THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #1060 - June 12, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Friday, June 12 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1060
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
Sydney Citysearch
Hard Rock LIVE - Please help
insert witty subject here
BF5 in Spin online(kinda dumb)
different favorite songs
Bootlegs
Re: GA (A Real Answer)
pittsburgh show baby!
Nothing like WASTING SPACE! AWWWWW YEAH!!!!!!!
Meet the boys......
Groupie stuff...
!!! Help !!!
Tra La La...Got Crap?
Starlake Pittsburgh show
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 17:53:54 PDT
From: "Cheryl ." <chezza@hotmail.com>
Subject: Sydney Citysearch
Hey fellow Aussies,
There is an article on the Sydney citysearch site
(www.sydney.citysearch.com.au) about BFF:
Perhaps North Carolina's Ben Folds Five are one of the music world's
most unlikely new stars. The trio use no guitars in their music. Rather,
the focal is on Ben Folds's Steinway grand piano, and the instrument is
often thrashed as much as a trusty old axe.
Harking back to the 1970s and early '80s for inspiration, Ben Folds Five
songs are ridden with quirky melody and college-boy harmonies, largely
performed with great fervour - a trademark of their live performances.
Their music finds allies in artists such as Joe Jackson and Elton John,
although the spirit of punk is never too far behind, typified in their
indie-rock haven hometown of Chapel Hill, where
bands such as Polvo and Superchunk have ruled the roost.
Last time Ben Folds Five came to Australia, they caused a stir with
their appearance on the Midday Show, singer and songwriter Ben Folds
destroying a piano, angering (to put it mildly) Midday Show band leader,
Geoff Harvey. He publicly decried the band after the incident, but it
seemed to boost their profile here, rather than hinder it.
After recording independently, Ben Folds Five were signed by Sony Music
last year. The band built their own studio from the deal, their first
album for the label being the hugely popular Whatever And Ever Amen.
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 21:17:03 -0400
From: "Leigh Nelson" <leigh13@mindless.com>
Subject: Hard Rock LIVE - Please help
A plea from a Ben Folds Five Fan:
I need some kind soul with any extra tickets for Friday's Hard Rock Live
show to help me out! Please, if you have even ONE extra ticket for the
show, or you're still looking to find someone to bring along, e-mail me! I
would LOVE to go!!!!
Much thanks in advance,
Leigh
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Leigh13@mindless.com aol:thirteen2k http://www.easysoft-usa.com/13
"I got a different angle like a parallelogram"
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 22:26:28 EDT
From: Vwbugn5890@aol.com
Subject: insert witty subject here
<< Is it only me, or does anyone else seem to like different song every time
they listen to W&EA? >>
nope, not just you....it happens to me every time i listen to that cd, right
now i'm on a "selfless cold and composed" kick i can't stop listening to it,
but we'll see what song i am addicted to next week :)
<<Technically not a
BFF fan, but still a fan of that effervescent and everchanging master of the
ivories, Mr. Folds>>
thank you for clearing that up, just making sure i got my facts straight
also...sorry for the long post but everyone says that BFF doesn't play kate at
their shows anymore...they played it in St. louis on valentine's day for their
encore, so i'm glad i got to see them play it before they stopped playing it
at their shows (too bad, it's a great song)
shan
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 22:37:37 EDT
From: TarintinoQ@aol.com
Subject: BF5 in Spin online(kinda dumb)
Ben Folds Five Address Abortion, Rock with Dave Matthews
Our quote of the day comes from Ben Folds Five bassist Robert Sledge, who
tells the "Asbury Park Press" that performing the song "Brick" (which was
written from the point of view of a male high school student whose girlfriend
is about to have an abortion) is a sort of cathartic experience for the band.
"[The situation] happens to a lot of people, and a lot of men have opinions
about it," he said. "Basically, I never felt that men were allowed to care.
It's obviously painful for the guy, and that's important to know." Ben Folds
Five played the song to their largest audience yet over the weekend when they
opened for the Dave Matthews Band and Beck at Giants Stadium.
mcgregor
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 22:58:27 EDT
From: Pyser98@aol.com
Subject: different favorite songs
finding a new favorite song is, to me, the sign of a good band...i think that
this should happen regularly if the bands' cd is good....this happens to me
all the time with REM (a terrific band, as you all know....and there is no
chance of me being flamed on this, because it is fact, much like the greatness
of bff...but i digress)..at first it was OAD and then SFTD, but since then the
softer stuff has gotten me, especially MTWar....and as for the first album,
ive never had a favorite because i feel that the entire album is so amazing i
cant skip one song....
thats just my opinion, i could be wrong
aaron
and to whoever posted about doing whatever to every song:
Are you sure you can slow dance to Selfless Cold and Composed? Are you really
sure?
