A prank five years in the making. With Ben's help, Improv Everywhere pulls a Ben Folds Fake at Hammerstein, and a 10Hz Frequency gag at Beacon. Just read the story, before you watch the video...
Any of you Folds fans see this in person? Were you fooled?
Posted at 5:12 PM in Video
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I wasn't at the show but I am somewhat glad I wasn't just to avoid those few terrifying seconds where I would have thought a musician that I had revered for so long was about to have an Ashlee Simpson-like downfall.
Folds has balls to play with his audience like that, and that makes him that much more awesome.
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such a lovable guy.
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I was there and I love quirky Mr. Folds, but I thought this wasn't up to his usual par. I knew he wasn't actually going to make us all shit our pants, but it was a good try. To his credit, though, that was the best "Bitches Ain't Shit" performance of his I have ever seen.
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I was there, and when we first heard the skip (1:22), we all looked at each other, wondering if something was up with the matrix.
Then, when the CD skipped big-time, we all thought it was a joke that Ben was playing.
When they restarted, and stopped completely -- we were confused. We couldn't tell from the back that it wasn't Ben, but when he came out it all became clear.
I didn't know it was IE, though -- well done for them, even if we didn't fall for it hook, line, and sinker.
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I was at the show and at first was scared that their were some sound problems or as previously stated Ben had an Ashlee Simpson moment. But then once I saw the security come out and Ben and the band all walk out I realized what had happend.
It was a great prank, to an amazing show. Ben is the fucking man!!
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I liked the first guy better...
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I saw Ben Folds in the airport in Nashville the Saturday before Halloween. I wish there was more to that story but there isn't. I just wanted to brag.
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I saw the show he played in DC last week, he did the same gag with the brown note.
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haha @ jeff
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that guy doesn't look anything like ben folds.
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