THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #1111 - July 11, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Saturday, July 11 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1111
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
in it for the money
I don't know about Ben but as for Robert....
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1109
thats right...more covers
Cover me, baby...I'm goin' in!
ATTN: Ben Folds Five Fan Club!
air
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1109
unsubscribe
JK Fett's chat with Toadyrage
Help! What songs?
yeah yeah, covers & stuff
whatever and ever amen
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1109
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1110
bootleg, teen mag (ugh!)
Have you noticed this too?
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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 21:15:21 -0400
From: drunger@juno.com (Danielle R Unger)
Subject: in it for the money
>From: NDVermin@aol.com
>"In It For the Money"- Supergrass
haha, perfect. especially considering the recent interview everyone is
talking about.
in any case, a supergrass cover would be cool. it's not too common and
they are pretty good live, so i respect 'em.
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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 21:21:46 EDT
From: Keyserdan1@aol.com
Subject: I don't know about Ben but as for Robert....
I was just as annoyed as everyone else by this "asshole" post form the other
night. I can say this....I spoke to Robert yesterday..actually...quite by
accident. He had just gotten back from Europe and was PRETTY damn tired...But
he was SWEET as anyone I've ever spoken to. I had never met him before so this
was my first experience with any of the guys...I asked about hooking up with
him and the guys in the near future and he was TOTALLY cool about it. He said
they REALLY do need down-time because they've been touring almost non-stop for
2 years now. Just to clarify. SONY IS NOT MAKING THEM DO THIS. They WANT this
band to have staying power. They want longevity. His exact words, as I recall
were "success beyond the album" or something along those lines. When I asked
him to explain that he just said he didn't want this to be "the" album and
that's all. I don't know what kind of experiences other people have had...But
this is pretty damn recent...YESTERDAY and at a point where he SHOULD be at
his nastiest. He JUST got back from Europe and is soon leaving for Australia.
He just wanted to get some rest. But he stayed on the phone and was a COMPLETE
gentleman. I didn't even realize it was him until after a minute or so..he
said "I play bass with the band". he was so modest about the whole thing. He
told me how much he likes meeting the fans. "I feel like I've met everyone
who's bought the album. it's just really cool to get to know the fans."
Anyway...I AM sorry about the length..but before we tarnish people's
reputations...we REALLY should think about it more....The internet is the
internet. It's a great tool but it's also a stage for all kinds of freaks.
This North Carolina guy might've been a bit loopy on bus fumes. Just my 26
cents.
Take Care.
Take Cash.
But NEVER take credit card without 2 forms of I.D.
- -Daniel
http://members.aol.com/Keyserdan1/Index.html
<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Keyserdan1/Index.html">Keyserdan's Pseudo-page
</A>
I'll be adding the Real Audio file of "Never Leaving SIlver Street" this week
for those of you who've been asking.
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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 21:28:47 EDT
From: BlueJellow@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1109
In a message dated 7/9/98 7:31:09 PM Central Daylight Time, owner-
armchair@maillist.il.fontys.nl writes:
<<
David Letterman- everyone who knows him (yes, including his mom) say
that he's as big of a jerk off the air as he is on the show... but
he's funny, right?
>>
Yeah, but he's my idol. And he's the only announcer who has said "Whatever
and Ever Amen" correctly. Plus, after the Hanson performance, he asked the
backup guitarists if they were Hanson and shook their hands. GOTTA LOVE HIM.
Lucy
*And yes, Ben is my daily inspiration*
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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 21:37:18 EDT
From: Corrin108@aol.com
Subject: thats right...more covers
ok..im jumping on the weezer bandwagon.
el scorcho would be oh so nice.
corinne
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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 22:13:29 EDT
From: Zuqir3000@aol.com
Subject: Cover me, baby...I'm goin' in!
<<Oh well, also waiting the inevitable cover of Karma Police by Radiohead.>>
Whoa whoa wait...a Radiohead cover? Why didn't I think of that? Can anyone
besides me see "Black Star" or "Fake Plastic Trees" from BFF? Just thinking
(yes I know---a first for me).
- -Dan
"Yes, you can touch my fro. No, not like that. With a gentle sweeping motion.
Picture a hedgehog"-OK, so I'm quoting myself.
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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 23:21:57 -0500
From: john_oc@juno.com
Subject: ATTN: Ben Folds Five Fan Club!
To the faithful BFF fans from the MA and RF-
Hello. It is weird to see that a band with such a devoted and slightly
religious following like our boys does not have a fan club. Well that
will soon change. Behind the leadership of Erik Sorenson, he and myself
among others will be starting the Ben Folds Five Fan Club.
