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Stewart Copeland fans in and around Cleveland: Heads up on May 3!!!
by Ruediger Hoeckel 10 May '05

10 May '05

http://www.pluggedincleveland.com/events/6935/hall-of-fame-series-with-stew… Tickets are $5. Cheers, RÃ¼diger ___________________________________________________________ Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - Jetzt mit 250MB Speicher kostenlos - Hier anmelden: http://mail.yahoo.de

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photo
by Sweetmomb＠cs.com 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

Here it is!

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Re: [Police] photo
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

yeah, the soul patch has to go. Wish we could all look that good when we just wake up though.... I just caught the tail end of an old SNL w/Jennifer aniston as the host and sting as the music last night. Anyone remember what year that was, he was looking great there. Not too skinny looking! Michelle in tx In a message dated 4/29/05 8:00:45 AM, lutyou(a)comhem.se writes: > Looks like he wasn't lying about that he just woke up. And WOW, his haircut > is worse than mine and that beard was weird. > > Cheers, > Patrik > > -----Original Message----- > From: police-bounces+lutyou=comhem.se(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:police-bounces+lutyou=comhem.se@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of > Sweetmomb(a)cs.com > Sent: den 28 april 2005 23:49 > To: Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: [Police] photo > > Here it is! > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police >

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Well, I saw the concert...and I met Sting!
by Sweetmomb＠cs.com 27 Apr '05

27 Apr '05

Now it can be told... I was chosen at random by my local classic rock station (93.7 the BUS!! Glad to plug them!) to meet Sting. There were 22 of us, from 4 different radio stations who gave tix away. We were herded into an elevator and taken to a hallway outside three dressing rooms: The one on the left was for Phantom Planet(who were upstairs playing at the time, actually), then there was a dressing room labeled "Sting -- Band", and the room next to that had a big star on the door with the word "star" under it, and was labeled "Sting". We stood against the wall as if we were waiting for a firing squad, then al of a sudden, the door to the dressing room opened and there he was! Black t-shirt, dark pinstripe suit, little strip of beard in the middle of his chin (yuck). Lovely skin. Hair a tad on the mohawk side but not too bad. Skinny! He remarked that he had just woken up, and he was still a little groggy. I was about the 5th in line, and I had my trusty camera, which is now an antique, even though it was a state-of-the-art 35mm camera just a few years ago. The other person who won a pass from my radio station offered to take our picture, and Sting just came right over and stood on my right and put his arm around me. You will all be so proud of me, I didn't throw up on his shoes or anything! In fact, I said, quite calmly, "While I have your ear, are you familiar with the song 'What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life' by Michel Legrand?" and he replied, "Yes I am" and I said, I would love to hear you sing that, because you have the perfect voice for that song", and he replied, "I will -- just for you" and I blurted out, That would be 'For Holly'!" and he laughed! Now, of course he didn't sing it during the show, but I don't think he was being ignorant, he seemed very sincere at the time -- and I was, naturally, floating! Here's hoping he records that sometime in the future! He went on down the line -- he only spent a couple of seconds with each person. I had a few CD inserts with me,and a purple Sharpie pen. When he got to the end of the line, he started signing things. A nurse I happened to know (She's married to a DJ from one of the stations who were there) asked if she could borrow my pen so he could sign her ticket. After he signed her ticket, I gave him my CD insert to sign -- it was Blue Turtles, because it was a light color and you can see his signature really well -- and I got his autograph! He made some remark about how he should have shaved, and my friend said, "I can do it -- I'm a nurse!!" and we all laughed. He was then ushered back to his dressing room, and I happened to be standing in the middle of the corridor directly opposite him, and he turned around to the crowd and said, "Thank you" and I said, "Thank you for coming" and he smiled and waved to me. It was an incredible experience, and then I went up to the concert, where I had second row center seats, and he was directly in front of me -- no more than 10 feet away! The setlist was pretty much the same as has been reported, but the amazing thing was that he ran through it with virtually no breaks! Just one song after another! He occasionally sprayed his throat with a little spray he took out of his pocket, and he sipped from a cup of what seemed to be Mountain Dew, but otherwise he just went right through the set. There was one moment when I almost lost it, and it wasn't really even a Sting moment -- let me explain: many of you have probably heard the story about how John Lennon told his son Julian that, after he (John) died, he would make a feather float down in his room, and that's how Julian would know John was alright. Well, Sting started to sing Lennon's "A Day In The Life", and a feather floated down in front of Sting! My daughter was with me, and she saw it too, so I wasn't seeing things. It was a very strange moment. But the concert was absolutely wonderful. Highlights for me: End of the Game, a very strong Roxanne, Synchronicity, Why Should I Cry For You. I enjoyed it so much, I only took one picture during the entire concert, but I did take several in the meet-and-greet, so I will get them developed and post them as soon as I can. I hope the one of me and Sting comes out -- I just handed my camera to this girl I never met before and hoped that she could shoot straight! His voice was strong, and the concert was amazing. I'm running out of adjectives! The drummer was very Stewart-esque - he did a great job, and Shane Fontaine was very personable, and Dominic was Dominic. His hair is long again and he looks like the Dominic of old! Sting introduced him by saying, "Dominic Miller -- he's been with me for 15 years, man and boy. He started when he was 7. On the drums, Josh Freese, who *is* 7!" It was a nice moment. So, my grade for the concert, A+; my grade for the meet and greet, for me anyway, A++++++++++++++!!!!!!!!! I will never forget seeing him walk out of the dressing room towards us. It was very surreal. And even if he was being ignorant, I will treasure forever his reply to my question. I choose to believe he was being nice! Here is my last word: if this concert tour comes anywhere in the same HEMISPHERE that you are in, go. Hock your wedding rings and go. Do NOT miss this concert -- you will not be disappointed, I promise! Have a Great Week!!! Holly

