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LAST CALL FOR POLICE IN MIAMI AND TAMPA
by Scott F. Sands 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

Anybody going to the Police shows in Tampa or Miami this week? Wanna meet up? Scott Sands "With the shape I'm in, you could donate my body to science fiction." - Rodney Dangerfield

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WOW! Chicago show!
by David 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

The day began as any vacation day away from work might. I began Thursday, July 5th, by sleeping late. This was followed by dying my hair twice (ugly orange color the first time) and giving myself a hair cut, as I had slept late and run low on time :) Getting on the train to get down to the fan meetup, there was no stopping my smiling. "Police Blonde" hair and Police shirt, my destination was obvious. Those I passed on the street, though, could they understand the sweet experience ready to unfold before me? My radiant smile? My giddy nature? For years and years I've harbored the fantasy of one day seeing The Police play together, believing I had been born right out of my time for such an experience. Here I am, though! Walking down the street, my heart pounding. Can this be real? Is this a dream? Oh, please let me wake sooner than later if this is only a dream, I tell myself. My tongue thirsts for some Newcastle Ale to loosen my knotted stomach. The Red Lion served this up, along with Welsh rarebit. Joe, Ana, and Allison showed up to swap stories, with Allison finally getting me my ticket (thanks again!). So, skipping a few parts, like sitting in traffic in a taxi, Jo, Ana and I bantering with the Iranian taxi driver.... the concert I missed most of Fiction Plane, though caught the last half of Two Sisters, my favorite song by them. I waited. And waited. And waited. Would they ever go on!? At least an hour passed... and suddenly I caught a glimpse. From a door in the outfield, a trio, one jacketed, one sleeveless, and one in white gloves walked behind the stage. The gloved one pumped his fists in the air, as though triumph were already his. That was the moment I knew. Tears began to form in my eyes before a single note had been played. This was no dream. The Police kicked it off with Message, which I basically ignored as I worked my way up to better seats. After hassling with an official seating goon, who practically hauled me bodily away from seats which had not been, and never were, taken, I eventually found a great vantage point where, wonder of wonders, everyone else had done the same as I, moving to empty seats to see the show they had paid hard earned money for. After that, it's kind of a wild emotional blur. Sting's voice was in GREAT condition! He hit LOTS of high, long notes that I have not heard him hit at other shows (the couple I've heard). His renditions of many songs were much less "Stingified", faster, and more Police-like than ever before. Andy was allowed free reign numerous times to carve his soaring, ethereal anthems into the hot summer night. Stewart stayed behind the band most of the time, but always lending his unique atomic energy to the songs. Walking on the Moon was amazing with the cool light effects, for instance. It left me stunned... although it may have been a contact high from some of the marijuana I smelled in the air numerous times :) Wrapped Around Your Finger was exotic and spectacularly creepy as Stewart added some sort of bell percussion to the music. Sting did all the normal crowd cheer-back parts that I've heard in live recordings, and I sang and cheered as though tomorrow would not come. After all the years of sitting in the car/apartment/dorm room singing along with live tracks, Regatta de Blanc was one instance where I just let loose with "Eyooooo-eyooooo-eyay-yoooo..." At first I was one of the few people clapping, dancing, singing and cheering, but as the show moved on I found the whole section (and stadium, for that matter) singing, dancing, cheering, even high-fiving each other in the middle of songs in one instance! People were drawn in by the energy, and it was obvious that the boys fed on this. The version of Next to You that they played was AMAZING! They came out for an encore, and ripped right into it. At first, people seemed stunned at not knowing the song, but it allowed me to completely rock out. The song's tempo and energy built and built, and at the end the boys turned up the fire on the tempo to warp speed, just like on the Message in a Box track. Lights and images spun ridiculously, like a runaway train gone off the track, and at the last chord sweat and people and music and cheering careened into one another in a glorious finale. Look, if you haven't been to one of these shows yet, you need to go. Like, you need to go as in to the nearest ticket booth, scalper, or whatever. Now. They've gotten it just about perfect, with the exception of maybe one or two moments where the show got a little chuggy or tedious (perhaps it was the guy next to me who seemed to be there because his wife is the fan, not him), and just a couple of lyrical boffs and technical missteps, which were really no big deal. Sting has added little vocal flourishes all over the place. He did not seem lazy at all about the songs this time. His power and charisma were in full force. Andy's longer solos tore into the darkness, just daring mother nature to bring on the night. Stewart provided the syncopated spine of snare, cymbal and schwerve. It doesn't matter if you get front row or nosebleed, this concert has to be heard to be believed. No, I did not drink during the show or ingest any other drugs, as others at that show seem to have done. The only drug I needed was The Police, and it was more potent than I could ever have imagined. Alright, that's my story. I don't have a set list. I don't have lots of technical details. You can write and ask me and i could dredge up more detail. In short though, it rocked. Like others have said, people were cheering and singing all over the place after the show! Before the show, no one was talking about The Police. After the show, the air was abuzz with things like "Wow, Sting is built!" and "I've heard every one of those songs on the radio!". Afterwards I went to get food and put a bunch of Police and Talking Heads on teh juke box. people cheered and sang a bit when The Police came on. On the El ride back north, people asked me if I had seen the show, and what I thought about it. We exchanged stories and had a great time. What a great night to be a fan.

