THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #1021 - May 26, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Tuesday, May 26 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1021
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
My Pal Chris
RE:godzilla wasnt so scary
Talking at the end of Brick
Philosophy/Emaline music?
H.O.R.D.E
The Ben Folds Five contagion
P.'ed, O.'ed, P.O.'ed, W.T.X.Q.S.'ing, R.N.K.'esque.
ugh..... Silverchair......
BFF live tapes wanted!!!
sessions/MP3s
return of Philosophy man
off the subject
The last word on Hanson, hopefully
My first Show...
Narcotics?
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1019
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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 21:27:30 -0400
From: RusBF5@webtv.net (Rusty Weiss)
Subject: My Pal Chris
Hey man, no apologies necessary! I apologize myself for getting upset
at certain posts.
I didn't have the impression that you're a wuss at BF5 concerts at all.
My argument stems from some people that I know. They go to concerts,
see (and hear) people having fun, acting like fools (which is ok), find
these people annoying, and then spend their night focusing on them.
When they leave, all they can recall is these `obnoxious people.' It
ruins the experience for them. As the saying goes: be young, have fun.
And you do have a valid point in that some people get too carried away.
I do my best to ignore.
You got me there...our posts should be a lesson in English! Guesss Ill
have to kep my I on the ol' speel chicker a lille closer.
Later,
Rusty
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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 22:22:22 EDT
From: TarintinoQ <TarintinoQ@aol.com>
Subject: RE:godzilla wasnt so scary
yes godzilla sucked it was basically a new jurassic park
and Air was in the background when they bought the pregnancy
tests
mcgregor
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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 22:52:32 EDT
From: ETS83 <ETS83@aol.com>
Subject: Talking at the end of Brick
I was at a friends house and he was playing WAEA and at the very end of Brick
there was some talking that wasn't on my CD. That was the only different thing
about our CD's, but neither of our CD's have the hidden track so just how many
versions of WAEA are there???
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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 21:37:18 -0600
From: Bryan Hall <bryan-hall@geocities.com>
Subject: Philosophy/Emaline music?
Hola folks!
I was just wondering if anybody had piano music for philosophy or
emaline, or if someone had converted either to guitar. Anything you have
[actual notes or just a basic chord progression, or whatever else] would
be great - thanks!
Bryan
BTW: I'm not subbed to the list anymore, so reply to me personally
gracias
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Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 00:28:02 EDT
From: PSYCHOPAF <PSYCHOPAF@aol.com>
Subject: H.O.R.D.E
Hey y'all!
Question: Does anyone know for sure if Ben and his guys are going to be
playing at the HORDE festival. Please e-mail me privately if you know.
Thanks!
Amy
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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 22:32:08 PDT
From: "Jessica Kinsaul" <icebox_6@hotmail.com>
Subject: The Ben Folds Five contagion
hi!
Oops, sorry Sara! I said "the Ben Folds Five".. I apoliogize, dear!
Anyway! Just was posting to say that my little sister is getting into
Ben Folds Five now. No, she is not a Brickhead, although she is 13, and
too young to grasp the meaning of music.. yeah, right.. Hear my sarcasm?
She really likes Evaporated and "The chicken song" Fair, and Song for
the Dumped.
And I wanted to ask if anyone noticed that their Ben Folds Five cd's
seem to scratch easier than other cd's. WaEA skips at some points, but I
don't treat it any different than my other cd's (and none of my other
cds skip), so I was wondering. And for the record, Self Titled and Naked
Baby Photos are scratched, but not to the point of skipping. But WaEA is
the oldest of the 3..
Anyway, this was a pretty lame post.
- -Jessica
"Don't just stare like you never cared
I know you did.
You just smiled
like a bank teller,
telling me blankly; 'Have a nice life'"
Ben Folds Five; "Selfless Cold and Composed"
In my cd player; NBP, WaEA, S/t, by Ben Folds Five; Frog Stomp, Freak
Show by silverchair; Recovering the Satelite (August and Everything
after is on tape) by Counting Crows; S/t, Swamp Opelia Indigo Girls
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Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 02:32:37 EDT
From: Brad654 <Brad654@aol.com>
Subject: P.'ed, O.'ed, P.O.'ed, W.T.X.Q.S.'ing, R.N.K.'esque.