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Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 00:06:53 EDT
From: PookieB453@aol.com
Subject: Bootlegs
I'm really interested in trading for bootlegs- I don't have any BFF. I
have Pearl Jam at Lolapalooza, Fiona Apple, and lots of Oasis. If you're
interested in trading, contact me personally at PookieB453@aol.com. I'm
particularly interested in the BFF concert on October 31, 1997 in Lakewood
Ohio- it was incredible and I'd just about kill to get my hands on a bootleg
of it. Thanks!!
~~~~ Pook
~ PS ~ hey, if anyone was at the Sean Lennon/BFF/Beck show at Blossom a
couple weeks ago, do you know what song BFF opened with?
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 21:20:39 PDT
From: "Ashley Hill" <hc_mercury@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: GA (A Real Answer)
sorry this has nothing to do with bff...but when you said "(another Okie
like myself!)," were you talking as in oklahoma okies?
peace out
hcmercury
"Life's too important to be taken seriously"
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Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 02:01:09 EDT
From: Fretbored7@aol.com
Subject: pittsburgh show baby!
It's 2 am and I just returned from the Pgh. show, and let me just say that I
am now the happiest girl alive :) I was in the 4th row in the pit, wearing a
white tank top, and the "hi my name is... Frank" nametag, so you may have seen
me. If ya did, email me... as long as you don't hate me for dancing like a
maniac. :)
I was able to obtain the setlist from Robert's amp... yeah baby! Here it is,
verbatim:
Star Lake
Jackson
Emaline
Alice
Walter
Air
Jelly
Brick
Boxing
Dumped
they threw an OAD into the mix too. It was just the kickass show! Ben threw 2
piano stools into his piano in the end, but they stayed in one piece. Robert
was shakin his booty a rather large amount of the time. He took a lot of care
to let the audience see his fine ass. :) Ben was so jammin too, and Darren
did a smashing drum solo.
Elliot Smith was enjoyable. Beck sucked, but that's my own personal opinion.
I am such the ecstatic girl right now.. i love you all!
*jackie*
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Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 04:08:04 EDT
From: Snowwite67@aol.com
Subject: Nothing like WASTING SPACE! AWWWWW YEAH!!!!!!!
<< Also, so as not to offend someone elses (COUGH) copyrights, I will use my
former name.
The Texas Yankee AKA
Erica the Supreme Bitch (sorry, couldn't help it. It's just so fitting for
me) >>
HA HA I love it! And yes I am taking up SOOOOOOOOOOOO much needed space and
for absolutely Nooooooooooo reason at all!!!!!!!!! <evil laugh> what are all
ya little punks gonna do, huh huh!? :)
- -Lauren super "Give me a "B"!!!!!" B "Give me an "I"!!" I "give me a...awww
fuck it.. BITCH
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Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 21:43:36 +1000
From: "two funky dudes" <frenzal@emunet.com.au>
Subject: Meet the boys......
Hi
I'm going to have a bit of a nag, I just
want to know if i can somehow get back
stage passes to the concert... I went to both
the boys sydney shows last year, but never
got to meet them, which i was shattered by.
Do I have to ask the band, management record
label or the company bringing them out, for
these kinds of things???
I am ultra desperate, someone, some how please
help me!!!!!!!!!!!!
Matt
( i also want to get a peek at Robs pedal board...)
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Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 08:35:25 -0400
From: Anne Lyons <westlyon@ma.ultranet.com>
Subject: Groupie stuff...
Hey all!
I forgot to post here that I had heard Robert in a radio interview in
Boston last week and he had some interesting things to day (most were
things that you already know, so I won't repeat them). But one that I did
find particularly intriguing was the the guys (along with Beck's band) are
now getting into yoga pretty heavily...
Just thought that that is the type of thing that us groupies should know...
*grin*
Take care!
- -Anne
P.S. Regarding the very minor thread about "why is everyone praising Anne?"
and the responses: I am not interested in any type of worship... so I will
send all mana I receive to Eris. Unless, of course, it is a ton of it, in
which case I will wield it for the greater good. Cheers!
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Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:07:29 +0100
From: Toby Jenkins <toby@hereford.ac.uk>
Subject: !!! Help !!!
If there is anybody who knows anything about the major influences in the
German charts, could they please help me? It's for my 1st year A Level
oral and coursework.
Thank you.
Toby-boy
<< why don't we pitch it to the Franklin fuckin' mint? >>
ps. Please don't RE: in German - I just can't cope!!! Thanx:)
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Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:26:44 EDT
From: HndOfChaos@aol.com
Subject: Tra La La...Got Crap?
It's...Time....For....Stupid and Meaningless Crap....
