THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #1159 - August 5, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Wednesday, August 5 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1159
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
Live at the Wireless
hey!
Total Request
Underground Single
Small request...
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1157
This Black White Thing
stupid gay dog
People named Jess who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
sarcastic as
Taves and the Australian Contingency
live at the wireless
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Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 18:13:22 PDT
From: "Cheryl ." <chezza@hotmail.com>
Subject: Live at the Wireless
I taped Live at the Wireless last night on Triple J if anyone wants to
trade. The playlist was
Theme from Dr. Peyser
Emaline
Missing the war
Steven's last night in town
Brick
SFTD
It was a bit wierd, pretty low-energy, but still pretty funny, there was
a bit of bantering between them all, and they were taking the piss the
whole time.
Who else is sick of TripleJ and Recovery announcing them as "The Ben
Folds Five".... and this DJ was such a dickhead!
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Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 21:17:41 CDT
From: "Lauren Talbot" <muffyhead98@hotmail.com>
Subject: hey!
Why don't you retards just ignore the posts that offend you. It is a
waste of mailing list space just for a complaint. Just like this post
is a waste of space right now. Who cares if your 14 years old? Who
cares if you like Brick? Who cares if you don't know the driver's
licence numbers of each band member? Who cares if you don't know every
job Ben, Robert, and Darran has ever had? Sometimes you people make me
sick. And now I am a hypocrite for saying not to complain on the list,
because that is what I am doing. So you stupid hypocrites can send me
your dirty threatening email to me and don't waste space posting your
hate mail on this mailing list. I will gladly give you all three:
muffyhead98@hotmail.com
bf5freak@geocities.com
Laurenmail@cheerful.com
And you can even ICQ me : 16480620
Kiss my ass goodbye,
The Selfless, Cold, and Composed Hypocrite
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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 22:39:22 EDT
From: Bffsledge@aol.com
Subject: Total Request
anyone up for trying this again--the right way?! :-)
If you are just let me know somehow!
~allison
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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 23:34:48 EDT
From: NDVermin@aol.com
Subject: Underground Single
I have an extra, unopened copy of the Underground Single, Pt. 1. It has Satan
is My Master and a live version of Video as the B-sides. If anyone wants to
make a trade for it please email me privately.
And I'm still searching tirelessly for a copy of the Bogarts show on May 19. I
know it's out there. If you have it, for the love of God, let me know.
McG
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Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 13:36:55 +1000
From: "Adam Sugihto" <Adam.Sugihto@ericsson.com>
Subject: Small request...
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Hi,
Just a small request for some kind soul to go out of their way to =
send me the the setlist for the Melbourne show at the Palais.
In your debt,
Adam
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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 23:38:53 EDT
From: BlueJellow@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1157
Sorry, I deleted the previous Armchair, WHOEVER said they had the
Jackson Cannery 7''
EMAIL ME NOW! Thanks
Lucy
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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 23:52:50 EDT
From: Fergi23@aol.com
Subject: This Black White Thing
Hey,
I thought maybe I'd put my two cents in here...I am not a racist but I do
believe that the majority of African Americans are very ignorant when it comes
to music...Either it's black or it's bad...I doubt many have bothered to check
out Ben Folds Five or any "white" bands for that matter...which I think is
pretty crappy because look at all the white kids who dig r&b and rap and that
type of stuff...Seriously when i go to HORDE on Friday I highly doubt i'll see
more than 10 black kids, but at the smoking grooves show i bet a little less
than half of the kids were white...I just wish more black kids would open
themselves to listen to Ben Folds Five...Maybe then we'd see the Ben Folds
Five videos on MTV at a decent hour instead of Monica and all that
stuff....anyways i just wanted to say that, sorry if i seemed like a biggot!
Mike
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Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 00:04:16 -0600
From: Deidre <a0028897@airmail.net>
Subject: stupid gay dog
I'm sure this has already been posted, but I haven't been reading the
'chair for a long time. Anyhow, Ben is in a Squirrel Nut Zippers video.
That's all.
Always-
Deidre
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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 23:50:37 -0500
From: pink-freud@juno.com (Mark A Jurado)
Subject: People named Jess who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
>I mean, all the poor person that posted "I love WEAE" was trying to do
was express >their appreciation and love for the music of Ben Folds Five
and I think that
>it was really immature and extremely unecessary for Mr. Jurado to jump
>down their throat. It's people like him who make people remove their
>names from the armchair every day. At least the person knows good music
>when they hear it whether they're 14 or 140 and they have a right ot be
>happy about it. Sorry, I just had to get that off of my chest and I
>hope some others feel the same way.
All that I said about that post was that it took about a page to ask
what could have been asked in a paragraph. I said that that particular
message, along with others, should be a little more to the point, as a
courtesy to others on the armchair. I'm doing everyone on this list a
favor...I'm trying to make it a little more efficient to use.
