I'm a big fan of his. Have seen him twice live, and both times were amazing. What is your favorite album of his?
Sunny 16 and Songs for Silverman are my personal favourites. I'm from Adelaide too and while he has done much better stuff, that song is one of the coolest things ever.
Do you also like the Ben Folds Five stuff, or just his solo albums? I need to listen to Songs for Silverman more, it's been a while. I really like his fist solo album though.