THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #973 - May 4, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Monday, May 4 1998 Volume 01 : Number 973
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
all sortsa stuff
Interview Transcription/Modern Rock Live/Last Polka
[none]
Live shows
backstage passes?
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #970
sheet music
BF5 @ Nashville River Stages
Basking in the Sun
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #972
Yes, Bff in Australia in August!
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #972
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #970
Join Fort Wayne, IN Show
BFF show at Nashville River Stages
What a Weekend!!!!
A lyrical discussion???
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Date: Sun, 03 May 1998 00:31:44
From: delocke@usa.net
Subject: all sortsa stuff
hi folks, got lotsa stuff to talk about:
1. If you intend to go to the June 6 Saratoga show, email me. We oughta meet in a little group of Armchair-ites.
2. Can anyone do a 2:1 on a good tape of the 2/20 Hammerstien show?
3. Does anyone know where I can get one of those thingys that Ben plays the thing from smoke (and Steven's live) on?
4. Has anyone worked out accurate guitar chords for Emaline? I have a rough, semi-accurate transcription of it, but I'd like some other Input.
5. Do we know a release date for the Godzilla soundtrack?
6. Are there any plans for summer? Tour? Rest? New Album?
7. And since everyone else is doing it, here's in no particular order, my favorite bands (outside of BFF)
the Slackers
the Dropkick Murphys
the Skatalites
NOFX
the Bouncing Souls
Wilco
Golden Smog
311
the Meat Puppets
Warzone
the Lemonheads
and several others i'm surely forgetting.
that's all for now . . .
'seconds pass slowly, and years go flyong by'
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Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 20:40:13 EDT
From: HndOfChaos <HndOfChaos@aol.com>
Subject: Interview Transcription/Modern Rock Live/Last Polka
NTERVIEW TRANSCIPTION: I FINALLY FINISHED! Yes, I know I'm shouting.
I finally finished typing up my transcription to the absolutely hilarious and
entertaining Breakfast with Ben Folds Five on the World Famous KROQ, 106.7 in
Burbank.
http://members.xoom.com/HndOfChaos
The URL is in my sig, also.
I just have two questions regarding accuracy...
1. Robert mentions an "octave pedal." I know absolutely nothing about basses
so is this correct?
2. One-hit wonders of the 80's -- Ben talks about "Ronko(sp?)" and Ba-da-da?
Someone help me out here...it is (how do you say it?) before my time.
Just want to be as accurate as possible.
MODERN ROCK LIVE: Let me ask this just once more. I was just visiting the
official BFF site (BFFWEB.com) again and I noticed this:
05/17/98 Kansas City MO US Modern Rock Live (Radio Syndication)
Is this related to the radio show Modern Rock Live on Sundays?
Just wondering...
THE LAST POLKA: I don't know if this has been asked before, but exactly where
is the Doobie Brothers riff in this song? Sorry, I don't really know any of
their songs, but I've heard about this before. I want to post the times on my
web site.
~Kathryn
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..
"Howard, The Strangest Things have happened lately..."
THE STRANGEST THINGS
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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 17:56:22 PDT
From: "Jessica Franca" <tennis_rocks@hotmail.com>
Subject: [none]
Hey everyone,
Me and my friend have just made this BFF website and we want to put up
stories of really cool kick ass concerts, meeting the boys, and any
interesting stories you have to tell us. Email them to the armchair or
email them to us pftd@hotmail.com Thanx.
~Jess
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Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 22:24:58 EDT
From: Jen116nyc <Jen116nyc@aol.com>
Subject: Live shows
I thought I would contribute to the poll:
My 6 Favorite shows:
1. Ben Folds Five @ Hammerstein Ballroom (my first time seeing them)
2. Reel Big Fish & Mr T Experience @ Irving Plaza
3. Tibetan Freedom Concert in NYC (the Beastie Boys were amazing)
4. Sebadoh @ Irving Plaza
5. Lollapalooza '95 (Sonic Youth!!)
6. U2 @ Giant's Stadium 1992 (my first concert)
Ben Folds Five is probably the best, except I could not see the stage at all.
