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FP on Craig Kilborn TONIGHT!
by Fred Berthelot 20 May '03

20 May '03

>From www.fictionplane.com: Craig Kilborn TONIGHT! 5/15/2003 Set your VCRs or your TIVOs... Fiction Plane will perform their new single, "Hate" on the "Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" tonight(technically tomorrow morning) at 12:35am ET/PT on CBS.

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update at mp3 site
by SOMEDUDE20＠aol.com 20 May '03

20 May '03

I uploaded Eva Cassidy's moving version of Fields of Gold today. I also kept the Don't Quit Your Day demo up so that everyone could get it. Coming up I have a live version of EBYT with Sting and Tammy Wynette, (my thanks again to Anne for supplying us with this track) as well as a few other surprises. If you have a rare Sting/Police track and would like to share it with the list, please email me off list so we can talk about it. Thanks, Sean

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FP LIVE ON INTERNET RADIO TODAY 2 PM
by amaryll 20 May '03

20 May '03

I just heard that FP will be on live in the studio of KCRW today at 2:15 pm go to www.kcrw.com at 2:15 pm eastern time today!

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Undergarments
by Maggie White 19 May '03

19 May '03

I can't remember who posted the review of Fiction Plane's show, but here's what Joe had to say about it. Also, his beef with "your" and "you're"....Ooooooo, absolutely one of my biggest pet peeves! Second only to "its" and "it's." For those who were asleep during high school English (as was 95% of the American public), "it's" only ever means "it is." There is no possessive form of "its," meaning nothing belongs to it. So you write "The dog got its tail caught in the door" etc. Anyway, enough with the grammar lesson...on to Joe. "Tornados!!!!!!! oooooooh!!! with great respect to those who have suffered at the hands of the recent weather in the Midwest, we were very disappointed not to see any twister action whatsoever. The fender did get blown off our trailer which was about as exciting as a recent Arnie flick, a real twister would have meant that we'd had excitement equivalent to seeing the next Lord of The Rings film months before its release. Oh well, maybe next time, at least we're not dead, injured, or even anything. Played at the Mississippi nights bar, and we had 8 fans!!!! that was really exciting, and they'd driven through brutal weather and they danced and threw underwear at us. Sweet!! that's a first and it made us feel great, but for future reference, I've a 33 inch waist, and thongs tend to ride up a little more than I'd like. today's thing that really annoys me is when people mix up "your" and "you're"" Maggie

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Re: [Police] Re: Ghost Demos
by SOMEDUDE20＠aol.com 19 May '03

19 May '03

I know what you are talking about as I also hear ELTSDIM in the song. As a musician, I cannot count on one hand the number of times that I have reused a riff from one song to another a song. I think Don't quit Your Day Job is my favorite demo yet. The song has a pop beat and it is just a cool song. I have some songs from Sting was with Last Exit, however, the are of poor quality and I do not know if you would be interested in hearing them. Please let me know and I'd also like to hear what you guys think of the demos and the cover song. I will update the site in a day or two so get them while they are hot, Sean

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Re: [Police] Sacred Love
by Teri Kronberg 19 May '03

19 May '03

--- Paula Mickevich <casimira(a)hq.lcs.mit.edu> wrote: >Ohhh, c'mon you guys! I think it sounds more like a deal with Krishna >Das! Yeah, I didn't think of it that way. >happy for HIM that he's NOT writing dark music. That would >mean tragedy struck. Not necessarily. You know he's written a lot of songs with tragic elements, and been blissfully happy at the time. I don't want dark music really, just something more than love songs. His songs are always more than they seem, but you know what I mean. >And It's better to be uplifted these days. (As long as it's >not bland) Or sappy. Too much of a good thing is, as they say--too much. I'll keep an open mind. :) Wait a minute. I know what it is I really want from Sting musically--something exhilerating, something that moves me in an un-romantic or technical way, something with an edge. Yeah, we know he's a technical genius when it comes to the music, and romantic songs are okay, but.... I want him to get my blood going again. You want to know something funny? Last night on the radio, after playing a Police song, the DJ referred to Sting as "Mr. Trudy Sumner". Heh, right. :| Teri ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

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Police covers
by Malav Trivedi 19 May '03

19 May '03

Pearl Jam has done great versions of Driven To Tears on several occassions. They play it regularly on their current tour and it always sounds amazing. Having 2 guitars and Eddie Vedders voice really brings the song to a new level. Take Care, Malav _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

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Re: Ghost Demos
by Angeline Adams 19 May '03

19 May '03

Hi all, First off, I want to thank Sean for posting the Ghost demos - "It's Never Too Late" is nice, and I loved "Secret Journey" (which seems to have a verse that didn't make it into the final version). As for the latest one, as well as the intro which ended up as a bridge in "Every Little Thing...", can anyone else hear a few notes that sound like part of "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"? I love hearing how these songs have evolved... didn't he used to play "Don't Give Up Your Day Job" in Last Exit by the way? Angeline _________________________________________________________________ Sign-up for a FREE BT Broadband connection today! http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/btbroadband

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A very nice article about Sting and Kim Turner
by Anne Robinson 19 May '03

