THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #1483 - April 25, 1999
Magical Armchair Digest Sunday, April 25 1999 Volume 01 : Number 1483
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
Microsoft Audio 4.0
"Regrets"
Really, really weird bootleg
TUBORM AD!
commercial
AOL Armchair members, please read this
Fold's stuff
Check out the official page
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1482
The making of TUBORM
TUBORM feature album on triple j
BFF out in Aust NOWNOW!
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 21:54:29 EDT
From: Snlpiscopo@aol.com
Subject: Microsoft Audio 4.0
Is anyone planning on making Microsoft Audio Ben Folds Five Archive? I guess
winamp 2.11 will have support for this file format and having encoding
support for it, they will have half the file space as mp3 and as good souns
quality (Finally, some hard drive space when I convert the mp3's) I guess
they will be even better than VQF's (wich can be found at my site, cheap
plug, i know)
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 22:14:24 EDT
From: JKFett@aol.com
Subject: "Regrets"
Is it just me, or does anyone else think "Regrets" sounds an awful lot like a
Fear of Pop version of "Army."
"I thought about the things I thought about the...etc..."
Ben sure has done a lot of thinking hasn't he? :)
As the ever-quotable, ever-cool, Leigh at Exit 13 said, some of the songs
sound like they belong on FoP vol. 2...this one is definitely one of those
songs.
Also, as I listen to the album, the first half of the album is a lot better
then the second...
Just my thoughts on it, I'll be reviewing the new album in the State News
(Mich. State's paper) on Tues or Wed. and will post scans on my page.
~Dan
http://www.msu.edu/~austind1
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 22:16:23 EDT
From: JKFett@aol.com
Subject: Really, really weird bootleg
I bought the most unusual-looking bootleg at a store the other day. It's
called, get this, "Ben Folds Five: Girls, Girls, Girls." You need to see the
cover art for this, it's funny until you realize how incredibly stupid it is.
I posted scans on my web page http://www.msu.edu/~austind1/boots.htm
Take a look, it's worth the laugh.
~Dan
http://www.msu.edu/~austind1
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 23:13:01 -0400
From: Evan Quinto <evan@dc.jones.com>
Subject: TUBORM AD!
Has anybody else seen the new ad for the new album? I just saw it on VH1
(right after they played the wrong episode of Before They Were Rock Stars)
and it is more of an ad to buy TUBORM at Target, oh well..
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 23:24:52 EDT
From: Emaline555@aol.com
Subject: commercial
Hey all,
I was watching TV tonight with a couple of friends....it was a commercial
break, so we all started talking. Then, i hear..."Well I thooought about the
army..." and immediately, my head snapped to the TV set and i shushed
everyone down. "Been thinkin a lot today..." Sure enough, it was a
commercial for TUBORM! They played the highlights of the army video in the
background while some woman was like "Ben Folds Five: The NEW Album!
Featuring the new single, Army. Go get it April 27th" bla bla bla (can't
remember everything). And then they showed the album cover and the woman
said "Get the deluxe pack (or something) with a video too!" (Cue in a picture
of the video tape).
SO, BFF has a new commercial. I can't remember which network it was on...we
were flipping back and forth from an Indians game and Comedy Central. Be on
the lookout...it's a nice surprise. :)
Oh yes, maybe this will benefit some of you. For those of you wondering
about were to get the album pack that includes the video as well, there was a
Best Buy logo in the corner of the screen when they were advertising the cd
and video together. So, i'd suggest going to Best Buy if you want the video!
Take care,
Emily
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 23:36:38 EDT
From: Mookie9@aol.com
Subject: AOL Armchair members, please read this
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Im sorry Im taking up armchair space with something irrelivant to non-aol
users.
thanks,
molly <mookie9@aol.com>
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 21:12:58 PDT
From: "Steve Warden" <warden_s@hotmail.com>
Subject: Fold's stuff
Hey everybody. I just got hit with a wave of extreeeme desire for all
things Ben! Would anyone out there who is willing to sell or trade
anything, I repeat, ANYthing with me pleeeeeez get in touch :) My
e-mail, in case you are too lazy to find it, is warden_s@hotmail.com
Please contact me!
"I woke up today to find I wasn't wearing any pants and thought: How
strange!" -an incredibly deep thought by Steve(me)
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 23:43:35 EDT
From: Gg101@aol.com
Subject: Check out the official page
There are some major updates at the official page at www.benfoldsfive.com
Definitely worht checking out. It my take a while to load at first because
there is a really cool animation and sound clip of army before you actually
enter the page. Make sure you have shockwave flash or these plugins won't
work. Some of the links and videos don't work yet, but hopefully they will
be fixed soon.
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 01:10:00 EDT
From: DeepRest00@aol.com
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #1482
In a message dated 4/23/99 11:05:42 PM Central Daylight Time,
owner-armchair@maillist.il.fontys.nl writes:
<< i have VH1 on constantly because i still haven't seen the Army vid( >>
Try MTV.
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 15:37:10 +1000
From: "Daniel Hirning" <dhirning@iname.com>
Subject: The making of TUBORM
On 1999 tomorrow night (JJJ of course :-) there is going to be the
first part of a two part talk with Ben Folds about the making of
TUBORM. And yes, it is this weeks feature album on JJJ as well.
Also, the album is definitely on sale on monday - where the darn
hell is there going to be to buy it on monday!
If i wonder into the city and find hmv closed, i'm going to be
seriously pissed...
now i am off to brush the fur of my teeth for the 3rd timed today.....
(tavia, this is all your fault, you told me to have a drink for you as
well :-)
later
- -Daniel
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 22:45:45 PDT
From: "kirstine florussen" <partikleman@hotmail.com>
Subject: TUBORM feature album on triple j
Just a little something...
TUBORM is this week's feature album on Triple J. Luckily Triple J is
the type to play more than Army, I heard Narcolepsy this morning.
I can't wait till Tuesday to get my hands on a copy of the album
myself! So until then, "hit me, uh, thirty..three times!" with some
great tunes guys!
Kirstine
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 23:19:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jessica Willow <gesika@rocketmail.com>
Subject: BFF out in Aust NOWNOW!
Um...
on the 19th , I went into HMV to get my copy of
TUBORM but it wasnt there and they said the offical
release date was the 26th....anyway, if you go to HUM
music stores in sydney...they stock it already.
oh and theres a review of 'army' Drummedia( the one
with ben lee on the front) but it says basically
that is is tired and old and the reviewer didnt like
it so I wont type it up for you!
love
jess
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