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Denver show
by mlmanoni＠earthlink.net 11 Jun '07

11 Jun '07

Well, I just arrived home after seeing the Police tonight for the first time this tour. They were AMAZING! The band is incredibly tight, no mistakes that I could see or hear, with the exception of one or two miscounts, but otherwise perfect. I am so happy and grateful and full of joy to hear them play live, and together, that frankly I almost cried a couple of times! Who knew I would be such a goof about these three. But after listening to these albums for so many years, and watching a few videos, the joy of watching these three incredibly talented musicians play and sing together and be excellent at their craft is beyond words. (although I seem to be using quite a few!) The set list reported for the Saturday night Denver show is the same as the Sunday night show - and they played for 2 hours, with Fiction Plane clocking in at 45 minutes. And by the way I was lucky enough to see The Police here in Denver (am visiting my sister) and will see them again in a month in Detroit. Wow, am I happy about that! I didn't mention (although it was previously mentioned) that all three were in great moods. And NO ONE has talked about the percussion that Stewart is using in a few songs!! I sure wish they were playing more numbers so that he could spend more time on them. Really, really great. I'm glad they aren't playing Murder by Numbers; honestly it doesn't feel like a good fit for the setlist. So buckle your seatbelts, folks. This is by far the best Sting concert (hahahahahaha), or any concert, that I have ever seen! Michelle (from Michigan, in Denver, ready to go to sleep singing So Lonely, Bed's Too Big, Every Breath -- the list goes ever on...)

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Tour book dedicated to Ian and Kim
by Maggie White 11 Jun '07

11 Jun '07

Did anyone notice that the tour book is dedicated to Ian and Kim? Except they have the year of Kim's death wrong. It says 2006. I knew he died earlier than that, so I checked and he passed away in 2003. I continue to believe that Ian's untimely death was the reason Sting decided to let bygones be bygones. M --------------------------------- Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.

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Re: [Police] Denver June 9th Setlist and Copeland encounter
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 10 Jun '07

10 Jun '07

How cool, Pete! Thanks for the update on the photos, I just got a higher ISO camera and hope that the view from my phoenix seats will allow for better photos. I have too many of the backs of people's heads in Vancouver! Lucky you, running into Stewart! Michelle In a message dated 6/10/07 2:39:50 PM, pashdown(a)xmission.com writes: > I ran into Stewart Copeland at a brewpub in Denver. Aside from a short > discussion about whether his appearance on the "Dream of the Blue > Turtles" tour happened at Park City or Red Rocks there was nothing > notable about it. I mentioned the list and he didn't seem to know > anything about it. The more I talked with him, I felt like the less he > wanted to talk to me, so I told him I was looking forward to the show > and went and ate lunch. > > The show was tight. Note that they had a list of banned items at the > door, like guns and bottles, and cameras weren't on it. I took a bunch > of pictures and a couple of video clips that I'll upload tomorrow. I > found that no flash, reduced exposure, and high ISO made better pictures. > > Here is the setlist: > > Message in a Bottle > Synchronicity 2 > Spirits in the Material World > Voices / When the World is Running Down > Don't Stand So Close to Me > Driven to Tears > Walking on the Moon > Truth Hits Everbody > Everything She Does is Magic > Wrapped Around Your Finger > Beds Too Big Without You > De Do Do Do > Invisible Sun > Walking in Your Footsteps > Bonanza / Rawhide !?!? > Can't Stand Losing You > Roxanne > *Encore* > King of Pain > So Lonely > *Encore* > Every Breath You Take > Next To You > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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set list
by Louis Richards 10 Jun '07

10 Jun '07

Hi all, anyone else hear the rumors that Bombs Away and It's Alright For you will be added to the set list? Louis

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Concert length?
by Marisa M 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

For those of you who have been lucky enough to see The Police in concert already, approximately how long does the entire event last (from Fiction Plane opening to the ending of the last encore)? Any info would be helpful! Thanks, Marisa http://www.stingetc.com --------------------------------- Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online.

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Tonight's no-hitter
by bbredice＠aol.com 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

