Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #44 - March 4, 1996
Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #44
Topics for Today:
BF5 Haiku
Ben barry archers
Release date for "Cats & Dogs" soundtrack
Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #43
Seattle Show - BFF
BF5/Queen-Uncanny resemblances?....
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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 22:03:01 -0800
From: Vegetarian/Apple@eworld.com
Subject: BF5 Haiku
For those of you unfamiliar with haiku, it is a form of Japanese poetry. The
structure is:
5 syllables (ironic, huh?)
7 syllables
5 syllables
Here's some I came up with. Maybe the rest of you would like to contribute
some?
crazy little man
assaulting a piano
what'll they think of next?
Ben, bass, and drummer*
playing their little hearts out
i'm in heaven now
(*I don't have web access at the moment, so I can't go to the web page to
look up the names of the other two guys in the band. No slight intended to
these two fine musicians! I remember one is Darren, but I can't remember the
other.)
my favorite band
no one else knows about them
what stupid losers
three talented guys
playing the hippest music
the crowd goes insane
ben shows his talent
the piano surrenders
waving a white flag
i love ben folds five
no one else has heard of them
that's fine - more for me!
can you believe it?
they don't have a guitarist
it's better this way
he plays at warp speed
fingers act like they're possessed
how does he do it?
Sarah's got Pearl Jam.
Mark's got Stone Temple Pilots.
I got Jackson Cannery.
i wanted to play
a song, to open for Ben
manager says no
Frank does the digest.
now we can love each other
on the internet
By the way, I'm still looking for local fans (Austin TX) who want to get
together to sing BF5 songs. I can play 'em all. Also, my band is doing a
small tour this summer, and it wouldn't take much to talk us into doing BF5
karaoke if you wanna show up and sing BF5! This is as close as you're gonna
get to being part of BF5. :-) It's like Fantasy Island, huh? Here's our
tentative schedule:
June 6 Thu Dallas, TX June 18 Tue New York, NY
June 7 Fri Little Rock, AR June 19 Wed New York, NY
June 8 Sat Memphis, TN June 20 Thu Washington, DC
June 9 Sun Nashville, TN June 21 Fri Raleigh, NC
June 10 Mon Ashville, NC June 22 Sat Ashville, NC
June 11 Tue Raleigh, NC June 23 Sun Nashville, NC
June 12 Wed Washington, DC June 24 Mon Memphis, TN
June 13 Thu New York, NY June 25 Tue Little Rock, AR
June 16 Sun New Paltz, NY June 26 Wed Dallas, TX
June 17 Mon New Paltz, NY
I'm at 512-467-8586, or Vegetarian@eWorld.com
See ya, -- Michael Bluejay
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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 14:12:00 GMT
From: Opus <opusmo@tiac.net>
Subject: Ben barry archers
>
On Fri, 1 Mar 1996 12:31:48 -0500 (EST) GOTTLIEB@BU4090.BARRY.EDU wrote:
> Subject: Cake, the magazine
>
> Hey. I picked up a Minnesota magazine called CAKE and there is a nice
> picture on Ben Folds Five in there...no article though. It's their 5th
> anniversary issue and there are a ton of top 5 lists in there, nothing from
> them though, just a list of deviant sexual positions from the Archers of
> Loaf. Speaking of which, is Ben playing piano AND drums on the lead singer
> of Archers solo album? Just something I heard...
>
Yeah, this was discussed a few months ago; Eric Bachman from the
Archers Of Loaf has a solo album under the name Barry Black and Ben plays
pianos and drums on it. The album itself is a very bizzarre mix of many
musical types and those looking for simple pop music might not like it,
although I think it's the beed knees. As a fun side note, a vocal track is
sung by Summer Burke, as in "Where's Summer B.?"
If anybody's interested, the Archers Of Loaf are a great band
themselves. If BF5 is "punk rock for sissies" than the Archers are "Punk
Rock for Intelligent People". While full of piss & vinegar & guitars like
any punk music, the Archers differentiate themselves from the rest of the
punk pack with smart lyrics and presentation. Thumbs up in my book.
And, back the Ben, I remember somebody said they had heard him do a
cover of the Archers of Loaf song "Web in Front" in concert. Does anybody
have a tape of that or any other of Ben's Archers of Loaf covers?
Love and Silly Putty,
opus
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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 96 11:32:14
From: bminnick@locrscs.CMIC.STATE.PA.US
Subject: Release date for "Cats & Dogs" soundtrack
After reading about the BF5 track that is to be included on The Truth About
Cats & Dogs soundtrack, I got out my trusty copy of the latest Ice CD
newsletter and discovered that its tentative release date is April 2, so pick
yourself off the sidewalk and start saving up your pennies again!
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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 14:35:27 -0600
From: jharris@minn.net
Subject: Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #43
Hi everyone,
I'd like to invite all of you to check out an on-line magazine published
by some friends of mine, called "The Turntable." They interviewed Ben
last month and it's a very entertaining article. The address is:
http://www.live-wire.com/turntable
Let me know what you think of it.
Jen
[I've added a link on the "Interviews" page. -fjm]
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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 13:06:21 -0800
From: Doug Swan <dswan@path.org>
Subject: Seattle Show - BFF
Hey Kevin. Doug here. The show will be at Moe's. The tickets will go on
sale one hour before showtime at the door. I think it was a huge mistake to
do the tickets this way, as I believe the folks at Moe's have vastly
underestimated the popularity of this band (especially in Seattle). My wife
and I will be there around 7:00 for some dinner and then go stand in line
for an hour and half hoping to get in. What a bummer that it had to be done
this way. Oh well.
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Doug Swan EMAIL: dswan@path.org
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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 21:43:52 -0500
From: Jacy33@aol.com
Subject: BF5/Queen-Uncanny resemblances?....
So, as impressed as I am with BF5, I just had to play them for my 52 year old
mom who is always appreciative of any kind of good music. I knew Ben's piano
playing alone would probably win her over...(and it did)
So while driving her to Venice Beach this weekend, while she was down from SF
visiting, (we kinda got lost) so she had a chance to listen to the entire
album.
She brought up a very interesting comparison ( I thought ) of BF5 to Queen.
And after she said this, I could see it too.
Does anyone else see this?
Was Ben a great Queen fan?
Is my mom on crack?
Replies not necessary, but would be helpful.
Love to you always,
Tracy
[The Queen/Ben Folds connection has come up many times before. Ben has
said, though, that Queen/Freddie Mercury weren't a big musical influence
on him. He didn't own any of their records but did enjoy them on the
radio. He was more steered by Little Richard and early Elton John. -fjm]
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