Tour Dates: 25th September: Sydney University, NSW 26th September: Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 27th September: Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA 28th September: The Ozone, Perth, WA 1st October: ANU, Canberra 3rd October: Prince of Wales, Melbourne, VIC 4th October: Livid Festival, Brisbane, QLD 5th October: Metro, Sydney, NSW   Media appearances: Television: Aria awards - Ben presenting the award for Best Jazz Release with John McCrae from Cake. Midday Show - Ben Folds Five performed One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces. The Today Show - Not too sure, apparantly a very short interview with Ben 27th September - Recovery - Interview and Ben Folds Five performing One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces and Underground. 10th October - Rage - Presenting and their choice of video clips finished with every one of their clips. Radio: JJJ - Ladies Lounge - Interview and performing One Angry Dwarf and Song For the Dumped   My experience with Ben Folds Five in 1997

10th August 2000

I was pretty disappointed with not being able to go to any of the Melbourne concerts as they were both over 18, but I was still determined to meet and see them. So I made the plan to go see them at Recovery on the 27th September. When I got there they gave a wave when I held my "Ben Folds Five (gods)" sign up in the air. After they had played Underground, Ben came over and we had a tinee winee talk, and they did some Internet chat pretty much right next to where I was sitting.
They played One Angry Dwarf and then had an Interview, during the Interview, Dylan Lewis (the interviewer) said about me coming all the way from Ballarat to come see them, and the camera moved onto me and my friend, which was pretty cool! Then he asked "where the other two members were" and Ben goes "oh, them two over there on the edge" meaning me and my friend!! It was pretty darn cool too. After the interview, Darren came over and said hi, and then they all went backstage.

I had a small talk to the Tour Manager Doug, and he said he'd see what he can do about me getting some photos with them. The next thing you know some girl was taking us into their dressing room! Which was also really cool!! We got photos, had a long talk to Robert, and left them alone.
It was great! Robert came out a few minutes later to watch Cake play their song, and I had a small talk to him then, but not about anything important

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© anti-gavin 1997