I've always wanted to see a no-hitter baseball game. I'm told that the tension builds and builds inning after inning as the game progresses with a perfect pitching performance. It is a rare event and a treat to be there to say you were a part of it. You can feel it as it is happening. Tonight's show, Seattle #2, was a no-hitter. The show was FLAWLESS. I heard no mistakes, the energy was unbelievable, and the performers were in another world. Forget Idaho, tonight these 3 guys were on another planet, and there were all there together. I cannot think of a concert I've ever been to that has been so perfect to me. I saw the flawed concert last week in Vancouver, I saw the sketchy fan club show, and I saw the tour opener in Vancouver as well as Seattle #1. This show brought it all together. Man were they GOOD! Andy has loosened up considerably in a week. He is making moves I'd never thought he'd do. He is moving all over the stage, and he is smiling and joking much more. A couple highlights. There was no Sting/Stewart banter about sitting in the wrong place before King of Pain. Someone threw a fake flower on the stage right before Every Breath and Sting picked it up, walked it over to Andy, who threw it at Stewart. By the time it got to Stewart it was bent over, and he made a sad face. Also, right before Next to You, Stewart ran to Andy's side of the stage and asked the tech for a guitar, as he wanted to play it for that song. After a few seconds he said "Just kidding". Sting kidded us about being in Washington DC instead of Washington state. He was ON tonight. As opposed to last night's show, in Driven to Tears, it is a regular magazine again, not a f***ing magazine. I had the pleasure of meeting both Stewart and Andy, as well as Joe Sumner, today at their hotel. I got a couple of autographs on my ticket for tonight, which will always be treasured. More on my encounter later. Needless to say, this concert was the end of a perfect day. Oh, one more thing. Sadly, Murdery by Numbers was dropped. Otherwise, the same setlist as before. I did ask Stewart today about why 3 songs were omitted in Edmonton and they returned last night. He said that they come and go and the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. I wonder who the Lord is in this case... Thanks guys for a perfect end to my 5 shows. I'm done. I can sit back now and read everyone elses' reactions for the next year. Bill ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

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re: Vegas, baby
by Jenny Dolan Balin 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

Anyone on this list attending the Vegas show? Must know soon... might be something in it for you... e-me back! Jen from SoCal "your sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect" THINK BLUE! AIM: MamaRocks62 Visit MySpace Visit My Work Visit My Work's MySpace --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Re: [Police] Denver
by TMead17327＠aol.com 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

In a message dated 6/8/2007 10:41:59 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, pashdown(a)xmission.com writes: Anyone going to be at the Denver show tomorrow? My wife & I are going. Tommy Durango, CO ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Re: [Police] Tonight's no-hitter
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

Ah, Bill! Thanks for the great update! I'm so excited for phoenix now, I think I'm slipping back to that non-eating/sleeping mode again. May take nyquil for the next few nights to at least bank some sleep. Andy, Stewart and Joe, you lucky guy! Wow. This is email is a keeper and I'll probably re-read it a few times before I go, especially when I'm harassed about "taking off" again... So fun to finally meet you and Patti (y?) in vancouver! Michelle in TX In a message dated 6/8/07 2:13:02 AM, bbredice(a)aol.com writes: > I've always wanted to see a no-hitter baseball game. I'm told that the > tension builds and builds inning after inning as the game progresses with a > perfect pitching performance. It is a rare event and a treat to be there to say > you were a part of it. You can feel it as it is happening. > > Tonight's show, Seattle #2, was a no-hitter. The show was FLAWLESS. I > heard no mistakes, the energy was unbelievable, and the performers were in > another world. Forget Idaho, tonight these 3 guys were on another planet, and > there were all there together. I cannot think of a concert I've ever been to > that has been so perfect to me. > > I saw the flawed concert last week in Vancouver, I saw the sketchy fan club > show, and I saw the tour opener in Vancouver as well as Seattle #1. This > show brought it all together. Man were they GOOD! > > Andy has loosened up considerably in a week. He is making moves I'd never > thought he'd do. He is moving all over the stage, and he is smiling and > joking much more. > > A couple highlights. There was no Sting/Stewart banter about sitting in the > wrong place before King of Pain. Someone threw a fake flower on the stage > right before Every Breath and Sting picked it up, walked it over to Andy, who > threw it at Stewart. By the time it got to Stewart it was bent over, and he > made a sad face. Also, right before Next to You, Stewart ran to Andy's side > of the stage and asked the tech for a guitar, as he wanted to play it for > that song. After a few seconds he said "Just kidding". Sting kidded us about > being in Washington DC instead of Washington state. He was ON tonight. > > As opposed to last night's show, in Driven to Tears, it is a regular > magazine again, not a f***ing magazine. > > I had the pleasure of meeting both Stewart and Andy, as well as Joe Sumner, > today at their hotel. I got a couple of autographs on my ticket for > tonight, which will always be treasured. More on my encounter later. Needless to > say, this concert was the end of a perfect day. > > Oh, one more thing. Sadly, Murdery by Numbers was dropped. Otherwise, the > same setlist as before. I did ask Stewart today about why 3 songs were > omitted in Edmonton and they returned last night. He said that they come and go > and the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. I wonder who the Lord is in > this case... > > Thanks guys for a perfect end to my 5 shows. I'm done. I can sit back now > and read everyone elses' reactions for the next year. > > Bill > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Denver
by Pete Ashdown 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

Anyone going to be at the Denver show tomorrow?

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