THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #1209 - September 12, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Saturday, September 12 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1209
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
MTV Awards
Don't make me say it again!
Ben Spotted at Sean Lennon show...
i thought they had it!
yeah yeah
Minnesota - Zero Parade
Magical Armchair #1208
Happy Birthday Ben!
Happy Birthday Ben!
[none]
quick question.
Re: to Natasha
WOO HOO!!!!!
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1208
MTV video music awards
Rolling Stone Online
MTV awards..
Judaism/FANatic
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 21:18:23 EDT
From: Luna1118@aol.com
Subject: MTV Awards
So, anyone else get very happy when they saw 3 statuettes waiting for the
winners of the Best Alternative Video category? I screamed, kinda
surprised.........then they said Green Day. Ah.
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 21:28:45 EDT
From: YourPalCM@aol.com
Subject: Don't make me say it again!
In a message dated 9/10/98 9:13:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Vicki Holtham"
<vicki_rae67@hotmail.com> writes:
<< i don't know about anyone else but i subscribed to the 'chair to chat to
other people who are as obsessed as i am about bff. it seems lately that
most people are too concerned with what this person wrote, or bitching
about something else, completely off-topic. >>
That's it - your dad has a big nose, you cousin is a dope, everyone hates you
and your mom wears combat boots! Do you understand?! Did I get my point
across?! Hehehehe.
Your Pal,
Chris Mal
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 22:10:32 EDT
From: POWRPOPGRL@aol.com
Subject: Ben Spotted at Sean Lennon show...
Hi Armchairer's...
I am briefly coming out of lurking mode to tell you about a Ben spotting. Last
Monday I went to check out Sean Lennon at the Viper Room in Hollywood and Ben
was there w/ his girlfriend. He had on the Buddy Holly-like specs and a plaid
shirt. He watched the show rather unobtrusively & didn't have a priveleged
viewing spot or anything, just watched from the floor with the rest of us.
I'm not sure if they stayed for the whole show..as they seem to have
disappeared 3/4 of the way through.
Any other armchair folks go to this show? No one really seem to care who Ben
was. At least not that they showed.
We now return to our regularly scheduled lurking...
- -Monica
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 23:23:33 EDT
From: HAM12HAM@aol.com
Subject: i thought they had it!
oh man!, at the MTV awards tonight after they finished announcing the
nominees for best alternative video, i noticed that there were 3 little
statuetes on the podium, and i was so excited for the guys, then i realized
those bastards in green day also have 3 heads, goddamn it!, I really wanted
the guys to take that award home, and they truly did deserve it, so guys
congratulations on being nominated and we all know u earned.
On another VMA note, i think the beginning piece with the backstreet
boyZ, and ben stiler and andy dick, was one of the funniest things I have ever
seen! Brian Seitzer rocked! and MCA gave the same damn speech when i saw the
beasties in concert like 2 weeks ago. As much as i love and respect the
beasties MCA's gotta get his head out of his ass and realize that the only
answer to force is with a much stronger force. That is the only way u can
teach these sick bastards a lesson. Wow i feel so political.
Also with the whole is Ben jewish thing, i was also curious but I DONT
WANNA KNOW, so whoever answers this question please email those peeps who
wanna know individually so i dont have to see the answer. Its a personal
reason, so keep it amongst urselves.
- -The Heavyweight Champion of the WOOOOOOOORRRLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDD!
mike <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/HAM12HAM/HAMS-BFF-STUFF.html">Papi
Chullo BFF Page</A>
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 23:27:36 -0500
From: Jessica Brandt <jbrandt@kent.edu>
Subject: yeah yeah
YOUR pal Chris Mal said:
<<Ummmmm...she said, and I quote, "You parents are idiots, your siblings hate
you and the news is a conspiracy." THAT got the point across????? I confess
that it did give me a good chuckle, but that was about it.>>
Good, then you got the point. Do you think i'd really mean all those things?
So, if that made you laugh, which is SHOULD have....
I'll take this oportunity to let you all know that THE SHRUBBERY's sep.
issue is up. Please, leave us hate mail.