> Yes! Air pianists rejoice! You are not alone. Still, I'm always
> looking around my shoulder or out the window to ensure no one is
> watching me wail on the keys, singing my heart out... Damn, I'm such a
> freakin' loser!
Yes, you are. Hey, you said it first... Now, what I'm wondering is: Is it
weird for me to play air piano even though I play the piano in real life?
> Can we all make a pact to speak in English?
Only if its a suicide pact! Yeah! Suicide pact! No, wait. Nevermind. How
about: If *we* don't stop using abbreviations, *you* commit suicide. No, wait.
That's no good either.
> It completely defeats the
> purpose of abbreviation when it takes the reader more time to understand
> the initials than the rest of the post. Is it that hard to write maybe,
> Stephen's Last night or something instead of SLNIT.
C'mon, man, get with the program! Abbreviations are designed to make us all
feel high and mighty and above non-connected people. Initials rock! YILMNFC!
(Yes, I love making newbies feel confused!) Fine then, let's have it: Scroll
down if you already know all this...
It's Time To Learn To Speak Armchairian, a language descended from
Benfoldsian. Other related languages include Anneian, Lyonese, Fjordian,
Rockfordan and Newsgroupish....No word yet on Sledgean and Darrenese.
Bentent -- Content + Ben Folds Five = Bentent (I dunno who made it up...let's
not question, okay?)
BeFeFan -- Try saying BFF or BFFFan in one breath and you'll see what I mean.
BFF or BF5 -- referring to the band or the self-titled debut
BoWCCL, BOWCCL, or BWCCL -- "Battle of Who Could Care Less"
EW -- "Eddie Walker"
FTOYWWFP -- "For Those Ya'll Who Wear Fannie Packs"
MA -- Magical Armchair, the unofficial fan-run mailing list for BFF
NBFFC -- Non-Ben Folds Five Content
NBP -- Naked Baby Photos (not Pictures!), the third album
OAD, 1AD, OADATSF or 1AD&200SF (bizarre, I know...) -- "One Angry Dwarf and
200 Solemn Faces"
RF -- The Rockford Files, an "alternative" mailing list to the MA ;D
S,C,C; SCAC; or S,C, & C -- "Selfless, Cold, and Composed"
s/t, S/T, or ST -- (self-titled)
SFTD, STD (rarely seen for a good reason), or SfoTD -- Song for the Dumped
SLN or SLNT or SLNIT -- (Every Night Is) Steven's Last Night (In Town)
WAEA, or WEA, or WaEA or WEAEA-- The second album, Whatever and Ever Amen
Mmmmm, there's more, but let's save that for lesson 2 shall we? :) Ugh, I
think I'm getting a reading disorder already....
> If one more person posts a "cant we all get along, its all about the music"
> post I think I shall scream.
>
> Jaki
I'll do it for ya...AAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! There. BTW, weren't you one
of the parking lot scream guys that Ben is gonna use for his solo ("Fear of
Pop") album...? LOL
> The Rockford Files
> #3 - There are 113 episodes
This frightens me greatly....Hope you didn't count them all, one by one, Deke.
> ok if my memory serves me correctly ive heard on the MA that somone hears a
> door creaking in brick.....well its not in brick its at the very end of
Fair(
> awesome song) along with some ppl talking....if this has been said...SHOOT
ME!
> (i really dont care) but i thought id put that in.....so lets all settle
> down and the war here...its really starting to suck
Fair
5:50 That's good. I like that one, too. You wanna just take that
one? (door creaks)
Yes, you are absolutely correct about Fair, Mr. Smith. BUT, this can only mean
one thing...(warning ahead! -- cheap plug!)...It Means That No One Is Paying
Attention To My Secret Sounds Of Ben Folds Five Page..::sniffle::
~Kathryn
THE STRANGEST THINGS
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Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 00:33:29 -0400
From: "=?iso-8859-1?B?p0tlUFRpQw==?=" <laughner@netwalk.com>
Subject: Starlake Pittsburgh show
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Well I just got in from the Beck, BEN FOLDS FIVE, Elliot Smith show at =
the Starlake Ampitheater in Pittsburgh, PA.
Well the best part of the show was DEFINITELY Ben Folds Five. Elliot =
Smith was so-so but he did do a great cover of "I'm So Tired" from the =
Beatles white album.
Ben Folds Five just ROCKED the place. I was really suprised that they =
played "She Don't Use Jelly" from the Lounge-a-Palooza album. I didnt =
write down the whole set but i do know they opened with Jackson Cannery =
and by the time they were at the last song I was so stoned from the =
residual BUD smoke coming from the three people behind me i wasnt sure =
if the were closing with OAD200SF or Song for the Dumped.=20
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It was a great show though. I stayed for the first few songs from Beck =
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