THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #306 - May 17, 1997
Magical Armchair Digest Saturday, May 17 1997 Volume 01 : Number 306
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
Folding Chairs!
For those of you who did not read it the first time-NAMES!!
RE: instument in smoke
RE: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #305
Tired of hearing it on the air?
Re: Instrument in Smoke
instrument on smoke
Summerstage tix/Central Park
BFF _NOT_ on SNL this week
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Date: Thu, 15 May 97 22:01:07 PDT
From: evlbison <evlbison@neo.lrun.com>
Subject: Folding Chairs!
Actualy, I like the name "Folding Chairs". Origional,
creative, AND witty. Hoe bout it folks? FOLDING CHAIRS?
"Speak softly, drive a Sherman tank"
~They Might Be Giants - Everything thats right is wrong
again~
"On the run from Johnny Law... Ain't no trip to Cleveland"
~Dignan - Bottle Rocket~
"He was thrown head over heels into the traffic coming on,
but then all is fair in love"
~Ben Folds Five~
"Good... Bad... I'm the guy with the gun.
~Ash - Army of Darkenss~
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 22:01:56 -0700
From: GoodOmen <melani69@idt.net>
Subject: For those of you who did not read it the first time-NAMES!!
Hello,
This is GoodOmen writing again to say that I am taking everyone's vote for a name for
us... Just e-mail me personally melani69@mail.idt.net and I will tabulate in a week and a
half. Thus far, I have received 9 votes. I have seen some really creative ideas on the
Armchair, but they are not being counted- so if you want to have a say- WRITE TO ME!! I
am really hoping everyone will vote, because it should be a group decision. Like I said
before, if there is a tie, I'll post those names and take another vote. People who wish
there to be no name may also write to me requesting that, I am taking that as a valid
vote! 9 votes and how many Armchair readers????? Vote only once, please:)
GoodOmen
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Date: Thu, 15 May 97 22:03:06 PDT
From: evlbison <evlbison@neo.lrun.com>
Subject: RE: instument in smoke
Actualy, that instrument is Smoke wsa plaed at the concerts.
It's a little toy piano/harmonica thing that Ben blows into.
The strumming noise in the back is just Ben playing the guts
of his piano with his microphone head. Really! He even
played the toy piano for "Steven's Last Night..." at the
Cleveland concert, dunno if he did the same for any others,
but he probobly did. BTW- I HOPE to be going to the
Cincinatti show. IF your going, E-Mail me privatly PLEASE!!
"Speak softly, drive a Sherman tank"
~They Might Be Giants - Everything thats right is wrong
again~
"On the run from Johnny Law... Ain't no trip to Cleveland"
~Dignan - Bottle Rocket~
"He was thrown head over heels into the traffic coming on,
but then all is fair in love"
~Ben Folds Five~
"Good... Bad... I'm the guy with the gun.
~Ash - Army of Darkenss~
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Date: Fri, 16 May 97 02:08:14 UT
From: "Ken Sibley/ Derek Waltchack" <Eyster1@msn.com>
Subject: RE: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #305
Hello everyone.
Apparently BF5 will not be playing Saturday Night Live, EnVogue is, Damn.
I think the name for the group should be ............................. Well,
I don't know, but that doesn't matter. What does matter is that we need to
decide on a name and get on with whatever you want to get on with. I say we
set a date of next Friday, the 23rd of May to have made a decision. On Monday
we throw out ideas one more time, by Wednesday we vote and the results can be
announced by Friday. Well?
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Digest
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 1997 7:09 PM
To: armchair@ford.il.ft.hse.nl
Subject: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #305
Magical Armchair Digest Friday, May 16 1997 Volume 01 : Number 305
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
BF5 - Bogarts
BFF and SNL
the d.c. show
BFF in Cincinnati
BFF in Cincinnati, the sequel
Name
instrument in Smoke
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #302
blueberry pancakes
CRICKETS
BFF in Washington Post
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 13:26:07 EDT
From: sandishortcake@juno.com (Sandi Shorter)
Subject: BF5 - Bogarts
Someone asked about BF5 playing at Bogarts...Yes, on the official page it
says they're playing Pittsburgh on June 2nd, but that date has been
changed to June 1st, and the Bogarts show has been sceduled for June 2nd.
