THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #1119 - July 16, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Thursday, July 16 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1119
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
BFF on MTV Fanatic
calm down madness!
FANatic
posters found in NJ!!
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1117
The 'Fro-gest: Vol 1 Issue 1
Fan Club, Evaporated, Conan
fanatic is canceled!
A big stink in 1105, and I missed it.
ATTN: BEN FOLDS FIVE FAN CLUB!!!
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1118
MTV Music Video Awards
[none]
MORE COVERS..SORRY
Total Request
Non BF5 Patty Griffin
Butch and Sundance
Brick nominated for MTV video award
[none]
120 mins
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 20:02:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: llion@sas.upenn.edu (Lindsay Lion)
Subject: BFF on MTV Fanatic
SO there was talk of the biys being on the Show FANATIC when you meet
your fave people. ButI talked to the guy in charge who said that it
probably wouldn't be happenong after all with them...
- --
Lindsay R. Lion Penn Glee Club
llion@dolphin.upenn.edu Stage Manager
Go ahead you can laugh all you want.
I got my philosophy.
-Ben Folds
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 20:57:54 EDT
From: SmilesGLH@aol.com
Subject: calm down madness!
hi all,
this is kinda in response to that guy rich. i'd just like to say calm down. it
seems to me that topics go in waves on this mailing list. from what type of
piano ben uses to favorite piano solos or harmonies to this. here's a
suggestion, if you don't like the topic SUGGEST A NEW ONE! you don't have to
get rude and insult people's points of view. they're all valid. i really don't
think that person that mentioned the marilyn manson thing was trying to get in
a fight, i think they were just making a point. even if bff isn't gonna use
the songs, i found it quite humorous picturing the guys singing the songs
(especially "Bohemian Rhapsody" "mama mia let me go...") anyways, just calm
down. the discussion seems to be sizzling down and i'm sure another topic will
arise soon enough. have a lovely day.
- -gretchen
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 21:42:11 EDT
From: BlueJellow@aol.com
Subject: FANatic
I know a lot of you are calling this Jack guy and saying that YOU are the #1
fan.
You are GRAVELY mistaken!!!!!
A lot of us are voting Scott Schneider. He's the guy that wrote the FAQ, and
he's a WONDERFUL person. And he deserves this MORE than anyone. Support the
cause!!!!
Call this Jack person, and tell him that Scott needs to interview them.....
Thanks
Lucy
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 22:42:32 EDT
From: TarintinoQ@aol.com
Subject: posters found in NJ!!
Ok today I went to Scotty's record store in Morristown,NJ(i live in Randolph)
to get Hello Nasty, the beastie boys cd, which is great. Anyway why there i
noticed
4 BFF posters I already had it so i didn't get one but Im sure that those of
y'all that
are looking for posters would be pleased.It is a promotional thing for WAEA
and it has the boys playing live a very cool poster.I have also found BF5
merchandise at other Scottys, the one in Summit also has WAEA promo stuff so
check em out
mcgregor
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 22:48:37 EDT
From: Ben4me123@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1117
In response to a very strange e-mail I got, I'll answer Sarah's question.
Ben should go with Alanis Morisette
Robert should go with Jewel
Darren(I know it sounds weird) should go with Baby Spice
Now, Sarah, what about you?
Lauren
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 23:00:11 EDT
From: Zuqir3000@aol.com
Subject: The 'Fro-gest: Vol 1 Issue 1
OK, OK, I know. But I figure if other people can do "digests-within-a-digest",
so can I. So here goes.
- ---Ben Folds Five and MTV FANatic
- ---Ben Folds Five and the MTV Video Awards
- ---Vernon Downs memories
BFF and FANatic
Oh boy. So y'all have been getting this email, too? I assume it's based on
the addresses of newsgroup posters, so here goes nothing.
Even though I'm underage, I don't want to be on the show. Why? Because I have
a life beyond Ben Folds Five. They're a great band, but I haven't shaved "BFF
RULZ" in my hair (not that it would show up very well), I haven't gone farther
than Ithaca to see a show, which is only about an hour and a half away, and I
have no plans to not buy other bands' CDs because it might show that I don't
have a one-sided infatuation with BFF...because I don't. I like many bands,
some of which would probably make you cringe. And I do NOT want to be the
poster boy for a BFF fan. I'm sure it would misrepresent those of you who are
hyper mega fans, anyway.
