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Re: [Police] Money for Something
by StingUs 05 Nov '04

05 Nov '04

Dear Chris, Clear Channel is the monster that has bitten Sting .... the only ones to be blaimed is Sting's management that started working with those people, and if the information is correct to what I have heard, Sting is not that happy neither with them ... after all, Clear Channel is destroying the way concerts are being promoted and organised, and are being priced ... and has made a fan event into a business event. Sting and Kathy Shenker most probably already had a nice talk on that .... Cheers, K ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Orange To: trinisocalover(a)yahoo.com ; police(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [Police] Money for Something Hey don't get me wrong, Gates has got the money and I'm all for a free, open market. However, if you don't think Sting is fleecing his fans with outrageous ticket prices, costly merchandise and fan club fees then you obviously think he's worth it. That's your opinion as a fan. Nothing wrong with that or the satisfaction of getting your money's worth. I too was quite happy paying whatever the ticket cost was for many years. I'm saying that right now, I don't think he's worth it and most of the critics in most of the cities in North America agree. He used to be worth it, but not anymore to me. That's my humble opinion. Sting came to Toronto 3 times this year. Smart business move since the market demand was there. I'm a little more cynical than you I guess and certainly couldn't afford to go to all 3 shows as a fan. I've seen him do better shows for less money and I'd be real disappointed if I could afford him and he did 8 songs off of MF, BND or SL. I'd like to know if you guys think it would it be great business sense if he played for anyone who had the money? Morally, I wouldn't play for an arms dealer for example, no matter how rich or poor I was and I certainly wouldn't feel stupid not taking it. Obviously Sting's old accountant didn't think he was that smart when it came to money. How do you lose a few million here and there anyway and not know about it? If it's all about money and all one cares about is getting the most money for the least amount of work... well, I think there's lots of other things in life that can make you rich. By the way, has Sting added I Burn For You to his set list yet, or are we still waiting for that elusive fan club "surprise"? Chris The jaded fan :) Trini <snsv(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Oh give me a break. This sounds like great business sense more than greed. No matter how rich you are, if someone gave you a million dollars to sing 8 songs, you would be incredibly stupid not to take it! I would think Sting was a jackarse for not accepting that invitation. Sting is smart, not stupid, he's not mother Teresa. Take the money and run. If Shaq and Tiger woods can get 20 million dollars from Nike for an endorsement, who the hell is Sting not to take his million? Later T Chris Orange <chrisorange(a)rogers.com> wrote: Not sure if you'll find this one on Sting's official website as I'm too lazy to check. He's not only one lucky bastard, but a greedy one too! Hope he makes a lovely donation to the rain forest. :) Let the sell-out/ not a sell-out thread begin!! Microsoft head Bill Gates is reportedly paying just under $500,000 to have Sting perform a handful of songs (I heard it was 8) at his upcoming 50th birthday party. The party is to take place later this month at the uber-swanky Supper Club in New York... Veteran rocker Sting will earn a staggering $486,000 (?380,000) this month, when he plays at a party being thrown by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates. The former Police frontman will play just eight songs at the New York event, thereby earning $60,750 (?47,500 )per track. Gates, 49, is hosting the bash at the city's Supper Club to celebrate his 50th birthday. _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police

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SACD
by Timo Saajoranta 04 Nov '04

04 Nov '04

Hi! I bought an Super Audio CD Player yesterday and I'm listening for Sacred Love at the moment (I have the SACD version of it). The sound quality is amazing etc. but has anyone noticed, that the exact same cd has almost three minutes longer version of Never Coming Home! It fades out at five minutes in normal player, but in SACD player it goes on to eight minutes! Beats me how they do that... Anyway, I can recommend the player to everybody, the sounds are so much better. T I M O

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400.000 ? for 8 songs concert
by Toni Carbó 03 Nov '04

03 Nov '04

Hi, Bill Gates pay to Sting 400.000? for a private concert do in NY very soon.(no date confirmed).The gig was not longer than 8 songs,so the cost for each song was 50.000 ?. Not bad Mr. Sting!! you are more concentrated in get money to your pocket than make a good concert. This was published on the Barcelona newspaper "El Periodico". www.elperiodico.com section "gente" toni from BCN, Catalonia

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www.henrypadovani.com is online
by DtmrCls＠aol.com 03 Nov '04

03 Nov '04

Hi www.henrypadovani.com is online it's all in French - for now - but you can see a LOT of photos plus hear some audio of the new songs... I can't - as my soundboard is down... bye Dietmar

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Re: [Police] www.henrypadovani.com is online
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 03 Nov '04

03 Nov '04

The History was in English (or am I fluent in fluent in French all of a sudden?) Michelle in TX In a message dated 11/2/04 6:41:20 PM, theviner(a)telus.net writes: > > Hi www.henrypadovani.com is online it's all in French - for now - but you can see a LOT of photos plus hear some audio of the new songs... I can't - as my soundboard is down... bye Dietmar > >

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Stewart Copeland MP3
by Brian A Baker 02 Nov '04

02 Nov '04

If you missed it this weekend, Stewart Copeland was interviewed on "Inside Mac Radio." You can download an MP3 of the interview from the following location: http://insidemac.macupdate.com/imr041030.mp3 Brian

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Stockholm gig
by Timo Saajoranta 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

Hi! The last Sting gig for me this year is now behind and of course I had to make a review... You can check it up from sting.com, under virtual ticket. Have a great autumn, if you have one! :-) Cheers, T I M O

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