If people remove their names from the mailing list because members
are trying to make it more convenient to use, then aren't they missing
the point? You see, if you'd read ALL of my post, you'd know that it
just asked someone to be more concise. My post had a purpose for the good
of this list: to make it easier to read. (I'm sorry about using sarcasm
in it, I didn't mean to confuse you.) Your post is just telling me to
shut up. So really, "Jess", YOU are the one who is jumping down someone's
throat for no reason, aren't you? Hypocrate.
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Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 15:05:28 +1000 (GMT+1000)
From: Christine Ko <s365927@student.uq.edu.au>
Subject: sarcastic as
> <<<<Okay, Im kind of confused is Bens middle name Folds and his last name
> Five? I
> didn't know, a friend and I were discussing it and just wondered.
>
>
> P.S. Is Brick about an abortion?>>>>
>
> Now I bet there will be a lot of responces to that one...why would you be on
> the armchair if you were ignorant to such simple things. I dont mean to mock
> but PULEASE!...Ben's name is Ben Folds..He said Five sounded better than three
> and it does. at least he said thats why in an interview. . . But anyway, come
> on. Do some reseach.
i took it that the first person was being SARCASTIC so i thought it was
really funny. if they weren't, then that's not very funny at all
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Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 01:27:47 -0400
From: "Leigh Nelson" <leigh13@mindless.com>
Subject: Taves and the Australian Contingency
To Taves, my Australian friend:
Thanks for the response! I hope I'm not out of place keeping this going on
the MA...I just thought it might be interesting...
>how in your right mind can you say LUCKY AUSTRALIANS??????
>YOU have seen bff live nine times (9!!!) nine times!!!
I guess in the big picture, you're right. But I still haven't seen Where's
Summer B?, Video, or Sports and Wine!! So anyone who has, can consider
themselves to me luckier than me.
>Brisbane got to hear 'best imitation' only because I specifically asked
>ben to play it, when i met him before the show. that WAS luck I will
>admit.
Very true. I asked them four shows in a row if they would play Emaline with
Robbie Fulks on guitar. Ben kept saying, "yeah, we'll do that or Alice
Childress." But did they? No! However, when Sandi asked for Tom and Mary,
of course they played it for her. Maybe I'd have better luck as a girl.
>so leigh....
>count yourself lucky and quit whinging
>sorry for the public flame, but some things have to be said for others
>to hear
I guess "whinging" means "whining." I learned something new today! And I
really didn't take it as a flame. It just made me realize how lucky I am to
be able to see my favorite band in the world so many times. But, it did
take a lot of work...many miles, many hours...and way too much money spent.
I've met some great people through BFF though and I wouldn't trade my
experiences for anything. I'll tell you what...come over to the US for the
1999 tour and I'll let you come along with me for the next road trip!
>(nine times!!! most people dont have as much sex as that in one year!!)
I had to smile. What does it mean if you've seen Ben Folds Five more times
than you've had sex, lifetime? I won't ask...
Just another Ben Folds Fiver,
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Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 06:07:01 GMT
From: "taves -" <taves@hotmail.com>
Subject: live at the wireless
okay, I apologise, Aussies are lucky.... coz we get Live at the Wireless
and it was great!
i'd never heard the theme from Dr. Pyser before, and it rocks - woohoo
(near the end, it sounds like ben is playing the pulp fiction guitar
theme on the piano- lurvely)
Steven's Last Night was great too, coz Ben played the Melodica (a la
concerts) and Robert sang most of the chorus (a la concerts): "Robert
are you ready for the third verse?" says Ben. "I'm damn good and ready
to rock", replies Robert. he he, great drawn out end to this song too.
As ben is introducing Brick: "I love you Ben!""Security get that girl
out of here" (he he) I see I wasn't the only MAer to be reminded of the
concert at this point.
during the intro in SFTD, ben says: "you broke my heart. Why did you?
You hurt me real bad." well I was amused by that
the ad for live at the wireless, where Robert is singing, was fun too.
anyone who didn't catch/tape it- it's repeated this sunday at 5pm.
Also: it really sucks that US and Aust. video tapes work on different
systems :( ....but there are places in Aust. where you can get the
stuff on a US video, taped onto an Aust. type tape. for money :(
so keep heart, bff video swappers.
anyway,
big sorries about my last post. it was a bit much.
taves
'I've been contemplating suicide
but I guess it really aint my style
So I think I'll sit here and look bored instead
and contemplate the blood I could have shed'
Shivers~Screaming Jets
that's really a rather depressing quote to end on, now i think about it
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Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 18:03:55 -0700
From: "leeola duncan" <reene@bigpond.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1156
Hi All ,
Did anyone listen to Triple JJJ last night, ???????
regards
LEEOLA
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