BFF and the Video Awards
As I'm sure you know, BFF are up for Best Alternative Video for "Brick"
against Green Day, Garbage, Radiohead, and the Verve. Personally, I can't see
why Roni Size, Sean Lennon, Bjork, or even Busta Rhymes didn't get nominated,
since they're certainly more "alternative" than some of those choices. Even
though this news is sure to set off a huge anti-Brick stream (again), let me
congratulate the band on their nomination...and tell them that against "Karma
Police" and "Push It", they'd better knock off some judges if they wanna win.
Vernon Downs Memories
For those of you not at this show, Sam and Sarah (pronounced Sahr-ah if I
remember correctly) getting engaged was wild. And then playing "Smoke"
afterwards. Killer. A note to Dustin-I was front row, wearing a Seattle
Mariners hat and my middle C shirt. Right next to Sam, and I actually snuck
backstage with my friend Andy after Sam went to talk to Ben. Very cool show.
And I'm glad people are still bringing that up.
Well, that's all for my long-windedness. Bye!
- -Dan
wizard@twcny.rr.com
zuqir3000@aol.com
ICQ #13907258
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 23:29:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: anngibson@alloymail.com
Subject: Fan Club, Evaporated, Conan
Is it just me, or is this "fan club" pointless.. I mean, what the hell is the armchair and the official site for? Yeah, it starts out with a few "donations" but turns out to be a huge scam.. You can't fool us..or at least me..
By the way, I heard my favorite radio station talking about the Japanese version of "Evaporated"! That's awesome... First it was "Song For The Dumped"... man are these guys going Japanese!! Where can I get it?
************************ANN*****************************
Sux the conan thing got cancelled...I was really looking forward to it..I had front row seats.
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 23:33:35 EDT
From: GLYCRNGRL@aol.com
Subject: fanatic is canceled!
Hey guys, i just called Jack at MTV, all ready for him to ask me questions and
brag about the weird things ive done for the guys, and he said that the ben
folds five one is being canceled =( So sorry guys, I know that if they had
gone through with it, someone on this list would have been the chosen one.
Sorry to bring on the bad news!
- -Abby
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 23:46:24 EDT
From: Brad654@aol.com
Subject: A big stink in 1105, and I missed it.
Anyone want to e-mail me the post that caused all the ruckus? I never got
#1105, and it's not up on the archive yet. Somebody want to help a brother
out?
Brad
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 23:50:46 -0500
From: john_oc@juno.com
Subject: ATTN: BEN FOLDS FIVE FAN CLUB!!!
Hello all.
I would like to announce that the Ben Folds Five Fan Club is still taking
applications for a Webmaster. We are looking for someone familiar with
authoring and server activities, to maintain a Fan Club website.
Please send all inquiries, URL's to homepages, credentials and why you
feel you deserve the job to...
BFFFanClub@juno.com
Please reply ASAP, and impress me!!!
Sincerely,
John Boyer, Vice President - Ben Folds Five Fan Club
"As for me, I could leave the world with nothing but today in my eyes."
--Truman Capote
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 00:13:14 EDT
From: Ewanrocks1@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1118
Hello!
This is my second time mailing to the list I believe I screwed up last time
but if i screw up agian I am soory in advance. Ok I was wondering what the
average Ben Folds Five bootleg costs? Cause I was at this little crappy store
right and they wanted 65.oo bucks for this 2cd bootleg I was tempted but
65.oo??? I dunno if this was like a standerd price but i also noticed they had
some Radiohead bootleg for someting like 200.oo bucks which i thought
personly was nuts!!! i mean whats so specail about that cd? do they sing the
whole set backwards or something??? I ferget the title of the Ben Folds Five
boot cause it was like a month ago but it was from Philly.... I'm not a cheap
b*st*rd i just thought that 65.oo dollars what ALOT for 2 cds.....To get to my
point is 65.oo dollars standard for a BFF boot or were these people just rip
offs?
