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The Ben Folds Five Digest

Issue #742 - January 10, 1998



Magical Armchair Digest   Saturday, January 10 1998   Volume 01 : Number 742



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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:

    Tickets for Chicago show, Toronto venue... 
    Dallas Show
    Need a Copy BB5 appearance on David Letterman Dec 17(have tradeables)
    darren jessee talks "brick" in billboard
    NBP singles
    How I got into BFF
    BF5
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Date: Fri, 9 Jan 98 08:53:49 CST
From: amit_saha@VNET.IBM.COM
Subject: Tickets for Chicago show, Toronto venue... 

>I am in need of some info on how to obtain tickets to the February 15th show
>in chicago.  I live in St. Louis, so Im guessin Im gonna have to call
>Ticketmaster or something.  Could anyone w/ info please let me know, thanx,
>josh
>p.s.Im assuming this is an all ages venue.  If not let me know. thanx

Go to Ticketmaster Online
 (http://events.ticketmaster.com/cgi/events/tour.idc?searchname=BEN_FOLDS_FIVE)
Chicago shows just went on sale and it *is* an all ages venue. This should
work for most venues but not all.

>Ok is it mean or is Ben Folds Five delibierately taking so long to
>announce a venue for their Toronto show just so that I can visit their
>website every single day?!!?!?.....by the way this may just be a wrong
>but my friend was talking to her cousin(who works at Massey Hall) and

Wow...Massey Hall is a GREAT place to see a show. Fabulous acoustics
and great sightlines.I think they played Lee's Palace last time. Another
great venue but shitty views unless you get there REAL early.

Amit.

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Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 10:36:21 -0600
From: katie@gstanley.com (Katie McBride)
Subject: Dallas Show

Has anyone from Dallas heard anything about the show 2/11? The BBF website
says they are playing at Deep Ellum Live, but no one is showing any record
of this.  I have called Deep Ellum Live and there number is not a working
number.  That place has changed names so many times who knows what it is
anymore. Are the tickets through Ticketmaster?  They don't have any record
of BBF playing in Dallas 2/11.  What's the deal????

Katie

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Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 12:33:45 EST
From: RWeHvinFun <RWeHvinFun@aol.com>
Subject: Need a Copy BB5 appearance on David Letterman Dec 17(have tradeables)

We had it marked on the calendar and everything and still managed to miss
it!!!! uggghh!

Will pay or maybe trade something...

Vera

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Date: 09 Jan 98 12:08:44 +0000
From: lou papineau <lpapineau@phx.com>
Subject: darren jessee talks "brick" in billboard

the following appears in this week's billboard magazine, in "The Modern 
Age" column by Carrie Bell:

The members of Ben Folds Five prefer their music hard, distorted, and 
chock-full of indie rock sensibility. Modern rock radio and its 
listeners, on the other hand, like quite the opposite, as "Brick," the 
act's melodic and quiet anthem about loss, is finding a home in heavy 
rotation.

"It is a slower and more emotional song than we've ever done, which made 
us a little hesitant about using it as a single," drummer Darren Jessee 
says. "I mean, we've worked hard to be a rocking piano band and have 
waved that flag for three years in clubs. And now, the song that people 
recognize is basically a ballad. But many bands break out with a slow 
song."

Jessee also admits he didn't know Ben Folds Five was sitting on a hit -- 
the song is No. 9 on this issue's Modern Rock Tracks chart -- but he 
says that "Brick" was an important personal addition to the trio's 
sophomore effort, "Whatever and Ever Amen."

"It was one of the last songs put on the record. We finished it while we 
were in the studio," he says. "The ghost of that song haunts us, though. 
It was the first time we recorded in the same room and the first time 
Robert [Sledge] used an upright bass. This pure, intimate setting made 
everyone take to it immediately, even before it was a single."

Jessee admits the track is about a couple dealing with abortion, but he 
is concerned that saying so will turn it into a political theme song.

"I don't want people to request the Ben Folds Five abortion song. We 
weren't trying to make a stand or change others' opinions," he says. 
"Overall, it's a song about what a person goes through in a traumatic 
situation which everyone can relate to. It's elusive enough that there 
is room for interpretation. I've heard people say it was about a couple 
taking their pet to the vet to put it to sleep."

Image concerns aside, Jessee hopes the single's exposure will help the 
band's popularity plight. "We want to do things like Letterman and want 
people to hear us. The DJs who love us now have a song to play."

That's it. Also of note, "Whatever" has vaulted back onto the Billboard 
album chart. It re-entered at #171, moved up to #140, and is at #126 
this week. The SNL appearance should launch it into the top 100. 

lou

"i think there's a soul somewhere that's leading me around"

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Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 13:56:44 -0500
From: Kenneth McKenna - SSG <KenneMcK@sbservices.com>
Subject: NBP singles

Greetings!

Does anyone know if there will be any singles released from the "Naked 
Baby Photos" disc?  It would probably be surprising if that did 
happen, but I thought I'd ask the question, anyway.

Regards,
Ken McKenna

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Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 15:12:52 EST
From: DMBKID <DMBKID@aol.com>
Subject: How I got into BFF

I was just thinking about how I first got into Ben Fols Five and I realized it
was a pretty weird story.  I was listening to Counting Crows' "Monkey" and the
lyrics went "got Ben Folds on my radio right now."  And I was like " who is
ben folds?"    then a couple months later I saw on the upcoming album list at
the store that BFF was coming out w an album.   So when it came out I was like
its probably pretty good, and bought it  and the rest, as they say, is history

andy

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Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 14:41:51 +0000
From: "Johnson, Sarah Ann" <sarah.a.johnson@vanderbilt.edu>
Subject: BF5

Hey! Just thought I would give my votes for favorite songs to be 
stranded with. They would have to be Philosophy and Selfless, Cold, and 
Composed. Goota go buy a videtape for Sat. nite... 

- -----------------------------------------------------------------
"The crulest lies are often told..."
Johnson, Sarah Ann
Vanderbilt University
Email: sarah.a.johnson@Vanderbilt.Edu

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Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 15:29:30 EST
From: MasterAEPi <MasterAEPi@aol.com>
Subject: .

Today is January 9, 1998, and its Dave Matthews Birthday!!!
Congrats!!!!
Happy New Year, and best wishes!!!!!

You are truly a Great talent and amazing musician!!!!

Best wishes,

Your fan always, 

George Ackerman
masteraepi@aol.com


ps- Dear fellow DMB lovers & Fans !!  what do you guys think Dave is doing or
planning to do on his birthday??? E-mail me with your thoughts!

Just wonderin!!

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