They have yet to update the dates on the official page...but I called
for my Pittsburgh tickets last week and they confirmed that Pittsburgh IS
on June 1st...I haven't gotten Bogarts (Cincinnati) tickets yet...anybody
know how much they are?
Sandi
"get born. keep warm. short pants. romance." -Dylan
http://kent.edu/~sshorter
Where we discuss the Wallflowers, BF5, strange dreams, & things that piss
us off!
Check it out! sandishortcake@juno.com
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 14:35:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ranvac@aol.com
Subject: BFF and SNL
while perusing my armchairs, I was shocked to see that no one had mentioned
(or perhaps none of you know) that BFF will be on Saturday Night Live this
Saturday!
I have recieved this information from a hopefully reliable source, the only
other BFF fan i know, who says she was watching SNL last week and at the end
they announced that BFF was going to be on. I hope she heard correctly and
i'm not lying to you all. but, in the chance that she's right, I'll be
watching Saturday and I hope all other listies will.
anna
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 14:38:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: RESRVRDOG@aol.com
Subject: the d.c. show
hey bffers---
i just bought tickets the other day to the show at the 9:30 Club in D.C. if
anyone else on the Armchair is going....email me privately (don't waste
Armchair space) and we could meet before the show and hang out. i know many
other Armchair members do this...so lets keep the tradition up.
also......why do we need a name? no one will ever stop bickering over a
name for us....lets just call ourselves what anyone wants to call ourselves
and not make it one general thing we refer to ourselves as. just my opinion
and anyways.....
catch ya'll in D.C.---
Brad
"i don't want the world....i just want your half" tmbg
"go ahead and laugh all you want....i got my philosophy" B. Folds
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 16:07:07 -0400
From: Darryn Fessel <dfessel@one.net>
Subject: BFF in Cincinnati
As far as BFF coming to Cincinnati, Bogart's email event update and
eventline said that they were coming June 2nd. Their homepage doesn't
say anything, but it's not very up to date. If I here anything else,
I'll report back.
- - --Darryn
dfessel@one.net
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 16:13:44 -0400
From: Darryn Fessel <dfessel@one.net>
Subject: BFF in Cincinnati, the sequel
New update: Frank's page says that the Pittsburg show is June 1, and
the Cincinnati show, at Bogart's is June 2. Thanks Frank for keeping
things up-to-date!!!
- - --Darryn
dfessel@one.net
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 16:15:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: StarbabyM@aol.com
Subject: Name
My vote for the Name is
The Philosophers.
Kinda plain but it comes from my FAVE song. So if some one could add a
little something to it.......
And if you don't like it:
Go ahead, you can laugh all you want!
( cause I got my Philosophy )
Nancy
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Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 16:38:13 -0400
From: "Dan Cherney" <DrFraggah@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: instrument in Smoke
I'm almost positive that the instrument is a zither (or an autoharp.) It's
got a lot of strings on a board, and you push down buttopns for the chords
you want to play, and strum it with a pick. Kind of an interesting
instrument.
Celebrate,
Dan Cherney
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 17:50:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: SteveJG22@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #302
I agree all the djs say what a great band etc and then try to explain who
the guys are.....
<< u know, the whole Clueless thing), and think that Ben sound like a
"happy Billy Joel". >> I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE CALL BEN BILLY JOEL ON ACID OR
ELTON JOHN RAGING ON AND ON, WHAT?
WELL IT COUL DBE WORSE.
p.s. sorry for the caps,
any one have any horde info in ny?
steve
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 16:10:33 PDT
From: "Michael Mohan" <driver8_@hotmail.com>
Subject: blueberry pancakes
Why do we need a name for ourselves?
