THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #587 - November 5, 1997
Magical Armchair Digest Wednesday, November 5 1997 Volume 01 : Number 587
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
Info on Chapel Hill show?
Time Out NY
They Might Be Giants
Kara
Ben Folds Fans in Arkansas...
Postin Problems...
Chords wanted
unsubscribe
philly show
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #582
Shows in NYC area, 11/6 - 11/9
All I wanna do is ****
another Cleveland post
Live brick lyrics @ Ypsi
desert island question.
DC show
brick video!
Cornell Show
BRICK
lounge-a-palooza craziness
BFF
Mainstream
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 03:21:43 -0500 (EST)
From: ChrltGirl@aol.com
Subject: Info on Chapel Hill show?
Hi, it's me Jessica again. When is the Chapel Hill show? Say I didn't miss
it...?
Post back asap!! :)
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 09:46:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Soapscribe@aol.com
Subject: Time Out NY
If the TONY blurb ticked off anyone not familiar with the publication (a
"sloppy" band? With those tight harmonies? Clearly this critic didn't see
them earlier in the year at Irving Plaza -- or anywhere else!), please know
that TONY is snide about everything. TONY provides the best listings in NY,
but the subtext of every review seems to be "stay home!".
J
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 11:12:30 -0500
From: jaedonely@juno.com (A A DONELY)
Subject: They Might Be Giants
In short, theyre a goofy band from Massachusetts-released several albums
was only 2 men,john+john with their instruments and tape backup
known for their witty lyrics-have played free hatchshell(boston)concerts
2 years running
i recommend their cd "Flood" feauturing great music
~Elisabeth
"make a little birdhouse in your soul"
Desert Island BFF songs? how to choose!!
Julianne(its got a funky beat, and I can bug out to it!)
Video-Underground-One Angry Dwarf-Evaporated(I cant whittle it down!)
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 11:15:32 -0500 (EST)
From: Eric Patton
Subject: Kara
I got a bbbbbbbbbbbbbiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiggggggggggggggg mouth.
;)
ERIC
_______________________________________________________________________________
"But if that's a lie, if man in fact is not a scoundrel -in
general, that is, the whole human race- then the rest is all mere
prejudice, instilled fear, and there are no barriers, and that's just how
it should be!"
-Raskolnikov, "Crime and Punishment"
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 10:17:36 -0600
From: Cortney Higgins
Subject: Ben Folds Fans in Arkansas...
I'm attending school in Conway, and I'm looking for other Ben Folds Five fans in this area. Please tell me you exist, I doubt I'm the only one. And for those of you out there, what radio station do you listen to? I have not been able to find a decent radio station, or one that plays the boys? I'm going crazy!
One last thing -- thanks everyone for sharing your stories of the shows. It's nice to hear all about them and the fantastic shows they put on. =) I'm a bit depressed, they are playing Lawrence (near my hometown! yeah!) and I won't be able to go. After hearing what they've been up to lately, I'm sure the show will be great. Oh well, that's what I get for going to school in Arkansas. Thanks again, the armchair brightens up my day!
Cortney
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 11:37:46 -0500 (EST)
From: ChrltGirl@aol.com
Subject: Postin Problems...
I've written 3 posts and none of them are ever in the newsletter...what am I
doing wrong? Just in case this one does go through...Becca, you were at the
Tremont show, and you mentioned that you brought your parent (mom?)..were the
little blondie who was at the very front of the stage, with your mom, and a
sweater that you put on the stage in front of the speaker? If so, Hi! I was
the girl right behind you, w/ short brown hair. If not, oh well! It was still
a great show, was it not?! :)
- --Jessica
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Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 11:51:01 -0500
From: "John A. Binhammer"
Subject: Chords wanted
Don't mean to bother, but could someone please tell me where I can get the chords of SELFLESS, COLD, AND COMPOSED? I love that song so much, I would love to know the chords. Thanks.
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Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 11:32:32 -0600
From: Adam
Subject: unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
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Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 12:33:32 -0500
From: Joel Mahaffey
Subject: philly show
i was wondering if anyone was taping this show this sunday at the electric
factory? if anyone is, could you email me so that i can work out a trade
for a copy?
also, anyone going to this show, there are 4 of us going from state college
(penn state) so feel free to write.
~joel
=== http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/v/jvm113/ ===
============= http://toolshed.down.net ==============
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 13:49:18 -0500 (EST)
From: Eric P Hovan
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #582
Ben is performing here at Notre Dame on November 18th, and I heard that
opening act is a band called Travis. Has anyone heard of Travis before
and is anyone else here going to the show??