In a message dated 98-05-24 20:16:27 EDT, you write:
> I didn't quite follow that part that started out "Ponder this..." OK, so
the
> annoying person goes home happy, so what? If I'm P.O.'ed, I'm not likely
> the only person who went home annoyed - everyone else around that person
> went home P.O.'ed too.
I think you guys are just keeping this thread alive because you like typing
"P.O.'ed." Truth be told, though, it's P-ing me O, and I think it's P.'ing a
lot of other Armchairites O., as well. I don't like to P.O.'ed, but I'm only
human, so when I'm P.'ed, I'm usually O.'ed as well. And that's bad, because
BF5 is not about P.'s or O.'s at all. It's about B's, F's, 5's, and obsessed
people who apparently look down their P.O.'ed noses at people who have fun at
BF5 concerts.
> So you're saying it's OK if the annoying people enjoy the show
> and piss of a dozen other people in the process. Does that make sense to
> anyone?
Uptight elitists observe to be P.O.'ed. Did anyone else notice that SOMEBODY
used the "P" word?
P.O.'ed-ly yours,
Brad
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Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 20:57:13 +1000
From: "Grover" <grover@powerup.com.au>
Subject: ugh..... Silverchair......
Hey Chairers
By this I mean ARMchairers, not SILVERchairers, but I guess that basically
brings me to my point. (Be warned, there is practically no BFF content in
this) I'm seriously wondering, after a few comments I've read on the
armchair of late, about people's general opinion on these young lads from
down south.
personally, I find them intollerable. Strange, you might think, for a
16-yr-old Australian girl, but honestly I cannot find them even barely
comparible to the likes of Ben Folds. I can't see how something as
talentless as over-distorted 3-chord progressions (if yr lucky) being
belted from guitars paid for by some record company to do their best to
copy the 'great' grunge bands of the past (don't tell me Daniel Johns isn't
trying to be Kurt Cobain, just LOOK at him dammit!) by a couple of kids who
REALLY look like they need a shower can be considered to be of a similar
musical standard (at least by the general record-buying concert-going
population) to bands like Ben Folds Five, REM, Crowded House, The Whitlams
and You Am I. Silverchair are NOT a good example of Australian music, and I
find it really sad that this is what people hear.
So I ask you this: Please, if you like silverchair, defend you're position
to me, I would love to know what you see in them.
If you don't, tell me why, it'll make me feel less alone in the world.
For anyone not in Australia, if you've got the time could you try to name
some of the Australian bands you've heard of & like, so I can have a bit of
a look in to what impressions we leave on the other side of the world.
Sorry about the long boring post, feel free to blow the hell out of me if
you wish
Mel (more commonly referred to as Erin)
' i miss you like sleep'
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Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 14:59:07 +0200
From: "Steffen Donath" <SDonath@csi.com>
Subject: BFF live tapes wanted!!!
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
Hello everybody!
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BFF shows:
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Winnebago Fairgrounds, Rockford, IL / USA 30.06.96
The Flood Zone, Richmond, VA / USA 10.11.97
Fillmore, San Francisco, CA / USA 28.11.97
Anything from their current Tour (May 1998)
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Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 11:00:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Judi Smith <jsmith@bc.seflin.org>
Subject: sessions/MP3s
> From: "Dustin O." <doneil41@hotmail.com>
> 1) It seems like a lot of people think that the Sessions at West 54th
> with the guys is new. It isn't, I saw it last summer, right after the
> HORDE festival was over with. I thinl Beck and the guys have really made
> a lasting friendship considering they're also touring together this
> summer. But nevertheless the Sessions was great, and I'm pissed I missed
> it the second time around.
>
think you're pissed? EVERY time it's been scheduled to be on locally,
it's been pre-empted by pledge week on our local pbs stations. i've
written them twice, and they swear to me they'll put it on in august. but
come on, i've seen the squirrel nut zippers/gipsy kings one on at least
FOUR times, and they have NEVER put on the bff session.
> 4) Godzilla, I don't care if the movie sucked or not. No need to flame,
> don't take this as a flame either, but I don't think it's worth making a
> post about how good/bad the movie was. But then again, that's just my
> opinion. I personally thought Air is a great song myself, who needs to
> buy the cd when you can download the MP3?
