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Re: [Police] police dates 15 & 16 May 200
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Ah, that's when the beanie baby craze started! BBC - Cult - I Love 1979 - Films No, juggling the kids isn't as easy as that one. I'm hesitant because I usually have to use all my chips w/my parents in March for SXSW, and now I'm thinking I need to save them if and when the Police are out and about. I only have so many "can you help me outs" with them! michelle In a message dated 1/7/07 10:15:34 PM, krapola(a)shaw.ca writes: > Is this anything like Steve Martin's Cat Juggling? > > -----Original Message----- From: police-bounces+krapola=shaw.ca(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces+krapola=shaw.ca@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Stingfan222(a)aol.com Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 7:57 PM To: casimar(a)yahoo.com; Stingfan222(a)aol.com; police(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] police dates 15 & 16 May 200 I'm trying to figure out a way to juggle my kids to get there, but it's not looking too good. > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police >

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Re: [Police] police dates 15 & 16 May 200
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Ah ... didn't realize he did Austin during that tour. I had moved away from 98-2002 and was in seventh heaven having so many shows in the Northeast w/in 3-4 hours driving distance! Didn't even think to look at coming back to visit friends in Austin (and see more shows) For Sacred Love w/Chris opening... I didn't realize he skipped Houston. I know how far I can push my husband w/this childish need to see the show multiple times, and a third show was pushing the envelope. Presumed since I wasn't there, there was no show! Yes, what an interesting reception to "This War" in Dallas! I actually really enjoyed the Dallas show even though I didn't have stellar seats. The venue was gorgeous, and the sound was amazing. At first I was fuming when I got to my seat, but I did appreciate the whole lighting thing from further away. Of course I did find myself in the front row at the end when all the women were hopping up to swap spit w/Sting ... and no, I wasn't one of them even though a guy offered to hoist me up! Hi, Christopher---Nice to have another cronie to beg for TX shows! michelle In a message dated 1/7/07 10:38:35 PM, casimar(a)yahoo.com writes: > I know what you mean about the Houston/SA/Dallas triad > except that Sting definitely skipped the big H during > his "solo" Sacred Love tour (i.e. the one without > Annie Lennox). Only Dallas seems never to get > shortshrifted (I guess because a Dallas DJ played > Roxanne...?) > > I definitely saw Sting in Austin at the Erwin Center > on the BND tour, but that's too bad if he hasn't > returned. I was really mad though to have to drive > all the way to Dallas to see him during SACRED LOVE > (maybe he was afraid to play "This War" here in > Houston...? I loved the mixed reactions of the Dallas > crowd to that tune.) > > But anyway as to what you actually asked my job is in > "mandatory overtime" mode this month (how does that > work exactly I still don't understand) so its unlikely > I could have seen Botti even if I'd realized. Still, > I hope you make it so you can write us a review. I > think Botti is the best musician to wander into > Sting's circle since Branford. Seems like a nice guy, > too. > > Christopher (in Texas) > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police >

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Re: [Police] Lets act like the Police are a new band
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Or Tony Orlando and Dawn. That's who they took me to see. First concert, Tie a Yellow Ribbon. Guess he is still around though and you could see them if you want to take a bus trip to Branson w/people with some wild purple hair. Damn it. Now that I think of it, Tony Orlando is the reason my parents wouldn't let me join the Police fan club back then. I joined the Tony Orlando fan club and never got jack from them. Wow, this is really bring back some bad memories! I may need to go see a shrink now. m In a message dated 1/7/07 10:38:30 PM, krapola(a)shaw.ca writes: > I'm sorry? I'm confused. > Look it is a nice song I suppose, but all this fanaticism over a nothing > band is plain silly. They'll never be like a KC and the Sunshine Band or Gino > Vanelli. > > -----Original Message----- From: Stingfan222(a)aol.com [mailto:Stingfan222@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 8:20 PM To: krapola(a)shaw.ca; police(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] Lets act like the Police are a new band Ross, you sound like my parents! That's what I got from them when I begged and pleaded for them to let me go as a what, 15 year old? I love rubbing it in their face that I chose such talent to glom onto! Michelle In a message dated 1/7/07 4:08:31 PM, krapola(a)shaw.ca writes: > Lets pretend it is 30 years ago and Roxanne is just starting to get some > airplay. > I'll start. > > You know, I'm getting sick of that song called "Roxy" (or something like > it). Dunno who sings it, but mark my words, We'll never hear from them > again. I'm tired of these basement bands with 1 hit wonders. > > > Ross > > > -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.5/616 - Release Date: 1/4/2007 1:34 PM > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police >

