THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #1414 - February 24, 1999
Magical Armchair Digest Wednesday, February 24 1999 Volume 01 : Number 1414
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
bye dude
Don't let Ben Folds Five Starve
The Way We Are
At least we didn't ruin Christmas.
To all of you
UK TOUR DATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
agreements and disagreements.
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Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 23:14:52 EST
From: Pyser02@aol.com
Subject: bye dude
In a message dated 2/22/99 10:26:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, owner-
armchair@maillist.il.fontys.nl writes:
<< I am leaving this list because of
all the people that have suddenly heard off bff and gone crazy even though at
the beginning they were pessimistic because it wasn't the norm. When I read
the mailing list now I read about all these fans who pretend like they have
loved them for years( I know a few of you have) but for the most part many of
you are just people who follow what is the "cool" thing to listen to now. >>
im sure bff thinks youre right. they dont deserve to be popular. only YOU can
be their fan.
never thought id quote eminem, but "thanks for the support, ASSHOLE"
aaron
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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 07:33:24 PST
From: "Renee Couture" <renjc1258@hotmail.com>
Subject: Don't let Ben Folds Five Starve
In response to the BFF who is leaving mailing list b/c BFF is too cool
for him/her.
What are you 15 years old? No offense to the younger MAers. You don't
own Ben Folds Five, and they have to eat. They would of stopped playing
if they didn't get popular and sell thousands of record and able to sell
tickets to their concert for 12 dollars and upwards. Do you think they
would of kept on if the were getting a dollar per a person who walked in
the door to see them play? If it wasn't for the fakes, Ben Folds Five
would of broken up and never gotten a record deal with Sony and have a
second, third, and fourth album. Why not support them in their sucess, I
been a fan since Fall of 95. You and I wouldn't be fans of Ben Folds
Five now in the year 1999 if others didn't join, support, and give them
a decent paying job. I got my friends to like Ben Folds Five, which is
great because they don't whine about my music as I drive and it is a
great night on the town when Ben Folds Five comes in my area to play.
Also I have only been on this mailing list for 4 months now, I have
pleased.
Second note is anyone going to Amherst ot URI show in april E-mail me.
Third note I am interested in getting a MA/BFF shirt still.
Renee Couture
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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:59:46 -0500
From: "Leigh 13" <leigh13@mindless.com>
Subject: The Way We Are
Want to hear a NEW Ben Folds song? Look to the new Fleming & John album,
'The Way We Are,' which was released today.
Ben arranged track 9, 'Ugly Girl' and provides backing vocals on number 14,
'I Fall For You.'
The album comes as an enhanced CD, which features a movie documentary of the
band. There are some clips of Ben--including him dressed as a marching band
drummer perched atop a huge cake. I made some video captures and posted
them at http://members.tripod.com/ex13/twwa.htm
Fleming & John are one of my favorite bands--I seriously suggest you check
out the new album, along with their debut 'Delusions of Grandeur.' They
ROCK!!
- - Leigh 13
p.s. thumbs up to Russell, Chris, Chandra, Kelly, Pyser, Swimnphish, and
GTIBean, and thumbs down to Bill for confusing everybody all the more. I
still don't get what you meant! Lullabye lullabye lullabye. :-P
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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 12:10:45 -0500
From: "Leigh 13" <leigh13@mindless.com>
Subject: At least we didn't ruin Christmas.
To BENFOLDS6@aol.com:
Can you explain once again how the fans "ruined" Ben Folds Five?
>I am leaving this list because of all the people that have suddenly heard
off bff and
>gone crazy even though at the beginning they were pessimistic because it
wasn't the
>norm.
Yeah, I'm sure the 1,000+ members of the MA all heard BFF back in 1995, and
said, "Boy, these guys suck. I can't wait until they come out with Brick so
I can like them."
>for the most part many of you are just people who follow what is the "cool"
thing to
>listen to now
Well, if listening to BFF is "cool," consider me Miles Davis. [see: Billy
Madison]
>The first concert of bff I went to included me and two other frinds and
about twenty
>other people and it was a dollar to get into
Congratulations. The LAST one I went to was free. What's your point?
>I hope all you supposed fans get a mind of your own and discover other
bands
>because I'm tired of you ruining bff.
I guess those 300 CD's by "other bands" in my collection don't count then?
We ruined Ben Folds Five you say? While you're at it, you might as well
blame us for World War II, Bob Saget, and Home Alone 3.
We won't miss you, buddy.
- - Leigh 13
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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:10:36 EST
From: Astro111@aol.com
Subject: To all of you
Hey there-
I want to say a few things and I am bored so I figured now was a good time to
do so.
To the guy who wrote in saying how he is a true fan and how many of us are
just "supposed" fans of BFF and that he can't stand all the blabber we cause.
Well I would agree with him one level and that is that people that don't know
BFF too well yet shouldn't pretend they do. It is just annoying. But as for
everyone else, of course there are new BFF fans! What would BFF do if they
only had the few fans like you who, although have been with them forever, are
very few in number. So, give us other fans a break to get to know them. Hey, I
first heard of BFF just a little over a year ago, and I think it's fun to get
all the little facts about them. So give us a break :)
Also, This shirts thing. Okay, I dunno if it is just me, but I really loved
the idea. Does ANYONE have a clue what happened to this subject. I brought
this up a little while ago and others of you have more recently. Anyone have
an answer?
Also, this ironic, funny Bill guy who everyone hates now. (Not completely sure
why, must have skimmed those MA's) Can we like, drop the subject. I know
subjects here tend to linger and after a few people got one view out and you
all have about the same, why not keep it at that. It'll just add more space to
the MA so we can talk about cool stuff like the upcoming album. Anyone with
me?
Thanks all for listening to me sorta complain :)
- -RobinA
"Yeah, I'm crazy but I get the job done."
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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:20:42 PST
From: "Andrew Lewis" <lewi78@hotmail.com>
Subject: UK TOUR DATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STOP RAMBLING ON AND CHECK OUT THE BFFWEB FOR UK TOUR DATES IN MAY...
HO HO HO ALREADY GOT MY TICKETS... WELL GOT TO GET MY PRIORITIES
RIGHT!
LEWI
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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:24:30 EST
From: Cleonsdwn@aol.com
Subject: agreements and disagreements.
Whoever mentioned the attitude of Ben Folds Five fans hit the nail on the
head. I was on a straight edge hard core mailing list with nice people than
this. Thats pretty sad. People need to calm down. You may be a fanatic about
Ben Folds Five, they may be all you listen to, but, Ben Folds is not GOD or
anything. Sure, they are a darn good band. I like them, thats why I'm here,
but they aren't my favorite band, and I would never bother getting all riled
up and call people names and completely disavow their intelligence just
because you don't agree on something. And to whoever wrote that letter about
how old school they are. I had no idea we were in the presence of the first
ben folds five fan there was... Sure, this list might have some people who
think of ben folds five as a flavor of the week, but just because I never
liked BFF until a year and a half ago doesn't make me some kind of trendy
retard.
hugs and kisses to all,
nate
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