>
umm, no offense, but this is exactly why MP3 sites are being taken down
by the record companies. and should be, imho. why is it people have so
much trouble seeing that this is theft, pure and simple? it's not your
work! why are you (or someone else) allowed to steal it and post it, for
other people to steal?
sorry for the inflammatory language, but what else IS it, if not
stealing? do you have permission to post it on the internet? even implied
or tacit approval by the people who created it and/or paid for it to be
created?
judi smith you've got to dance
jsmith@bc.seflin.org like nobody's watching
and love like it's
would you catch me if was falling? never going to hurt
kiss me if i was leaving? -- unknown
hold me cause i'm lonely without you?
-- counting crows
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Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 11:11:50 EDT
From: Rocket no8 <Rocketno8@aol.com>
Subject: return of Philosophy man
if you recall a few weeks ago, MTV did a big promotional stunt where they did
an open casting call to select a new vj. one of the two guys it was narrowed
down to, David Holmes, called BF5's "Philosophy" the greatest song ever
written. sadly, he lost to Jesse Camp the crackhead. however, David Holmes
now has his own MTV show called I Spy of Eye Spy, i'm not sure which, and it
comes on weekdays at 2 pm and 7:30 pm.
- -al
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Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 11:50:13 -0500
From: finejade@juno.com (Fine Jade)
Subject: off the subject
i know this is really weird, but could someone plz forward the MA #1020
to me? for some reason, mine got cut off in the end. is it just me, or
did it happen to u guys too?
gekleng
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Date: Mon May 25 13:31:30 EDT 1998
From: Rey Anthony (rey@radiolink.net) <reyanthony@usa.net>
Subject: The last word on Hanson, hopefully
Woah, I hope nobody thinks I was making any kind of comparison! I was
pointing out the absurdity of some people after someone else mentioned
an idiot on an MTV chat comparing Hanson to BFF. Believe me, it
pissed me off that people thought I had a Hanson CD.
- - Rey -
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Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 12:49:00 -0500
From: The Tillotson Boys <bwtill@inwave.com>
Subject: My first Show...
Since I don't think any one else is going to put this on here I think I
will. I saw Ben Folds Five for the first time on the 23rd at
Chicagoland's Jamboree. I was floored. I expected a great show and I
was greeted with a phenomenal show.
Set list (In almost the correct order)
1. (I can only assume it was) Theme Frome Dr. Pyser (even though I have
never heard that song. He said it was in G. Is that Pyser?)
2. Battle of Who Could Care Less.
3. Selfless Cold and Composed
4. Philosophy--Stool toss and all
5. Fair
6. Steven's Last Night in Town--Done with the Melodica, an excellent
rendition
7. Brick!! (Surprise, Surprise)
8. Song For The Dumped. I liked the ending when Ben Scraped the
strings.
I think that was all of them. Ben played at 2:30 and no one (Not even
They Might Be Giants were as good as them.) I spent the rest of the day
with nothing on my ming but meeting the band. Of course I only had lawn
seats so after I SAW the band walk off stage their lat chord was still
coming through the speakers. I don't think Darren was wearing a shirt.
Ben was wearing a flannel and Robert was fully clothed as well. I now
can say that I need to see the band doing their own show. I am tall so
I will be able to see :-) I also would love to see the Squirrel Nut
Zippers (I am a HUGE fan) and that comment about the intensity of them
has piqued my interest.
dave
"Feel your Ginsana!"
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Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 14:29:38 EDT
From: HAM12HAM <HAM12HAM@aol.com>
Subject: Narcotics?
i am going to see the guys 3 times in the next month, at the dysfuntional
family crap, the DMB, beck thing at giants stadium, and the horde festival at
Jones beach,...i havent seen them live in over 2 years..not since WEAE..and i
was planning on getting 3 different experiences...one sober, one drunk, and
one high...im just undecided on which mood for which concert....opinions
would be greatly appreciated.
remember its still only music......it was meant for fun!
- -The One-Armed Man
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Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 14:58:23 EDT
From: Zyah <Zyah@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1019
Casey--
Yeah, we have gotten backstage before doing the Y100 thing. For Third Eye
Blind, 2/28 at the Electric Factory. Thanks for the info; we'll be the ones
in the Y100 sunglasses, among other things. :)
- -I heard (from someone on this digest, actually, but I forget who) that the
Sessions at West 54th will be airing again this summer...try
<A HREF="www.sessionsatwest54th.com">www.sessionsatwest54th.com</A> for dates,
because I forget them.
anyone know when and if i can see the SFTD video again?
Lauren
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