From: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org (The Rockford Files) To: rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Subject: The Rockford Files V4 #34 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 Tuesday, September 25 2001 Volume 04 : Number 034 Today's Fjordian Filings: -------------------------------------- Can we Talk? greetings from the land of the rising sun what's he smokin? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 14:17:12 -0500 From: "Erik Lyons" Subject: Can we Talk? Hello. I have been busy driving around in my mini-van, listening to nothing but RTS (the CD, not the single). It is now I come out of the woodwork to tell you all what I think. But first, to comment on the subject line... I recently had someone want me to take them off the RF. This is someone who has been on the RF from the get-go. I don't know who it is, but my sources indicate it is someone close to either ben, darren, or robert. Regardless, I graciously took them off, but asked them why. Their reply: it was becoming less about ben and more about gossip. The actually used the word useless to describe the list. okay. My issue: I don't see any gossip on the RF. personally, I don't know what y'all expect from the RF, but I enjoy the posts, no matter from who, when, or how often. I have rather enjoyed reading about people going to shows again. shit, it has been so long since I have read a show review, it is a nice diversion. Anyway, the it occurs to me the person is from Ben's manager's company. I guess I am speaking of Alan. I don't know if it is him, or what. Am I getting to be an old fan? I am not writing the right things about Ben? Is there something I am should be "getting" about Ben? Christ. I guess you can see this kinda of bothered me. Here I thought we were just a very small group of fans disussing whateverthehellwewant and now I am supposed to be thinking of certain aspects of ben when I post? feck that. On that note... Marcus. I thoroughly enjoyed the stuff of MP3.com. Listened to it a few times. Damn straight I like to hear about Sinforosa on the RF. As for RTS. I think amazes me that Ben laid down all the tracks. I can barely get a grip on learning the guitar and he can play the shit out of anything he touches. A great accomplishment for him in that respect. As for the music: I hear bits of BF5 in many songs. I think I some Philosophy chords in one of the last songs, like track 11, I think. Sports and Wine. I get that vibe in the middle of another song. But some of the songs are so unique, with his added touches, like the casio beats. Plain and simple, it is a feel-good CD. Not one song sets me back. I flow in to the next song so easily. I couldn't say that about Messner. I know my reviews are weak compared to some of the people of RF. But I wanted to put my $.02 in. So. The RF will always be here for you and your beliefs, rants, raves, and whatevers. So it is said. So it is done. CUBS=completely useless by september...there's always NEXT YEAR! I'm hopeless. Take care. - -FL _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 21:40:57 -0400 (EDT) From: "Amanda Michelle Mcclintock" Subject: greetings from the land of the rising sun Well I have not posted here in ages, and have been furiously envious of all of those posting about seeing Ben Folds live! You see I am living in Japan right now and since moving here have not seen any postings of Japan shows so I was getting REALLY bummed out. My only solace is that I was able to but the Japanese release of the album for a song (as compared to what it would cost in the US, but still ALL CD's are expensive in Japan). And not only got Hiro's song (which is one of my favorites on the album - I can't wait til it ends up in the Kareoke books! - tons of BF5 songs are in the Kareoke bars here!) but also this little mouse pad, only in Japan I tell you! So all in all I felt content to get the the extras with the CD even if it meant I didn't get to see Ben on this tour BUT the concert gods have smiled down on me and blessed me with Japanese friends who also pine for the Folds and I have now purchased tickets to see Ben in Tokyo on Novemeber 9th! I am beside myself with joy and cannot wait until that weekend! I promise to tell you all about it! And as soon as I get better at Japanese I will try and translate the little book that came with the Japanese CD, it seems to have some sort of biography in it along with Japanese lyrics. Until next time kids! - -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amanda McClintock ^_~* mcclin22@msu.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ALT Ikeshinden Koko Hamaoka-cho ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I don't wanna grow old... Why don't you let me explode!" - Hiro's Song Ben Folds ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 22:56:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Subject: what's he smokin? > Their reply: it was becoming >less about ben and more about gossip. The actually used the word useless >to >describe the list. Jeez! That's just a plain false statement. I can understand why you, erik, were upset about this. Maybe this person was close to darren or robert and wasjealous of ben's success so he took it out on us. We have not taken sides; ben's professional life is busier lately so we happen to have talked about his stuff lately. Not too likely that my idea about this is true, just a thought. "gossip" since that's what he thinks we do.* Like, don't you guys think ben is like, cute with his balding hairdo! Like...! Anne, I agree with your statement about Ben's songs - how they are happy even if the lyrics are not so happy. That was a good point that you made. I remember with the first album, i thought it was great how the songs sounded sad but the lyrics were hysterical, and vice versa. I saw ben on saturday! I will give a review real soon! - -barbi *or maybe he confused us with some other list. ------------------------------ End of The Rockford Files V4 #34 ********************************