After discussions with the band and their management, the Fan Club is
finally expected to get it's feet off the ground, but nothing will work
without the support of the fans. Early on, the Fan Club will start up in
a fairly limited capacity. Possibly a quarterly 'zine for starters with
expectations for major growth. The goal is to at sometime hold fan club
only concerts and maybe release fan club only material! The possiblities
are endless, but only if we have the support of the fans. All the
management, if you will, of the fan club are devoted fans of BFF...but we
can only provide you with so much information. Eric and I are taking
applications from people who wish to contribute to this effort, we would
especially appreciate the support of the administrators of both lists.
That means you, Frank and Erik! When applying please list your areas of
expertise and what you think you could contribute to the fan club.
Please do not flood the following response address with applications to
join, only to help. We will be allowing members soon...but first we are
still setting up the foundation.
Please stay tuned for further updates, there will be a webpage ready soon
with a Fan Club FAQ, and more information on the capacity of the fan
club. The hope is that through a fan club that the fans will be more
aware of the comings and goings of the band, with the fan club acting as
the middle man to bring you the exclusive information straight from the
band!
Please send all applications, and inquiries about help to...
BFFFanClub@juno.com
Thank you for listening,
Erik Sorenson, President
John Boyer, Vice President
"As for me, I could leave the world with nothing but today in my eyes."
--Truman Capote
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 00:04:48 -0400
From: schander@juno.com (joe s schanderson)
Subject: air
just like to add my name to the list of people who have seen various AIR
singles listed at various online music sources. It always lists it as a
japanese import. Some say one track, some say FIVE!
Does ANYONE actually have this or has anyone at least SEEN it?
and how about that "Schroeder's" bootleg cd? Anyone know what the quality
is on it?
the flock needs to know......
michigan joe
p.s. baby "kate folds?" Cute but I can't imagine Ben's new lady would be
too fond of the choice if they ever had kids........
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 00:21:47 EDT
From: Luna1118@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1109
In a message dated 98-07-09 22:08:19 EDT, you write:
<< right before brick and the "hidden track" >>
Not to sound like a complete moron, but WHAT "hidden track"? I'm freaking out!
Did I miss it?
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Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 21:32:15 PDT
From: "er!c toadloaf" <toadloaf@hotmail.com>
Subject: unsubscribe
could you please unsubscribe toadloaf@hotmail.com from your records, as
i wish no more for your newsletters.
grazias.
eric.
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 00:38:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: Frank Maynard <maynard@mail.oeonline.com>
Subject: JK Fett's chat with Toadyrage
After reading JKFett's conversation with Toadyrage, and doing some
thinking about it and conversing with friends who also know the guys, I
thought I'd post my observations.
I've spent enough time with Ben, Darren and Robert to get to know how they
feel about their fans, and I can tell you they still enjoy meeting people
who like the band. We've talked and joked about some of the people they've
met and whom I'm familiar with and they always seem to get a kick out of
meeting people. It's true that Ben may be a bit more preoccupied with the
business of the band these days, but it hasn't diminished his friendliness
and openness toward folks, both in Chapel Hill and on the road. People
stop them on the street and they are friendly to everyone. And I have it
on good authority that the thing about having a bodyguard is a fabrication.
As for rumors of moving away from Chapel Hill, they've hardly spent much
time there in the past two years. (When Ben and Kate were together, there
were rumors that Ben would move to Los Angeles, but that chapter's been
writ.) It's their home, and as far as I know, they plan on staying. The
only situation where they might be put-off-ish against fans in Chapel Hill
is when they seek out their homes and knock on their doors uninvited. (You
wouldn't like it either.)
I don't know what Toadyrage's motivations are, but they sure seem like
he's trying to tell people that he knows what the guys are thinking. Or
perhaps he's a musician who hasn't made it big yet and resents those from
Chapel Hill who have. His comments about the Zippers are likewise out of
line. And you have to consider it's a chat between two strangers at 3AM
via the anonymity of a computer connection. If Toadyrage really cared
about dissing the band, he'd join the Armchair and do it himself (or
perhaps spew on the newsgroup, which would be preferable to doing it
here).
Besides, JK, remember that the Hardback Cafe closed down (replaced not by
Office Town but by the Lizard and Snake, a pretty cool place in itself),
so it must be an old Yellow Pages ad he's sending.
-fjm
Woke up way too late feeling hungover and old
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 98 10:39:55 +0100
From: Bengt Stenstr=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=f6m?= <bengt.stenstrom@swipnet.se>
Subject: Help! What songs?
This may sound silly, but I have a live tape (from radio) from the
Roskilde festival, and since I'm fairly new to BFF I'm not quite familiar
with their songs/song titles. Could someone please help me out with these
three:
1. The radio dj refers to a song as "If it makes you happy" (?)
2. They sing "down from day one" (referred to as "Down from day one" ?)
3. They're doing some basketball rap (referred to as "Basket" ?)
Thanks!!