I've always said that there should be a special "short people" section at
general admission concerts. By the way I enjoy these polls, it gives me a
reason to post. I don't know if everyone knows this, but there is a video clip
of BFF doing "Brick" on MTV live on their online site.
Brant wrote:
>>I think SFTD is brilliant because it mixes these two emotions--anger and
longing--so remarkably well. Listen to the song again with this in mind and
see if you agree
with me...<<
I AGREE completely. That's how I've always felt about Song For the Dumped,
except you put it into words (and very eloquently I might add).
~Jen
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Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 20:10:14 PDT
From: "garrett weindorf" <garrett32@hotmail.com>
Subject: backstage passes?
Im curious as to how people aquire backstage passes....
can somebody please clue me in here...
thanks
garrett
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Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 23:23:40 EDT
From: BlueJellow <BlueJellow@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #970
In a message dated 98-05-01 21:29:41 EDT, you write:
<< Im so disappointed in the Counting Crows song,"Goodnight
Elisabeth" Finally, a song with my name...and its really mediocre!
~Elisabeth >>
Well Elisabeth, don't worry. My name is in a Beatles song that everyone
THINKS is about LSD but it's NOT and a HANSON song. Think about this: your
name is on the same album as Ben Folds. I have Zac Hanson screaming mine into
a mike. Don't worry, be happy. Anyway, tommorow will be my FIRST BFF concert
after being a Huge fan for a YEAR in Memphis Tennessee. I will give a full
commentation.
Love and BFF
LUCY
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Date: Sun, 03 May 1998 15:38:34 +1000
From: Anne Kirkwood <akir2@student.monash.edu.au>
Subject: sheet music
Hey there,
I know people have gone on and on about the sheet music, but I was
wondering, does anyone on this list actually have the offical
songbook, any of them. Someone must if it's sold out. If anyone
does have it could you email me please.
Thanks
Anne
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I got the gestures sounds
got the timing down
it's uncanny yeah you'd think it was me.
- - Best imitation of myself Ben Folds Five
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Date: Sun, 03 May 1998 02:15:35 -0500
From: rh@apci.net
Subject: BF5 @ Nashville River Stages
Just got back home (St Louis) after hearing, among others, BEN FOLDS
FIVE at the Nashville River Stages and have to tell you it was worth the
4 hour trip ea way. They were friggin' fantastic. Major bad ass! Ben
did his usual toss of the piano stool to the keyboard a couple of
times. And then at the end he climbs up on one of the towers about 6
feet or so and tosses the stool on the keyboard from that distance.
What a total maniac. Love those guys. Of course he also spent sometime
on top of the piano as well. Robert had a little trouble midway through
the program with his bass guitar so Ben just told it like it was and
said "we'll just jack-off for a while" and proceeded to play some cool
piano for about 3 or 4 minutes. At the end of the show Ben took his
t-shirt off and threw it at the audience. Sorry I don't have a set
list... maybe someone else will post it. Meant to make a note but got
too wrapped up in the performance. There was quite a bit of moshing,
mostly by the under 20 crowd, but didn't seem to matter much... hey, if
they'd rather mosh than listen to the music who cares... it's their loss
or whatever and ever amen.
I wasn't sure about this larger venue thing after having seen them in a
club in St Louis in Feb. That performance was unfuckingbelievable. But
I'll have to tell you the performance tonight was so damned great (great
fun, great band, great music, great crowd) that I'd go to another in a
heartbeat. 'Till then...
Ray
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Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 09:49:44 EDT
From: DaphBlake <DaphBlake@aol.com>
Subject: Basking in the Sun
Don't know if this was mentioned before, but has anyone heard of this? A few
days ago in Media Play, I came across a single of Brick by somebody called
"Basking in the Sun". It was a DANCE REMIX of the song. I should have known
better, but I was curious, and I bought it anyway. Needless to say, it was
bad. After all, it was a DANCE mix. You just can't DO that to this type of
song, especially Brick. It upset me terribly, I hate seeing this done to my
favorite band.
