be successful; it's just that I sometimes look at the Five and say
they're my own special favorite; noone else can claim they're their biggest
fan in the school or on the block. It's just fun to know you can always goto
the small venues and see them perform in the intimate environment they so
deservingly belong in. 
   
    I'm sure all of ya'll know where I'm coming from - at least most of you -
in this situation, but I thought I'd share and vent a little of the
frustration that gives when all your friends turn them into the Bush or Oasis
of winter '97.  Anyway, can't wait till NBP - and if it's true - the other
one they plan to release a month later!!

Later fivers,
~Jordan

p.s. can anyone confirm that 2nd release in Feb.?

"The cruelest lies are often told without a word; the kindest truths are
often spoken, never heard." -- Ben Folds

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Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 00:18:12 -0600
From: "*danelle*" 
Subject: sheet music??

hey everybody
i was just wondering if you could find the sheet music fer any of bf5's
stuff.  i know you can get tabs an' stuff.  my roommate is really startin'
to dig bf5 and she's a really rad piano player. . . and i figure what a
better way to get her hooked on the band?  so anyways, is this available
anywhere?
thanks-
danelle
***     ****     ***     ****     ****     ***     *****    ****     ***
         "being awake never felt like this before..."

                                 -ben folds five

*****     ***     ***     ****     *****     ***     ****     *****    

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> From: Magical Armchair Digest 
> To: armchair@ford.il.fontys.nl
> Subject: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #642
> Date: Saturday, November 22, 1997 7:00 PM
> 
> 
> Magical Armchair Digest   Sunday, November 23 1997   Volume 01 : Number
642
> 
> 
> 
>                           THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
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> TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
> 
>     BFF Supper Club Tree Structure
>     uhhhh
>     yeah there was smoke..... 
>     any other lists?
>     Idiots...
>     12 Angry Viewers 
>     brick puzzle
>     Girshwin and Bouncers
>     Mad at BFF 
>     "Brick" in Chicago 
>     Re: Missing the War, Smoke
>     naked baby photos
>     Suggestion
>     Warming up...
>     Re: Philly airtime 
>     [none]
>     For Phila. people 
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 13:36:18 -0800 (PST)
> From: "dflynch.esq" 
> Subject: BFF Supper Club Tree Structure
> 
> BFF Supper Club Tree Structure
> 
> Complete instructions have been emailed to all members of this
> tree.  If you are *on* the tree listed below, and did not receive
> instructions, let me know.  I have structured this as geographically
> close as possible to assist in the swift completion of the tree.  All 
> blank senders should receive back the blank that they originally sent 
> to the DAT person when the branch is finished.
> 
> Anyone who signed up and is not on this structure sent me either an
> incomplete address, an incorrectly formatted signup, incomplete 
> information, or signed up after the 40 limit was reached.  I received 
> approximately 10 faulty signups, and continue to receive signups 
> after the announcement of the 40 limit.
> 
> 
> Ben Folds Five
> The Supper Club, NYC
> 11/6/97
> DAT Audience Tape, recorded from center of floor,
> with Core Sound Cardiod Mikes > Sony D-7 DAT
> 
> 
> NYC BRANCH:
> Dan Lynch (DAT); dflynch.esq@internetMCI.com
> to>
> Rachelle Rae House; rrh203@nyu.edu
> to>
> Daniel Davis; Keyserdan1@aol.com
> to>
> Chris Van Valen (blank sender) ; vanvalnc@is2.nyu.edu
