THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #894 - March 18, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Wednesday, March 18 1998 Volume 01 : Number 894
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
a few short notes
"mowin' down MCs" or "How I Won the War"
Scott the Sheet Music Guy
fame addendum
BFF on WXPN World Cafe (?)
Wow...
S.L.N.T
Word...
fannie packs lyrics
Biaotch
a cappella and percussion
Vinyl and cover songs
Kilts-Mark trade?
Search for Posters.....
My BF5 fakebooks finally online / The Symantics
tickets
Misheard lyrics crisis/BRICK IN DA U.K
Darren.....time to stop hiding!
Monopoly.
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 09:20:40 -0500 (EST)
From: Glitter Girl <starfish@email.unc.edu>
Subject: a few short notes
Hey guys,
In response to a few questions posed:
Erin/Grover: I'm in an a cappella group at school (we just took second
place in our regional semi-final!), and you CAN have bass and percussion.
The percussion is vocal, and you basically attempt to make really cool
sounds with your mouth, tongue, teeth, etc., until it sounds right. The
bass is just the lowest male part, and I know in a lot of our
arrangements, we pump up the bass too.
Whitney: Rosemary and Cameron actually DON'T intersect - it's weird. At a
concert here in Chapel Hill, Ben said, "A lot of people ask me why it's
Rosemary and Cameron, since they don't intersect. Well, it fits the
meter, and it's a lot better than 'down by where the crackheads live.'"
Thought you might like to know. : )
BTW, I just got a CD copy of the Where's Summer B? single - it's
absolutely fantastic! Check out CD Now (www.CDnow.com) if you're
interested. It was on backorder so it took a month to get it, but it was
well worth it.
Later,
Lee
: ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : )
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 11:15:57 -0500
From: Jessica Brandt <jbrandt@kent.edu>
Subject: "mowin' down MCs" or "How I Won the War"
It's getting so haard to be creative with subject headings these days.
Anyhoo, has anyone gotten a tally on how many "final words" about this
whoole "selling out" business yet? Seems like no one has been informed as
to who the REAL expert is. I wish they'd just let us know, so we'd know who
to turn to with our burning questions about what constiturtes as selling
out, why making fun of others is bad, and how stupid everyone else is.
So would the real, true, and honest-to-God expert on the matter of all
things BEn Folds Five please stand up, because I'm sick of all these damn
imposters putting their opinions on us.
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 13:11:58 EST
From: Waterspyn <Waterspyn@aol.com>
Subject: Scott the Sheet Music Guy
Hello! A while back, I was sent a copy of the sheet music from a lister by the
name of (I believe) Scott. I was going to send him a copy of a CD in exchange
for this, but before I could, my mother threw out the envelope with his
address on it! Scott, if you're out there and recognize this, just send me a
private email that tells me which CD I was going dub for you, and your address
as well, of course, and it will be in the mail the next day. Thanks.
Keith
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 10:25:34 PST
From: "valerie hochschild" <charzi@hotmail.com>
Subject: fame addendum
Hi Fivers.
In giving props to the 550 weasels, I sadly neglected the
closer-to-home weasels who also deserve many accolades in getting the
bus on the road and keeping it from going in the ditch - Al Wolmark and
the kids at what seems to be CEC (which in my country appropriately
stands for Canada Employment Centre). The immediate management has done
a great job when others could've folded in the shadow of the big fat
label. (as they so often do in Canada)
Also thanks for the Emaline lyrics, and will people quit forgetting to
delete digests in posting replies? DAMN IT! These things are fat enough!
Use the damn post link at the bottom of the digest that Frank has so
cleverly provided.
Peace,
Valerie
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 13:43:06 -0500
From: Alan Stein <ajs@ajsoft.com>
Subject: BFF on WXPN World Cafe (?)
Hi folks,
I haven't seen this mentioned here yet (but I often skim the digest), and
I might be mistaken, but I thought I heard that BFF will be on WXPN's
'World Cafe' on Friday at 3pm EST. WXPN is a fantastic station out of
UPenn in Philly, and World Cafe is syndicated nationally (see
http://www.wxpn.org or http://www.pri.org for details.) Enjoy, and
corrections welcome.
-- Alan
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:15:41 -0500 (EST)
From: marc s kaplan <mkap@wam.umd.edu>
Subject: Wow...
you wrote:
>love them, knowing all the words to all their other albums... the same
>may happen to elliott smith, who i have loved for years... due to the
>good will hunting soundtrack. i got sick, just thinking about how upset
>i would be if he get into all the dumb little teenybopper hearts of those
>who watch MTV.