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Re: [Police] Lets act like the Police are a new band
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Fortunately mine did. As strict as my Italian dad was, I think they knew how important letting me go was. I never asked for much (parents were both school teachers, no money!), but I think I may have been a different person if they DIDN'T let me go (like a teenage runaway???) It was a major turning point, and I think I recall having a major blowout w/them and going to my room and just thumping my head against my headboard until they said yes. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, there's no way in HELL I'd let my daughter (when she's 15) go to a concert 2 hours away w/her best friend and her college brother and friends! What were they thinking? ; ) Michelle In a message dated 1/7/07 10:33:59 PM, slangele(a)yahoo.com writes: > Hah! No kidding, likewise, cept I was like 10 or so....maybe I was 15, I > don't know, but I can remember blasting Outlandos D'Amour or Regatta De Blanc > and something like No Time This Time, or Hole In My Life would come on, and > Sting woulld hit those really high notes in the harmonies and my mom would > come and scream at me to turn it down and that it sounded like cats getting > torturred or something like that..... But no, they didn't let me go either. And > I turned out horrible too. If only they'd listened and let me go, I might > have turned out to be a well-rounded, successful person.... > > Steve > Stingfan222(a)aol.com wrote: > > Ross, you sound like my parents! That's what I got from them when I begged > and pleaded for them to let me go as a what, 15 year old? I love rubbing it > in their face that I chose such talent to glom onto! > Michelle > > > In a message dated 1/7/07 4:08:31 PM, krapola(a)shaw.ca writes: > > > > Lets pretend it is 30 years ago and Roxanne is just starting to get some > airplay. > I'll start. > > You know, I'm getting sick of that song called "Roxy" (or something like > it). Dunno who sings it, but mark my words, We'll never hear from them > again. I'm tired of these basement bands with 1 hit wonders. > > > Ross > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: [Police] Lets act like the Police are a new band
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Ross, you sound like my parents! That's what I got from them when I begged and pleaded for them to let me go as a what, 15 year old? I love rubbing it in their face that I chose such talent to glom onto! Michelle In a message dated 1/7/07 4:08:31 PM, krapola(a)shaw.ca writes: > Lets pretend it is 30 years ago and Roxanne is just starting to get some > airplay. > I'll start. > > You know, I'm getting sick of that song called "Roxy" (or something like > it). Dunno who sings it, but mark my words, We'll never hear from them > again. I'm tired of these basement bands with 1 hit wonders. > > > Ross > >

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Re: [Police] police dates 15 & 16 May 200
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

It'd be funny to me--- I only do it since at one point there were like 4 or 5 Michelle's posting. It was confusing even me! Thinking about stopping since I haven't seen the Michelle's over on this list lately! I'm always griping that Sting only goes to Houston, SA and Dallas. Never Austin. Last time I saw Sting in Austin was I think in 1996 when we still had the larger outdoor amphitheater. David Bowie, the Stones played Austin in the past few years, the Police should too. I'm thinking if TX is on the list, it'll be Dallas and maybe Houston. Can't pass Houston up due to the ability to jack up the ticket prices there. Out of all the shows I saw in the past few years, the Houston prices were about 75% higher than the others. Go figure. Are you a Chris Botti fan? He's playing Houston on Tuesday. I'm trying to figure out a way to juggle my kids to get there, but it's not looking too good. Michelle In a message dated 1/6/07 5:40:21 PM, casimar(a)yahoo.com writes: > Yes I am, although I am used to Sting not coming to > Houston on his tours lately. Maybe they'll go to > Dallas, do you think? That seems the only chance. > > Christopher (I was actually tempted to sign "in Texas" > like you do, but I wasn't sure it'd be funny to anyone > but me) > > --- Stingfan222(a)aol.com wrote: > > > a man or woman after my own heart... are you in TX > > too? > > michelle > > > > > > In a message dated 1/6/07 4:53:39 PM, > > casimar(a)yahoo.com writes: > > > > > > > LOL--this time next week we'll all be wildly > > > speculating about the setlist.Â :-)Â Â I just > > hope tour > > > dates are announced in, say, Texas. > > > > > > --- Stingfan222(a)aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > no.... Holy Barcelona! > > > > m > > > > > > > > In a message dated 1/6/07 4:38:28 PM, > > > > dripdry(a)gmail.com writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm shaking I'm so excited. > > > > >Â Ã‚Â > > > > >Â Holy toledo! > > > > >Â Ã‚Â > > > > >Â Ã‚Â > > > > >Â David > > > > > > > > > > Ã‚Â > > > > >Â On 1/6/07, Christopher Simar > > <casimar(a)yahoo.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > >Â I'm still having trouble rectifying this > > with the > > > > > post-Police Sting we all love to hate to > > love... > > > > > perhaps he *is* a nostalgic person now, > > > > huh?Ã‚Â Ã‚Â :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Stingfan222(a)aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > This is good news! I bow to you for the > > info! > > > > School > > > > > > ends here on May24, so > > > > > > Europe first works for me then I have the > > rest > > > > of >

