THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #1194 - September 2, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Wednesday, September 2 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1194
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
Fav Songs
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1192
Video.
WHO ARE Ben Folds Five?
****\\EVERY FUCKIN' SONG//****
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1193
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1192
fav. songs
subscribe
Ben Look-alike
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1192
Get me my money back!!
Bad Trader
My Favorite Songs
Long time reader first time poster
bf5
various BFF favorites...
BF5 Shows
Poster People Taking your Money!!!
this is funny. it kept me busy for a while!
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 20:24:16 EDT
From: Snlpiscopo@aol.com
Subject: Fav Songs
Mine Fav BF5 Songs are Underground, Jackson Cannery, Cigarrete, Missing The
War, Last Polka, And Boxing.
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 21:07:10 -0400
From: Sean Kiely <seank@CYBERNEX.NET>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1192
ETS83@aol.com writes...
>>I just realized that there seem to be alot of people who like Selfless
Cold
>>And Composed and Song For The Dumped. Neither of these songs are
really all
>>that great in my opinion. Boxing or Last Polka just seem to move me
more. I
>>was wondering if there were any other people who like the mellower
earlier BFF
>>or if you are all just a bunch of rock crazed feinds.
Please explain to me how the Last Polka is more mellow than Selfless,
Cold, and Composed. I personally feel that selfless is one of the most
beautiful, *sublimely* powerful songs by BFF while the Last polka is,
granted quite good, in your face anything but mellow. "You been pushin
me like I was a sore tooth BOOM - BOOM - BOOM - BOOM"
and that's a quote.
sean the rock crazed "feind"
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 21:14:46 EDT
From: CyberEm7@aol.com
Subject: Video.
I love all Ben Folds songs. One of my friends said, "Picking your favorite Ben
Folds song is like picking your favorite child" (Thanks to Kate, if you're
reading this!) And I so so agree with that... BUT... there's somehting about
"Video"... If you turn off all the lights and sit Indian style on the floor
with "Video" really loud on your stereo, it will make you cry. And not just
because the noise is too much for you and it is making your eyes water. It's
so damn POWERFUL, man! It HURTS!
"I'm not crazy"
Emily
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 21:24:36 EDT
From: Sarah85520@aol.com
Subject: WHO ARE Ben Folds Five?
So, last nite (Sunday) at, lets say.. 11pm-ish, I was in bed trying to fall
asleep. VH1 was already on and I was too lazy to try to change the station.
The show that was on was called, Rock n' Roll Jepordy (spelling??). So, I'm
like half asleep watching this with my eyes still cracked open, and one of the
contestants picked, Numbers for $500. Answer: This Brick band is surprisingly
a trio. WOW!!! When I heard that I was so excited!! Good thing one of the
girls knew the answer or I woulda been pissed.... But think about it, Ben and
the boyz are being referred to and are answers now in chezzy game shows on
VH1!!! What a step, huh??? I think its kinda neat, in a weird sort of way.....
Sarah
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 21:29:28 -0400
From: Evan Quinto <evan@dc.jones.com>
Subject: ****\\EVERY FUCKIN' SONG//****
Let me be the only person to say that EVERY Ben Folds Five Song is my
favorite! There is no such thing as a bad Ben Folds Five Song, it just
doesn't exist!
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 21:45:39 EDT
From: EMALINE84@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1193
I think he is a hottie!! He is sooo adorable
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 23:28:06 EDT
From: JGreenb106@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1192
In a message dated 98-08-31 21:05:07 EDT, you write:
<< I
was wondering if there were any other people who like the mellower earlier
BFF
or if you are all just a bunch of rock crazed feinds. >>
well, "selfless" isn't exactly a "rock fiend" song in my opinion...
ari
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 23:45:08 -0400
From: Ben Bradshaw <benshaw@mindspring.com>
Subject: fav. songs
Whoever had that post that talked about the songs that you can't live
without said the most right statement I've ever heard. So, in that vein
(is this the right kind of vein to be in?) my favorite songs are, in no
particular order:
1. Eddie Walker
2. Evaporated
3. One Angry Dwarf
4. The Last Polka
5. Protect (I only have this on mp3, but the best part is when he says
somethign like "I don't give a shit about you," or somethign along those
lines.)
As I was driving home from Bonnie-ravaged Va. Beach Friday morning, I had
NBP in the player, and Twin Falls came on. All of a sudden I had a lyrical
epiphany and noticed that part of the song was about 7-up, the little kids
game. I know BFF didn't write the song, but it was still cool. I started
laughing to myself, and my dad thought I was insane.
Ben
"life is short and hard like a body building elf."-Bloodhound Gang
Take a Gander at me at http://www.geocities.com/southbeach/lights/5364
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 23:18:55 -0500
From: "Mark Mahon" <mmahon@ukans.edu>
Subject: subscribe
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 21:35:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: Robyn Davidson <bad_sneakers@yahoo.com>
Subject: Ben Look-alike
Yeah, I met a guy (Scott) this weekend that looks like Ben, almost
exactly. Same build and face, it was uncanny. I couldnt stand it
anymore and I asked if he had ever heard of Ben Folds, and he asked if
I was going to tell him he looks like Ben. How cool is that?! He had
actually heard of them, most people have no idea who I'm talking
about. He said he'd even been to a show of theirs too. But the best
thing about him was he was so goofy and cornball. We were eating
popsicles and he put one in his ear and told the guy sitting next to
me to say "you've got a popsicle stick in your ear" whenever he said
what. I think everyone knows what comes next. Anyway I thought it
was the funniest thing I had heard in a long time, it was so corny.
