THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #713 - December 18, 1997
Magical Armchair Digest Thursday, December 18 1997 Volume 01 : Number 713
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
Some parting words of wisdom...
SNL Confusion
6 AM, day after christmas? good lode!
The Ben Folds font?
SNL sketches and other fine goodies
Setlists from the fall of 96 Euro tour
Monkey
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #711
COOL web site!!
bricks, sensitive men, t-shirts, soaps, and going home
BFF on Are-Oh-Vee (live clip)
SNL possibilities
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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 20:09:38
From: Jessica Brandt <jbrandt@kent.edu>
Subject: Some parting words of wisdom...
For all you who didn't know:
Ben Folds Five is
just a band.
Robert Sledge, Darren Jesse, and Ben Folds
are just men.
and so are you.
"All the boys are monsters;
All the girls are whores.
But when you lose the one you love,
There's always plenty more."
-Squirrel Nut Zippers
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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 20:41:35 -0500
From: jaedonely@juno.com (A A DONELY)
Subject: SNL Confusion
When is the official SNL date? My friends said that SNL said it was DEC
20, not JAN 10. Im confused, I dont know who to trust, I cannot miss it!
It would make sense that they stay in NY this week, but I do not know! I
need guidance, the official word from above!
~Elisabeth
ps. According to my bible(HA!)YM, if you like BFF, you like sensitive
guys like Jeremy London!
ps. Brick xmas song... pretty damm good!
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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 21:27:27 -0500
From: Vito Biliti <goatman1@geocities.com>
Subject: 6 AM, day after christmas? good lode!
Sorry to bother y'all, but:
some kid just e-mailed me asking if i could help him/her find music to the
song titled "6 AM, day after christmas."
i hope people dont really know bff like this because of the popularity of
brick. sorry, but im just mad.
And to the guy asking about what brick is about, plaese go away. Dont
start this for the 4th time. Thats it
bye.
vito
BBB EEEE N N FFFF OO L DD SS FFFF I V V EEEE
B B E NN N F O O L D D S F I V V E
BBB EEE N N N FFF O O L D D S FFF I V V EEE
B B E N NN F O O L D D S F I V V E
BBB EEEE N N F goATman1@geOCitiES.com F I V EEEE
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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 22:41:03 -0500
From: Richard Challen <rchallen@clemson.campus.mci.net>
Subject: The Ben Folds font?
About a month ago someone posted a web address to a font patterned after
the writing on the Ben Folds Five albums. I think it was called "Font Of
Who Could Care Less" but I can't find anything with any of the search
engines. Any clues?
- --rICH
Visit The RICH Homepage and check out the brand-new CD,
LIFE/DEATH... 15 songs of romance and retribution...
Available independently from Desperate Man Records.
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stage/9035
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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 19:50:07 -0800
From: Janet <LemonDrp@pacbell.net>
Subject: SNL sketches and other fine goodies
Hi.
Personally I'd like to seem them do Phillip the Hyper-Hypo w/Mike Myers
and have the guys play little kids, or have them shopping at Gap with
the Gap Girls--Sandler and Spade, or have the Motivational speaker,
Farley, lecture them about smoking doobies. Two words: WAYNE'S WORLD!
I like old SNL, but I guess that probably doesn't count :)
Ben Folds Five was on Are-Oh-Vee on Sunday night doing some "live video"
thing. My friend taped it for me but I have no idea what it is yet and
I was wondering if anyone else knew.
Ben Folds Five in YM?!! Young and Modern, yeah that's Ben Folds Five
:P I also heard they play "Uncle Walter" at Brass Plum, the junior
section at Nordstrom's department stores. Ick :P
Fun.
Janet.
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My Mom Says I'm Cool. http://members.tripod.com/~peachfish/sparkie.htm
A small & cozy BEN FOLDS FIVE site:
http://members.tripod.com/~peachfish/BenFoldsFive/
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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 20:14:16 -0800
From: "BFF_On_Tour@The.Road" <BFF_On_Tour@The.Road>
Subject: Setlists from the fall of 96 Euro tour
Here they are, not as they were printed on setlists but as they were
actually played. Those of you who have seen a BFF setlist at a show may
have noticed that the band never actually follows it.
'Escape of the Lizard' is what Trey called 'Pyser' before the band named
it.