Wow a Elliott Smith fan, I thought I was the only one.
Great Music Forever
-/\/\arc
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:35:47 -0500 (EST)
From: marc s kaplan <mkap@wam.umd.edu>
Subject: S.L.N.T
You Wrote:
>Just a quick note to say that JJJ are playing Stevens Last Night In Town
>quite regularly on Super Request. Does anyone know if this is gonna be
>released as a new single or something?
>Thanx,
Hey,
I don't know about in OZ, but At my school (U.of M.D) I have heard it in
the student union at least 3 times. I don't belive it is a single! Does
anybody know anything else??
"
-/\/\arc
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:38:32 -0500 (EST)
From: marc s kaplan <mkap@wam.umd.edu>
Subject: Word...
you wrote:
>Who came up with the word "teenybopper"?
Aristotle
"
-/\/\arc
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:49:08 -0500
From: Kyle Cosner <kcosne97@tusculum.edu>
Subject: fannie packs lyrics
from digest #891:
>1. Lest we actually believe that the "CEC" part >of Fannie Packs was some
>important lyrical prose, it could simply be >nonsense.
its not nonsense, people. CEC is the name of BFF's management company.
Look in the liner notes for further info. Alan Wolmack works for
CEC...hence the progression from his name to CEC. Glad to have settles that.
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:22:37 -0500 (EST)
From: marc s kaplan <mkap@wam.umd.edu>
Subject: Biaotch
You wrote:
>In short, any term that address a female--or any minority for that
>matter--in a derogatory way is usually off-limits for conservative
>radio... with a few minor exceptions. Which, when you think about it, is
>actually not so bad.
They now use the word Bitch, on all major networks! Not just fox!
But who knows the chances of this getting on the air (Like brick got
airtime)???
I guess we will just have to wait and see!
have fun
-/\/\arc
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 15:24:56 -0500 (EST)
From: rymann@sas.upenn.edu (Ryan Mann)
Subject: a cappella and percussion
> << I saw the After Dark a capella concert here at Trinity College last
> night, and the visiting group, the Williams E-flats, did an a capella
> version of "Steven's Last Night In Town!" I was amazed. I'm in an a capella
> group
> myself, and I had always dreamed of doing some BF5, but I never thought it
> could be done. "Steven's" actually worked. Blew my mind! They basically
> simplified the piano part and had lots of percussion and bass, and made
> klezmatic-y noises. Amazing.>>
>
> Uh... the definition of a capella is 'without accompaniment'.. so you've
> left me very confused.... lots of percussion & bass?????? without
> accompaniment???? something's not right here...
>
No, it's right -- bass as in bass voices, and vocal percussion. I'm
in a group here at Penn and do a majority of the percussion. It may
seem a little strange the first time you hear it, and I look really
funny, but it comes out somewhat realistically. We're doing Brick and
Battle this semester -- someone else in the group mentioned Stephen's, and
evidently it comes off really well.
Ryan
Music Director, Penny Loafers
http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~loafers
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:14:00 -0700
From: uselink@juno.com
Subject: Vinyl and cover songs
Alright then, this whole vinyl question of the problems of getting it. I
saw that CDNow has both albums in vinyl and for the time being they are
on sale less then $10 before shipping and handling, I believe .
COVERS:
"Young Americans" - David Bowie
"something i can never have" - nine inch nails
"Instant Karma!" - John Lennon
"Personal Jesus" - Depeche Mode
"Mirror In The Bathroom" - The English Beat
"just" - Radiohead
"Firefly Child" - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
"The 13th" - The Cure
"Hungry Like The Wolf" - Duran Duran
"Flabbergasted" or "Classic Hoagie" - Stretch Armstrong
"Twelve Caged Tigers" or "Art School Girl" - Stone Temple Pilots
Last thing, what bands or artists would you like to see cover a song by
our very own boys and which song?
I've gotta couple ideas:
Poe - "Video" or "Smoke"
The Cure - "Underground"
nine inch nails - "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces"
I could go on but for sake of space I'll stop now.
Your Silly Kid Pal,
Jer
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Ben Folds
Five in hell"
"Satan could only be so lucky" - A conversation between my Dad and
Myself
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 98 16:15:39 EST
From: "Jason Kilts" <Jason.Kilts@css.unc.edu>
Subject: Kilts-Mark trade?
Hey Mark,
Still looking for trades? I'm certainly interested. I have a couple dozen
boots as well as about three hours of video to offer. Also, I have the
B-sides, soundtrack songs, etc. If you are interested, let me know and we'll
trade show lists.