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Re: [Police] my 'reliable' source
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

I bow to you, Giovanni, I'm green w/envy, but in a good way. So glad you keep us up to date on things! michelle In a message dated 1/7/07 6:45:48 AM, giovanni.pollastri(a)libero.it writes: > >Thanks to Giovanni for all his precious infos… I bet the “reliable source” > must be Mr. Summers >himself… ;-))) > > Maurizio...I work with Stewart Copeland on his website...and some more...we > e-mail each other very frequently....that's why mine is a 'reliable' > source...I guess most of you knew about my source. > Andy is still a very good friend... > And Sting...we spend some time together when he comes to Milan, or if I go > somewhere to see him live, but we never talk about music...lately we were > talking about friendship. > > Giovanni > >

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Re: [Police] let's propose a tour program !
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Are you sure your question shouldn't be how many cities do WE have to visit to please each of us??? It's all about the quality of the seats for me. 2-3 good quality close up seats and I'm good. If Not, I may need 5 or 6 shows. I'm hoping for Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix, Boston, Providence, Hartford, NY, Orlando, Raleigh, Chicago. That enough of a list? I must say, a day away from the computer brought my blood pressure down. I feel it rising again the more emails I read! michelle In a message dated 1/7/07 3:45:48 AM, vmenard26(a)hotmail.fr writes: > How many cities would The Police have to visit to please each of us ? > I'm waiting for them in Lyon, France. > xxx val > ps : it's really funny all these mails. it makes my moral up. go on dreaming > and happy new year > > _________________________________________________________________ > Personnalisez votre Messenger avec Live.com > http://www.windowslive.fr/livecom/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police >

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FW: Reunions
by David Lucky 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

