Comments on: Washed up Emo Musician Drops F-Bomb on Fans in SL Visit

By: Dustin Linden

Dustin Linden — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:34:14 +0000

I think I would enjoy having Ben Folds say “f-you” to me… I mean, who else can brag about that?

By: TF

TF — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 14:37:23 +0000

yeah I totally agree, alot of people compare Ben Folds to a modern day Billy Joel, and he does have alot of good songs.

An attempt to revive or gain more popularity through SL was a stupid idea, but he definitley isnt a “Washed up Emo Musician”

By: Artemis Fate

Artemis Fate — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:44:56 +0000

Yeah, I didn’t hear a thing. I would have gone had I known.

By: Urizenus

Urizenus — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 14:38:53 +0000

well that is the other thing. They didn’t do a good job broadcasting the news of this, and as Zero Grace pointed out on his blog, they might have at least distributed the URL for this.

By: Artemis Fate

Artemis Fate — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 14:23:48 +0000

Whoa Ben Folds was here? Damn I didn’t hear of that at all, I love Ben Folds.

By: humdog

humdog — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:45:44 +0000

humdog sits quietly, sharpening her pencil,
and smiling.

By: Urizenus

Urizenus — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:57:55 +0000

We love the F-bomb at the Herald. But we don’t say F-you to our readers. Not even you, Hiro!

By: HiroPendragon

HiroPendragon — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 23:15:03 +0000

OMGWTFBBQ! The F-Bomb! I’ve never heard that in SL! There’s vulgar language in SL? Really? It’s not network TV or YouTube or terrestrial radio or newspapers? (i.e. any one of the dying media mediums?)

Ok, end sarcasm. Seriously… you have naked pictures of avatars in the Herald regularly… why is a few f-bombs a big deal? Does the fact that Ben Folds is a celebrity make him any different?

Of all the criticism that could have been made about the event, yours is the most off-target I’ve read so far. Sorry. That’s just how I see it. *shrug*

By: .jamie

.jamie — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:59:13 +0000

Ben Folds isn’t emo. Dashboard Confessional is emo.

I understand the “Always Fairly Unbalanced” angle, however, this article seems to be taking a cheap shot at Ben Folds for no reason other than an attempt to be edgy.

Ben Folds is a very talented musician. While his Second Life attempt may have been lackluster, his concerts are just the opposite. How many acts have sing-alongs where the artist teaches the audience how to sing a minor third?

And, last I checked, Second Life is generally pretty open to all types of people saying all types of things. I doubt an “f-bomb” offended.

Perhaps there was a more interesting angle that could have been pursued in this “story.” I suppose this was much simpler, though.