THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR

The Ben Folds Five Digest

Issue #1106 - July 8, 1998



Magical Armchair Digest    Wednesday, July 8 1998    Volume 01 : Number 1106



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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:

    Dean & Scotty Folds
    BFF Covering BNL
    dean & scotty
    See Ben in Squirrel video

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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 10:16:53 EDT 
From: "Ted Baker" <tbaker4@hotmail.com>
Subject: Dean & Scotty Folds

Hello -

    Someone asked who these folks are.  I went to a show in Philly a few 
months back and we sang Happy Birthday to Ben's mother.  Ben said that 
his mother's name is Scotty.  So I imaging Dean is Ben's father.

Ted

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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 09:45:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: Patrick J McDonough <mcdonpj@wfu.edu>
Subject: BFF Covering BNL

Chris cummins wrote about BFF covering BNL a few days back (yes, I read my
armchairs in bulk now, 7-8 at a time) and while I think such covers could
be fun (as I am a big fan of both BFF and BNL), I really don't think it
would be "a challenge" for the boys to cover BNL.
	Don't get me wrong- BNL is a great live band with talented
songwriters and tight harmonies, but their musicianship is nowhere near
that of Ben Folds Five, particularly in the drumming department.  I hang
out with a lot of musicians, and I have pulled a few BFF virgins who
happen to be drummers along to see BFF and they get speechless watching
Darren play.  Particularly at the DOOK University show, which other than
being surrounded by tons of Duke students was a decent performance,
Darren's playing really shone as not only timekeeping but a major, almost
melodic force in the music.
	Well, I'm going to stop licking Darren's boots here and get back
to work, but I just wanted to make the point that these guys are
tremendous musicians, and that most covers will be cake.

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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 11:55:36 -0400
From: bf5 <bf5@SURRY.NET>
Subject: dean & scotty

<<Also in the whatever liner notes, they thank Dean and
Scotty Folds. Who are they?>>

Ben's parents.

fightin the bowccl,

\ \/ /
~\/\/hitney  =o)

*i wanna be kate*

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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 14:19:14 EDT
From: Rosejmort@aol.com
Subject: See Ben in Squirrel video

On a visit to the Ultimate Band List site today, I noticed a link to a video
preview of the new Squirrel Nut Zippers video, featuring Ben!
Here's the address of the UBL:
http://www.ultimatebandlist.com/
and here's the address of the page with the video on it.
http://www.mammoth.com/special/snz/suits_28.ram

It's hilarious! Ben comes in at the very end (wearing an orange suit) and
says, "Excuse me, can I still be served?"

Check it out!

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