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Re: [Police] ctv
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

Lol... his hair looks orange in that photo... I was going to say it was a good thing Stewart got his hair cut between the Phx and Dallas shows. His hair was way too long and w/the lights at one point his hair was totally purple. He looked like a mad old lady! Either that or a mad professor! m In a message dated 7/8/07 1:39:28 AM, ross(a)rossviner.com writes: > http://www.ctv.ca/ > > Nice to see Sting on the home page. > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.1/888 - Release Date: 06/07/2007 > 6:36 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Re: [Police] Live Earth
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

That's one that I really wanted to see. Hopefully will catch it at some point. I saw them at an instore in Austin a couple years ago ... good stuff! I'm pretty sure that was due to your recommendation, Mathew! M In a message dated 7/7/07 7:11:50 PM, mathew(a)wattobay.com writes: > Yeah we only have one feed into Aus and we keep jumping around the > different shows. > > Did you see anyone the Aus show. John Butler rocked as did Crowded House. > Can't wait to see the Crowdies in Brisbane in November. > > Cheers from down here! > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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ctv
by Ross Viner 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

HYPERLINK "http://www.ctv.ca/"http://www.ctv.ca/ Nice to see Sting on the home page. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.1/888 - Release Date: 06/07/2007 6:36 AM

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Re: [Police] Live Earth - great Police set
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

ooooh.... Did you read my mind? I didn't post that, but I guess I'll have to agree w/whomever did (another Michelle?) Guess I haven't gotten to that post yet! Michelle In a message dated 7/8/07 12:55:50 AM, mathew(a)wattobay.com writes: > Awesome.... We have just seen it down under!!!! > > To quote my 12 year old son and Police Fan...."Why is Kanye West out there > trying to get giggy wid it" > > And yes Michelle, I also couldn't see the need for John Mayer. > > -----Original Message----- From: police-bounces+mathew=wattobay.com(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces+mathew=wattobay.com@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Bruce Greenwood Sent: Sunday, 8 July 2007 2:02 PM To: 'Maggie White'; police(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: RE: [Police] Live Earth - great Police set Yes, I saw Andy laughing too….right about the same time I was shaking my head… . “Sting, you’re the only good police in the hood….yeah….yeah…..uh.....uh” Bruce From: police-bounces+bruce.greenwood=rogers.com(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces+bruce.greenwood=rogers.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Maggie White Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 11:39 PM To: police(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Police] Live Earth - great Police set Too short, but VERY rocking, which is what they needed to come out and do. It was not a time or place for Wrapped. Driven was a shining moment for Andy, I thought. I coulda done without Kanye West, for sure.I think I saw Andy actually start to laugh when he started to rap. John Mayer was thankfully not too obvious in the song (I know some of you love JM and were probably having a heart attack when he came out). Nice moment for the Police in front of the world (at least those who are still awake in the ROTW). Should be a nice 4-song snipped when they put out the Live Earth DVD. M > > Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Live Earth - great Police set
by Maggie White 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

Too short, but VERY rocking, which is what they needed to come out and do. It was not a time or place for Wrapped. Driven was a shining moment for Andy, I thought. I coulda done without Kanye West, for sure.I think I saw Andy actually start to laugh when he started to rap. John Mayer was thankfully not too obvious in the song (I know some of you love JM and were probably having a heart attack when he came out). Nice moment for the Police in front of the world (at least those who are still awake in the ROTW). Should be a nice 4-song snipped when they put out the Live Earth DVD. M --------------------------------- Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more.

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Re: [Police] Live Earth Performance on DIME
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

Can I ask a really stupid question? Do we just click on it and it downloads? I finally got an account and then I downloaded some vuze thing since nothing was happening. I'm trying to download the rehearsals and it says it's going to take SIX hours. Is the right or normal? Thanks, Michelle In a message dated 7/8/07 12:37:43 AM, mtgiller(a)yahoo.com writes: > The Police set from Live Earth is up on DIME > (http://www.dimeadozen.org/) There are two torrents: > choose the most recent one, the other is incomplete. > Enjoy! > > Matt G > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Check out "rediff.com: Captain Sting and the Planeteers"
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

Click Here: Check out "rediff.com: Captain Sting and the Planeteers" Finally a NICE little article!!!! Michelle ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Live Earth Performance on DIME
by Matthew Giller 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

The Police set from Live Earth is up on DIME (http://www.dimeadozen.org/) There are two torrents: choose the most recent one, the other is incomplete. Enjoy! Matt G

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