From: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org (The Rockford Files) To: rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Subject: The Rockford Files V1 #69 Reply-To: rockford-files@smoe.org Sender: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk The Rockford Files Monday, March 30 1998 Volume 01 : Number 069 Today's Filings: ----------------- Parents BFF in the 'media' Peeless in Seattle Morning After... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 06:00:34 -0500 From: Kristin Klevering Subject: Parents I hate to break it to you, Megan, but my folks have continually tried to run my life as to date, and I'm 28! But I live within a half hour drive from them, so I think that's why they are still so judgemental about my decisions. They are, for the most part, really cool parents (after hearing the dark side of my family from a cousin), so I feel bad complaining about them. I just heard that BFF is coming to the Detroit area and opening for Beck. I'm kind of dissapointed - I'd rather see them headlining. Beck is cool and all, but if I'm going to buy tickets, I want to see Ben Folds Five play a full show! I've only seen them as the headlining act, thus far, and I can't imagine what they'd play as an opening act. I guess I'll just have to see it for myself, unless any of you have ideas as to what songs they'll play. Any ideas? I'm just thankful that I will see them in Las Vegas, playing a full show! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 08:34:05 PST From: "Jessica T" Subject: BFF in the 'media' Hey everyone...A friend of mine found this article, and I thought I'd share it with you. Apparently the Five are finally getting the attention they deserve from teen mags ("For girls who Dare to be Real" ......New shades of Makeup to brighten up your look on p. 110!) Anywhow, it's from the March issue of Jump magazine (A silly teen girl one) (As opposed to all the other insightful, INTELLECTUAL teen girl magazines!) Here goes: Robert Sledge, Darren Jessee and Ben Folds did a risky thing about four years ago. They replaced the guitar in their Chapel Hill, NC, garage band with a piano. Now the guys of Ben Folds Five are hotter than hot, but they're not the snooty rock stars you might expect. "What makes unique is that we're unique individuals," claims drummer Darren, while the other two pipe in about how "very sincere and thoughtful" Darren is. Singer/songwriter/pianist Ben is one of the best musicians around, says bassist Robert, who, according to Darren, is the babe of the bunch. "There's not a more attractive guy on earth," he says. Gushy compliments aside, BFF's new record, Naked Baby Photos (Caroline) truly captures their funky flair for unusual ballads. Featuring both live and studio tracks as well as outtakes from their 1995 self-titled debut, the album kinda feels like a sneak peak at their naked baby photos: raw, real and uncensored. Since their critically hailed 1997 release Whatever and Ever Amen (550/Sony), the boys have been on the road touring nonstop, and trying to explain the mathematical confusion of their name. "Five just sounded good. It sounded better than three," says Darren. Love the logic....and the band behind it. That was fun...Now, a few questions: Did the Five ever really have a guitar in their band to replace? I thought the line up now was how they started out? What is up with Darren's comments re. Robert? I guess being together for long periods on a bus can make you discover feelings you never knew you had.... Also, "raw, real and uncensored" is EXACTLY how I describe the band to my friends! P.S: Alright, I'll just be *A* Canadian fan. Toodles, Jessica ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 09:43:39 -0800 From: "Kamp, Marcus S" Subject: Peeless in Seattle HEY! I've no bladder problem! Although had I fallen asleep last night before I took my Ogre pee (Revenge of the Nerds, anyone?), I surely would've turned my entire mattress a yellower shade of pale. @ our show last night someone said something about me being self-deprecating & I thought they'd said "self-defecating". Quite funny, in light of the cover letter-writing advice I gave you eh, Em?! BTW, ta very much to the usually careful readers of these here Files for not commenting on my leaving the 2nd 'b' out of "Beelzebubbles" (spelling "Beelzeubbles", which isn't nearly as funny). Forgive my poor typos (actually, they're only just becoming poor becuase of their rapid increase in quantity!) as I'm working 12-hour days here @ Boring...oops...Boeing right now. Well, bye-bye, kids...have fun storming the castle! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 15:19:06 -0500 (EST) From: Some Young Punk Subject: Morning After... I'm just recovering from one of the biggest college parties of any of your lives. I feel great. Nevermind the fact that my signifigant other decided to make me not-so-signifigant anymore on Thursday night, I went out and had a ball. Anyway, for actual Bentent, I'm planning on hitting the Detroit show. I'm going to set up a basecamp right out in front of the ticket counter, and wait like a hermit for the tickets to go on sale. No more trusting my silly engineer friends to get the tickets for me. ;) As far as people finding me at the show, I think I'll just do my usual "Officer Friendly's Little Boy" name-tag. Everyone should do something like that, I mean, some obscure BFF quote or reference that only the true members of the COF would catch. ;) Anyway, I'll talk to ya'll later. FNORD! ERIC _______________________________________________________________________________ "The basis for all comedy is someone else's pain." -Jackie Gleason _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ End of The Rockford Files V1 #69 ********************************