> 
> 
> NY AREA BRANCH:
> Dan Lynch (DAT); dflynch.esq@internetMCI.com
> to>
> Jason Engleka; jason_engleka@mediametrix.com
> to>
> Linda Parets; lindanikon@aol.com
> to>
> Janet Leray; jasq@viconet.com
> to>
> Ken McKenna; kennemck@sbservices.com
> to>
> ETHAN JON KREITZER (blank sender) ; 
> ETKREITZER@VASSAR.EDU
> 
> 
> NEW ENGLAND BRANCH:
> Jon Lax (DAT); jon@colawars.com
> to>
> Katy Demcak; kdemcak@wellesley.edu
> to>
> Ed Wines; ewines@misti.com
> to>
> Lou Papineau; loup@ids.net
> to>
> Alan Munshower (blank sender) ; Qualitease@aol.com
> 
> 
> SOUTHERN BRANCH:
> Dan Lynch (DAT); dflynch.esq@internetMCI.com
> to>
> Lenny; Lendakike@mail.utexas.edu
> to>
> allison cuyjet; cuyjet@owlnet.rice.edu
> to>
> David Hester; dhester@usit.net
> to>
> Heather Hurwitz; hhurwitz@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu
> to>
> Susan Mers (blank sender); susan@fcnl.org
> 
> 
> MIDWEST #1 BRANCH:
> Kent Hillman (DAT); khillman@lightspeed.net
> to>
> Bill Tatalovich; wt3@cec.wustl.edu
> to>
> Josh Turner; SMarshal1@aol.com
> to>
> Bess Osburn; c715454@showme.missouri.edu
> to>
> Bryan Brisky; quadlibet@aol.com
> to>
> Joe Schanderson; schander@juno.com
> to>
> Kristin Klevering (blank sender); klevering.kristin@ann-arbor.va.gov
> 
> 
> MIDWEST #2 BRANCH:
> Jon Lax (DAT); jon@colawars.com
> to>
> Tom McDonnell; mcdonnell@hotmail.com
> to>
> Jason Kesler; Jaykes@ix.netcom.com  or  kesler.5@osu.edu
> to>
> Mike Novak; mnovak@apk.net
> to>
> Ryan Bauman; ponce@theonramp.net
> to>
> michael beam; hardhead@underworld.net
> to>
> Johnny P. Scholtes, Jr. (blank sender); punkerboy@webtv.net
> 
> 
> 
> WESTERN BRANCH:
> Kent Hillman (DAT); khillman@lightspeed.net
> to>
> rose minier; rminier@thacher.org
> to>
> David McCallum; dmcc@nowhere.net
> to>
> Andrew Everett; aee4@email.byu.edu
> to>
> Bryce Francis (blank sender); Bnanakingg@aol.com
> 
> 
> 
> INTERNATIONAL BRANCH:
> Dan Lynch (DAT); dflynch.esq@internetMCI.com
> to>
> Steffen Donath (blank sender); SDonath@compuserve.com
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 09:09:44 -0800
> From: gabsey@juno.com (Gabrielle Marie Foundoukis) 
> Subject: uhhhh
> 
> Hey Fivers,
> Does anyone know if another BF5 list? This one has turned into a tabloid
> magazine!! I CAN'T STAND IT!! I'm sorry but nevertheless, this is all
> pissing me off!! Well, if there are any more BF5 list please privately
> e-mail me at Gabsey@juno.com
> Thanks,
> Gabs
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>AtTeNtIoN aLl PeOpLeS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>                                              DuDe MaN...
> LiFe WoUlDn'T bE nOrMaL wItHoUt WeIrD, fUnKy, KiNkY aNd
>                                     AbNoRmAl PeOpLe!!!
>                                            -WaNdA LeE
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 21:16:05 -0500 (EST)
> From: LOUISE008@aol.com
> Subject: yeah there was smoke..... 
> 
> did anyone else see the BFF show in Lawrence???? if you didn't, be very
very
> depressed, it was the best BFF show i have seen. if matt's friend in the
name
> tag reads this, i'm sorry i didn't realize you were an armchair member
until
> after the show.....julie hurst if you are out there.....i felt i had to
> respond to your question because we share the same last name. you asked
if
> ben or darren says the, "i was never cool in school thing." it was
darren.
> Robert was wearing the same shirt he wore @ horde fest. Coincidence? or
does
> he just really like that one shirt that says, "KOMEDA?" anyway know.....
> 
> bff faithful worshiper
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 09:14:26 -0800
> From: benfoldsfive.theyrule@juno.com (The bitch lalala of the house!!!!!)

