From: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org (The Rockford Files) To: rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Subject: The Rockford Files V2 #120 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 Friday, April 9 1999 Volume 02 : Number 120 Today's Fjordian Filings: -------------------------------------- Dollar Pitcher Nights Truth & Rumors available--for trade only Gold Rush Truth and Rumors ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 09:50:39 -0400 From: shirak@umich.edu Subject: Dollar Pitcher Nights You know, there's nothing like dollar pitcher nights in a college bar. Especially on a Wenesday at about 10, 'cause South Park comes on. I discovered this when a group of my friends dragged me down there with them. The scenery was beautiful, bouncy, and brain dead, but what's to be expected. Anyway, just as a nice way of Eris saying "Hi," the one Michigan student who was on the Real World was sitting right behind us. I didn't say anything to her, 'cause, well, quite frankly she annoyed the hell out of me on the show, but it was still a random experience. Anyway, that's enough of my rambling. Just wanted to remind you people that I'm still here, so you can continue plotting my demise. ;) Laters! ERIC ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 10:11:11 -0500 From: crv1@is2.nyu.edu (Chris Van Valen) Subject: Truth & Rumors available--for trade only Hi kids I have an extra copy of "Truth and Rumors" available for trade. I do NOT want: Concert tapes Video of TV appearances or anything from MTV Anything from any other bands Possible trades for: the "Army" CD single Concerts on CD only(i.e., that Japanese boot, Domo...whatever it's called) Original copy of the Pottymouth video A complete good quality set of videos(including "Underground" and"Kate", if possible) go to it, CV If you have an unpleasant nature and dislike people this is no obstacle to work. -- J.G. Bennett And it's potato, potato, potato. -- Mike Keneally ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 15:51:49 -0500 From: john_oc@juno.com Subject: Gold Rush Well, I seem to have struck gold. My favorite indie-record shop, **** Records has done the job again. Today, I go in, and the owner knows me quite well. He asks me right away if I have 18 dollars on me. I say yes, and he flips the Ben Folds Five promo pack at me. The album, the Truth and Rumors disc and the Army edit single. Wow. The interview is quite nice, maybe some time I'll transcribe it, or someone else will. I just thought I'd let you guys know that maybe you should check out your local indie store, they too might have some Ben Folds Five goodies hanging out behind their counter! Rock on! John "I still like to be in the dark. At least sometimes. It does me good, I think. In the dark I speak God's language and no one can hear me. Do not be angry, please. I cannot help it." --Paul Auster ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 19:22:06 -0500 From: john_oc@juno.com Subject: Truth and Rumors I've written out the little note from the band(or their publicist, it's not attributed) that is on the inside jacket of Truth and Rumors, I thought it was pretty neat. The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner About the Title when we chose "the unauthorized biography of reinhold messner" as the title for this album, we were unaware of th existence of a living, breathing, and famous reinhold messner. the name was part of a story from darren's school days when a friend suggested using "reinhold messner" on fake id's. allegedly, there were many 27 year old reinholds who looked suspiciously adolescent, inhabiting the bars of charlotte, north carolina in the late eighties. maybe we liked the name because it had an exotic ring; maybe we had been aware of the name subliminally; or maybe it was the energy behind a name responsible for some of the world's most incredible feats of mountaineering, and a global legion of inspired followers... at any rate, we'd love to tell you we're just fucking cool and knew what we were doing, but alas, the credit goes to our cosmic collaborator on this album, coincidence. thanks to reinhold messner for being a hero, and now a good sport. There you go, the jacket message from the boys to their listeners. Hopefully some of you didn't know this, and it's not completely redundant. Even to that, I guess that the message is a farce in and among itself. Oh well. Those crazy boys. John "I still like to be in the dark. At least sometimes. It does me good, I think. In the dark I speak God's language and no one can hear me. Do not be angry, please. I cannot help it." --Paul Auster ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ End of The Rockford Files V2 #120 *********************************