THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #1080 - June 23, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Tuesday, June 23 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1080
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
my two cents...
Re: Atlanta Show and other assorted nonsense
Re: something other than Brick on the radio???
Single, little Timmy, bastards, Fugees
Fugee-la!
answer for Conan Tix!
Toe tapping..hands clapping
One Angry Fella
BAD TRADER ALERT!!!!!!
that brick post
"Song For The Dumped" Video on M2
battle singles
sans brick
youve got to be kidding me <or> grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Dawsons Creek
PIANO SOLO VOTE
tour
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Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 21:19:39 EDT
From: Dramatics@aol.com
Subject: my two cents...
Hey all...
On the subject of best BFF harmony, I need to stick up for the "we can be
happy, we can be happy, we can be happy underground" part in Underground.
That part never really hit me until the first time I saw BFF live - when they
performed it, I distinctly remember turning to my brother and just saying,
"Wow." I mean, I was a fan before I ever saw them live, but that one segment
cemented my respect for them. But I'll give credit to Eddie Walker and
Philosophy and Missing the War. I think the fact there are so many options
speaks to how great our beloved band is.
On a slightly different note, my favorite BFF song "moment" is in Selfless,
Cold, and Composed, where it's just the piano and the orchestra (I was going
to refer to it as the piano solo, but if the orchestra is playing too, well,
that just doesn't make sense! I trust you guys know what section I mean). I
don't know if you can call that a harmony - the interplay between the piano
and the strings is so beautiful, even without the voices. It gives me shivers
every time I hear it, and Selfless... is the song I look to when I think about
what really, really made me a true-blue fan.
So I figure that's enough bentent. Now for some nontent -- I went to
Summer Sounds, which is a festival in Charlotte, yesterday and today. I have
to tell you, it was one of the best festivals I've ever been too, and well
worth the horrific sunburn I now have (SPF 15, where are you?). Spacehog,
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Jolene, Live, Isaac Hayes, Lou Ford...wow! It was nice
to see so much local and international talent - and some bands being both!
The best part was that the crowd was so respectful. I mean, besides some
mildly outrageous drunk people, everyone was really cool. This being the
"first annual" Summer Sounds and being so successful, I'm guessing they'll do
it again next year. Perhaps BFF will make an appearance...I'll keep my
fingers crossed.
Enough of my rambling...forgive me for the nontent, but hey, it's music-
related, so I'm hoping it'll be overlooked. ; )
- --Lee
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Date: 21 Jun 98 21:33:52 EDT
From: Rey Anthony (rey@radiolink.net) <reyanthony@usa.net>
Subject: Re: Atlanta Show and other assorted nonsense
Will Beckley <WBeckley@Mindspring.com> wrote:
<<< Finally, any other BFF fans out there who like They Might Be
Giants, Smashing
Pumpkins, Pavement, or Geggy Tah? These bands seem to be unpopular
with the BFF crowd, but I love em.
Wiyum >>>
Funny, I always had the impression that BFF fans liked TMBG, don't ask
me why, I'm a big They Might Be Giants fan from WAY back, growing up in
New York and all I guess. Pumpkins? Yeah, I like em, they were great
in concert. The other bands I couldn't say. Is this off topic? Wait,
BFF Rule!!! Ah, that's better.
Rey
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Date: 21 Jun 98 21:41:01 EDT
From: Rey Anthony (rey@radiolink.net) <reyanthony@usa.net>
Subject: Re: something other than Brick on the radio???
KrZy29@aol.com wrote:
> Hey kids...i just don't get it, i live in ny..and i have NEVER
heard anything
> besides brick on the radio(and i don't even hear brick
anymore)...is this just
> a ny thing? am i just crazy or has ny forgot about ben and the
boys???
>
> ~Kristina
Possibly, I never hear anything on the radio in NY either. Although
I'm positive I remember hearing Battle on the radio a few times before
Brick hit.
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Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 21:42:25 EDT
From: Brad654@aol.com
Subject: Single, little Timmy, bastards, Fugees
Hey, kids!
> Anyone else agree that the next single
> should be "Kate"?
I don't think there will be another single since the boys are headed back to
the studio in October. Maybe another UK single since they're headed to Europe
(aren't they?) pretty soon, but I really don't expect another single until the
new CD comes out. Anyone got any thoughts?
> I don't want to sound too rude here, but I feel that if you fell in
> love with bff because of brick, then you're not truly in love with
> bff. I mean, brick was a good song and all, but it was not a bff type
Here we go again. You know, everyone's entitled to an opinion, but come on,
haven't we been over this? Fans are fans, alright? If you're a Rockford Files
prick, you're still a fan, just like I'm a fan. I bought S/T in 95, but that
doesn't mean I'm a better fan than anyone else.
