THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #1058 - June 11, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Thursday, June 11 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1058
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
shameless promotion
re: Rockford Files
My Generation...NBFCC
Foxboro Setlist
Re: Air piano
Ben Folds Five at Giants Stadium Baby!!
Recording of Giants Stadium Concert
Re: Brick (*duck*)
Re: Hard Rock Live
Slang
experiance
Junk
OK, A friend of mine is going to kill me but.....
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Rockford Files
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More Meaning Crap and Drivel Designed to Make You Mod...
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 98 20:44:46 -0400
From: Charles Folds <4rachuck@concentric.net>
Subject: shameless promotion
Hello-
My name is Chuck Folds and I play in two bands, one called Snuzz (opening
for Ben in Atlanta on sunday) and the other is Bus Stop. I get a quite a
bit of e-mail asking me about my bands, i guess because i'm ben's
brother and devoted bf5 fans are curious. Also the fact that ben plays on
a couple of our cds. So anyway, i finally have a web site for bus stop
so i dont have to reply to so much email. Not that i mind getting email
from other bf5 fans and people who are just curious but this will save
some time and give you better info.
Sorry, no mp3's or photos yet, but thats coming soon.
http://www.concentric.net/~4rachuck/index.html
thanks very much
chuck folds
4rachuck@concentric.net
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Date: 9 Jun 98 21:45:20 EDT
From: Rey Anthony (rey@radiolink.net) <reyanthony@usa.net>
Subject: re: Rockford Files
Timmy Piper <timmypiper@yahoo.com> wrote:
<<< The rockford files was a 70s television show. I want to say it
had
either Patrick Duffy or Burt Reynolds or Tom Selleck starring in it,
but i'm not sure. It's just another cheesy detective show that
bombed
out after like 3 years, so..um..yeah >>>
It starred James Garner. God, I must be old.
- - Rey -
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Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 18:45:26 PDT
From: "Courtney Knopf" <vegasbaby@hotmail.com>
Subject: My Generation...NBFCC
>last night i was fliping channels and I stoped for a second on a show
>called "battle of the generations" or something like that...
>anyway--they had a team of folks that graduated in '81 and another
>team that graduated in '91... and the category was musicians. they
>would show the names of 2 famous musicians (one from the 80's and one
>from the 90's) and the teams had to guess what instrument they were
>famous for playing. I thought I misheard the host when he said >"Billy
Joel and Ben Folds"!!! I was happy... (by the way--I think the >class of
'91 got that one...)
Actually...(oh all the RFers know what's coming now...) this show is
cxalled "MY Generation" and it's a music trivia game show on which I was
a contestant.
I'll save you the long "how I got on" spiel and just say that if you
ever see class of '84 vs. class of '95, I'm the blonde one named
Courtney playing for '95.
Meanwhile *I* still haven't seen my episode yet..even though it's been
on like EIGHT times. VH1 just likes to play with my head, I think.
Oh, and just to ruin the suspense for you, I lost. In the speed round.
Though I did walk away with some "lovely parting gifts."
Oh yeah, and a big hi-five to Lauren, the wonderful and sassy super
bitch! I knew she of all people would be down with Robert Johnson, yo.
So mad props to her.
~Courtney
The Sultraness of Swing
"Like fuckin' House of Pain was gonna do anything!?"
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Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 21:45:49 -0400
From: Mike Baltus <merlin@advdata.net>
Subject: Foxboro Setlist
It would be graetly appreciated if someone would post the Foxboro
setlist i would like to know what all three bands played.
Thanks,
- Mike
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Date: 9 Jun 98 21:51:49 EDT
From: Rey Anthony (rey@radiolink.net) <reyanthony@usa.net>
Subject: Re: Air piano
Snowwite67@aol.com wrote:
<<< You play "air piano" too!?? I do that all the time while I'm
driving. People
just look at me like I'm nuts. I really get into it and pound those
keys!
Who else does this? I especially like to do this at the end of
Philosophy, ya
know the Gershwin part. ;)
- -Lauren super bitch >>>
Yes! Air pianists rejoice! You are not alone. Still, I'm always
looking around my shoulder or out the window to ensure no one is
watching me wail on the keys, singing my heart out... Damn, I'm such a
freakin' loser!
- - Rey -
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Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 18:58:44 PDT
From: "Lauren Tripodi" <barefoot4@hotmail.com>
Subject: Ben Folds Five at Giants Stadium Baby!!
