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Sting on Larry King Live
by Terrence Sheehan 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

I have CDR, MD, Or VHS for Trade Take Care, Terrence Sheehan

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losing my @#$%&* edge...
by CProvines1＠aol.com 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

OK, so it's midnight on a Monday, I'm halfway through a bottle of Merlot, my mood is in a rapid downward spiral, and I need to vent. Let me take you through my evening, and I know; you will feel my pain. Background: You may remember my entry last year entitled, "Close Encounters of the Miles Kind." At the time, I was an actress/waitress in a celebrity-friendly Los Angeles restaurant. While still paying my S.A.G. dues, I have since put the acting career on the backburner, and have also become manager of said restaurant. I get to work @ 3 pm, and the first call I take is from an executive at Columbia Records, looking to book a private room for the evening. We work out the details, and I go about my business of opening the restaurant. On the 6 disk CD player, I put in a few Rat-Pack CD's (it's an Italian joint) and to slow the evening down, I end with All This Time followed by Chris Botti's Night Sessions. We get busy downstairs, the party of 20 gets going upstairs, and at about 8pm (the party started at 6:00) a guy comes in asking for "the Chris Botti/Shawn Colvin party." I immediately go on high alert. Not associating the two, I come to the conclusion that he's in the wrong place, and I direct him to an even more celebrity studded restaurant 2 blocks down (meanwhile, freaking out that Chris Botti, Shawn Colvin, and quite possibly Sting - in town for the VH1 awards last night - are at my friend's restaurant 2 blocks away.) He comes back in about 5 minutes later with a piece of paper with our address on it, saying that he thinks this is definitely the place. We figure out that he's with Columbia Records, and as I'm escorting him up the stairs - I've got to really scan that room and look at EVERY FACE IN THERE - I'm trying to be cool, telling him that I'm a Chris Botti fan, and in fact have the CD in my rotation this evening. He is non-reactive. The evening continues...I determine that the party is simply a post-production celebration or something. They all file out early, at about 8:30, and the guy who booked it- Jason- seeks me out to thank me. I repeat to him (nonchalantly) that I'm a Chris Botti fan and have the CD in the player this evening. He says, "Yeah, we're going to his show tonight at the El Ray Theatre tonight. It should be cool, Shawn Colvin and Sting are going to do some songs with him. Thanks for everything." Now, the El Ray theatre is 10 blocks from my work. And its capacity is about six hundred. Not six thousand, but six HUNDRED. And it is general admission. And I am at work, and STUCK. And I won't be done until 11pm or so. HOW DID I MISS THIS?!? The evening ends like this. I finish up about 11:15, and to make myself sick, I cruise by the 'ole El Ray. Sure enough, the billboard reads, "Chris Botti and Friends." People are just now filing out. A familiar looking, black SUV with tinted windows sits running right in front, in the tow-away lane, and I am reduced to circling the damned place in my dodge neon like an asshole. After about 4 circles, I go home defeated, and log on to the El Ray webpage, POSITIVE that he will play a second night. But no, he will be in another state tomorrow. Whatever...my glass is dry. Goodnight, Christina

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Tuscany: Any differences between webcast and TV special???
by Ruediger Hoeckel 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

Hi folks, while recently recording the TV special on videotape I asked myself whether the Tuscany webcast was different or not. I know that after the first song "Fragile" the minute of silence has been replaced (on the TV version) by a small portion of applause but does anyone (who has seen the webcast) know if there are further differences (diff. tracks etc.)? Cheers, RÃ¼diger The TV special goes like this: Sting: 11.09.01 Sting Â live in Tuscany at Il Palagio 60 min. 1. Fragile 2. A 1000 years 3. Perfect love...gone wrong 4. All this time 5. Don't stand so close to me 6. When we dance 7. Dienda 8. Roxanne 9. If you love somebody set them free 10. Brand new day 11. Fields of gold 12. Shape of my heart 13. If I ever lose my faith in you 14. Every breath you take ===== "...but something in our minds will always stay." (Sting - "Fragile") RÃ¼diger's website: http://www.rhoeckel.de Please visit my auctions on Ebay! http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItems&userid=rhoeckel __________________________________________________________________ Nokia 5510. VerrÃ¼cktes Design! Toller Sound! Entdecke und gewinne es auf http://de.promotions.yahoo.com/nokia/ Gewinnspiel endet am 16. Dezember 2001.

