THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #1198 - September 4, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Friday, September 4 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1198
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Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1194
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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 20:24:49 EDT
From: Ben4me123@aol.com
Subject: Ben Game Show
Speaking of the boys being trivia questions, I was recently in Alabama. Since
I don't have cable, I was delighted to see the Brick, SFTD, and Uncle walter
vid.
Anyway, I couldn't sleep, so I watched this show. It was like, "My
Generation" or something like that. The host named two artists and you had to
say what they had in common. Well, they said Ben Folds and Tori Amos or
someone, and the dude said guitar! WHAT AN IDIOT!
Love, love, love,
Lauren
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Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 18:46:32 -0600
From: CAITLIN STICKNEY <murtle@home.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1194
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> 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!
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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"
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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
> Visit Phil's page.. Lookin' sharp!!!
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> Ben Folds Five, CONCERT OF THE MONTH, mp3 format!
> http://rsl.net/bff_concert
> Main Ben Folds Five page: http://rsl.net/bff
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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!
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 23:18:55 -0500
> From: "Mark Mahon" <mmahon@ukans.edu>
> Subject: subscribe
>
> subscribe
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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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> =20
> I have been ripped off by Jessie Meyer (Jesstopuv@aol.com) from Cottage =
> Grove, MN 55016 / USA. I sent her some BFF tapes and never got anything =
> back from her.
> =20
> So just in case she asks you for a trade: BE CAREFUL!!!
> =20
> Bye
> =20
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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
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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
>
> auth d587c208 subscribe armchair Musicpsyko@aol.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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
>
> http://exit.base.org
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>
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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
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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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>
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