October 2003 - Police - mailman.xmission.com

OT: Simon and Garfunkel
by Hilary L. Justh 21 Oct '03

21 Oct '03

Hi, I know that this is off-topic, but I had the great luck to be able to see Simon and Garfunkel perform last week in Wilkes-Barre, PA. It was the warm up show for their "Old Friends" Tour and myself and about 9,000 others were treated to a fantastic show. The show was 2+ hours long and proved that two people who have not toured in 20 years and have bickered in the past can reunite and perform magnificently. I was worried that I would be disappointed, but fortunately they put on a great show (one that I would rank higher than some Sting shows that I have seen in the past!). Anyway, if anyone else has tickets for this tour enjoy, it will not disappoint! Now back to Sting stuff, Hilary

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Re: [Police] Sting photos from the Chicago concert on 10/7?
by Hilary L. Justh 21 Oct '03

21 Oct '03

There are three pictures from the Sting concert at Grant Park in the most recent issue of In Touch Magazine (October 27, 2003) one of Sting in the Cubs hat/jersey backstage, one of Oprah and one of Trudie with Robert Downey Jr. and his girlfriend. Bye! Hilary

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Stewart on I Love The 80's
by Fred Berthelot 21 Oct '03

21 Oct '03

...Stewart Copeland is one of the commentators on "I Love The 80's Strikes Back" currently showing on VH1.

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Kilimanjaro
by duckrogers＠shaw.ca 21 Oct '03

21 Oct '03

Hi Folks, Made the summit last week of the 7th highest mountain in the world, and of course I brought Sting shirt (two actually) which I photographed while there. Will show you guys the pic when i get back from Tanzania (where I am currently writing from). G'night, Ross

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Sting photos from the Chicago concert on 10/7?
by Marisa Meisters 21 Oct '03

21 Oct '03

Hello, Does anyone who was at the Chicago Sting concert at Grant Park 2 weeks ago have any personal photos from the show that they'd like to share? I'll be posting my review of the show to my Web site shortly and would love to include some photos (with permission from the photographers, of course -- your copyright info will be listed with your photos). If anyone has any photos that they'd like to share, please contact me privately off the list. Photos of Sting performing and/or opening acts Keb Mo and/or Johnny Lang and/or Gary Sinise would all be welcome. Or even some of the photos from those odd video screens that were used during the concert would be fine too. Thanks! - Marisa http://www.stingetc.com

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Re: [Police] Ghost in the Rubik's Cube
by Don Morris 20 Oct '03

20 Oct '03

Looks like our good friend Toni Carbo is the high bidder. Don in Sunny Florida >From: "Steerpike" <strpike(a)tin.it> >To: <DtmrCls(a)aol.com>,<police(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Subject: [Police] Ghost in the Rubik's Cube >Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 01:48:28 +0200 > >Speaking of The Police crazy items for crazy people at crazy prices, have a >look at this eBay auction (I'm not the seller): > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3247941484&category=211 > >Where does it comes from? This one "puzzles" me... ;-)) > >YO! > >Maurizio > > >_______________________________________________ >Police mailing list >Police(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police _________________________________________________________________ Send instant messages to anyone on your contact list with MSN Messenger 6.0. Try it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com

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RE: [Police] Sting's Playlist
by Timothy Enders 19 Oct '03

19 Oct '03

Here you go all - I've copied in Sting's comments about each song on his playlist. Enjoy! -Tim The Dock of the Bay ?添ou can稚 get better than Otis Redding.? Hideaway ?This was my guitar album ?I learned every song note for note. Eric [Clapton] was taking and reworking ideas from people like Freddie King. When I played guitar with the Blue Turtles band I could work through clich駸, but I知 no blues guitarist. Sweet Baby James ?You cam scratch the surface of my songs pretty lightly, and you値l find someone who wanted to be James Taylor at the age of fourteen. He痴 also a brilliant and ridiculously underrated guitar player and blessed with a voice that could melt ice caps. Rope Ladder To The Moon ?I was actually more keen on Jack痴 work after he left Cream, especially this superb record. Jack had a certain formalism that attracted me ?he wasn稚 just a plodder. Here was a bass player who sang ?which is impossible ?and had a jazz sensibility. I finally had a role model to look up to. The Wind Cries Mary ?I loved Jimi痴 harder stuff, but this showed a much gentler and deeper side of him. I recorded a version of this with John McLaughlin, and I致e never worked with such an extraodinary guitarist. His musical intelligence is just off the scale. Subterranean Homesick Blues ?I think this was one of the first videos I remember seeing. I bought the original 45. I love this song. I love the lyrics even though I never knew quite what they meant. It痴 a great song, and he痴 a great guitarist and he really inspired me. So What ?I play 鉄o What?by Miles Davis almost once a week because I find it stimulating intellectually to hear those guys exploring the range of their talents. You can hear their personalities come through so early. A wonderful conversation between instruments. Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy ?Basically an exercise in demi-semiquavers we used to do in my old band Last Exit. I remember doing a gig with a big band and we supported Return To Forever. I had never seen anything like it, Smells Like Teen Spirit ?The energy of the Sex Pistols liked with a brilliant sense of melody, Kurt used considerable musical intelligence to carefully construct statements that sounded offhand. Link that skill to powerful energies and you致e got something unique. I just wish that he壇 seen music as a way to heal his soul. I do think he would have gotten to that point eventually. Big Bottom ?Ow more black could it be? None more black. The Ghost Of Tom Joad ?The great thing about Bruce is that he痴 exactly as he seems, a great man. On The Ghost Of Tom Joad, I realized very quickly reading the lyrics that he壇 upped the stakes. I think it痴 the best record he痴 done. Shaking the Tree ?I first met Youssou with Peter several years ago when we worked together on an Amnesty tour. Both of them have such extraordinary voices and Peter has done a lot to promote world music in general and that should be acknowledged as it痴 been a one man crusade on his part. Paper Sun ?I loved the band Traffic for their way of creating a musical universe without these boundaries, because whether it痴 country, pop, gospel, heavy metal, or classical music, it痴 all a single language, a code. Tempted ?One of my favorite songs that I never wrote was 禅empted,?and I did actually cover it. It痴 a great song, and Chris Difford and Glen Tilbrook are great songwriters, and Squeeze was always a great band, and it was nice to cover it.

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Quadrophenia special edition DVD
by David Lucky 19 Oct '03

19 Oct '03

Anyone seen the Quadrophenia special edition DVD - I was reading about the extras and it states as a DVD extra - an interview with Sting. I have the movie on video but was wondering if this was worth picking up? Anyone else notice that and see how long the interview was etc. Thx

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Sting and Bach
by HM 18 Oct '03

18 Oct '03

The November issue of the German GEO features an interview with Sting about Music and its meaning and usability for breeding and education. Among other things, he admits that he has "stolen" one song on Sacred Love directly from Bach - but he does not reveal which one ("I leave that to the music critics..."). Anybody has an idea?? Holger

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a strange ebay item (no - I'm not the seller...)
by DtmrCls＠aol.com 18 Oct '03

18 Oct '03

Hi I found this item I knew nothing about. I admit I'm not keeping an eye on Sting's activities as I did with THE POLICE... bye Dietmar

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