From: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org (The Rockford Files) To: rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Subject: The Rockford Files V3 #58 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, November 3 2000 Volume 03 : Number 058 Today's Fjordian Filings: -------------------------------------- Re: mouth dropped to floor Re: The Rockford Files V3 #57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 02:33:57 -0700 From: Stacy Lynn Subject: Re: mouth dropped to floor How weird... one of my last posts... Personally, it is my belief that websites, webrings and mailing lists NOT be shut down...but left up, if nothing else, as a tribute to a truely amazing band. Besides that, there will always be fans, both new and old, who will want to trade bootlegs, discuss songs and albums, write their BFF memories, and talk about what the former members are up to lately. That being said, this list is not mine, nor has it been active much lately. But I will be very sad to see it go. Ben Folds Five has been an integral part of my life for the past 5 years. I can honestly say that the person I am now is only because of this little band. I fell in love with music because of them. I joined KAMP because some guy with a BFF shirt was walking around campus and when I asked him where he got it, he told me KAMP. I started booking shows at the university because I hoped to bring BFF out here. My subsequent interest in the music industry and a CD collection numbering 1500 all are a result of this. Not to mention the friends I've made, both here in Tucson and Arizona and the rest of the world. The friends I've met in real life, as well as my email and online friends...my best friend I met through KAMP, but it was at a BFF concert where our friendship was sealed. I've discovered more bands than I can count on this and other BFF lists, as well as through KAMP. All a result of this band. Remember when I got my cats last year? I named them Tom and Mary. But most importantly, on April 14th, 2001, Rey and I will do something thats been a long time coming. Some of you already know, but for the rest of you, we will get married. And Ben Folds Five is the whole reason we ever met in the first place. So you can see that BFF is much, much, so much more than a band to me. Yes I saw it coming. Everyone did. Thats old news. We all knew it from the moment we heard messner. BTW, I LOVE Messner. Still do. I think it may be their greatest work as a complete album. Some of my favorite Ben Folds Five songs are on it. Of course, I also love ST and most of my fave BFF songs are on that album. But for me, Messner is such a solid album, full of themes, both musical and lyrical, that just hold the album together so tightly. But favorite albums aside, Messner just sounded like their final work. Sure, there are all the crypic band breaking up messages all over it, but to me, it just sounded like the culmination of a band, their last testiment. They tour in support of messner, then a little half hearted tour some time after that... each of them very involved in their side projects. Then the Cradle show. What I wouldn't have given to be at that show. THAT was their farewell show. In fact, the band was so separated by that point, that now, saying they are "broken up" is merely putting words to what had already happened a long time ago. The new songs, I'm guessing, might end up on different member's solo albums, or new band albums...I mean, did it seem weird to anyone else that for the 1st time in years, Rob took lead vox on a full song? Perhaps trying out solo material? Who knows. I think I'm out of denial, and I'll be ok. Expecting the inevitable and it actually coming are two very different things, I'm finding out. But I'll be moving to NYC where seeing the Darren solo shows will be much easier. Rob and Ben will probably play there too at some point. There will be no final album, no farewell tour. And life will go on. And my only regret will be not getting advance Conan tickets, because while Rey made it into the taping, it was overbooked, and me, in the standby section, did not get in. And Rey and I will never see a Ben Folds Five show together. Please keep in touch... stacylynn@nycmail.com , AliceCh78 on AIM, and icq 7641939 Goodnight, goodnight, sweet baby. The world has more for you than it seems, goodnight, goodnight. Let the moonlight take the lid off your dreams. stacy It evaporated, see? -Ben Folds Five *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Stacy Flatt stacylynn@nycmail.com (new email address!) http://go.to/stacylynn !!!New Webpage!!! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 07:27:36 PST From: "Markus Kamp" Subject: Re: The Rockford Files V3 #57 I'm very, very sad. Ben Folds Five literally got me through my divorce in '96 and they'll always hold a deeply important place in my heart. That having been said, though, I've felt it coming since TUBORM came out. Hopefully, they'll all enjoy continued success in whatever endeavours they decide to pursue. Here's to them all!!! And here's to Erik for dealing w/the trials of running the Files. I know it's had to be difficult to maintain this in the face of your normal family life & career. Big time good karma for you, Erik!!! If anyone's interested in the progress of our 2nd CD, Cellar Door Serenades, e-mail me offlist & let me know. I'd be happy to keep you all posted! Good luck to everyone. As one of the original Filers, I'll miss this place as much as I'll miss the band that inspired it. Thank you Rockford Files...GOOD NIGHT!!! - ----Original Message Follows---- From: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org (The Rockford Files) Reply-To: rockford-files@smoe.org To: rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Subject: The Rockford Files V3 #57 Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 03:25:05 -0500 (EST) The Rockford Files Thursday, November 2 2000 Volume 03 : Number 057 Today's Fjordian Filings: -------------------------------------- breaking up is hard to do Re: mouth dropped to floor Now that I have my senses about me... - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 07:02:28 -0600 From: "Erik C. Lyons" Subject: breaking up is hard to do with the BF5 end in mind, I think this will also spell the end for dee Files. Thank you all for your past participation and I look forward to new directions from each of the boys. take care! Y'all will probably have a few days to make parting statements of your own. - - -Erik - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 17:08:45 GMT From: "Katy Demcak" Subject: Re: mouth dropped to floor A friend who knew I loved the band just emailed me matter-of-fact about this, assuming I had already heard. I'm not surprised, really. But it was rather fitting that I found out about this today... my co-worker decided to torture me this morning by searching for my name on the Web and reading all of these old, embarrassing posts I'd made to the Magical Armchair. Anyway, too bad, they were a great band. It'll be interesting to see what they all do separately. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 13:07:43 CST From: "Erik Lyons" Subject: Now that I have my senses about me... hello all. I was in a hurry this morning and felt I didn't get a chance to fully express my sentiments. I want to extend to those still on the Files a big "thank you" for all the influnce you have had over the years on my musical diversity. From Jeff Buckley, to Jude, to Rufus Wainwright, to Belle and Sabastian, *you* have truly exposed me to some of the best artists I have had the pleasure to listen to. There are many other artists I have not named, but let them not be forgotten because they were also at your suggestions. One in particular comes to mind because she jusy recently released a 4-year-in-the-making CD, Haunted. I was at HORDE years ago and ran into a fellow BF5 fan who told us about POE. This type of encounter is similiar to the many encounters I had over the years and concerts. So thank you for that. I also want to thank Courtney for letting me live vicariously through her hollywood lifestyle. She must be big time by now. If anything, she has allowed me to become a great 5-degrees of separation player. The Files could always pick me up when I was down and it was because of all of you. Anne's stories and quick wit were always a welcome post. I shall miss all of this dearly. So once again and again and again, thank you all for the years of great reading. The archives are located at http://www.smoe.org/lists/rockford-files/ and really old school stuff is on my archive page http://bfflyonz.tripod.com/archive.htm I want to give a last big shout to Eric, of Hail Eris. He was a great fixture of the Files. Also, everyone put the good vibe together for Marcus and Sinforsa. I hope they are the next good thing to be listening to! My last parting statement: Don't forget to vote, it really counts. - - -Erik _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. - ------------------------------ End of The Rockford Files V3 #57 ******************************** _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ------------------------------ End of The Rockford Files V3 #58 ********************************