THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #781 - January 26, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Monday, January 26 1998 Volume 01 : Number 781
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
Seattle tickets
BFF show at the Palace sold out!
NEED HOUSTON TICKETS!!!
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #778
Bad Idea
new fan..
Bad Idea Soundtrack
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #779
[none]
Here I Sit Brokenhearted
Brick quality
Hammerstein Ballroom Show, NYC
NBP
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #778
Soundtrack and spice girls (UGH)
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #779
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #779
Re: Spice Girls
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Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 08:12:42 -0800
From: Verian Farnsworth <Verian_Farnsworth@bc.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Seattle tickets
Does anyone have tickets to the Seattle BFF show on Feb. 5th? If you
have two or three that would be great too. Help me, I'm desperate - I
just went to buy my tickets today & it's sold out! Help me! I'll pay top
dollar! Please e-mail me as I haven't subscribed to this list yet.
jfar3251@student.Kwantlen.BC.CA
Please... I know you're out there! Don't leave me home crying that
night!
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Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 23:18:30 EST
From: GenLand18 <GenLand18@aol.com>
Subject: BFF show at the Palace sold out!
That's basically all I have to say in this post... the Ben Folds Five show on
Sunday, Februrary 8th at the Palace in Hollywood has SOLD OUT this week. So I
hope everyone has gotten their tix. Well, the ones that wanted to go. Be
seeing you there amongst the crowds... =̃
Seeing Ben Folds Five on Feb. 8th
Latest Music Acquisitions:
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Various Shameless Plugs:
ARE-OH-VEE music video program (SoCal areas only... sorry)
Sunday nights / Monday mornings
1:30 a.m. for a half hour
On KDOC (Channel 56, 46, 24.... check your local listings, since it varies)
E-mail: AreOhVee@aol.com
Request Line: 714-646-6433
Website: http://www.areohvee.com
*JEFFRIES FAN CLUB*
Tuesday, January 27th
Metropolis in Irvine
$10
18 and over ONLY. Sorry. =̃
*JEFFRIES FAN CLUB*, Channel Six, Unleaded Plus, Mr. Brown, and Rx Bandits
Friday, January 30th
Boyce's in Hesperia / Victorville
$5
7:30 p.m.
*ACTION LEAGUE*, No Means No, Royal Grand Prix
Saturday, January 31st
The Foothill in Signal Hill / Long Beach
$10
8 p.m.
18 and over ONLY. Sorry. =̃
*THE SUGARPLASTIC*, Candy Butchers, Bellatone, Five Against Venus, Warm Wires
Saturday, February 7th
Spaceland in Silver Lake
$7
9 p.m.
21 and over ONLY. Sorry. =̃
Buck-O-Nine, *JEFFRIES FAN CLUB*
Friday, February 13th
Palace in Hollywood
$12.50 (on sale 1/17 at noon)
All-ages
*JEFFRIES FAN CLUB*, Pushover, Decapitones, Rx Bandits
Friday, February 20th
Backalley in Fullerton
$6 (Pre-sale available at Bionic Records)
All-ages
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 00:25:17 EST
From: RECWreck <RECWreck@aol.com>
Subject: NEED HOUSTON TICKETS!!!
Hi! I NEED tickets to the BF5 Houston show. I finally got enough money for my
tickets today and when I went to ticketmaster they told me it was sold out,
and I called record rack and they had ONE ticket. Can anybody help me out? 2
tickets would be nice. thanks.
Ryan
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 00:33:00 EST
From: BuzDun <BuzDun@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #778
Dear folks,
I hear, almost all the time, BF5 compared to Elton John and Billy Joel.
That's funny. It really is. Fine, piano rock is a rather segregated community,
but comparing this band to them is like comparing Les Paul to Angus Young of
AC/DC. They both play guitar, don't they?
But really, I've always believed that if a comparison is absolutely
necessary why doesn't anyone compare this band to someone with some real
credibility? Joe Jackson, maybe? Punky, jazzy, not easily pidgeonholed... But
no, give the press their easy targets and let 'em be... Let's all hope they
age better than EJ and BJ did and don't start sending out awful records as
they coast on their former talents.
I wish I could get ahold of some show tapes, but there aren't many avenues
for trade around here. The ones I've found are too fixated on The Dead and
Phish to give me a break...
Oh well,
DW Dunphy
BuzDun@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 00:34:10 EST
From: FHudetz <FHudetz@aol.com>
Subject: Bad Idea
In a message dated 98-01-24 23:16:41 EST, you write:
<< Okay...heres my question: On the NBP liner notes it says that "Bad Idea"
was
writte for a soundtrack. What movie? >>
I believe it was in Schindler's List.