I get this blog from an music industry guy named Bob Lefsetz who writes what I find to be very insightful stuff about the big picture issues of the music industry, its economics, drivers, key players (Clive Davis) etc. Todays blog is his speculation about the potential appeal of a Police and Genesis reunion tours. Interesting and probably the machinations that Police/Sting management is thinking about. David Lucky -----Original Message----- From: Bob Lefsetz [mailto:bob@lefsetz.com] Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 5:08 PM To: dlucky711(a)yahoo.com Subject: Reunions Is it too late for a Police reunion? Genesis is one of the most revered bands of all time. The PETER GABRIEL-led Genesis. Fans wax rhapsodic about "Selling England By The Pound" and "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" in a way you can't get ANYBODY to testify about the band's hit-laden eighties records. It took Peter Gabriel a while to eclipse the work he did with his former mates, commercially anyway, but with his 1986 album "So", which included the iconic hit and breakthrough video "Sledgehammer", Peter became a household word. Not that Genesis slacked, the Phil Collins-led outfit immediately released the surprisingly good "Trick Of The Tail" and then went on to have the aforementioned hits. It's time for a REUNION, wouldn't you think? There's been a constant buzz online. Genesis has laid fallow, Gabriel's last album was substandard. It's time to get the old boys together and rape and pillage! But that's not what's happening. Genesis is going out alone. Rumor has it that Gabriel just won't commit. He's not ready yet. And that might be true, but the real story is Michael Cohl ran the numbers and he found out NOBODY WANTED TO SEE THE OLD GENESIS! You know Cohl. He's the guy who guarantees a zillion dollars to the biggest acts in the world. They then go on to play arenas, with Cohl skimming a profit on top of his almost guaranteed sell-out numbers. This is how he does it with the Rolling Stones. U2. Even Barbra Streisand. Peter Gabriel-led Genesis is in that league, RIGHT? Wrong. Cohl isn't stupid. Before he lays out tens of millions of dollars in guarantees, he does research. And his research told him that although there IS demand for the old band, it's relatively low, they can't play arenas at a high ticket price, whereas the PHIL COLLINS GENESIS CAN! Credit MTV. Although the Phil Collins Genesis had its first hit with "Follow You, Follow Me" from 1978's "And Then There Were Three", they became UBIQUITOUS when MTV banged one video after another. You remember the one with the puppets... The SONG you can't remember, but you do recall Ronnie Reagan in bed and the water. Funny, the acts BROKEN by MTV, they can barely tour. But those with cred BEFORE video play, they're now icons. It seems that MTV latched on to them, boosted them, as opposed to ANOINTING THEM! The old bands already existed, they brought their cred with them. Whereas the new bands... What did they have anyway? Of course there are exceptions. Especially amongst the earliest crop of MTV acts. But really, the big sellers on the road are those that had traction before MTV infiltrated so many homes. So are we ever going to get to see the original Genesis, the REAL Genesis? I'm starting to doubt it. For the same reason we may never see the real Pink Floyd go on the road. You see, David Gilmour just doesn't need the money. Yes, HIS outfit, sans Roger Waters, played STADIUMS! He doesn't need the MONEY! And Phil Collins and Michael Rutherford and Tony Banks have enough money, certainly after this year's tour, to decide it's just not worth it to play by the mercurial Gabriel's rules. Why be beholden to someone who left you in the lurch, albeit three decades ago, to make LESS MONEY! Yes, it comes down to the money. And in order to make the big bucks, you've got to ensnare not only the hard core fan, but the CASUAL ONE! You've got to get ALL these people to come to the gig. Check the numbers. Sting has sold more albums WITHOUT the Police. Yes, I know the Police was iconic in your life. They preceded U2. Back when you came of age, when you were in high school. Hell, you might have even seen them in a STADIUM! But almost nobody plays stadiums anymore. Fans don't want to be treated that poorly. And you want to be close! You'll pay EXTRA to be close! But you won't pay to be close every week. Maybe a couple of times a year. The Stones are not going to live forever, you want to see them before they die. But who else? Do you want to pay to see Yes in an arena? How about Boston? How about REO Speedwagon? You remember "Hi Infidelity", with its iconic "Keep On Loving You". That album sold more than any CD THIS year! Do you want to see THEM? They broke big the same year the Police became ubiquitous, with "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic". Or maybe we should go to '83, when "Every Breath You Take" dominated. Quiet Riot was number one just after "Synchronicity", do you want to pay $250 to see them? How about Lionel Richie, whose album followed theirs? Shit, almost no one cares about his new record... And then there's Huey Lewis, his album "Sports" dominated in the middle of '84. Right before "Born In The U.S.A." had a seven week run. People still want to see Springsteen, don't they? Well, certainly not in stadiums. As for arenas at Stones prices?? I don't think so. And Bruce's reign was followed by Prince's "Purple Rain" soundtrack. Prince did come back. But now he's playing a club. He had to give away his record. And prices were not exorbitant. He got one go-round, hell, he played some cities twice. But the Police PRE-DATE Prince. And I don't think a ton of African-Americans want to see the Police. And they never had a reputation as a KILLER live act. Good, but not SPECTACULAR! Sting does pretty fine on his own. He's far from desperate. And he's proven that just when you count him out, he writes a catchy hit. He seems to have the ability in his DNA. And he seems to play by his own rules, take his own counsel. Don't expect STING to sign with Clive Davis and cut standards, just to be viable. So, Sting doesn't need to do it. He's far from desperate. How badly do you need to see the POLICE? Does your wife want to see the Police? Sure, she loved "Every Breath You Take", but the earlier records, the ones YOU loved, appeal more to guys. Are you gonna be able to get a group of your fortysomething, your FIFTYSOMETHING buds together on one night to go? Are their spouses going to LET THEM? And the longer a band waits, the less viable touring becomes. Suddenly, the seventies are A LONG TIME AGO! Hell, the Police BROKE in 1978. I think a Police tour would do well. They were established before MTV rocketed them into the stratosphere. And "Synchronicity" was the number one album for 17 weeks! But this was before the SoundScan era. And there are no Police albums on the catalog chart, not even a compilation. And no Sting records either. And no Peter Gabriel or Genesis discs either. But there IS a Stones album. Yes, people still care about the Stones. But you'd be surprised how few care about so many of the other "superstar" bands. At least enough to pay a fortune to go see them. -- Visit the archive: http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/ -- If you would like to subscribe to the LefsetzLetter, http://www.lefsetz.com/lists/?p=subscribe&id=1 If you do not want to receive any more LefsetzLetters, http://lefsetz.com/lists?p=unsubscribe&uid=0102d002dd3a3a08f7315976c5cb99d2 -- Powered by PHPlist, www.phplist.com --

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PLEASE TAKE ME OFF!
by Danielle Carroll 07 Jan '07

07 Jan '07

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