> Brick isn't what bff is all about.
No one but Ben, Darren and Robert have any right to say what BF5 is or isn't
about (or is that a naive idea for me to have?).
> song (i think). It's just a sappy little girl song that bff made up
> so they could at least get some recognition.
This part is a joke, right?
> I'd just like to thank everyone who stuck up for me after "having my opinion
> dictated to me" --greatly appreciated
> ~an utterly ignorant little girl who hasn't matured much.....aka: kristin
Don't let the bastards grind you down, sweetie!
> I still think that a Puff Daddy remix of "Brick" would be more funny than a
> Fugees one.
Why is everyone continually dissing the Fugees? They kick ass, and I don't
usually dig that kind of music. But as I said, they kick ass! Am I just
completely lame and am missing out on the joke?
OK, well, I had to get all that out in one post. Hope no one's put out with me
(except little Timmy). And I mean it about the Fugees.
Brad
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Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 21:51:51 -0400
From: jaedonely@juno.com
Subject: Fugee-la!
I have to support Dave with the Fugees. They're a great band, and Lauryn
Hill is an incredible singer! Her voice is so awesome.....admit
it...picture her singing...
"She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly".....
ahhhh....
* Did the RFrs leave? Cos if Anne's still on here, I think I saw a
review of a concert in The Noise and it sounded like her writing...isn't
her last name Weeks? Oh, yo no se.*
~Elisabeth
"I fell for your coffee eyes your half and half white lies"-David Garza
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Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 22:38:26 EDT
From: TarintinoQ@aol.com
Subject: answer for Conan Tix!
.<<.I was just
wondering how one could just might perhaps maybe possibly find tix for the
Conan show. >>
ok this is how you cna get tickets.Watch Conan and at the End of the show when
they are rolling the credits they will have a big tickat and it has phone
numbers and adresses to write and call up. so call the number and tell them
how many you want
mcgregor
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Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 22:46:12 EDT
From: Emmaline20@aol.com
Subject: Toe tapping..hands clapping
Hey...in addition to air piano and harmonizing....what about bouncing around
and snapping while driving? Can't forget that upper body dancing now..
Sarah ;)
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Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 20:25:02 PDT
From: "Dustin O." <doneil41@hotmail.com>
Subject: One Angry Fella
<<I mean, brick was a good song and all, but it was not a bff type
<of song.
They wrote the damn thing, I would think it is a BFF type of song. I
mean I would hope all their songs didn't sound exactly the same. This
isn't Third Eye Blind were talking about.>
Whoa, whoa, whoa, have you listened to the whole 3rd Eye Blind cd? It's
amazing how people pass judgement on them without even really listening.
Granted they've been really mainstream, beyond the Brick point even, but
they just might be one of the best new bands out there now. As far as
I'm concerned anyway. Just my pair of cents on 3rd Eye Blind, coming
from a guy who doesn't like much outside of bands that nobody's ever
heard of. I like those guys though, and bf5 for that matter. Ben Folds
Five has dealt with their popularity by keeping low, and 3rd Eye Blind
dealt with it by pushing it.
S'all for now,
Dustin
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Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 20:41:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: ralph kyatsu <inane_insane@yahoo.com>
Subject: BAD TRADER ALERT!!!!!!
THIS IS A MESSAGE TO WARN EVERYONE NOT TO TRADE WITH
justin@gcnet.com (Justin)
HE IS A BAD AND HAS RIPPED ME OFF...I TRADED WITH HIM IN FEBURARY(yes
i am patient)AND i HAVE GOTTEN NOTHING......
A VERY PISSED AND RIPPED OFF
ralph
(sorry about the shouting, but wanted to make sure this guy doesn;t
rip off anyone else)
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Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 23:53:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: Judi Smith <jsmith@bc.seflin.org>
Subject: that brick post
do you folks REALLY not get that that timmy piper thing was a troll?
some people have nothing better to do than waste our time pissing you
off. can you TRY not to play along, please?
nobody REAL thinks anybody is not a fan because they like brick. trust me
on this one.
judi smith you make me feel like i wanna be
jsmith@bc.seflin.org a dumb blonde in a centerfold,
the girl next door.
would you catch me if was falling? "feelin' love"
kiss me if i was leaving? -- paula cole
hold me cause i'm lonely without you?