Ok so i got to the parking lot at Giants Stadium at 4 o'clock Sunday
afternoon, tailgated in D4 and went in at 6. Man was BFF amazing. I was
so upset when they finished, i kept hoping they'd come back out and play
some more. I was disappointed that they didnt play KATE, but i guess
they redeemed themselves with "Emaline", my other personal favorite. I
was up in section 4, the seats were great and I was the only one in my
row standing up.... that upset me. But the true fans sang and cheered
and it was TONS of fun. Anyhow i absolutely cannot wait til they do a
solo show. Maybe then they'll play KATE. See you all soon.
love,
lauren :)
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:02:29 EDT
From: DDNGOSBT@aol.com
Subject: Recording of Giants Stadium Concert
Hello,
Ok....now that people are not fighting anymore...what we can cut down on
now are the posts saying lets not fight.....even though I am guilty of doing
this....we can all stop it now.
Can someone please help me??????????????????????????????????????????
I asked this before, but no one answered. I would really really really really
really really really like a copy of the Giants Stadium Concert for me and one
of my friends. We missed the show, and we really wanted to see the tape. Can
someone please help me find someone that recorded it? Thank you ever so
much!!
~Kristin :)
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:03:48 EDT
From: KrZy29@aol.com
Subject: Re: Brick (*duck*)
I agree...just because Brick is soooo played out doesnt mean that we should
over look a truly wonderful song...Yes of course it bothers me that people
that made fun of me for not being a "Puffy" fan are now singing Brick while
walking down the hallway...but i'm willing to overlook it because...its still
a great song!!!
~Kristina
By the way i do believe that a dork is a whales penis!
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Date: 9 Jun 98 22:05:03 EDT
From: Rey Anthony (rey@radiolink.net) <reyanthony@usa.net>
Subject: Re: Hard Rock Live
llion@sas.upenn.edu (Lindsay Lion) wrote:
<<< Me and a whole lot of friends are oing to see the boys this
Friday night
in NYC at the Sony Music Studio for Hard Rock live. Does anyone know
anything about how the venue or the show runs? Like will we get a
chance
to meet them do you think?
Whatever, it'll be small & intimate. I am beyond excited. >>>
Yes!! My tix are in the mail!! I cannot wait, although I'm holding my
breath until the tickets are actually in my hand. I'd like to know
about the venue myself. By the way, if anyone in the NY area wants to
go (not sure if tix are gone yet or not), e-mail me. My ex-fiancee
moved out last week and I have an extra ticket (not that you needed to
know about my love life). Anyway, my friends basically either aren't
interested, are busy, or are getting back to me in a few days. I may
still have that extra ticket, and of course it's free, I just want a
real fan to go. Lemme know.
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Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 22:19:26 -0400
From: Sean Kiely <seank@CYBERNEX.NET>
Subject: Slang
Can we all make a pact to speak in English? It completely defeats the
purpose of abbreviation when it takes the reader more time to understand
the initials than the rest of the post. Is it that hard to write maybe,
Stephen's Last night or something instead of SLNIT. I keep thinking
people are talking about Saturday night live. And what the hell is
NBFFC? wait, I just figured that out, but it took me a really long time.
Hey, let's write Non-BFF content! like this post. Ugh, maybe I'm just a
little too tired.
sean
P.S. (SLNIT is almost my fav song but BOWCCL and SFTD and SCAC there's
also OAD and FTOYTWF (that's a tough one) wait, I forgot what I was
talking about...)
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:29:45 -0400
From: bandstuff@juno.com (Rob Eberhardt)
Subject: experiance
I it only me, or does anyone else seem to like different song every time
they listen to W&EA? It happens to me all the time. And also, anyone
that went to GS, whas BFF really that bad? cause I heard someone
complainig that they were pretty bad when they tried to jam...
thanx
rob
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:36:03 EDT
From: DDNGOSBT@aol.com
Subject: Junk
In a message dated 98-06-09 21:48:55 EDT, you write:
<< Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 00:29:55 EDT
From: Soccer172@aol.com
Subject: Good call
<< Ben Folds music stirs my very soul - sometimes it seems like the folks on
the
chair think its how many bootlegs or number of concerts or how many years
you've known about them make you a real fan.
Nope. Your a real fan if the music is a part of your life. >>
Seriously...I couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks for the insight!!!