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Re: [Police] irving plaza show
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 27 Apr '05

27 Apr '05

But normally, these events wouldn't be open to the fan club, isn't it nice that they did have 250 tickets available (cheap) for us to have the chance to purchase??? No matter what, the posers will be there. I just wish they could figure out a way to get rid of the scalpers so that 250 ticket allotment really went to the people that should be there. Michelle in TX

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Re: [Police] irving plaza show
by foxie 27 Apr '05

27 Apr '05

one of these days, we are all going to be rewarded for hours and hours - not to mention dollars and dollars - spent on this band and, recently, this man. i am not a member of the sting.com fanclub because i do not think the $$$$ to join is worth it, nor is it fair. i have already spent in the thousands on him/them over the years - it is enough. i sincerely feel bad for each of you that is a member and were unable to get tickets to the irving plaza show. as for those of you that did...you will be in a roomful of posers, people that are there because they got complimentary tickets, people there because they know someone, etc. basically, people that do not deserve to be there. a shame if you ask me. with each passing year, it becomes harder to justify allegience to his guy - FOREVER stewart's bassplayer and singer to me... truth hits everybody! rich --- David Lucky <dlucky711(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Man - tried to log in to get the fan club tixs at > exactly 1:00 and no luck. I have been pretty good > at > getting tickets but have to imagine this was the > fastest for tickets to dissapear on me. After that > disapointment, 30 minutes later I check ebay and > sure > enough there are 3 sets of tickets for sale for > sting > at irving with buy it now prices of $1,499! Couple > days later now and they are still there. > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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irving plaza show
by David Lucky 27 Apr '05

27 Apr '05

Man - tried to log in to get the fan club tixs at exactly 1:00 and no luck. I have been pretty good at getting tickets but have to imagine this was the fastest for tickets to dissapear on me. After that disapointment, 30 minutes later I check ebay and sure enough there are 3 sets of tickets for sale for sting at irving with buy it now prices of $1,499! Couple days later now and they are still there.

