In 1997, PBS began airing Sessions at West 54th, a program far removed from the live music fare aimed at the older set that one usually finds on the network. Instead, Sessions at West 54th brought the hottest and hippest acts to New York to perform live in front of a studio audience. And one of the first acts asked to appear was Ben Folds Five. Which was a very big deal to the leader of the band. 'I viewed it as an equal to a classic BBC live music television show,' says Ben Folds. 'I walked into it thinking, 'This is the one I leave [behind],' because it felt like some kind of a time capsule gig.' tan and black "scuffed parquet" vinyl