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What is up with Stewart these days?
by Kinetic Kid 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

Hey all! What is up with Stewart these days? Is he touring, recording new music... It's very quiet since the induction, i would expect more from them. I know Andy is recording. Cheerios! Kinetic Kid __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

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Sting music
by SOMEDUDE20＠aol.com 19 Apr '03

19 Apr '03

I have not received any emails that I have sent to this list. I do not know if other people are having this trouble but I have not had any police email in days. If this email does find its way to you then good because I updated my website with 2 more songs. The first is Nothin About Me (I believe that this was recorded during the TST sessions and might have been used to perfect the sound or just could have been a jam). The second song is Obladi Oblada live. Again, my thanks to Bruce for email me this.

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Sting/Police mp3s
by SOMEDUDE20＠aol.com 18 Apr '03

18 Apr '03

It seems as though I am still having troubles sending emails to this list. I sent one earlier today and it has not shown up in my email. So here it is again, and if you received this email twice, keep it, as it might become a collectors item. Sorry for the lack of updates this week as I have been extremely busy and haven't had the time. However, this weekend should be a real treat for some. I would like to thank <A HREF="mailto:tara.bruce@rogers.com">tara.bruce(a)rogers.com</A> for sending me the Obladi oblada MP3 (I will post it on Saturday) and hope that more people would be willing to send me a Police/Sting MP3 of rare or live material and I will post whatever I get on my site for all to download. I also have been cleaning up the Epilogue (Nothing About Me) MP3 that I have. I believe this is one of those studio jams that Mr. Sting had during the TST recording session. Sting also ends the song with a few bars from EBYT much like he did on tour but you can tell this was recorded in a studio. I had to clean the recording because it had no highs or lows, just mids and I will post this on Saturday as well. For today, I cleaned up and posted The police doing Roxanne live from the BBC. This is a longer file, so it may take a few minuets to download. Here is the site: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/sting2police/">http://www.geocities.com/sting2police</A> My thanks again to Bruce for the MP3 and enjoy the music, Sean

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second time is a charm
by SOMEDUDE20＠aol.com 18 Apr '03

18 Apr '03

It seems as though I am still having troubles sending emails to this list. I sent one earlier today and it has not shown up in my email. So here it is again, and if you received this email twice, keep it, as it might become a collectors item. Sorry for the lack of updates this week as I have been extremely busy and haven't had the time. However, this weekend should be a real treat for some. I would like to thank <A HREF="mailto:tara.bruce@rogers.com">tara.bruce(a)rogers.com</A> for sending me the Obladi oblada MP3 (I will post it on Saturday) and hope that more people would be willing to send me a Police/Sting MP3 of rare or live material and I will post whatever I get on my site for all to download. I also have been cleaning up the Epilogue (Nothing About Me) MP3 that I have. I believe this is one of those studio jams that Mr. Sting had during the TST recording session. Sting also ends the song with a few bars from EBYT much like he did on tour but you can tell this was recorded in a studio. I had to clean the recording because it had no highs or lows, just mids and I will post this on Saturday as well. For today, I cleaned up and posted The police doing Roxanne live from the BBC. This is a longer file, so it may take a few minuets to download. Here is the site: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/sting2police/">http://www.geocities.com/sting2police</A> My thanks again to Bruce for the MP3 and enjoy the music, Sean

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Re: [Police] Sting on Today for his birthday!
by Anne Robinson 17 Apr '03

17 Apr '03

Being his birthday will mean Katie Couric will be drooling all over him all the more. Hussy. "Hilary Justh" <hlj104(a)psu.edu> To: <police(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent by: cc: police-bounces(a)mailman.x Subject: [Police] Sting on Today for his birthday! mission.com 04/16/2003 11:08 PM Please respond to Hilary Justh Hi! Just thought that I would let you all know that Sting will be appearing on the Today Show and performing out on the plaza as part of the Today Concert Series on October 2, 2003. I know that this is awfully early notice, but it gives us all something to look forward to and what fun it would be to celebrate his birthday in New York with the Today show! Already thinking about heading to NYC in October! Hilary_______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police

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what does Stewart do to his snares all the time?
by DtmrCls＠aol.com 17 Apr '03