Well I'll tell you, my friends! Because at the shows we can easily identify
each
other, and have interesting conversations about the armchair.
Example: "So what do you think about the armchair?"
"It's swell. I am a happy person when I read the armchair. Well,
except
for those issues where they quote the whole digest, or when they unsubsribe,
or
when they complain about people who complain about people who complain, or
when
they want to find out what Brick means. Other than that, it's the keenest
thing
since blueberry pancakes!"
"Indeed it is my friend! Although I really like blueberry pancakes.
Especially with maple syrup."
See you too can have interesting conversations like these if you are
identified
as a member of the armchair. Of course, awkward conversations can be fun- but
at
least you won't have to talk to someone who thinks BFF are the next Billy
Joel®
(note the ®, Billy Joel®'s name has all rights reserved).
And for all of you wonderful people who don't want to be called the angry
dwarfs
or the solemn faces- for God's sake look at the trio we all love and
appreciate,
yes this trio under the moniker Ben Folds FIVE.
-driver8_
ps. (send this to 5 people and eternal happiness will be yours. just kidding.)
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 19:16:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: Alanica@aol.com
Subject: CRICKETS
Hello to the Magical Armchair. I think we're starting to become a rocking
chair. Ok, that so called washboard effect has got to be crickets. It makes
perfect sence. The song seems to have a night time setting, and here in the
south crickets are very noisy in the summer . i think that also makes semce
to have the song in the summer, but that's just me. But, listen to it again,
and se if it sounds like crickets. Also why do we need a name to distinguish
ourselves? Isn't "Magical Armchair" written on a poster good enough? Oh,
well.
- - -Becca
Does this help any Joel the Baker?
"It's a wild world. It's hard to get by just apon a smile."
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 19:17:20 -0400
From: "Paul Rodriguez" <mppr@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: BFF in Washington Post
Very cool feature on BBF in today's Washington Post. Check it out at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1997-05/15/204L-051597-idx.html
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 10:51:07 -0400
From: eshiiii <eshiii@sprynet.com>
Subject: Tired of hearing it on the air?
>>>>Is anyone else tired of hearing BoWCCL played on the local pop station
followed by a DJ who calls Ben, Darren and Robert "neat" or "a return to
the feel-good era"? <<<<<<
I wish I could be tired of it. I have heard the song once on the radio and it certainly wasn't on the pop station. I'd be happy just to hear BFF over the airways. :-)
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 22:23:40 -0005
From: Ryan Lewandowski <mrl8550@ritvax.isc.rit.edu>
Subject: Re: Instrument in Smoke
> I'm almost positive that the instrument is a zither (or an autoharp.) It's
> got a lot of strings on a board, and you push down buttopns for the chords
> you want to play, and strum it with a pick. Kind of an interesting
> instrument.
I thought it sounded like struming the strings of a piano with your
hand. It'd probably make sense, since there was a piano available for
recording.
Ryan Lewandowski
http://www.rit.edu/~mrl8550
(updated on 4.9.97)
mrl8550@rit.edu
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 21:41:38 -0500
From: "Clasen, Benjamin P" <BPCLASEN@CSBSJU.EDU>
Subject: instrument on smoke
>i dont think its an autoharp. it sounds too muted. the notes are not
>isolated enough to be on an autoharp. i think it just might be brushing
>along the actual strings of the piano (plus - wouldnt that be cool?). just a
>thought.
>
>ben
>
>"And whatever all of us had then in common
> Grew up and left home"
>
> -bf5
>
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 22:47:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Lunasa1@aol.com
Subject: Summerstage tix/Central Park
when do they go on sale? I'm beginning to panic.
Thanks in advance
Luna
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 23:46:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Frank Maynard <maynard@mail.oeonline.com>
Subject: BFF _NOT_ on SNL this week
Anna <ranvac@aol.com> writes:
> BFF will be on Saturday Night Live this Saturday!
To the best of my knowledge, this is not correct. En Vogue are the
musical guest this coming Saturday.
-fjm
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