--
>>
~~~~~OK---I know this is just taking up space, and I'm not trying to pick on
people, but I think posts like those ^ are what is making the MA have so much
mail. If you agree with someone, fine. Agree with them, and if you like
their concept soooo much, write them a letter. All of the other people might
not agree and they dont want to hear about it. (Not saying I feel this way, I
actually agree with the statement) Also, in the "Rules" it states don't send
mail basically saying I agree or me too. I don't mean to be the "hall
monitor" , but this had just been bothering me lately how much mail I've been
getting from the MA, and how much of it has been pointless information that
has no relevance to me or many other members of the MA. This is a waste of my
time, and everyone elses. I've noticed people writing please email me
privately, yet people still write to the whole armchair. Lets just get back
to "bentent", and stop the junk.
Now for the bentent: what are MP3s? Everyone talks about BFF MP3s, but I
have no idea what they are. thanks.
~Kristin :)
P.s. Please don't everyone post how upset you are with me, or how you might
agree with me, please email me privately.~~~~~~
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:42:36 EDT
From: SunfireQT@aol.com
Subject: OK, A friend of mine is going to kill me but.....
Chairers:
I have to tell this story!!!!!! My buddy Jonathan took this chik (I don't
say that word very often but if you knew what she is you'd use the most
derrogatory words you could, too) to dinner along with her brother and his
roommate. Jon is so in love with this chik (there I go again) that he lives
in Dallas to be near her rather than in San Antonio with his family and
friends. They don't go out, but she's very aware of how he feels for her.
Well, after he bought her this large, pretty expensive meal he got a phone
call from her saying that she knows how he feels but she just can't help
herself, she's fallen for his roommate!!!!!
It made me think of "I wish I hadn't bought you dinner right before you
dumped me". I made him buy WEAEA and play it in the car (we knocked down an
endcap in the store while we were there, too. It was funny at the time but
thinking back I'm kind of embarassed). Not only did SFTD spark the "hey, that
song was written just for me" section of his brain, he loved the rest of the
tape, too!
Alright! So not everyone can have a CD player in their car. He drives a
friggin' Kia.
Just thought I'd let everyone know that our Boys cheered a very depressed
person up. I don't think the chocolate covered espresso beans hurt all that
much, either. And I think I've turned him on to the band! Aside from
sounding like a drug dealer just now, I'm really proud of myself!
And we played Air Piano all the way home.
Also, so as not to offend someone elses (COUGH) copyrights, I will use my
former name.
The Texas Yankee AKA
Erica the Supreme Bitch (sorry, couldn't help it. It's just so fitting for
me)
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:44:33 EDT
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 19:55:23 -0700
From: "Vicky Kolakowski" <vickykol@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Rockford Files
I'm really surprised that nobody came forward with the details on this show.
The Rockford Files aired from 1974-1980, followed by five TV movies in the
90s. James Garner starred as Jim Rockford, a private investigator, and won
an Emmy as "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" in 1977.
The Rockford Files is also one of my roommate's favorite shows, which is,
strangely enough, what initially attracted me to BFF -- the reference in
"The Battle of Who Could Care Less" reminded me of her. Now BFF is one of
her favorite bands, too, and we had the good fortune of seeing them headline
out here in the Bay area a month ago.
Vicky (newbie to list, and deferential to all the real BFF fans)
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 23:51:59 EDT
From: Sentabmx@aol.com
Subject: Thank you!!!
Hey everyone! I posted a while ago about a project that I was doing for my Art
Appreciation class and I just wanted to thank everyone who e-mailed me with
info and suggestions. The project was a lot of fun: I included the lyrics to
"Best Imitation", "The Last Polka", "Kate", "Underground", "Evaporated",
"Jackson Cannery", and a few more. I also made interpretations of the lyrics
and included quotations from web sites that many of you pointed me to. So,
once again, thank you so much for all your help! And I hope that everyone is
having a kick-ass summer!!!
- -Erin
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 00:34:11 EDT
From: Snowwite67@aol.com
Subject: "HA HA"
<< somewhat skewed, i know, and for the longest time i wanted to know who
Jen Relapathy was. was it bens ex? i was so clueless. >>
Ha ha! Thats so cute!!! :)
- -Lauren super duper bitch with a cherry on top! :P
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 00:55:07 EDT
From: HndOfChaos@aol.com
Subject: More Meaning Crap and Drivel Designed to Make You Mod...
Heeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyy--
> and just to prove I'm a "real" fan, I've liked them for about a year
> and I've been on this list for a while, but not the beginning when Mr.
