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vancouver setlist
by dtmrcls＠aol.com 29 May '07

29 May '07

27.05.2007 fanclub show message synch 2 dont voices / when the world spirits driven moon truth hits every little thing wrapped beds murder de do do invisible sun footsteps cant roxanne ... king so lonely breath ... next to you ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

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Police: Tickets for Barcelona for sale
by Nuno Leite 29 May '07

29 May '07

Hi, Two friends of mine can't make it so I have with me 2 extra tickets for the Barcelona show on the 27th of September. The tickets are for the Arena (general admission) and I am selling them for 77.00 euros each. This is EXACTLY what they cost me, including Ticketmaster fees and mailing costs, so I am not making any profit at all. I will send them by registered mail and I am asking nothing extra for this. I accept Paypal only, please. Please email me privately, if interested. Cheers, Nuno PS: Loved the show in Vancouver, seeing The Police live for the first time in my life is something I will never forget. Took me 19 hours to get back home but it was worth it. IT WAS A FANTASTIC SHOW!!

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Truth Hits Everyone
by Pete Ashdown 29 May '07

29 May '07

It was about ten years ago that I finally gave up on The Police. Like most youth, I had a musical love affair with an artist who I felt I identified with. Around the time "Ghost in the Machine" was released, I became aware of the bleached trio and found their distinctive minimalism and literary lyrics something I could not only dance to, but engage my young mind on social questions, humanity, technology, and yes even politics. I dove into the Salt Lake punk scene in the early 80's, but The Police retained that special place as my one and only. My last opportunity to see them in Salt Lake City in 1982 was quashed by misunderstanding and mishap. "Synchronicity" was released in 1983 and I watched in frustration as the band visited neighboring states without landing in Utah. Although I had been granted a driver's license that year, my inexperience and youth stopped me from actually pursuing a live show through a road trip. 1986 brought a new single and the hope for an album, but aside from a few songs at a benefit, The Police played no more. "The Police Mailing List" was the last gesture I made towards the group. Predating websites, established in 1991, it was the first way to connect to other fans via the Internet. Part resource, part support group, its purpose in my life evolved from essential, to albatross, to tombstone as the years rolled on. Eventually the emails were automatically filed in a folder that I never read. With so many other priorities in my life, the ghosts in my music collection collected dust and fell behind more innovative, younger talents. I married, had children, worked around the clock on a business I was obsessed with, and ran for political office. Music was the least of my concerns. I do not pretend to understand the full depths of their reunion tour. Like most, I suspect the oceans of cash promised to the trio has something to do with it. I eagerly poured in a couple buckets of my own for the opportunity to see them in Denver and Los Angeles. On top of astronomical ticket prices, I bought into the "Fan Club" which promised premium seating, but did not deliver over the codes supplied to me by friends who were members of the "BestBuy Club". Let the corporate priority be known. A bone was finally thrown to the long suffering fans. A "dress rehersal" the day before the opening date in Vancouver, B.C. was promised with "limited tickets" for those fans who had purchased their memberships earlier in the year. Astoundingly, the tickets would be only $50. In spite of the round-trip cost, this still seemed like a bargain to me. Priority seating through a gouging merchant like Ticketmaster is one thing, but if you really want the sucker on the hook, promise an exclusive. I bought in. My seats weren't great, but through a stroke of luck, my 16-year-old "mailing list" finally paid off. A friend who had flown all the way from Portugal was upgraded to the front row because his wife was pregnant. He gave his 11th row ticket to me. The Police played for about two hours that night. They covered the spectrum with hits and some of their under-appreciated work. The light show was spectacular, the political messages still applied through songs like "Murder by Numbers" and "Invisible Sun", and the men who could not be called boys executed a capable and entertaining show. A few months back, I watched a BBC rebroadcast of these same three people at Hatfield Polytechnic before their first American tour was launched 30 years ago. This was not the same show presented by three aging men in Vancouver in 2007. Returning to a club with fellow fans to discuss what we'd just seen, one individual asked deep probing questions like, "Do you think it was right they reunited?" He eventually disclosed he was a psychiatrist. The woman sitting next to me told a tale of woe where she had won concert tickets in the 80's only to have them torn up by her father in front of her face. The junior high-school class she now taught was excited that "the band that Mrs. G liked" was going to be in town. I showed off the baby onesie I purchased, the only piece of overpriced memorabilia that I found any interest in, to another grown man who then revealed he had purchased the same thing. My fellow fans were no longer "some kid" and "that girl". They were people with their own families, passions, careers, and lives that had grown over a quarter-century. Sting, Stewart, and Andy were old, but as they sang, the "truth hit" me, and I realized I was too.

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Police at Banknorth - Boston Garden Nov 11
by Paula Mickevich 29 May '07

29 May '07

Today's Boston Globe has full page spread for The Police 11/11/07 at the Garden - Best Buy wiwll be doing a presale.. tickets for general public June 4 must be reward zone member as of 5/17/07

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Re: [Police] Article on the Vancouver shows
by Angeline Adams 29 May '07

29 May '07

I found this article; amongst others, Dietmar gets quoted. I'm glad to hear the first night of the tour proper was better than the rehearsal. :) http://ww2.vancouver.com/news/index.asp?detail=O052904AU Also, it says at the bottom that Australia will get dates; I saw someone on here worried the other day that none had been announced yet, so at least it seems like something is in the pipeline for you guys... Ang

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vancouver setlist may 28
by dtmrcls＠aol.com 29 May '07

29 May '07

hi same setlist, only DON'T and SPIRITS changed places. the structure was better like this ! dietmar ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

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I am shallow
by Will Kelly 28 May '07

28 May '07

I fully admit I am shallow and I will put it out there. I am lucky enough to have tickets for Hershey & Atlantic City. I have seen at least one review which has not been complimentary so far and I truly respect the opinion of the reviewer. However, if the boys recited the Beano for 90 minutes I would be a happy bunny. I guess what I am saying is that I am excited about the fact that I will (fingers crossed) be seeing The Police soon and the event will supercede the performance for me. If they pull out a stellar performance then great....if not...oh well I will survive with the memory of seeing something that I had given up on!!!! Sorry for being shallow!!! Will Kelly ____________________________________________________________________________________Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting

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photos...
by PandaBaby 28 May '07

28 May '07

Hi Jorg, Thanks for the pictures! I liked the chance of actually seeing the stage in the pictures. Did it look impressive for those who were there? I remember people being a bit annoyed by some visual effects during Sting's Sacred Love tour. So I'm curious to read your comments! Cheers, Panda ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 18:47:36 +0200 From: "Joerg Zimmermann" <the-police(a)t-online.de> Subject: [Police] photos... To: "Police(a)Mailman.Xmission.Com" police(a)mailman.xmission.com <http://www.flickr.com/photos/8532257@N07/> http://www.flickr.com/photos/8532257@N07/ jörg.

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canada.com Story
by djtcoggan＠hotmail.com 28 May '07

28 May '07

Dear police(a)mailman.xmission.com, Your friend djtcoggan(a)hotmail.com thought you might be interested in this canada.com story: "Fans still passionate about Police -- after all these years" http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=f085af1a-dceb-4ff9-a44… Pete and I where interviewed by The Province right before the show. Nothing exciting is said but it does quote me, so I thought I would send it along to all you lovely folk :-) _______________________________________ This is a free service courtesy of canada.com (http://www.canada.com)

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photos...
by Joerg Zimmermann 28 May '07

28 May '07

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8532257@N07/ jörg.

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