~Jenn
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Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 11:39:38 EDT
From: Zyah <Zyah@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #972
- --Brant--
I agree with you about SFTD, and I don't think you're reading too much into
it. Makes sense to me. Anyway, the song shouldn't offend any female, because
you know if a female wrote a song like that, it'd be considered "powerful," or
whatever. Personally, I hate the whole feminist movement. Yeah, equality's
good and everything, but I just don't get it. He has every right to be angry
for not getting his t-shirt back. That wasn't the first BFF song I heard,
either, and listening to it doesn't change my opinion of them in any way.
<<On the other hand, maybe some of them just like it because it says "fuck
you"
and "you bitch". My concern was that if more people that come to a BFF show on
the basis of this song alone, the larger the chance of a disruptive, rowdy
element in the crowd yelling "Do the Bitch Song!!!>>
- ---I know what you mean...I know this is off the topic of BFF and everything,
but you know Third Eye Blind? Well, I subscribe to a digest for them, too,
and I heard about this concert a girl on there went to. It was at a college
in the mid-west somewhere, and the people sang along to Semi-Charmed Life,
with particular enthusiasm regarding the line "doing crystal meth will lift
you up until you break," smiling & everything, then when it was over, they all
just walked out. The majority of the whole auditorium just left, leaving only
the real fans. I think that's so rude, for the band to have to see all those
people leave after they hear the big radio hit. The same thing, hopefully,
will not happen to BFF; I know so many people who like them now only since
Brick came out on the radio and MTV. Ok, that's all about that. I tend to
ramble, sorry.
- --Tony--
I think that's so funny what you're doing. I don't know them or their e-mail
addresses or anything, but I hope it works!
- --Eric--
<6. Toad the Wet Sprocket-- Tradewinds, Sea Bright, NJ>
Aw, when do you go to that? They are one of my favorite bands, but I have yet
to see them in concert! BTW, my sister goes to TCNJ.
~Lauren~
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Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 02:25:18 +1000
From: Craig <craigh@iaccess.com.au>
Subject: Yes, Bff in Australia in August!
Hey People,
Well here is just a post from Julie Hurst, im sure most of the Aussie fans
know her! (THE SCARILY OBSESSED ONE) :p She spoke to Sanders on IRc
yesterday when Ben and Darren were there (At sanders) and asked about the
boys coming to oz in August and "Darren said to sanders that bff were
gonna be touring aust in August, they are gonna do 6 shows, some being all
ages" so there you go! Julie says a big HELLLO to everyone too :) thought
you'd all like to know :) so let's just hope they do make it here! :)
Well hey Anna and Adam and Jodie if your still out there :)
Byee for now!
Craig
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Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 13:10:46 EDT
From: Rysabuvit <Rysabuvit@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #972
well kids, its a rainy afternoon and here i am, reading the armchair. this
reply is mainly for brant because i was somewhat moved after reading your
message about relating to SFTD. i think that a lot of people who like the
song like it because it's kind of catchy and they say things like "fuck you
too". far too few people today take the time to really get the feeling of the
words. when i first brought home whatever and ever amen, i listened to the
whole cd immediately. SFTD was the one that really stuck out in my head
because it made me think of all the times that i've played the bitch role, and
all of the times i've played the victim too. it's kind of a song about life
and living and loving and moving on. when probably 75% of the songs written
are about love, it's nice to find one that is refreshingly honest. and thus,
call me stereotypical, i was suprised to find that a guy (insensitve bastards
that they are, JUST KIDDING) also found the beauty in the context and was able
to describe it perfectly. okay, that's my piece. have a great day kids.
*hannah*
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Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 14:23:44 EDT
From: SoNiKSpAm <SoNiKSpAm@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #970
Hey!! you want to know my fave concerts??? I -wish- i could add Ben Fodls Five
to the list but im a deprived soul everytime ive tried to get tix ive been
broke/ all tix were sold out/couldnt get into the City to see them but what i
have seen (are in like no true paticular order) are:
1) KMFDM - 1995 The Roseland NYC, NY
2) REM - Nassau Coliesium - 1995 Uniondale, Long Island, NY
3) Depeche Mode - 1994 Jones Beach Ampi Theater, Wantagh Long Island, NY
4) The Scofflaws - 1996 Nassau Community College , Garden City Long Island, NY
5) Lollapalloza 1995 - Randall's Island , NYC , NY (everyone from Redman to
sonic youth was playing that show!!!)
