September 2003 - Police - mailman.xmission.com

looking for matt giller...
by Michelle Manoni 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

Hey Matt, please write me a quick note! Got the letter... Michelle Manoni Office Manager mlmanoni(a)earthlink.net mmanoni(a)metadynamics.biz 248-740-2280

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Vh1 contest
by Maggie White 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

Vh1 is having a contest to attend the NY show and meet Sting. I tried to forward the email I got from Vh1, but apparently, it didn't work. I'm sure there's info on the vh1 website. Maggie

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Re: Police Digest, Vol 7, Issue 11
by raymond schut 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

well, then, how do i write this without sounding petty? years ago i sent a bundle of police related stuff to d&w for use on their site. and now i can only read it if i subscribe? that doesn't sound right. mind you i have always found d&w to be most kind. it's that sting who's the greedy bas*&^d! and he's corrupted them!!! there, i feel better now. i guess i'll just have to head up to the spooky attic and rifle through the archives. raymond > > Dave and Wendy are running Stng.com and the data from Stingchronicity > is available there. > > ~Anne > > > End of Police Digest, Vol 7, Issue 11 > ************************************* >

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a little Stingchronicity history
by James Norman 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

Hello, I agree with all of you that Wendy and Dave from Stingchronicty are great people. They are wonderful and warm in real life too. They were at the first Police concerts, and have been there the whole way supporting Sting, his art, and his fans. I believe (i.e., the following is my OPINION) that Wendy and Dave either donated or more likely, sold the material from the Stingchronicty site to be put on the Sting.com website. There are too many identical areas ("Today in Sting history," the reviews, etc.) for them to be unrelated. Plus, the tag on the replies from emails to the fan club (now run by Sting.com) includes Wendy and Dave's name, along with Tina who has been there the whole time (and is also a really great person). If Dave and Wendy donated the content of their site for Sting.com's use, great. If they did indeed sell it, you could take two positions: 1) That the countless hours of time they put into Stingchronicity should be rewarded and in this day and age the internet is becoming a valid way to earn money or 2) That the once altruistic nature of Stingchronicity (by the fans, for the fans) has been corrupted and they are selling out (again, I do not know if they sold the content or not). It should also be reminded that Wendy and Dave had a spate of people stealing things from their site and putting it on other sites, and I know that really hurt them, so that was another reason they shut it down. Take care, James Norman

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Fan club exclusivity....
by Jason Sheldon 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

I've heard a lot of people sticking up for the fan club's high pricing, and yes, I guess I'm a whiner. Well, after paying $65 for "exclusive" premium membership, what do I get? The chance to listen to 6 songs from the album... when I can now hear the whole lot for free from bol.com. The chance to buy "exclusive" tickets to see him in Paris... when I could have got them cheaper, with free membership on Ebay. The chance to enter my zip code (or post code for us in the UK, do we exist?) and find my closest store - and whoah.... it links to a non-existant page at "amrecords.com" The chance to buy the record directly from the sting.com website for $28.90 (£18.15 GBP) ($13.95 for the album, plus $14.95 delivery!!!!!), when I can buy it from play.com for either £10.99 ($17.51) for the SACD hybrid, or £8.99 ($14.32) for the standard version - BOTH INCLUDING DELIVERY. I'm fairly confident, that having paid £30 for lifetime membership of the Crowded House fanclub, which included a free club CD (Mixing desk recording from the huge back-catalogue of fan-club only CD's), plus the chance to regularly buy new club CD's of rare or unreleased Crowded House, Neil Finn, Tim Finn, and Split Enz tracks, I have a right to be a little annoyed at how much I'm getting for my $65 per annum. Unless somebody could remind me - what am I getting from the sting fanclub that I can't get elsewhere, for my $65?? J. Plexus Digital Solutions CD-ROM & DVD Duplication, Multimedia, VR Authoring, Web Design and Custom Printed Recordable Media. <http://www.digital-solutions.co.uk/> http://www.digital-solutions.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1902 366221 Fax: +44 (0)1902 366236 Mobile: +44 (0)7811 448679 ================================================================ This message has been sent via Norton Antivirus 2003 using virus definitions updated daily ================================================================

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Listen to the complete album .... + SACD Hybrid orders
by StingUs 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

Surf to: http://www.nl.bol.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/nl/-/EUR/BOL_ViewM iniSite-Start;sid=S41yteBrS1Jys981oXZMggC5p4rCBjTtPWI=?Section=MUSIC&Templat e=MiniSites%2fmini_sting2003 And listen to the complete album. (Thanks Steffie). Cheers, Karel www.stingus.net PS: All people that ordered their album via the special offer on StingUs will receive the Japanese SACD Hybrid in a couple of days, this special digipack features 14 tracks and is playable on your SACD player AND normal CD-player.

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RE: [Police] a little Stingchronicity history
by Jason_Daly＠dell.com 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

The rumour mill is back in action..... Are Dave and Wendy actually Sting and Trudie ???? (Can't recall one post throughout the BND tour from them !)

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Web site
by EndoxArts! 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

didn't the first sting.com launch just after stingchronicity closed down? i thought i saw some content on there that was the same, such as "on this day"... Ed

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Anne Nightingale book "Chase The Fade"
by DtmrCls＠aol.com 10 Sep '03

10 Sep '03

Hi just wanted to let everybody know that Anne Nightingale wrote a book in 1981 called "Chase The Fade". It features THE POLICE on 20 pages with some more or less funny anecdotes and photos. I got my book on ebay for about 3 UK pounds. Dietmar

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Kipper
by TaoofKim＠aol.com 09 Sep '03

09 Sep '03

So, tonight I was thinking... Kipper certainly has had much influence in the 2 latest Sting CD's. But yet you hear almost nothing about him in the discussions on this list. Kinda makes you wonder...doesn't it? What about the direction of Sting's music during these collaborations? Comparisons with earlier people serving in a similar capacity? Any comments? Talk amongst your self... :) KIM

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