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Sting on CNN Larry King - Rebroadcast 12 MIDNIGHT eastern
by TerCol5150＠aol.com 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

Hello, The Larry King show will air again at midnight eastern. I saw it the first time...he sounded wonderful. Teresa

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VH1 Awards
by TaoofKim＠aol.com 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

Well, I somehow missed Sting on the VH1 Awards. I thought it was scheduled for the fifth. I am kind of disappointed that there wasn't a "reminder" of the upcoming perfomance on the list. (Maybe it was on some of the posts that I am not getting?) I have heard plenty of commentary on Mary J. Blige, but still don't know what song they sang. Anyone feel like filling me in? Thanks. KIM

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Sting was on Larry King Live tonight...
by Kelly Lawson 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

Did anybody see him on Larry King Live?? I missed it by an hour. Supposedly he was supposed to perform 'Fragile' as a tribute to the victims of Sept. 11th. By the way, for you AOL users, Sting is "Artist of the Day." The live version of 'Fragile' from Tuscany can be viewed using AOL media player. It opens automatically. Cheers, Kelly ------------------------------------------------------------ "Mechanical engineers make weapons; civil engineers make targets." "Most people think that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Mechanical engineers think that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet." If it moves, it's mechanical. If it doesn't move, it's civil. If you can't see it, it's electrical. And if it stinks, it's chemical. ------------------------------------------------------------ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Sting, Elton, and strained small talk
by The Steel Chick 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

Did anyone catch Elton's "live by request" concert on A&E tonight? Apparently he was taking calls from listeners who would then request songs for him to perform. I happened to turn the TV to A&E just as Elton took a call from our man Sting. It was pretty funny, although Elton felt it necessary to revive that old tantric sex wheeze: he joked that all the songs on Sting's new album took eight hours to perform. Anyhoo, after saying that he always wanted to hear Elton sing "Roxanne", Sting requested "Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word". Not one of my favorites, but then again, "Roxanne" has always been one of my least liked Police songs. Hope that doesn't get me kicked off the list. ;) jENNIFER P.S. I also found it funny that Sting and Elton addressed each other by queeny nicknames like "darling". Who are they, Patsy and Edina all of a sudden? "I don't matter, you don't matter Neither does this mindless clatter." -P.T. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Sting/AOL
by BBredice＠aol.com 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

Sting is today's AOL Music Artist of the Day. They have a poll on the site today, promoting his appearance on Larry King today. Here is the question and the results: How would you rate Sting's live performance of 'Fragile'? Sizzlin' 76% Lukewarm 16% Ice-cold 7%

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Re: [Police] What's the skinny on ...All this time?
by Anne Robinson 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

I believe it's the Japanese release with 18 tracks....I got mine from CDJapan.com "Timothy Enders" <tenders(a)loyola.edu> To: <police(a)lists.xmission.com> Sent by: cc: police-admin(a)mailman.xm Subject: [Police] What's the skinny on ...All this time? ission.com 12/03/2001 12:29 PM Hey all- I haven't posted in a while, but anyways... I still haven't picked up ...All This Time, and I'd like to. I don't want to buy just the US release, though. I'd want the one with the most tracks on it. Which one is that, and where's the best place to pick up a copy? Thanks! -Tim

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Re: [Police] Sting and Mary J Blige
by HNH911＠aol.com 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

The performance seemed very "forced" to me. They didnt even sound good together and their voices didnt mesh at all. Nelly was much more showy than I have seen her in the past. I do like her album! Heather

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