Eric
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 14:40:14 -0500
From: "Leigh R. Nelson"
Subject: Shows in NYC area, 11/6 - 11/9
I'm going to the Supper Club show in NYC on Thursday Nov. 6. I've never
seen them before, although I would consider myself a *huge* fan, just
picking up on BFF in the last six months. I'm expecting nothing less than
a terrific show, but I have a few questions regarding the set list. Do they
ever play "Where's Summer B.?" or "Alice Childress?" On the Armchair
postings (of which I'm a recent subscriber) I haven't seen either tune show
up on a set list. Any response would be greatly appreciated.
Also, I'm looking to find someone to carpool from the New Brunswick, NJ area
(Rutgers University) to Philadelphia for the Nov. 9 show at the Electric
Factory. If anyone's interested in coming along for company, I'll drive.
Thanks for the help...
* 13 Leigh Nelson *
Reply to: thirteen@eden.rutgers.edu
http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~thirteen
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Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 19:47:23
From: M*********
Subject: All I wanna do is ****
Ok, can someone clarify a few things for me?:
> Despite the name, Travis (opening) is a band of elegiac,
>agonized Brits who mine the irony of the phrase "All I Want To Do Is Rock"
>for all its worth.
TRAVIS were/are supporting Bf5? is this true?Where? How did that happen?!
WHERE can i get sheet music? If anyone could help, I would love you for
ever and ever (Amen)
What's with the name tag thing? Sounds funky anyway.
>In brick, I am quoting how Ben sang it, "to buy some flowers and sell
>some kid that I got."....
That just made me go *ohhhhhhhh*...wow
>, has anybody else's parents overheard
>the music when you blast BFF out of your speakers and actually commented
>positively on it?
>
My mate's dad is a musical director and he gives us like a lecture on what
every bff NOTE is adapted from/ inspired by.... but he does appreciate good
music. (ie he doesn't like Oasis.. heh heh)
While I'm here, how many Armchair people are Spice Girls fans?? ... I
thought not. They make me ashamed to be British (almost) ... at least Ben
Folds makes up for Hanson... :^)
Cheers...
:::::::::::::::::::::@nn@::::::::::::::::::::
"It's the hope that kills you" - Lucy Ketcher
"I hope I die" - Eli Appleby
PS: Possible BF5 cover: In the Meantime by Spacehog :^)
PPS: what's ?? it's a new one for me
PPPS> oops, rambled a bit. apologies.
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 15:29:26 -0500 (EST)
From: Blades6345@aol.com
Subject: another Cleveland post
Hey all!
Sorry i've been gone for a few days or i would have posted this much earlier.
This is for all of you who went to the Cleveland halloween concert (and
everyone else too:Þ). As you know from my previous complaints, i wasn't able
to go to this concert because of this band thing i had to go to. My brother,
who isn't nealy as big a fan as i am, ended up going with some friends who
hadn't even heard of BFF. Also, a whole slew of my friends went so i was
feeling EXTREMELY bummed and upset. :(
Now for the main part of this post: After the second song or so, does anyone
remember Ben reading a note out loud that someone threw up to him? The
someone was my very good friend Bridget who knew how devastated i was about
not going. The note said something like "We all love you Ben, especially
Emily who couldn't be here tonight..." and Bridget told me he said "I'm sorry
Emily" or something.
THAT EMILY IS ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)
When she told me i freaked out! It was the best thing she could've done for
me! And after the show, she met him for the 2nd time and he said to tell me
hi!! I'm so excited to meet him now! CAN'T WAIT CAN'T WAIT!!!
(hi andy)
love to all,
Emily
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Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 15:33:01 -0500
From: Vito Biliti
Subject: Live brick lyrics @ Ypsi
>>In brick, I am quoting how Ben sang it, "to buy some flowers and sell
>>some kid that I got."
That's funny- to me it sounded like he said, "sell some shit that I got."
Maybe not..
Vito
"When seconds pass slowly, and years go flyin' by"
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 16:31:45 -0500 (EST)
From: F2G2@aol.com
Subject: desert island question.
my 2 pennies.
1. last polka
2. cigarette (narrowly beating out mitchell lane)
3. theme from pyser.
but my question back at you is: how often do you find yourself on a desert
island with, say, a walkman, and a cassette tape that only holds three songs?
and if it IS often, what's wrong with you?
matthew
satan is my master.
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Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 16:43:03 -0500
From: Heather Hurwitz
Subject: DC show
Hi Fivers,
I heard a rumor from one of my friends who heard from the Georgetown
University Program Board that the BF5 show at Georgetown University is
really Dec. 14th not Dec. 4th. Anyone else hear this? When is the show
and when are tix going on sale? Anyone? Peace.
Heather
EVERYDAY IS A NEW LIFE TO A WISE HUMAN
"If you're drivin into town with the dark cloud above you, dialin the
number who's bound to love you, if you're lyin on the beach with the
transister callin, kick off the sand cause honey the love's still flowin,
if he says forget it but your heart's still
smokin, call me at the station, the lines are open" -Joni Mitchell, the
goddess!!!!
get your fill of peanutts on the www: http://www.cyberdrive.net/~percystar
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 16:48:14 -0500 (EST)
From: JCannery@aol.com
Subject: brick video!