BENgt
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 18:40:41 +1000
From: "Grover" <grover@powerup.com.au>
Subject: yeah yeah, covers & stuff
Okay, I've been thinking about this for a while, & I think BFF would do a
GREAT cover of The Drew Carey show theme. Seriously. It'd rock!!!
During all that careful consideration, I kinda came to a realisation that
even though BFF have some really really sad songs which are really
heartbreaking, none of them are really BLACK. Having BFF cover a song which
just has that feel to it, example Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun COULD be
fantastic, but it would add a completely different feel to the song (& yes,
I do realise that the whole guitar thing makes a difference).
just a thought, they don't come that often so I decided to share :)
Mel
"she's not the same, that's all I can say"
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:33:28 EDT
From: Phishfoods@aol.com
Subject: whatever and ever amen
hi guys,
I'm a rather new bff fan. I've been listening to them for a few months,
and I am absolutely obsessed. I've got a question though... I'm a bit
confused with the discussion about WAEA. I have the cd, but where is the
hidden track? I have some talking on the album, but I don't think that I have
the hidden track. oh, and one more question... does anyone know where I could
get the ska remix of kate? thanks again!
~kate :)
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:44:57 EDT
From: Ben4me123@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1109
To answer your question about Kate, he wrote "Kate" before he divorced her...
actually, before he married her! And he doesn't have any kids, although I
used to think Dean and Scotty(from the Whatever footnotes) were his kids, now
I know they're his parents.
Lauren
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:50:16 EDT
From: Ben4me123@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1110
Okay, I'm actually getting sick of the Modern Rock Live since I only have the
end half of Eddie Walker on, about 30 minutes of interviewing, and One Angry
Dwarf... besides I have it on two tapes, so i can send someone one. If
anybody wants it, it's free(if you don't mind the a couple Spice Girls songs
before the interview that my cousin taped). If you want it, e-mail me,
personally.
Lauren
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 13:54:56 EDT
From: Zyah@aol.com
Subject: bootleg, teen mag (ugh!)
What about covering "Fame" ?? You know, "I wanna live forever." Am I half-
kidding? I don't know.
My friend subscribes to one of those teen magazines, I think it's called Swirl
or something...Twist...I don't know...Anyway, they have a piece that said
"What did you think when you first saw your video on MTV?" and Ben Folds is in
there. I don't have the magazine, so I'm not quoting exactly, but he said
something like "we were played right after fiona apple, and i thought, 'i
don't look as good as she does; i looked more like the guy down the street.' "
Again, if no one has this magazine to quote it exactly (I doubt anyone does,
really), then I'll get my friend to tell meexactly what it says when she gets
back from Texas. Yeah, and in response to that same question, Stephan Jenkins
from 3eb said "It's like warm jam and toast for breakfast." Whatever that
means. :)
Hey, I went to Ocean City, NJ yesterday, and I had such a kick-ass music-
shopping day! I found some things (all Radiohead & 3eb) in the Surf Mall that
I hadn't seen...but then I went in this store called Pandemonium that has CD's
in it. They have a big bootleg collection, as well as a lot of CD imports.
Ben Folds Five fall into both of those categories! Most of the imports were
arouns $25, but I didn't have enough with me, but I did buy two tape bootlegs.
(My first ones,actually) One of Radiohead, and one of Ben Folds Five. I
haven't listened to it yet, but here's what's on it:
7th House, Pontiac Michigan LIVE 1/30/96
Best Imitation Of Myself
Jackson Cannery
The Last Polka
Where's Summer B?
One Angry Dwarf
Uncle Walter
Steven's Last Night
Julianne
Retarted (aka Bad Idea)
Video Killed The Radio Star
Underground
Sports & Wine
Elvin Bishop
SFTD
Satan is my Master
Philosophy
Filler: early demos
Emaline
Cool Whip
Evaporated
Eddie Walker This Is Your Life
Protection
SFTD
Underground
pretty cool, right? only $10 each, 3 for $25! go down there NOW!
Bye,
Lauren
p.s. i am really burnt, if anyone cares! :(
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 15:01:39 -0400
From: "Jason Housenbold" <jhouse@gate.net>
Subject: Have you noticed this too?
First time, long time!
Anyway, I finally heard the original, Flaming Lips, version of "She Don't
Use Jelly" and noticed that they use the same type of guitar effect that
Built to Spill use on the original "Twin Falls." And BFF covered both
songs. Coincidence or not. You tell me.
And how about a cover of "No One Is To Blame" by Howard Jones.
Thanks for your time!
Read You Soon,
Jason House
Jhouse@gate.net
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