Thanks,
Kara
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 00:43:42 EDT
From: RVerbalKnt@aol.com
Subject: MTV Music Video Awards
Ben Folds Five is up for best Alternative Video at the '98 MTV Music Video
Awards with everyone's favorite song....Brick. (Which I still like, by the
way.) It's challengers: Garbage "Push It", Green Day "Time of Your Life (Good
Riddance)", The Verve "Bittersweet Symphony", and Radiohead "Karma Police".
Although I'm rootin' for Brick, expect Garbage to win. MTV Labeled it a
"Breakthrough Video".
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 00:01:06 PDT
From: "neen kelly" <neen_k@hotmail.com>
Subject: [none]
Oh, my unspeakable joy at some of the things being mentioned on this
list lately. Little did I know that other people in this world have the
same music tastes as me! I saw Tori (as in Amos) mentioned a couple of
times, and my heart leapt. I have been left in shock by the recent, and
consistent, Weezer references.. but to see the word "WEEN" crop up on my
screen..well that's another story! If anyone out there in kom-poo-ter
land also has Scud Mountain Boys, Will Oldham or Smog leniances, please
e-mail me.
On another note, I've been quietly absorbing all this talk about Kate.
Like James, I have read that the song of the same name has nothing to do
with Ben's ex-wife. Ben said in an interview that the song was about
having a crush on someone. And he went on to say that there are not
enough songs written about crushes these days. He's a man after my own
heart...
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 01:23:02 PDT
From: "Anna Woodall" <acoustic1013@hotmail.com>
Subject: MORE COVERS..SORRY
ok, I know some people are getting sick of this covers thing, but I
think it's interesting and it gives me something to do with my life.....
I think 'Don't Worry, be happy' would be awesome...c'mon you can just
imagine Darren and Robert singing the
'do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-' and Ben the 'Dont worry, be happy
baby...'! ..ok, so maybe it's just me...!
I also thought that maybe Mrs Robinson would be pretty cool.
Whoever suggested 'Gough' by the Whitlams, i agree! wouldn't it be
excellent...shame darren, ben and robert might not know who 'gough'
is....!
thanks for listening...
anna.
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 12:26:48 EDT
From: JenH330@aol.com
Subject: Total Request
Great idea! I'm totally with ya! Just post when we should all call in and we
can make it happen!
- -Jen
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 11:01:07 -0700
From: plpalmer@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Non BF5 Patty Griffin
If anyone in the New York area can tape Patty Griffin on Vin Scelsa's
"Idiots Delight" radio broadcast WNEW 102.7 The information I got says
8-16-98, but it's probably 7-16-98. The show is live from NYC and
usually includes live performance and interview. Show is from 8:00pm to
2:00 am and the artist will be featured for an hour or so.
I would prefer DAT, but will take an analog master of this.
I will copy my Live From The Pit BF5 CD for whoever tape this for me.
Peter
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 16:01:24 EDT
From: Brad654@aol.com
Subject: Butch and Sundance
In a message dated 98-07-12 09:19:21 EDT, you write:
> "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" with Redford & Newman.
> (First time I ever heard the word "shit" in a movie. My, how times have
> changed.)
Actually, that's the first time the word "shit" was EVER used in a motion
picture. Chalk that historical first right up there with Gable's "I don't give
a damn."
I'm a know-it-all. So sue me.
Brad
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 16:16:40 EDT
From: Rosejmort@aol.com
Subject: Brick nominated for MTV video award
Hey folks,
Sorry if you've heard this already...I heard on the radio yesterday that
"Brick" was nominated for Best Alternative Video for the MTV Video awards,
which will be held in September. Maybe they'll play at the awards?
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 14:39:28 PDT
From: "emily burningham" <em_pet@hotmail.com>
Subject: [none]
'ello
am meaningless post agian..and i can't type either...:(
i think it's raining men would be a cool cover, yes, whoever said
that...:)but only if rob dances :)
luke:
oi! ether are not that bad. and i've met them, which has to be a good
reason for quoting a group...no. really. even if they are mad and welsh
especially the drummer...in a scary way.....
urgh! you want the moon on a stick you do....:)
hmm, better stop now b4 i dig myself in deeper..
love
em
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 19:47:46 EDT
From: MFH333@aol.com
Subject: 120 mins
does anyone possibly know when the rerun of the ben folds five 120 minutes
will be on? thanks.
- -adriane
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