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 00:36:37 EST
From: Sterzingz <Sterzingz@aol.com>
Subject: new fan..
Hey everyone.. i'm new to the list, and pretty new to the band's wonderful
music. Sadly I've only heard "brick" off of the radio, and of course recorded
them singing "brick" on saturday night live a bit ago. But I'd like to hear
more.. much more. So I'm wondering about their history really.. how many CDs
/ singles have they put out, what are they, and anyone's reccomendations would
be really welcome.. thanks
..mary
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 00:39:40 EST
From: Gymnasia10 <Gymnasia10@aol.com>
Subject: Bad Idea Soundtrack
The song Bad Idea is from The Truth About Cats and Dogs with Uma Thurman and
Jeanane Garafalo. It is a great movie and a pretty good soundtrack.
Ginger
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 00:43:33 EST
From: FHudetz <FHudetz@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #779
In a message dated 98-01-25 00:25:58 EST, you write:
<< I am looking for a high quality (and I mean HIGH quality) copy of the
following show:
11/22/97 La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX >>
I'm looking for the real shitty version. Please e-mail me if you have it.
Thanks
Tim
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 01:07:31 -0500
From: Rebecca.Cole@mail.cc.trincoll.edu (Rebecca Cole)
Subject: [none]
Ben Folds clearly
>says "Thank you. The Spice Girls will be back in March." Hmmm...let's look:
>- -The Spice Girls didn't appear until around March 1997.
>- -This announcement took place many months before their album was released.
>So am I misunderstanding him, or...DID THE SPICE GIRLS OPEN FOR BEN FOLDS FIVE?
Spice Girls didn't hit the US until about March (actually, I think it was
around Feb, but whatever). They were huge in the UK, where BF5 were
performing, before that. Damn, though, I really wish that they had opened
for BF5. What a double bill!
darren: hand me my cock ring!
robert: show me a spice girl...
- -Cranky Spice
***
I take the shuttle across campus because my ass is freezing, not because my
ass is female.
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 01:07:29 -0500
From: "R.C." <rchallen@clemson.campus.mci.net>
Subject: Here I Sit Brokenhearted
In answers to all your questions, the Sad-Eyed Romantic responds:
Re: On the NBP liner notes it says that "Bad Idea" was writte for a
soundtrack. What movie?
"Bad Idea" first appeared on the soundtrack to "The Truth About Cats &
Dogs." And "Song For The Dumped" originally appeared on "Mr. Wrong."
Both versions differ from the ones on the respective BF5 albums.
Re: At the end of one of those songs recorded in London on 11/26/96 (I'm
not gonna get up and check) on NBP, Ben Folds clearly says "Thank you.
The Spice Girls will be back in March." Hmmm...let's look:
- --The Spice Girls didn't appear until around March 1997.
- --This announcement took place many months before their album was
released.
So am I misunderstanding him, or...DID THE SPICE GIRLS OPEN FOR BEN
FOLDS FIVE?
By November of 1996, the Spice Girls already had TWO #1 songs in England
(and most of the European continent), with a third not far behind. And
"Spice" was selling millions, even though it hadn't been released in
America yet. Believe it or not, not every album HAS to come out in the
United States first.
And besides, I seriously doubt the Spice Girls ever opened for ANY band,
let alone BF5... seeing as how they've played "live" a total of, oh,
maybe five times.
Re:Anyone know if the woman pictured on the front of the "Kate" singles
is actually Kate Folds?
No. She's a receptionist at their London record company's office who
happened to be in the right place at the right time. I believe Frank
mentioned this a while back.
Re: how do you get all these singles, imports, etc. all i have is the 3
general discs.
Try CDNow, Tower Records Online, or (better yet) your local independent
record store. But I believe any singles older than "Kate" are already
out-of-print, so if you didn't get 'em back then you'll have a hard time
finding 'em now. One of the rewards for being there from the beginning,
I guess...
Re: Is it just me or does anyone else find reading other people's
long-winded posts about their BF5 dreams excruciatingly, mind-numbingly,
I'd-rather-have-bamboo-shoved-under-my-fingernails-than-read-any-more-of-this-crap
BORING?
Yes.
- --rICH
" and i’m selfish ‘cause i want to drag you down
and i’m selfish ‘cause i want to keep you ‘round
and there never was a better time than now..."
Visit The RICH Homepage and check out the brand-new CD,
LIFE/DEATH... 15 songs of romance and retribution...
Available independently from Desperate Man Records.
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stage/9035
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 01:18:02 -0500
From: Rebecca.Cole@mail.cc.trincoll.edu (Rebecca Cole)
Subject: Brick quality
>At the risk of having the shit flamed out of me, i don't think "Brick" is as
>great as everyone else seems to think it is.