Thanks in advance,
Jason Kilts
| Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 15:09:21 -0600
| From: "Natural One" <jibbers@ivi.net>
| Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #886
|
| Hey everyone, if you want to trade bootlegs of the great
| BFF, just email
| me...some of you already
| have, but its ok if you want more trades....NEWBIES are of
| course welcome!
|
| thanks,
| mark
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 16:30:26 EST
From: SimonDASME <SimonDASME@aol.com>
Subject: Search for Posters.....
Hi, I am in search of posters.....I attempted to get them at the last concert
I was at, but was unable to get them. If you are selling them, giving them
away, or know of anything of the sort please e-mail me with your response at
simondasme@aol.com. Also, any info on the tour dates for BFF's next tour
would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
- -Simon
"Who's got the looks, Who's got the brains, Who's got everything."
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 16:29:36 EST
From: dorkpopkid@juno.com (Stephen B CLay)
Subject: My BF5 fakebooks finally online / The Symantics
Hi gang.
My BF5 fakebooks (_WAEA_ is *still* incomplete sad to say) are
now also online at my homepage:
http://www.afn.org/~afn61842/index.html
The page also includes my fakebooks for a couple Cardigans albums if
anyone wants to learn some really nice jazz chords. I hate to be a jerk
about it, but please don't send 1.0E6 requests asking me to teach you how
to read them (though I don't mind giving pointers on a good piano/guitar
voicing on a particular chord or whatever). Just open them up in Times
New Roman 12pt and everything should line up fine with chords above
lyrics. At random I've included some basslines within the chords. For
example: the verse to "Kate" I might have as (can't remember):
F /G#/A/C /D/F (x2) Gm /A/Bb/D /E/F (x2) etc...
If you don't know chord theory at all I'd suggest picking a little book
called "Music Theory Made Easy" by David Harp. It's at least an
excellent beginning.
Speaking of symantics, does anyone remember the band of the same
name that was discussed here a *long* time ago? They might've had
something to do with friends/relatives of BF5, but I'm not sure. The
local Gainesville band PopCanon used to have that name, but they were
forced to change it (probably due to the band I'm trying to find out
about!)
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 15:58:25 -0500
From: bf5 <whittyp@SURRY.NET>
Subject: tickets
I think redrum has already mentioned this but....I need tickets for the
April 29 show in Durham, NC...if anybody knows how I can go about getting
the tickets, PLEASE MAIL ME!!!!
~Whitney
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 20:25:33
From: mikgle@globalnet.co.uk
Subject: Misheard lyrics crisis/BRICK IN DA U.K
heh heh... to whoever was wondering, if you meant me quoting "sh*t your ass
cool", that was from the lyrics.ch website....
BUT, someone help me, i have a crisis. Me and my mate Helen lurve ..Fanny
Packs to bits, we always listen to it on the bus and practically wet
ourselves, getting very odd looks, "oh god, she's laughing about a song," etc.
Anyway, Helen always says, "Sh*t JAZZ cool...." !!!!!! ???!!!!
so, how do i break it to her what it really is, without making her feel any
embarrassment (cos i'm that kind of a sensitive friend!) ?
U.K PEOPLE: I think Brick is released in the 24th, uh goddamn, that's next
monday! U.S PEOPLE: What are all the b-sides??
i am on my way to mastering Philosophy.... i saw someone wearing a BFF W&EA
t-shirt yesterday!! WHILE i was listening to Fanny Packs!! (that's a BIG
thing, cos it wasn't the one you can get in HMV, my mate's got that one).
love, especially to John Craven, if it is really Him...
@nn@
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 15:49:28 -0500
From: foldsben05@juno.com (Juli Anne)
Subject: Darren.....time to stop hiding!
Hello Fivers!
anyone else but me notcied darren never gets much attention on tv...?
I mean, i understand them filming Ben most of the time, but they always
find
a way to hide Darren!
Allison
"play that cymbol man, play that tasty tasty high hat work"
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 19:18:29 EST
From: KNULPREK <KNULPREK@aol.com>
Subject: Monopoly.
Well, i dunno if there's anything new with the Pearl Jam "Whine our lives
away" tour, but i HATE ticketmaster! It's rediculious. Did you know that they
take like 50% of the ticket price (not including the "service" charge) and
don't even tell you about it? It's a monopoly, and it's a rip off.
Usually, i won't even go to shows that are run by ticketmaster. The ska shows
here (mainly what i go to) don't go through ticketmaster, except on the rare
occasional band that they do.. in those cases, i don't go. I refuse to.
Ticketmaster won't have any of my money!
-jason.
<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/knulprek/home.html">The Happy Scrappy Page
</A>
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