> Subject: any other lists?
> 
> Is there any other bf5 lists that anyone knows of? this one is pissing me
> to off the edge!! please privatly e-mail me if you know of any others
> thanks
> G/\/\F
> benfoldsfive.theyrule@juno.com  
> "The cruelest lies are often told without a word... the kindest truths
> are often spoken but never heard- Ben Folds
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 21:48:18 -0500
> From: Dan 
> Subject: Idiots...
> 
> Ok.. Ok..
> 
> Ive had my mail box filled with crud ever since I subscribed like 2
> months ago.. Yeah.. Im new here.. and some of you may think my
> complaints are unfounded.. but Im 15.. and I can post more mature
> messages than several of the other "Fivers"  C'mon... I love to look at
> my mail and read interesting stuff about the band, concert-goers, and
> musical opinions... But I think.. (yes.. im thinking) and Im sure many
> of you agree whole-heartedly... the trash needs to stop...
> 
> SOOO.. to all of you who seem to get-off on filling our mailboxes with
> trash...
> 
> "Kiss my ass"
> 
> I wont let it ruin any more of my days...
> 
> Thank you to all who are decent and loyal to our common love...
> 
> Ciao
> Dan
> - --
>         ...Freak out...
>          ...Give in...
> Doesnt matter what you believe in
>         ...Stay cool...
>  And be somebodys fool this year
>       ...Cuz they know...
>   Who is righteous-what is bold
>       ...Or so Im told...
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 22:12:42 -0500 (EST)
> From: BlueJellow@aol.com
> Subject: 12 Angry Viewers 
> 
> I naturally expected Brick to be on this show considering they put all
the
> new ones on it.  I didn't know what day, and since the people on the show
are
> dicks, I figured Brick would never make it to Friday anyway.  I haven't
seen
> the video.  I know it's good already.  Nothing BFF had ever made has
> disappointed me in the least.  
> 
> I need to complain.  I decided to give 12 Angry Viewers a shot, after
all,
> MTV was FINALLY playing videos (although only 3 for 30 min.) and they
were
> new.  So what the hell, you know?  Well, they played this TERRIFIC video
by
> Death in Vegas, I think it was Dirt.  THe song I didn't like very much,
but
> the video was so great.  They hated it, of course.  Plus the "jury"
didn't
> have ANYTHING intelligent to say.  All they could say about it was that
"it
> sucked" or "awesome" which shows how stupid it is.  
> 
> I knew they wouldn't get Brick. IT TAKES SOME THOUGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!  Of
course
> they wouldn't like it, it's a beautiful song with great lyrics and
> accompanyment (sp).  They liked this terrible rap video, and now they
play it
> all the time.  AT this time, I would like to quote Kyle from South Park.
"YOU
> BASTARDS!!!!!" Did I prove my point? The JURY WAS IGNORANT.
> 
> Lately, I have been having dreams about killing people, and have been
getting
> psychic readings. Can you tell?
> 
> VERY UPSET ABOUT M MY GEOMETRY GRADE,
> Lucy
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 22:37:31 -0500 (EST)
> From: Judi Smith 
> Subject: brick puzzle
> 
> re: jessica's mom's confusion -- the lyric is "sell some gifts that i
got" 
> but i have always wondered about that line too. it just doesn't make any 
> sense to me, and i meant to ask them about it when i saw them in west 
> palm beach last month but i was too busy making a fool of myself to 
> remember. 
> anybody have any ideas why he'd be selling gifts? 
> 
> judi smith                          would you catch me if i was falling
> jsmith@bc.seflin.org                      kiss me if i was leaving
>                                      hold me 'cause i'm lonely without
you
> countingcrows-l@                                      -- counting crows 
>   listserv.aol.com           
>                           "i'm not cheap, but i am on special this week"
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 22:39:13 -0500 (EST)
> From: Peter Dean Mast 
> Subject: Girshwin and Bouncers
> 
> First off, I love the connection that someone made between Girshin and 
> BF5.  I think I was the first one on the list to name Girshwin as 
> classical, but I will admit that that isn't the best representation of 
> his music.  Officially, he is labled "Modern" Classical, which for most 
> people who study music means that it is a loosely labled version of 
> classical.  Girshwin definitely falls under many music styles, and at the