November 02, 1996 - Paris, France - Polka - Best Imitation - Uncle
Walter - Where's Summer B.? - He's A Man
Obsessed - Kate - Dwarf - Steven - Julianne - Jackson Cannery -
Underground - The Battle - Emmaline - Dumped -
Sports & Wine - Take This Job and Shove It - Philosophy
November 04, 1996 - Berlin, Germany - Jackson Cannery - Polka - Uncle
Walter - Where's Summer B.? - Selfless -
Best Imitation - Julianne - Steven - The Battle - Kate - Underground -
Dwarf - Philosophy - Boxing - Dumped -
Crosstown Traffic
November 05, 1996 - Hamburg, Germany - Best Imitation - Polka - Uncle
Walter - Where's Summer B.? - Alice
Childress - Dwarf - Steven - Julianne - Jackson Cannery - Video - The
Battle - Kate - Underground - Sports & Wine - Dumped - Philosophy - Your
Cheating Heart - Boxing - Hava - Radio Star
November 06, 1996 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Jackson Cannery - Polka -
Uncle Walter - Where's Summer B.? - Alice
Childress - Julianne - Steven - Dwarf - The Battle - Kate - Underground
- - Video - Sports & Wine - Selfless -
Philosophy - Boxing - Dumped
November 07, 1996 - Malmo, Sweden - Best Imitation - Polka - Uncle
Walter - Where's Summer B.? - Alice Childress - Jackson Cannery -
Julianne - Steven - The Battle - Kate - Underground - Dwarf - Philosophy
November 08, 1996 - Oslo, Norway - Best Imitation - Polka - Uncle Walter
- - Where's Summer B.? - Alice Childress - Dwarf - Steven - Julianne - The
Battle - Jackson Cannery - Kate - Escape of the Lizard - Dumped -
Underground - Video - Sports & Wine - Philosophy - Crosstown Traffic -
Hava
November 11, 1996 - Frankfurt, Germany - Jackson Cannery - Polka - Uncle
Walter - Where's Summer B.? - Alice
Childress - Dwarf - Steven - Julianne - The Battle - Escape of the
Lizard - Underground - Best Imitation - Video - Sports & Wine - Dumped -
Philosophy - Your Cheating Heart - Boxing - Crosstown Traffic
November 12, 1996 - Munich, Germany - Jackson Cannery - Polka - Uncle
Walter - Where's Summer B.? - Alice
Childress - Dwarf - Julianne - Steven - Escape of the Lizard - The
Battle - Underground - Sports & Wine - Dumped - Philosophy - Tom & Mary
- - Radio Star
November 13, 1996 - Stuttgart, Germany - Best Imitation - Polka - Boxing
- - Uncle Walter - Where's Summer B.? -
Alice Childress - Steven - Julianne - Dwarf - Tonite the Bottle -
Jackson Cannery - Video - Underground - Dumped - Sports & Wine - Escape
of the Lizard - Philosophy - Radio Star - Tom & Mary
November 14, 1996 - Cologne, Germany - Jackson Cannery - Polka - Meet me
in the kitchen - Uncle Walter - Where's Summer B.? - Alice Childress -
Dwarf - Steven - Julianne - The Battle - Escape of the Lizard -
Underground - Tom & Mary - Sports & Wine - Dumped - Philosophy - Boxing
- - Radio Star
November 16, 1996 - Amsterdam, Holland - Jackson Cannery - Polka - Uncle
Walter - Where's Summer B.? - Alice
Childress - Best Imitation - Dwarf - Steven - Julianne - Escape of the
Lizard - Kate - Underground - Radio Star - The Battle - Chopsticks -
Dumped - Sports & Wine - Philosophy - Rap stuff - Video - Crosstown
Traffic
November 18, 1996 - London, England - Theme from Dr. Pyser - Jackson
Cannery - Where's Summer B.? - The Battle - Polka - Uncle Walter - Alice
Childress - Take This Job and Shove It - Steven - Dwarf - Best Imitation
- - Video - Chopsticks - Dumped - Sports & Wine - Underground - Radio Star
- - Philosophy - Boxing - Julianne - Emmaline - Tom & Mary
November 19, 1996 - Leicester, England - Jackson Cannery - Where's
Summer B.? - Polka - Uncle Walter - Alice
Childress - Dwarf - Steven - Julianne - Best Imitation - Your Cheating
Heart - The Battle - Theme from Dr. Pyser - Sports & Wine - Underground
- - Dumped - Radio Star - Video - Tom & Mary - Super Nova - Philosophy -
Boxing - Crosstown Traffic
November 21, 1996 - Manchester - Theme from Dr. Pyser - Jackson Cannery
- - Super Nova - Where's Summer B.? -
The Battle - Satan is My Master - Polka - I Touch Myself - Uncle Walter
- - Alice Childress - Steven - Julianne - Dwarf - Tom & Mary - Video -
Best Imitation - Underground - Sports & Wine - Emmaline - Dumped - Radio
Star - Boxing - Crosstown Traffic
November 22, 1996 - Glasgow, Scotland - Theme from Dr. Pyser - Jackson
Cannery - Where's Summer B.? - The
Battle - Polka - Uncle Walter - Alice Childress - Steven - Dwarf - Best
Imitation - Julianne - Video - Sports & Wine - Dumped - Underground -
Radio Star - Philosophy - Boxing - Crosstown Traffic
November 23, 1996 - Sheffield, England - Theme from Dr. Pyser - Jackson
Cannery - Where's Summer B.? - The Battle - Polka - Uncle Walter - 10
Gallon Hat - Stayin' Alive - Alice Childress - Steven - Super Nova -
Kate - Dwarf - Best Imitation - Video - Chopsticks - Dumped - Fuck You I
Won't Do - Underground - Sports & Wine - Radio Star - Philosophy -
Julianne
November 24, 1996 - Birmingham, England - Jackson Cannery - Where's
Summer B.? - The Battle - Polka - Uncle
Walter - Alice Childress - Steven - Kate - Theme from Dr. Pyser - Best
Imitation - Dwarf - Julianne - Video -
Underground - Sports & Wine - Dumped - Radio Star - Philosophy - Boxing
November 26, 1996 - London, England - Best Imitation - Jackson Cannery -
Where's Summer B.? - The Battle - Polka - Uncle Walter - Alice Childress
- - Steven - Kate - Theme from Dr. Pyser - Julianne - Video - Sports &
Wine - Super Nova - Underground - Dwarf - Satan is My Master -
Philosophy - Boxing - Dumped
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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 00:08:53 -0500 (EST)
From: llion@sas.upenn.edu (Lindsay Lion)
Subject: Monkey
Actually, I have to disagree. I really like Counting Crows'" Monkey. The
fact that they mention BFF makes it even better!
