THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #158 - November 8, 1996
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Topics for Today:
BFF listees: favorite bands
Why 5 and not 3
Props To Billy
T-Shirts
well good morning to me!
Change of venue
well good morning to me!
BFF t-shirt on stage!
BFF London Gig Date Change
Billy Joel Fan
Tour Dates for BFF
BFF
Ben Folds Five mentioned in 11/28 Rolling Stone
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 14:24:04 -0600 (CST)
From: Jana DeAnn Swanson <jdswanso@knox.edu>
Subject: BFF listees: favorite bands
>>On a different note, has anyone else thought it might be interesting to
do a semi-official poll of the other favorite bands of BFF fans on this
list? I know other lists I've been on have done that, and it's usually
fascinating...
Sarah
As for me, along with BFF, I enjoy:
REM (!)
Elton John (!) --more so the early stuff...--
Erasure
Counting Crows
Barenaked Ladies
George Michael
Jana
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 96 16:16:48 -0500
From: Michael Rolli <rollim01@mchip00.med.nyu.edu>
Subject: Why 5 and not 3
In an interview on WNEW Ben said (after a prolonged bogus story):
"I think it was just a really bad math joke."--Ben Folds
--Michael
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 17:09:49 -0500
From: DMedsker@aol.com
Subject: Props To Billy
> Has Ben ever really given props to Joel, or Joe Jackson, or Squeeze, or
> any of the other greats that seem to seep into his work? I've read a
> few interviews, but I don't know if that's ever been addressed.
In the interview the band did with Q Magazine, Ben said that in the writing
process, if something starts to sound like Billy Joel, they'll try to find a
way to f**k it up so it winds up different. He then said that he does not
mean any disrespect towards Billy, that would be hypocritical. He simply
wants to go in a different direction. I've heard no mention of Joe or
Glenn/Chris in interviews.
David
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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 09:39:31 GMT
From: Mark Piper <MFP540@novell3.bham.ac.uk>
Subject: T-Shirts
Chris wrote:
> appreciate good music!) also i have found t-shirts!! in Melbourne, at
> Gaslight for $10! they were having a sale on T-shirts and i don't think
> anyone was buying them, so they're selling them cheap. so for those
> in Melbourne, grab one!
Talking of which, has anyone in the UK actually found any Ben Folds
Five T-Shirts yet? They didn't have any at the two gigs in May, and
there were none to be found at Reading either. They had better have
some when they tour.
Cheers,
Mark
Looks, Brains and Everything:-
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/5430/bff.html
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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 10:05:20 -0500 (EST)
From: redwing1@tir.com
Subject: well good morning to me!
....this morning i wook up to Ben Folds in bed! :) j.k. The song
"philosophy" was playing on the radio when my alarm went off!!!!! This is
the 3rd or 4th time this station 93.9 windsor/detroit has played BFF. In
fact last winter was where i first heard their music. Every weekenite they
do an album featrue and play somone's whole album...well last winter they
played Ben Folds Five and i taped it cuase there was someting familiar about
the name,thank god i did cause i loved it and listend to it forever..till i
bought the cd!
after that song was over i tuned into my new buddie on tje list
Linda's radio show....i'm wondering if she played Satan Is My Master?? WEll
i must go turn the computr off now cause it's interfering w/ my radio!
Just thought you may like to know!
shannon
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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 16:02:42 GMT
From: Mark Piper <pipermf@phymat.bham.ac.uk>
Subject: Change of venue
News flash!
For those in the UK who are planning to attend the show on the 26th at
Dingwalls, due to "exceptional public demand", the venue has been changed
to London Astoria 2. Those who have tickets for the Dingwalls gig (26th
only) should return to the point of pu rchase and get them exchanged for
new tickets.
Just thought I'd let you know....>8)
Mark
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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 11:58:25 -0500 (EST)
From: redwing1@tir.com
Subject: well good morning to me!
well how spoiled am I?? Right after i heard Philosophy i chatted w/Linda and
she played "Tom & Mary" on the radio!!!!!! Wow two BFF songs on the radio in
the same hours
cool
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Date: Wed, 06 Nov 1996 15:24:45 -0600
From: Kimberley Dilley <k-dilley@nwu.edu>
Subject: BFF t-shirt on stage!
Just thought I'd share a tidbit from the Moxy Fruvous mailing list.
Apparently Murray recently wore a BFF t-shirt on stage - in 2 consecutive
shows!! I feel very inbred with hearing about different bands on different
lists, and they're all fans of each other, and it's always the same bands
who come up!! Anyway, that's it from me.
-Kim
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Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1996 15:25:15 +0000
From: Nick VINCENT <N.Vincent@cs.ucl.ac.uk>
Subject: BFF London Gig Date Change
Hi,
Important notice, the BF5 gig on the 26th at London's Dingwalls has been
moved to the LA2 in Charing Cross road. I only found out by accident, but
you've got to change your tickets for new ones at the place you got them
from.
I'm going to both gigs in London anyway. I'll be the big one with
curly hair that grows sideways and glasses, accompanied by my mate, the thin
one with very long curly blonde hair...
See you there...
Nick
-------
'Tell me, Dr No, does toppling American nuclear missiles really compensate
for having no hands?'
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 21:32:27 -0600 (CST)
From: Clio <carv0022@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
Subject: Billy Joel Fan
Ive been a Billy Joel fan for as long as i can remember. Before i could
even say the pledge to the flag i could sing its still rock and roll to
me. I think part of the reason i have such an appreciation for Ben Folds
is because i was raised listening to rock and roll piano. Anyone else
have a similar take on this?
Amie
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Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1996 23:28:59 +0000
From: Giles Wilson <mrfish@net1.nw.com.au>
Subject: Tour Dates for BFF
Just curious re: tour dates in Australia - I hear they will be
performing in the Big Day Out. Can this be confirmed?
Cheers
Giles Wilson
mrfish@net1.nw.com.au
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Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 10:57:37 -0500
From: George and Teresa Taylor <gtaylor@ols.net>
Subject: BFF
I haven't been subscribed to the list for very long so forgive me if this
has been covered before...
I know that Ben used to be in a band called 'Majosha' (actually, he was the
band) and they released a tape called "Shut Up and Listen to Majosha.' How
rare is this item? I believe that I saw a website that listed the tape as
being extremely out of print and valuable...can anyone help out with this
information?
thanks
george
ttfn,
george & teresa taylor
8(:-) :}
gtaylor@ols.net
g_taylor@forsyth.lib.nc.us (George only)
http://www.ols.net/~gtaylor
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Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 14:27:22 -0500
From: Steve Reidell <sareidel@metro2.k12.mn.us>
Subject: Ben Folds Five mentioned in 11/28 Rolling Stone
In the November 28th issue of Rolling Stone magazine, Ben Folds Five are
mentioned in Anthony DeCurtis's review of Counting Crows "Recovering the
Satellites."
Reprinted without permission:
"These days I feel like I'm fading away / Like sometimes when I hear myself
on the radio / Have you seen me lately?" Duritz wonders in one track. On
another, he sings of "Got Ben Folds on my radio right now," seeming to envy
the possibilities still lying ahead for a younger band such as Ben Folds
Five.
Steve
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