- -hopefully- one day i can add BFF to the list....
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Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 20:44:31 +0200
From: patrick kang <pkang@iquest.net>
Subject: Join Fort Wayne, IN Show
Well, this is my firrst time to post in the armchair. Allright!
I've been a fan since they came out, but then I moved to Indy which made
it much hard for me to go see their shows( I used to live in chapel hill).
Anyway, I'm going to the BFF Fort Wayne show on May 22 with one of my
friend( all my friends hate BFF, he was the only one willing to go with mw)
and I'm inviting anyone who wants to go to meet up with me at the
Coliseum(that's where they're playing). Let me know
Oh yeah, here are my fav. bands in no particular orrder:
Bad Religion Mr.T
Descendents Black Flag
BFF
NOFX
Dead Kennedys
Capn Jazz
Braid
Promise Ring
Helmet
Superchunk
CoC
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Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 16:44:44 -0400
From: "Kevin Bailey" <kbailey@campbellsvil.edu>
Subject: BFF show at Nashville River Stages
Greetings, all! Yesterday I made the pilgrimage to Nashville from
Campbellsville, KY (a 3 hour drive, roughly) to see the boys live. It was my
first time at one of their performances, and it rocked. There was a slight
interruption to the show when something with Robert Sledge's bass went awry,
but other than that the band was in great form, and it was well worth the
tremendous hassle I had to go through to get tickets (Ticketmaster SUCKS!)
Ah, well. Like I said, it was great, though they didn't play Uncle Walter.
<SIGH> I'm excited about being on this list...sounds pretty cool.
Well, signing off,
Kevin B.
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Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 17:02:30 EDT
From: SunfireQT <SunfireQT@aol.com>
Subject: What a Weekend!!!!
Hey y'all:
I just had a really cool Saturday. My boyfriend and I went to this little
hole in the wall record store in Dallas. There we found both of the "Brick"
import singles. I bought one for myself and my boyfriend bought me the other.
(By the way....She Don't Use Jelly is really great! That's the first time
I've heard it!!!) He also got himself the double CD import from Japan that
everyone here keeps talking about and I'm not very good at remembering names
so damned if I remember what this CD is called. It cost $65.
But that's not the real killer. There was a poster with a slight rip in it
hanging on the door of BF5. It was huge. I thinkk about 3' by 3' which is
way bigger than the one he already has that's 1' by 1'. So we asked the store
owner if we could have it. Seeing as we had both spent over $100 between us,
he said yes and gave us a knife to cut the tape with. When we got it off we
realized that it's really two posters taped together back to back, so each of
us got one!
So much for rude salespeople!
Such a shame that I'm so bad at remembering names. I can't, for the life
of me, remember the name of this store!!!!
The Texas Yankee.
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Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 01:48:15 -0400
From: schander@juno.com (joe s schanderson)
Subject: A lyrical discussion???
>If you don't get anything out of SFTD other than bitterness and
>abuse, I think your own level of musical appreciation can be called into
>question.
Oh geez, give me a break. The comment the person made and that I
COMPLETELY agree with is that whatever "nice" name you want to call the
lyrics in DUMPED (ie.blunt, unpretentious, etc...) I also think LAZY
fits the bill.
I like the song. I think it's fun.......but VERY juvenile. This is the
point trying to be made. Yes, the generalization that people as a whole
who like DUMPED wouldn't be able to like the "deeper" songs is wrong but
I do see the merit in the comment.
There are lots of people, I GUARANTEE, who think the song is cool just
because it says "bitch" a lot and that's pretty pathetic.
>To quote Groundskeeper Willie - "Ya wee Puritan pukes!"
I respect the use of a Simpsons quote but I'm not trying to say "Noone
should swear," I just think that a group of people ORGANIZING a petition
because "THEY WANT THEIR SWEAR WORDS," is a SAD, SAD state...............
michigan joe
>>PS Come on Michigan Joe, you know you want a copy...
Did you tape it in SP? : )
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