-- counting crows
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 00:01:07 EDT
From: SKePTiC979@aol.com
Subject: "Song For The Dumped" Video on M2
I was flipping thru the channels just a few minutes ago and stopped on M2
(Channel 256 on DirecTV) and the video for "Song For The Dumped" was on. This
is the first time I have seen it and I could not stop laughing, hell i am
still laughing. Has anyone else seen it yet?
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Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 23:06:29 PDT
From: "Ashley Hill" <hc_mercury@hotmail.com>
Subject: battle singles
hey hey all---
ive noticed that when people list their bff cds and singles hardly
anyone seems to list battle of who could care less singles. i mean how
hard are the to actually find? i went to a used cd store and picked up
3 BOWCCL singles. if you really look hard enough you can find anything.
peace out
hcmercury
"Optimists see the glass as half full. Pesimists see the glass as half
empty. I don't even see the fucking thing."
PS what is the deal with people telling what cds are in their players?
and i dont know what the deal is with everyones fav being missing the
war-thats actually one of my very least favorites. my favs have to be
"I wish it was last September When we could lose ourselves in crowds
everyday, 'Cause Emaline don't walk in time
She's not the same that's all you can say" and "Don't let me walk away
from Emaline For stupid reasons". and also "Go ahead and laugh all you
want I got my philosophy". okay ill shut up now since my PS is longer
than the rest of my post =o)
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 02:11:11 EDT
From: Corrin108@aol.com
Subject: sans brick
um, maybe iv been living under a rock or something, but ya know something
weird? i have never in my life heard brick on the radio...EVER. im not sure
why im even telling you all this...i just thought it was weird. i mean, i
know it is and all, i just never heard it...hmmmm.
Corinne
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 02:46:28 EDT
From: Corrin108@aol.com
Subject: youve got to be kidding me <or> grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
<< I don't want to sound too rude here, but I feel that if you fell in
love with bff because of brick, then you're not truly in love with
bff. >>
i would ahve to strongly disagree with that. if you heard brick and it caused
you to go buy WEAEA and you enjoy the entire album, how can you say your not a
fan? its completely irelevent which song you hear first. Now, if you heard
brick and only brick, i would agree, but not if you love all their songs.
Also, who are you to say if someone is in love with a band or not. and you do
sound rude, by the way.
<< I bought whatever and ever amen long before brick ever came
on the radio, and I grew tired of brick in a couple days.>>
I ahve yet to grow tired of that song..like ive said bfore, maybe its becuase
ive never heard it on the radio, but i like to think that its because it is a
beautiful song.
<<I loved song for the dumped, one angry dwarf, kate, and all the other songs
so
much that i bought thier first album and fell in love with all their
songs (except the last polka).>>
um, hello? the last polka is only one of the greatest songs ever written...
ever. are you insane. have you gone berzerk....atleast this explains the
rest of your ramblings.
<<and robert doesn't use his stand up bass in any other
song>>
oh yes he does. and even if he didnt...being versatile is a good thing, i
think.
<<It's just a sappy little girl song that bff made up
so they could at least get some recognition>>
ok, this bothers me for many reasons...time for a list!
1. im a girl...nuff said.
2. your the one who sounds like your not really in love with them.
3. please dont insult our boys like that...you make them out to be jerks who
dont give a shit about anything but fame.
4. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
<<i'm goin to get drunk.>>
you mean to tell me that you wrote this and you were sober????????
goodbye for now,
corinne
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:51:36 +0000
From: "del" <prs14097-001@popmail.prestel.co.uk>
Subject: Dawsons Creek
I was watching the repeat of Dawsons Creek on Sunday (in the UK) and
they played Evaporated. It was when Dawson was getting dumped by the
blonde. The song fitted the moment perfectly. I had that song in my
head for the rest of the day. Maybe they'll play Song for the Dumped
next week.
Del.
"So you wanted to take a break...."
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 11:12:55 +0100
From: Toby Jenkins <toby@hereford.ac.uk>
Subject: PIANO SOLO VOTE
Hey there!
Okay, anyone who wants to shout their opinion on their favourite piano
solo that Ben Has Played mail me or the Armchair, and call the mail
"PIANO SOLO VOTE (yourname)"
To set the ball rolling, mine would have to be the solo
<< alright lets take this mother fucker out with a piano solo ... god
damn huh! >>
in fannie packs - ben is a speed demon!
later y'all
toby-boy
<< god damn that's some funky shit! >>
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:43:23 -0600
From: Deidre <a0028897@airmail.net>
Subject: tour
Does anyone have any info on the guys touring? I heard on the radio
that they were planning a new tour. Just wondered if there is any truth
to that.
Always,
Deidre
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