I COMPLETELY agree.
Has anyone thought about why it is that this particular song has become The
Big One for BF5 when there were 4 singles before this one? Here's my
theory: the average person cannot handle a rockin' fast loud rock song,
like the previous four singles, without a guitar. It's more socially
acceptable to have a ballad sans guitar. This is why "Brick" is the big
song. I like it, but I think people will be really shocked and perhaps
disappointed if they buy WEAEA based on "Brick." Ah, the psychology of
music.
STILL wondering what the lyrics to "Bad Idea" are,
King Doug
***
I take the shuttle across campus because my ass is freezing, not because my
ass is female.
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 02:42:02 -0500
From: "Leigh R. Nelson" <thirteen@eden.rutgers.edu>
Subject: Hammerstein Ballroom Show, NYC
Once and for all, here are the available tickets and prices for the February
20 show in New York City, according to Ticketmaster online:
Floor - $18.50
First level mezzanine - $18.50
Second level mezzanine - $18.50
I ordered two tickets online the day they went on sale and the best I could
get were first level mezz., I tried again two days later and I got two more
tickets for the floor. As to what is still available, I cannot say
precisely. Check out this site:
http://events.ticketmaster.com/cgi/events/perfname.idc?searchname=BEN_FOLDS_
FIVE&state=NY&venuenum=280&date=19980220 to see what's left, and I suggest
you hurry!
I've got tickets for the NYC, Philadelphia, DC, and Virginia Beach shows, so
I hope to meet some of you from all over this wonderful East Coast. See you
there!
- - Leigh
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13 Leigh R. Nelson
thirteen@eden.rutgers.edu aol: thirteen2k
http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~thirteen
"Kick, Punch, Block, I got the funky flow / M. I. X. the flour in the
bowl!" - PaRappa the Rapper
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 00:53:17 -0700
From: Gianni Skolnick <jon@cyber-west.com>
Subject: NBP
I just wanted to say how pleased I am with NBP. What a great Album,
even if you already own all the singles and b-sides. I like dick
holster the best, not just because I've heard most of the other tunes
before, but because it was all improvisation on Ben and Darren's part
during a soundcheck! It'd be so tough (tough as in good) to have that
kind of improv skill. Just shows you the talent in the band.
thanks for listening to babble
giancarlo
p.s. shameless plug- check out MY band's website at
www.cyber-west.com/rtuesday
i don't know if you'll like it, but that's why I'm asking you to please
check it out.
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 02:02:19 -0600 (CST)
From: jaimee lucke <jlucke@badlands.NoDak.edu>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #778
hey hey hey.....the Bad idea soundtrack is The Truth About Cats and Dogs.
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 08:43:58 -0500
From: beckyc@bit-net.com (Becky Correa)
Subject: Soundtrack and spice girls (UGH)
>So am I misunderstanding him, or...DID THE SPICE GIRLS OPEN FOR BEN FOLDS FIVE?
I UNDERSTOOD them as saying something to the effect of we love you
guys, WE'LL be back in March but I dunno. and to the other person about
which soudtrack did "retarded" come from - it says on the cd cover- The Trth
about Cats and Dogs.
-Becky
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 09:13:22 EST
From: DMB 44 <DMB44@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #779
In a message dated 98-01-25 00:48:52 EST, you write:
<< The Spice Girls will be back in March." Hmmm...let's look:
- -The Spice Girls didn't appear until around March 1997.
- -This announcement took place many months before their album was released.
>>
They were big in Europe before they were in he U.S and he was joking around
like we are the spice girls and we will be back in march
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 14:33:16 +0000 (GMT)
From: Caroline Cookson <Caroline@wocc.jr2.ox.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #779
> I'm surprised this hasn't been brought up- At the end of one of those songs recorded
> in London on 11/26/96 (I'm not gonna get up and check) on NBP, Ben Folds clearly
> says "Thank you. The Spice Girls will be back in March." Hmmm...let's look:
> - -The Spice Girls didn't appear until around March 1997.
> - -This announcement took place many months before their album was released.
> So am I misunderstanding him, or...DID THE SPICE GIRLS OPEN FOR BEN FOLDS FIVE?
> - ---
No, y'see the Spice Girls got big here in England way back in June '96
and so by november they were pretty darn big which is he mentioned them..
caz:-][-:
:):):):)
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 10:22:22 EST
From: Mojique <Mojique@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Spice Girls
I didn't see the date of the live show listed on the CD,
but I think the song is Song For the Dumped and Ben
says, "WE'RE the Spice Girls, we'll be back in March."
Clay
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