17 Apr '03

Today I saw the VH 1 rockumentary "behind the music" for the first time. The few clips from Sting's wedding show Stewart at the moment when his snare falls to the ground. And then a few weeks ago he hit it to pieces. Another minor Synchronicity concerning these were the last two appearances of the group. Dietmar

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Fiction Plane's bio
by Maggie White 17 Apr '03

17 Apr '03

The official MCA Fiction Plane bio has some interesting stuff. First of all, no where does it mention Joe's famous dad. Which is not surprising, just interesting. There's been an on-going discussion among folks on Ian's website about Fiction Plane. A few people who really dislike them, others who like them, and Ian (occasionally) who emphasizes that Joe and FP do not want to and never have ridden on Sting's coat tails. Ian is very clear about that, so the bio omission isn't surprising. However, this is. The bio reads in part: "By the spring of 2002, the band changed their name to Fiction Plane (after an early Sumner song title) and signed a deal with MCA Records. Then in June, producer David Kahne was persuaded to check them out at the King's Head Pub, the London club that serves as the band's home court. "Luckily, it was the best gig we'd ever done," says Sumner. Within weeks, Kahne was in pre-production with the trio in London, selecting songs and working on new arrangements. Kahne introduced the trio to drum wizard Abe Laboriel Jr., who loaned his abilities to the recording." That, my friends, is pure PR bullshit. I was *at* that King's Head show. Abe was in the audience and played several songs with the band. I talked with him and even have photos. It was VERY clear that Abe knew the band, was friends with Joe, etc. But, I suppose it sounds better than "Daddy Sting loaned Joe his drummer...." At the time, it didn't seem like the "best gig" they've ever done. It seemed a little awkward and disjointed because of the lack of a full-time drummer, but it's all about record label spin. Maggie

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Nothin' remix, and collecting issues
by Dalamar000＠aol.com 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

So, I was in a ShopKo (or whatever they are) the other day... all of sudden, I hear Nothin' Bout Me come on... but it has slightly different instrumentation. It's supposed to be Mega-rare. How did SHOPKO get a copy? Also, I once heard a neato remix of "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"... How did a leather store get this, but I can't!? :) Yeah,I know they don't have copies of the stuff in the store. Would it be too much to ask someone to host these as *decent* quality MP3's (ie 192 or higher) on a site? Speaking fo which: I know people collect stuff... but I also wonder why we don't have more collections on MP3... I mean, those of us who just want to enjoy the music, and don't have spectacular amounts of money to hunt this stuff down. "They Might Be Giants", for instance, has been around for 20 years. They have a gargantuan catalog of items (as music goes) and a noticeable portion of it is in MP3 format, if you know where to look. So why don't we, as a community, have more of that? Til Again, -Dave [Man in a Suitcase]

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Police: 3 rare items for sale
by dieKnufs＠t-online.de 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

Hello, gang I have cleared my collection and have the following 3 items for sale: 01. The Police - Act Responsible live Meadowlands - June 15. 1986 this is one of the best sounding vinyl boots around, it features the Amnesty reunion concert - 20 Euros 02. The Police Greatest Hits video CD originally designed for the Phillips video CD player in the early 90's this CD is playable in computers (quick time) and DVD players. it contains a bonus "music sampler" promo disc with non-Police material PAL format - 15 Euros 03. The Police - Rockpalast January 1980 live Hamburg, Markthalle January 11. 1980 a great quality DVD-R in NTSC format. comes in DVD case with artwork - 15 Euros if you have any questions about artwork scans, tracklists etc please email me privately thanks Volker

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Fiction Plane in Toronto
by Chris Orange 14 Apr '03

14 Apr '03

Hi all, Christine and I also got down to the Horseshoe Tavern to see Fiction Plane last week. We're sorry we missed you Bruce and David. Did either one of you video tape the show?? Somebody did! I too was surprised to see them all lugging their gear around. We got a chance to say hi to Joe as well and he is indeed very humble and ends his conversations and concerts with a Buddhist thank you. He apologized that the set was so short but said they would be back to Toronto within the next year. I was really impressed with their sound and how tall Joe is. He jumps around on stage like his dad but does seem a bit awkward to be up there at times. Cool to see him play at the Horseshoe when the Police played there on their first trip to Toronto- to about a dozen people. Worth checking them out if they come to your town. Cheers, Chris and Christine

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