THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR

The Ben Folds Five Digest

Issue #533 - October 14, 1997



Magical Armchair Digest   Tuesday, October 14 1997   Volume 01 : Number 533



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    Crapola

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Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 03:08:51 +1000
From: Sarah <titania@cybergal.com>
Subject: Crapola

<bigger>

Pluvious wrote:


>O.K Im sure you Australians are cool and all, but I could give a >flying
fuck what the hell this rage crap is, the Armchair has gone >from BFF
discussion, to what the hell is happening on Rage. I dont >care, Im sure
no American cares, and frankly, Rage sucks. I haven't >even seen it, but
it sounds like they are copping a feel on MTV.


After spending many months on the Armchair reading about BFF's various
concerts and T.V appearances in the USA, we in Australia have finally had
the opportunity to see them live, and on our T.V. shows. It has
definitely been an experience worth waiting for :} In the past, it has
been frustrating for me to  be unable to contribute anything to the
discussion of BFF's concerts etc, but now that I have found my voice, I
am disappointed to find such a response as this.


I have religiously read my Armchair every day, and just skipped past the
stuff that didn't interest me, such as "Is anyone going to the ????
(enter desired town) show on the 25th?" Or "BFF are appearing on such and
such show on Thursday" or, "weren't BFF cool on such and such show"...
you get the drift. So, now you know how it has felt for me, and if I may
take the liberty to say - ALL Australians on this list.


So Pluvious, I appreciate you have a right to a point of view, please try
to allow others the same courtesy. If it doesn't interest you, ignore it.
We're not forcing you to read anything you don't want to, but seeing that
Ben, Robert and Darren were the guest programmers, it still relates to
BFF, and we therefore have every right to write about it. 


Oh, and Rage may or may not suck, but apart from Recovery,  it is the
only decent music show on Australian T.V. We had MTV (2hrs a week), and
it got canned. :}  Rage lives on  :}


So to all Australian BFF fans, if you didn't see the guys on Rage, I
taped it, and am happy to organise copies for anyone who wants it. Email
me privately okay :} Oh, and if any American BFF fans want it, I'll see
what can be done, as it would need to be converted to American format. 


</bigger>Keep Groovin' guys,

Sarah


titania@cybergal.com

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