> same time none of them.  Definitely a connection there with BF5.  I don't

> know about you guys, but I generally tell people that they are kind of 
> "Alternative with jazz influence" and then tell them that it's a piano, 
> bass and drums with three part vocal harmonies just to emphasize that 
> they are not "normal" for any style of music, which is why they are so
cool!!
> 
> Secondly, I thought that Doug's post (the tour guy) was really cool.  I 
> went to a Cleveland show last year where we were just about within 
> touching distance of Ben, and easy throwing distance (a few black shirts 
> and a few bra's made it up there).  But all that I saw of the security 
> was two guys in black shirts off to the sides of the stage, obviously 
> watching the crowd more then the band, but they didn't need to do 
> anything else at all.  Now, that's the kind of show where you know the 
> people there are there to listen to music and watch a band perform, not 
> tp "mosh" or get drunk.  That's because BF5 fans rule!
> 
> Pete
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 23:10:13 -0500 (EST)
> From: Mystic1879@aol.com
> Subject: Mad at BFF 
> 
> I was suprised to see when going over the tour dates for the recent tour,
> that Ben Folds Five, absentmindedly forgot to come anywhere near
> Pennsylvania.  We rerally enjoy their music up here and  were very bummed
to
> see that they overlooked us here.  WE ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST BFF FANS UP
> HERE!!!
> 
> Thanx for listening:
> Meredith Marnell
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 01:57:52 -0500 (EST)
> From: Pazuzu23@aol.com
> Subject: "Brick" in Chicago 
> 
> ...on Q101, our local What They Want You To Hear station,  "Brick" has
been
> on the Top 5 at 5:00  for a few weeks now, floating up from number 5 to
> number 3.
> 
> All me mates have known me to be a BFF fan for a year now, and now I'm
> watching them start to like BFF.  'Bout time!
> 
> Anyway, it sounded odd to hear "That was Ben Folds Five, number five on
the
> Top Five at Five".  I laughed me bits off.
> 
> - -Scott
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 03:27:21 -0500
> From: Leo Hernandez 
> Subject: Re: Missing the War, Smoke
> 
> There isn't really that much to Smoke...it was a magazine article that
> touched Ben so much he put it to music.
> 
>                                                  Leo
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 03:45:42 -0500 (EST)
> From: bagley sarah r 
> Subject: naked baby photos
> 
> I heard something about a new album of live stuff and b sides in january.
> Can anyone supply some more details?  just curious.  also is there a b
> side on the one angry dwarf single with Robert playing the piano and 
> Ben on the bass?  This sounds interesting.
> sarah bagley 
> srbagl@mail.wm.edu
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 08:10:42 -0500 
> From: rosaliem@exoticomm.com
> Subject: Suggestion
> 
> I think it would be great if there was a "Magical Armchair, Junior"
> digest -- A list that would strictly contain posts about tour dates, tv
> appearances, and bootleg/trading info.
> 
> Personally, those are the main reasons why I subscribe to this list. By
> all means, people are entitled to their opinions, but sometimes, I just
> want the facts.
> 
> Is anyone willing to undertake this?
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 15:04:51 +0100
> From: Leung 
> Subject: Warming up...
> 
> Hey there people!
> I'm sad that everybody was so uptight about the Crack/gay thing, but you
> guys KNOW they weren't being serious, like everybody else so it wasn't
> really necessary to respond. Sorry.
> 
> ON A LIGHTER NOTE! (how about A?)
> 
> - -Annie-what colour spandex shorts?
> 
> - -You know about the 'phone ringing in Steven's Last night in town?
Well,
> why the hell hasn't anybody talked about the dog straight after?
> 
> - -Everybody download Eddie Walker, this is your life if you can't get a
> copy-the quality's real poor, but it's one of Ben Folds' best.
> 
> - -sorry, just couldn't help noticing that Steven's and eddie walker are
> both in A! A also features in Underground, in that piano intro! wow.
> 
> Don't wOrry, be HappY !
> Anthony
> 
> P.S. 3 weeks to go till the sheperd's bush gig...
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 10:32:26 -0500 (EST)
> From: Spngledsky@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Philly airtime 
> 
> To all Philly People:
> 
> I don't know how many people I have to convince to stop listening to
Y-100,
> but do it!.  The launching pad into the realm of BFF for me was 88.5
WXPN,
> University of Penn's commercial-free, publically supproted station.  I
know
> you're thinking "Public radio...ugh", but seriously, give it a try for a
> week.  The first BFF song I heard was BOWCCL on XPN, they've been playing
> "Kate" and "Stephen's Last Night in Town" for who knows how long. 
PLEASE!
>  Stop listening to Y-100, plain and simple, they suck eggs.
> 
>   *becky
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 10:41:50 -0500
> From: Rebecca.Cole@mail.cc.trincoll.edu (Rebecca Cole) 
> Subject: [none]
> 
> >what
> >does the line mean when ben sings "and sell some shit i got" what is he
> >selling? where is he selling it to?
> 
> The line is actually "sell some gifts that I got." I always assumed it
was
> because it was the day after christmas and  he was selling them to a pawn
> shop because he needed money...or maybe he just didn't need three salad
> shooters.
> 
> And, on the topic of all these stoopid rumors, the only thing I have to
say
> is that the only reason people post this crap is so that everyone will
> freak out. And guess what? It worked! There's a lesson here: next time,
> just ignore the idiots who say this junk, and it won't happen anymore. Or
> at least they won't get the satisfaction of all of us rabid fans going
into
> a tizzy.
> 
> I wanna borrow some duct tape,
> Rebby
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 10:42:37 -0500 (EST)
> From: Spngledsky@aol.com
> Subject: For Phila. people 
> 
> In a message dated 97-11-21 20:28:26 EST, you write:
> 
> >Was I the only one who was disappointed that the boyds 
> >didn't play "And We Danced" at the Electric Factory.  
> >
> >
> 
> I  think it should be a requirement for any band that plays in Philly to
> either cover the Hooters or Dead Milkmen at a show.  I was looking for a
> rendition of "All You Zombies".
> 
>   *becky
> 
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