Jess
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 02:35:10 EDT
From: KNULPREK@aol.com
Subject: Minnesota - Zero Parade
Hey.. did anyone by chance see the Ben Folds Five show in MN when Zero Parade
opened up? If so, please e-mail me privatly.. thanks!!
-jason.
<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/knulprek/home.html">The Happy Scrappy Page
</A>
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 23:37:24 PDT
From: "Natalie Graham" <ncgraham@hotmail.com>
Subject: Magical Armchair #1208
RE: Bitchy, bitchy, bitchy.
<let's get back to discussing Ben, Robert and Darren>
I agree totally with this message, let's stop fighting and get back to
talking about Ben Folds Five, 'cause I'm sick of people bitching about
each other too!
Nat
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 23:40:10 PDT
From: "Natalie Graham" <ncgraham@hotmail.com>
Subject: Happy Birthday Ben!
I'd just like to wish Ben Folds a very happy birthday. If anyone who
know's Ben personally (ie Chuck Folds), reads this message, can you tell
him and the rest of the band to please release a songbook to all their
albums for the benefit of their devoted fans.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN, HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Nat
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 23:41:54 PDT
From: "Natalie Graham" <ncgraham@hotmail.com>
Subject: Happy Birthday Ben!
I'd just like to wish Ben Folds a very happy birthday. If anyone who
know's Ben personally (ie Chuck Folds), reads this message, can you tell
him and the rest of the band to please release a songbook to all their
albums for the benefit of their devoted fans.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN, AND THANKYOU FOR MAKING YOUR JULY SHOW IN MELBOURNE
SO UNREAL, AS IT WAS MY FIRST CONCERT AND I'LL NEVER FORGET IT!
Luv Nat
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 23:47:30 PDT
From: "Maire Torry" <moika18@hotmail.com>
Subject: [none]
I've noticed a hell of a lotta armchairers have September birthdays, not
unlike Mr. Folds. Glad to see that there are so many Virgoans out
there, not surprising since there are more Virgos than any other star
sign. Happy birthday!
Moika (Birthdate Sept. 18th)
Did I mention Virgos have impeccable musical taste?
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 04:46:10 PDT
From: "chrissy cramer" <rccmeg@hotmail.com>
Subject: quick question.
hey everyone.. long time no post.
i havent even really been reading 'the chair' lately, but i will now.
i have officially moved to the north of england and i was wondering if
there was anyone on the armchair who knows of good places to get hooked
up with some benabilia. (ben a bilia.. i hope i did that right)
just email me privately, super thanks. :-)
this is my story humble and true,
take it to pieces and mend it with glue.
everyones favorite chrissy(the silly old bananafish)
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 13:10:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: bg24503@binghamton.edu
Subject: Re: to Natasha
>Charlie Brown Christmas CD in front of me as I type. As I was playing it
>this
>last Christmas, my wife noticed how similar BF5 are to the Guaraldi
>music.
>if
>you ever see it available, it's definitely worth a listen. (Glad someone
>else
>noticed it too--lets me know I'm not alone.)
I've noticed this too,:) another cool thing about the Charlie Brown CD is
that the whole band is a piano, bass, and drums trio, just like BF5-when I first
heard Underground, the ending really reminded me of Guaraldi
And my dad noticed it too! I was playing BF5 once and he thought it was
Peanuts music...Interesting...
"That's all for me fans!" ~Shaggy
Jenn
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 15:36:49 EDT
From: SmilesGLH@aol.com
Subject: WOO HOO!!!!!
hey yall!!!
so is anyone else absolutely ecstatic about the fact that ben's gonna be
putting out his album in (well, most likely) a matter of 4 days?!?!?!?!?!?
AHHHHH! i'm SO unbelievably happy!!! yay!!! so does anyone have a prediction
of what this stuff's gonna be like? is it just him or is it like some other
guys with him (please no!!!) and then bff are gonna put out another album
(does anyone know about when? i heard that they're going in the studio next
month but hopefully soon after!!!) anyways...hope everyone's excited too! just
thought i'd say hello! bye guys!