From the sony web page:
<>
I haven't seen this mentioned before, so i thought you all might like to
know. It's just gonna be a BFF marathon this weekend on TV, with this and
sessions @ west 54th... :-)
also, regarding young people...i am a young person. and i understand that at
concerts the majority of the people yelling "play one somber face and three
hundred angry dwarfs!" are young people. and those people can be very
annoying. but just don't assume that all young people are like that, is all
i'm saying.
lindsay
http://members.aol.com/jcannery/main.html
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 17:12:29 -0500
From: "Kevin Pierce"
Subject: Cornell Show
I would like to mention my experience at the Cornell show and thank
Elizabeth Hammond for helping me out the way she did. Here's my story...
Someone told me that they would put me on the guest list... The source
was very trustable so I believed this person and went. However, when I
gave my name at the desk they said that my name wasn't on the list. I
wasn't too surprised, but I asked the girl to talk to Doug about it for me.
After a few minutes I heard him tell her that, yes, I did have tickets,
but no backstage. That was cool enough, though. I got to see him again
for free, my girlfriend and I had a great time even after all the hassle of
getting to Ithaca with one hour to spare, and the show was amazing.
The only problem I had was with this one guy who sat in the second
row/center. He danced like a fool, was very disrespectful to Kim Fox, and
was also a real jerk in the bathroom before the show. He sort of took some
of the fun out of my experience, but he couldn't ruin it entirely.
Oh, yeah. I have some really great pictures of the show. I'd like to
apologize to the crew for having to talk to me about my flash in one case.
Let me know if anyone is interested in seeing some of them. I don't have
any pictures of him throwing the bench, but others are very good.
Kevin
"He buys my Metallica records for me...."
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Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 16:14:26 -0600
From: "Erik C. Lyons"
Subject: BRICK
For those of you who have interest:
BFF's newest video "Brick" will debut on MTV's 120 Minutes Sunday,
November 9th @ Midnight. Don't miss this one!
bye,
- -Erik.
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 16:47:06 -0600 (CST)
From: SCHUTTE
Subject: lounge-a-palooza craziness
hello all!
well, I just got the lounge-a-palooza cd. oh my goodness...it's some
crazy stuff. before i got the cd, i must admit i had no idea what lounge
music was. i bought the cd not knowing what to expect...what i got was
very, uh, interesting! it reminds me of music from a 50's or 60's sitcom
or something. "i love lucy" and "i dream of genie" came to mind first.
i'm really not sure how i feel about the cd as a whole. "she don't use
jelly" is prettygood, but it was nothing like i expected. i hate to say
it, but i think i like the flaming lips's better...don't get mad at me or
anything; i guess i'm just not a lounge music fan. i did have a good
laugh while i listened to the cd, though. especially when i heard "black
hole sun". whoa boy did i chuckle! my friend who was listening to it
with me did, too.
anyway, that's just my opinion of it...
have a wonderful day,
emily s.
my three songs on a deserted island would be:
1. best imitation of myself
2. philosophy
3. battle of who could care less
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Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 17:41:23 EST
From: luckyday6@juno.com (Jason A Masi)
Subject: BFF
hey all bff fans,
I am going to go see them as part of a christmas show with about 15
other good bands at 4 clubs it's going to be great it's december 3, in
providence. So does Ben Folds Five have any good singles or what are all
these songs people are talking about are they on other cd's besides ben
folds five (self-titled) and whatever and ever amen. Where did that
mother fucker song come from. Well if u have any news about any more
stuff coming up let me know. How bout what is the songbook that everyone
is talking about? If you are young girls 15 or 16 that enjoy BFF write to
me and let me know.
Thanks a lot
Jason
Steven's Last Night in Town is the bomb
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Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 18:40:58 -0500
From: "John E. Fahey"
Subject: Mainstream
It's happening folks. I was sitting in my high school french class
(which actually isn't that bad) when I heard two girls near me talking.
Now these two girls are the "cheerleader-type" (popular, overly
friendly, etc.), in fact they are cheerleaders. They were talking about
how they have fallen in love with "that slow song-Brick). Comments about
how it was their new favorite song and so forth were tossed back in
forth and then they started to sing it, getting the lyrics wrong of
course. Now unlike some girl who posted on here a couple months ago
about how she would have to kill all the popular girls if they started
to like "Brick", I'm not having any homicidal thoughts, mainly because I
happen to be friends with these girls. However, it just kind of gives me
a strange sensation seeing what is happening. I guarantee that by the
end of the week they will both have bought WAEA, but I'd also bet that
by Christmas the CD will be collecting dust. I have this feeling because
these are the same type of people who went gaga over "The Freshman" back
in the spring, but haven't mentioned The Verve Pipe since. Oh
well...life goes on.
cheers,
john
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