19 May '03

>From the Herald Express....... STING VISIT TO DYING FRIEND BY COLLEEN SMITH 11:00 - 19 May 2003 Pop superstar Sting has been to Torquay's Rowcroft Hospice to visit one of his oldest friends and colleagues, Kim Turner who died last week of cancer at the age of 46. Torquay boy Kim - brother of Wishbone Ash guitarist Martin Turner - managed The Police and Sting for 20 years, before giving up the music business to return to his Torquay roots in recent years. Tragically Kim died only two days before the first anniversary of his marriage to his girlfriend of many years, New Yorker Joann. Kim's cancer was diagnosed within two months of the wedding and Joann has spent the last 10 months nursing him. Sting - Britain's second richest pop star - had been visiting Kim during treatment at the London Clinic. A close family friend said: "The last time Sting visited Kim in hospital in London he said, 'See you again' as he went to leave, and Kim looked back and said 'I will see you again won't I?' and Sting said 'Yes, of course you will'. "I think it's a mark of the man and of his friendship with Kim that he made sure he honoured that promise. He was due to fly out to Los Angeles to make a visit but instead he came to Torquay to visit Kim in Rowcroft before he left the country." Kim, who has two teenage daughters with his first wife Kathy, closely-guarded his privacy and has been known for keeping tight-lipped about his rock 'n roll years on the road with The Police and Sting. When The Police played an early gig in Torquay in the late 1970s they all slept the night on the floor at Kim's parents' Torquay house afterwards. Friends describe how he treated everybody with the same friendly open manner - whether they were begging on the streets or the world's richest men. Once he famously invited a New York beggar to dinner with him at one of the city's most expensive restaurants and then put him up for the night afterwards Kim's wife Joann said: "Kim had an amazing life. He was always just open to so many things. He had a way of making people feel as if they had known him forever, even within a few hours of meeting them. "The cards and letters I have had from people who met him, some who just knew him for a short time back in The Police days, have been incredible." And his eldest brother Martin recalled: "Kim just had a way of getting things done. "Once a film crew was trying to record a Sting concert at Madison Square Gardens but they couldn't film because of the roar of the jets into JFK airport. So he phoned the Mayor of New York and got them to stop all air traffic for an hour and a half - I think it cost him something like a quarter of a million dollar donation to the Mayor's favourite charity, but I don't think anybody except Kim could have pulled it off." Former Torquay Boys' Grammar schoolboy Martin said: "What's even more amazing is that Kim was practically a drop-out from school. Today he would be diagnosed dyslexic, but in those days he was just a kid who hated school and who couldn't read or write very well. He was supposed to go to Audley Park - but mostly he didn't bother." Martin said that Kim opted out of the music business about five years ago after 20 years of living out of a suitcase. "He had other business interests. Everything he did was a success because he just loved people. He had two cattle farms in South Devon because he loved animals. Financially they probably weren't a success but I don't think that mattered," said Martin Kim was the youngest of three brothers. His music career began as a drummer at the family home in Dart Avenue, Shiphay. After playing in a number of bands he was dragged in to look after The Police by Miles Copeland - who managed Wishbone Ash. "I think Miles was a bit reluctant to get involved with The Police at first but he felt he had to because of Stewart. So it was Kim, not Miles, who really helped get them started - road managing, doing sound, all that stuff. It was only when they started to get successful that Miles came on board." One of Kim's oldest friends and business associates was Terry Hannaford, a co-director of Skip-It and Total Hire at Barton. He said: "Although I knew that Kim was dying, the news has really hit me hard. We were friends far longer than we were business partners. I knew his late father Ed before I knew Kim." Kim leaves two daughters Stevie, 17, and Jaimie, 15, who will be travelling from live New York with their mother for the funeral later this week. He also leaves his mother, Eileen and an older brother, Glenn. Hope everyone is having a great week, -Anne

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Re: [Police] Undergarments
by Anne Robinson 19 May '03

19 May '03

"that all depends on what the definition of "it" is.........." "Karel ATHENS" <frotri(a)panafonet.gr> To: "DuckRogers" <duckrogers(a)shaw.ca>, "Maggie White" <mwhite(a)gw.smbsd.k12.ca.us>, Sent by: <police(a)mailman.xmission.com> police-bounces(a)mailman.x cc: mission.com Subject: Re: [Police] Undergarments 05/19/2003 01:47 PM Please respond to Karel ATHENS they should rather be happy people write about it, whether it is "its" or "it's" .... K ----- Original Message ----- From: "DuckRogers" <duckrogers(a)shaw.ca> To: "Maggie White" <mwhite(a)gw.smbsd.k12.ca.us>; <police(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:13 PM Subject: RE: [Police] Undergarments > your correct Maggie. Its a shame about some peoples grammar:) > > -----Original Message----- > From: police-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Maggie White > Sent: May 19, 2003 10:00 AM > To: police(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: [Police] Undergarments > > > I can't remember who posted the review of Fiction Plane's show, but here's > what Joe had to say about it. > > Also, his beef with "your" and "you're"....Ooooooo, absolutely one of my > biggest pet peeves! Second only to "its" and "it's." For those who were > asleep during high school English (as was 95% of the American public), > "it's" only ever means "it is." There is no possessive form of "its," > meaning nothing belongs to it. So you write "The dog got its tail caught in > the door" etc. > > Anyway, enough with the grammar lesson...on to Joe. > > "Tornados!!!!!!! > oooooooh!!! > > with great respect to those who have suffered at the hands of the recent > weather in the Midwest, we were very disappointed not to see any twister > action whatsoever. The fender did get blown off > our trailer which was about as exciting as a recent Arnie flick, a real > twister would have meant that we'd had excitement equivalent to seeing the > next Lord of The Rings film months before its release. Oh well, maybe next > time, at least we're not dead, injured, or even anything. > Played at the Mississippi nights bar, and we had 8 fans!!!! > that was really exciting, and they'd driven through brutal weather and they > danced and threw underwear at us. Sweet!! that's a first > and it made us feel great, but for future reference, I've a 33 inch waist, > and thongs tend to ride up a little more than I'd like. > > today's thing that really annoys me is when people mix up "your" and > "you're"" > > > Maggie > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police

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