> Maynard
> took 6 days to create what we now call "The Magical Armchair" and on the
7th
> day he rested, is that ok with you?^)
Any comments on this Mr. Maynard, oh-Master-of-my-destiny? {Yeah, except maybe
he partied for six days and then pulled an all-nighter? (Stupid joke. I
know....) }
> <<AND: a cyber-hug to Ssull9397@aol.com for being a BFF fan for so long. (10
> yrs is a lot to me, okay?)>>
>
> ok i did a speech on ben folds five for my communicating class (which i got
a
> B on because it was over the time limit of 10 mins...i talked for 12 mins
> about bff, amazing) but anyway, and everything i could find said the band
was
> started in 1994 so unless we've traveled forward in time to 2004 or my info
is
> incorrect this person couldn't have been a fan for 10 yrs...please correct
me
> if i'm wrong
> shan
Ummm.....the person in question worked with Ben's mom, Scotty, and was
interested in Ben as a musician even before BFF was formed. Technically not a
BFF fan, but still a fan of that effervescent and everchanging master of the
ivories, Mr. Folds. Guess that's your question. (Damn. I wanted to travel in
time to 2004!)
> It's special seating for gay airheads. This is only for you if you're gay
> AND you discovered BFF via the Godzilla soundtrack. If it's either/or, you
> sit with everyone else.
>
> Elvin
Elvin Bishop? Is that you? Just kidding. Mmm, wouldn't "gay AIRheads" look
better? Geez, that sounds really bad -- gay air heads look better.
Great...time to get my mind out of the gutter, once again.
> Hey...I get 1234 extra points for destroying my WAEA (bought it first day
> and
> kept it firmly in my CD player until other friends started liking BFF)...do
> i
> get points off or added for lending it to 19 people in three weeks (and
> spawning too many bootlegged copies to mention)?
Ahhh, 23 extra points for spawning new BFF fans, but a swift kick in some body
part of your choice for robbing the boys of their well deserved fortune. They
do have a fortune, don't they? Hey, just order the entire crew pizza and bring
the band a change of clothing, and maybe they'll forgive ya. Then again maybe
they'll just "kick yer day-amn ass." (No wait, that's the Magical Armchair.)
LOL. :D
> i believe the best way to do this is to post things about BFF! (this
> includes not posting things like "Stop posting this crap".) if we all
> ignore the morons posting things like "I hate the new fans! i have been
> a fan since before they
> were even a band!" maybe they will go away...
But...what if I *am* the one posting crap? Shoot, should I post something in
reply to my post, telling myself to stop posting crap? /Or should I just take
this to private email, and send flame mail to myself? Decisions,
decisions.....BTW, "I hate ________ fans! The only reason that they like Ben
Folds Five is because of that _______ing song, "_________" . ________
_________ ________ _________ __________...."
> HndOfChaos@aol.com wrote:
> I do. Love short posts, I mean. Just my .02 cents (I only consider myself
> worthy of 2/100ths of a cent in thought.
>
>
> hey! you're worth more than a coupon! :)
>
> Lindsay
Um, take $0.00 off your very own swift kick in the arse. Limit one coupon per
arse-kickin'. One arse-kickin' per customer. Offer good only in months that
end in the letter "Y". Redeemable only on participating "Magical Armchair"s
accepting coupons. Coupon cannot be bought, sold, or reproduced. Coupon
nontransferable. Cash value 2/100ths of a cent. Offer good only to pompous-my-
shyte-don't-stink-and-I-"LUV"-Brick-fans. :D
GOJIRA: I refuse to spell it the American way. Does anyone know why Caleb
Southern didn't produce "Air"? Were they going for that one-guy-attempts-to-
produce-the-whole-soundtrack bit? ::gags::
ACTUAL CONTENT: How could I be so stupid? Arg...I actually spent $12.99 on the
MegaHits Dance Party Vol. 2 with the "psuedo-Brick" mix. I'm in pain...so
please forgive this post...I am not doing too well at the moment my
friends....It's Brick! On stereoids! With a psuedo-R & B singer impersonating
Ben! Somebody help me! On Second Thought: Why Am I Torturing Myself? On Third
Thought: Why Am I Writing With The First Letter Of Each Word Capitalized?
"'Cause I was...'cause I was...'cause I was...tiredoflying..." [he sings it as
one word, I swear]
"Shut up! Tired of flying? Yeah, right..."
~Kathryn
THE STRANGEST THINGS
"Howard, the strangest things have happened lately..."
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