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STUNG Thursday in SF/Friday in Marin
by Stunglive＠cs.com 27 Apr '05

27 Apr '05

STUNG: Reminding the world The Police ROCK www.stunglive.com <<< Two STUNG shows this week >>> <<< THURSDAY, APRIL 28 >>> TONGUE & GROOVE - 1225 Van Ness Ave. @ Union, San Francisco, CA Always a raucous affair at this hip SF rock and roll night spot. Our pals in REM cover band CHRONIC TOWN will again join us to lull you into and frantic trance with the REM classics! <<< FRIDAY, APRIL 29 >>> SWEETWATER SALOON - 153 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, CA STUNG returns to Mill Valley's sweetest and most prestigious music spot Friday night to rock out a full evening of classics and B-sides by The Police and Sting! STUNG comes off an amazing string of April shows, including a packed house at LASALLE'S in Chico and a sold out weekend at the Hollywood House of Blues with Super Diamond. The venue (and every single staff member) is just top class, and we were warmly welcomed to the Hollywood "Big Stage", complete with celebrities (including Scott Ian from Anthrax, and oh, ....!), and a raucous Hollywood crowd hungry for The Police hits! We look forward to returning there soon. We also stopped by Beverly Hills and our Uncle Ian Copeland, Papa Joules and crew at the Backstage CafÃ© to perform and gear up for our "synchronous" California tour ventures (his making a Bay Area stop in with The Dares that very weekend we were in LA!) Love ya mate, we'll see you soon. Oh, and Happy Birthday Ian! (April 25th!) As always, visit www.stunglive.com for more info, great show pics, maps and chances at free passes to upcoming STUNG shows! Right-o, then! STUNG - Reminding the World The Police ROCK! www.stunglive.com

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looking for new Fiction Plane EP at Sting concert
by Jon 26 Apr '05

26 Apr '05

Hi everyone, I am looking for someone to buy me a copy of the new Fiction Plane EP CD that will be sold at the upcoming Sting concerts. Can someone help me out? I will pay for cd and postage. Just tell me that you'll do it for me and I will send you money! Cheers, Jon

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my book is out
by Giovanni 26 Apr '05

26 Apr '05

Ciao from Giovanni from Milano, Italy. Long time no news from me on this mailing lists, but it's about time to come back with some interesting bits from my side. As preannounced months ago, my book about The Police & Sting is now on sale on the main bookstores in Italy; it's entitled 'Illegal Tales - The Police & Sting, 1977-2005' (foreword by Stewart Copeland). Needless to say, I'm very happy for this release (remember I'm not a writer, I'm a musician....) and yesterday I saw it displayed next to Sting 'Broken Music' book in one of the main stores in Milan....what a shock! Considering Michele Piumini did the translation for Broken Music, we can say that Italy got a very efficient fanbase in every sense.... The book is about the discography, but do not expect a sort of catalogue; there are no lists of singles, vinyls, blah blah blah.....that's for collectors, and it's not the way I wanted to write the book, as well as my publisher needs. Every chapter is a record, starting from Outlandos to Sacred Love, with just a few chapters dedicated to alternative releases (soundtracks, greatest hits and official live). I wanted to describe how every record was released, the way the musicians felt, what happened in the studio and the story behind every track. What comes out is 'the soul' of every album, as well as an image of the three musicians as persons, not as rockstars. It's a book for fans but also for 'non fans', if you know what I mean; it's for everybody that might want to know a little more about the story of the band, going deeper on different aspects of their known discography; this is why I thought it would be boring to have lists of releases or similar; the only lists you can read are about Stewart and Andy post Police discography, at the end of the book, a couple of pages, no more. As many of you already know, my 'close encounters' with Sting, Andy and Stewart gave me more than a little help, with their stories and tales about their 'life in the Police'. Stewart was very very kind in writing the foreword, and what he wrote perfectly reflects the attitude of the book. Now, the only problem for most of you is that it has been released only in Italian. You can see the cover on my site www.illegaltales.com If you like to buy it anyway, here is the first site I've seen that already has it in stock: www.azetalibri.it (Euro 18,00). Thank you al for your precious support; you are all part of this book, you all know.... Ciao ciao Giovanni http://www.stewartcopeland.net http://www.illegaltales.com

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