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Lindsay R. Lion Penn Glee Club
llion@mail.sas.upenn.edu Stage Manager
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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 00:07:05 EST
From: Rod Henry <RodHenry@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #711
In a message dated 97-12-15 22:51:29 EST, Patrick McDonough wrote:
<< Subject: Song for SNL
Well, I'm sure they'll play "Brick," after all, it makes sense.
But...aren't the Klezmatics based in NYC? And isn't SNL "live from New
York?" And how cool would it be if they got together and "kicked that
shit say? >>
Great thought, but I just spent a week working with the Klezmatics, and spoke
to a couple of them about recording with BFF, so I'm sure that if there were
any plans for them to do the SNL date they would have mentioned it.
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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 00:08:12 -0800
From: Jeff Moehle <mrshow@discoverynet.com>
Subject: COOL web site!!
I'm not sure if this has previously been posted, but I found this REALLY cool web
site with 3 BFF concerts (including conversation) in Real Audio. It is
www.liveconcerts.com They're under the KCRW section in the archives. The first is
from Oct. 95 and the other two are from this past summer and are about 40 to 50
mins each. I haven't listened to all of them all the way through, but what I did
hear kicked butt. So if you've never been....check 'em out.
-Jeff
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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 01:19:02 -0500
From: Carrie Shanafelt <cds9@po.cwru.edu>
Subject: bricks, sensitive men, t-shirts, soaps, and going home
>*Bricks*
>
>6 a.m.
>Day after Christmas eve
Had this not been completely and totally clever, I would have been a bit
upset at the bastardization of one of the most dramatically powerful songs
I can name. However, only by sheer and utter cleverness do you squeak by
without a flaming.
> Yeah, we're all big
>piles of mush on here, inspired by our leader and god-head, Ben Folds, who
>once said, "Give me my money back, you bitch."
But Eric! You can't deny that knowing a guy is really really into Ben
Folds Five doesn't exactly peg him as a wife-beatin' dumbass jerkov (It's
Russian). Nothin's wrong with liking sex and professional sports and beer
and lots of other "insensitive guy" things; but most guys who really listen
to BFF would, I daresay, claim there's more to life than that. (This is
not to say I have anything against sex or beer, although beer may have
something against me.) A "sensitive guy" for example, doesn't necessarily
like "The Family Circus". (Why is this comic in print?)
>>From ABC Soapline Daily @ AOL, 12-15-97:
>
>"On "One Life To Live", John Ottavino will appear as Dr. Peyser, who
>hypnotizes Addie..."
This is the most amazing thing I have ever heard.
> especially since whenever I wear my BFF tee I get asked a billion times,
"Who's that?"
My personal favorite is, "Oh my God! I love your shirt! I was never cool
either!" and I say, "Oh, are you a fan?!?" "Of.....?"
So, I unsubscribe. I'm leaving tomorrow for home, and while I have access
to email there, I don't have it often. I'm gonna take my sweet ass outta
here. Miss me?
Carrie
"As the page gets wider, this song gets longer.
As the burden gets lighter, a man becomes able.
There's a hole in my pocket, Elijah, Elijah,
A hole in my shoe. My skin hits the ground." --The Bogmen
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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 01:39:36 EST
From: GenLand18 <GenLand18@aol.com>
Subject: BFF on Are-Oh-Vee (live clip)
Did anyone in the SoCal area catch Are-Oh-Vee last night? At the end of this
local music video program, they showed a live clip of Ben Folds Five doing
"Underground." It must've been a bit old, because Robert's hair was a LOT
shorter than it is now. It was a really funny clip, especially when Ben and
Robert said their lines a la Edith Bunker. Cute!!! =)
I was wondering where and when this was filmed at? If anyone can recall??
;-) Just a curious little girl here.
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 07:45:56 EST
From: Brad654 <Brad654@aol.com>
Subject: SNL possibilities
Hey, I don't know if anyone has talked about this, since I haven't read much
of my Armchairs lately, but how about this:
It probably won't do any good, since we're all mere cogs in the wheels of the
Machine which governs all our lives and controls us with unseen tentacles, but
I wrote Saturday Night Live at snl@nbc.com and begged them to let the boys
play more than once, and to let them be in a sketch (I lied and said I'd met
them and they were really funny). Like I said, someone may have already
suggested it, and it probably won't do any good, but it can't hurt, I guess.
Brad
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