~gretchen :)
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 15:42:36 EDT
From: SouperDv@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1208
In a message dated 9/10/98 7:56:45 PM EST, owner-
armchair@maillist.il.fontys.nl writes:
<< and B) is Ben Jewish,
or was his dad or mom a bar mitzvah singer?< >>
Well, when I started rockin out to Hava Nagila, my mom started singing along
and I asked, "You know the words to this song?" and she said "Yeah, its like
the only Jewish song Americans know - it used to be popular"...(my mom grew up
in the 60's)
So Ben probably just heard it growing up...then again he could have Jewish
blood, who knows?
Ok, am I the only person who has "Half Asleep" on his/her top 5 Ben Folds
songs?
Das it baby
SUPERDAVE
"Now we're gonna kick it old school..." Ben Folds
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 16:39:14 EDT
From: Cheese143@aol.com
Subject: MTV video music awards
Crap!!! I was sooo disappointed when BFF didn't win the award for best
alternative video on MTV. I was kinda guessing that was going to happen since
I don't know anybody except one friend that knows them. But the part that got
me reallly angry was when Green Day (who won) got up there and weren't even
appreciative. Don't get me wrong I like Green Day, but to go to the podium
and pushing your band members to the mike just to say "Hi" to their friends
instead of thanking someone really makes me turn. The one part about their
speach that I did like was how he gave his director the middle finger!
~These guys are F*cking idiots (BFF)
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 17:30:08 EDT
From: LC54992@aol.com
Subject: Rolling Stone Online
On the Rolling Stone mailing list, they have a list of "Videos on Demand"
...it lists Some of the most frequently viewed videos in their library. and i
quote "A few others we just think are really cool." So guess what video was
on there this week....Ben Folds Five-Uncle Walter!!!!!!!!!!!! okay, sorry i
thought that was really cool! Later.
Robin
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 18:22:32 EDT
From: Sarah85520@aol.com
Subject: MTV awards..
Oh well.... Our boyz didn't win the Best Alternative Video Award Thursday
nite, but did you actually think that they might?? Not to sound like I'm
hoping failure to the band or anything, but I knew they wouldn't win. I mean,
how many times did you see Brick on rotation or see it requested on Total
Request?? I'm surprised to see Green Day win it though.. If anything, I
thought Garbage or Radiohead would have won... But I don't even think BFF IS
alternative.. I actually hate that word, so I would never describe Bff as it.
It just sounds so.. I don't know, not spicific enough or whatever.. I can't
really explain it, but all I know is that Bff is really in their own category.
First of all, they have a piano is the band... Not many rock bands have that
as the LEAD instrument, and they can have songs, like Missing the War, when
they go from slow and mellow, to rock jammin'. Thats what I love about em....
Plus, I don't know if anyone caught this, on the Post SHow, when Kurt Loder
was talking to Green Day, they said something like, " We thought we might get
the Video Vanguard Award, but when we saw the 3 moon men, we knew Ben Folds
Five had it!!!" All I did was laugh... Funny that they were mentioned.. Other
bands do acknowledge them, somewhat... (3 moonmen ~ Beastie Boys has 3
members, Green Day has 3, so does Bff..... Coulda been either of em, Billie!!)
Sarah
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 18:48:22 EDT
From: Astro111@aol.com
Subject: Judaism/FANatic
Hey ALL! Saw this to the response to a question about Jewish Listees and Ben
being Jewish:
>> I noticed this too while watching FANatic! You should have seen me.
I was going crazy. IT was so cool to see a fan a cool band on MTV for once
and to add to it, he was Jewish! I thought that kicked! So yes, (A) I am
Jewish too :) and (B) I was wondering the same thing!
Robin>>
Woah. That was too weird. My name is Robin. I'm Jewish. I didn't write that.
Hmmm.
This is just all too confusing for me.
Lover of Ben Folds Five and Proud owner of the name ROBIN
- -RobinA
"Yeah I'm crazy but I get the job done."
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