Plus he looked so much like Ben that I HAD to laugh at everything he
did. Okay, just thought I'd share that.
Robyn
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Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 00:43:47 EDT
From: SouperDv@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1192
In a message dated 98-08-31 20:44:09 EDT, you write:
> I just realized that there seem to be alot of people who like Selfless Cold
> And Composed and Song For The Dumped. Neither of these songs are really all
> that great in my opinion. Boxing or Last Polka just seem to move me more. I
> was wondering if there were any other people who like the mellower earlier
> BFF
> or if you are all just a bunch of rock crazed feinds.
>
Selfless is a rock song? I beg to differ...it has a beautiful melody and the
song speaks a lot more to me than Boxing...just my opinion
SUPERDAVE
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Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 01:11:07 -0500
From: Jessica Brandt <jbrandt@kent.edu>
Subject: Get me my money back!!
Hi all you friends-of-me.
All you Aussie friends-of-me.
or even aussie not-friends-of-me :)
Anyway, i would like to trade you some quality bootlegs for a copy (a hard
copy, not a tape) of the new Aussie SFTD. or cash, whatevah.
Mail me, thanks :)
Jess
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Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 14:05:07 +0200
From: "Steffen Donath" <SDonath@csi.com>
Subject: Bad Trader
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Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 09:37:12 EDT
From: Paul1681@aol.com
Subject: My Favorite Songs
Hey y'all...
I've been away for a month and have about 50 MA's to read through and it seems
like one of the recent topics has been favorite songs so:
- - Video - because the piano is unbelievable and Ben's voice pushes it over the
top
- - Underground - the live version from NBP only because of the superb "I got
this pain in my heart...that's all" line
- - Jackson Cannery - Amen the "Great Ceasar's Ghost" line
- - OAD - first got me hooked on BFF
of course plenty more runners up like Kate, SFTD, Emaline, Julianne, Where's
Summer B?, BOWCCL, Fair, etc, etc, etc.
that's all for now,
Paul
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 18:15:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: JonAllen Richards <benfolds_2@yahoo.com>
Subject: Long time reader first time poster
Hi everyone I am Jonallen. I just figured I would finally introduce
myself to everyone. Umm some background. Well I live in Memphis Tn,
have been listening to bff for about 2 years I guess. I got 14 Bff
cds, 2 shirts, 6 boots and a great big poster (signed). Umm but
basically thats it. I read a couple issues so far and I like what I
see. I came from the RF (retarted fuckers). But I just say that
cause I got kicked off. Umm anywho. Thats about it for me. I look
forward to talking and meeting everybody.
Ta ta
Jonallen
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Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 10:12:37 EDT
From: Musicpsyko@aol.com
Subject: bf5
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Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 08:55:47 PDT
From: "Leigh Nelson" <thirteen2k@hotmail.com>
Subject: various BFF favorites...
ETS83@aol.com wrote in an earlier MA:
>I just realized that there seem to be alot of people who like >Selfless
Cold And Composed and Song For The Dumped. Neither of
>these songs are really all that great in my opinion. Boxing or
>Last Polka just seem to move me more. I was wondering if there
>were any other people who like the mellower earlier BFF
>or if you are all just a bunch of rock crazed feinds.
<sarcasm>
Hmmm...whenever I feel like being a rock-crazed fiend, I put on
Selfless, Cold and Composed, let me tell ya!! Yeah, and when I'm in the
mood for some mellow BFF, nothing lets me chill out more than Last
Polka. It's really easy to fall asleep as I pound my air piano hands
into air!
</sarcasm>
Where do people come up with this stuff?
- - Leigh
reply to: leigh13@mindless.com
http://exit.base.org
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Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 09:31:28 PDT
From: "Marc G" <mackher@hotmail.com>
Subject: BF5 Shows
Hey, I am a big BF5 fan but the one thing that I seem to be missing is
shows. I have 4 but none that are incredible. I am specificallt
interested in the Two Toronto shows that they played in '98. One is Feb.
and One opening for Beck. If anyone has these shows please contact me.
My list can be found at:
http://members.tripod.com/~mackher/shows.html
Thanks,
Marc
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Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:35:10 EDT
From: Astro111@aol.com
Subject: Poster People Taking your Money!!!
Dear Fellow Armchairers-
I am quite aware that most people on this list are looking for a Ben Folds
Five Poster EVERYWHERE. I found a website about one week ago claiming to have
one. Of course, I ordered it, although it cost $9.00. I just recieved the
poster in the mail today, and I am very upset. This company claims that the
posters are "Full Color" but when you scroll down to "Ben Folds Five" it says
in little tiny letters "Black on white." The company also claims the posters
to be Originals, but the one I recieved it most definitley a copy. So,
Everyone BEWARE! The site is "http://www.xro.com"
and the e-mail address is xroads@xro.com.
BEWARE! Cancel your orders from them, or if you haven't DON'T MAKE ANY!
Have a nice day :)
- -RobinA
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Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 15:27:16 EDT
From: Chubsta1@aol.com
Subject: this is funny. it kept me busy for a while!
<A HREF="http://junior.apk.net/~jbarta/idiot/idiot.html">Click here: How to
keep an idiot busy</A>
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