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by Matthew Shenk 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

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Did anyone notice, when Sting was on Oprah...
by Ross Viner 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

...that they gave the audience members all free copies of "Sacred Love" and autobiography? And I doubt ANY of them were fan club members. Why wouldn't that be a perk for the $65 US premium membership? Perhaps for the book shipping would be cost prohibitive, but the CD wouldn't? What about doing this with the "Tour Edition" of "Sacred Love". What about a discounted price? While the fanclub "executives" hands are probably tied (and I am sure this stuff occurs to them), the there are LOTS of possibilities to give at least the semblance that they (I am NOT referring to the 3 club executives) care about the club members. The more I think about the membership the more I realize how little value I really got. The Vancouver show "glitch" was just a catalyst. Ross

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Re: [Police] Semi-OT: Metallica's new idea
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

Good for you, Mark! You're right about the answers. CYA big time. Michelle in TX In a message dated 4/7/04 12:54:41 PM, mtigges(a)shaw.ca writes: > I'm the last person to believe AskStingAsk has any stingness to it. > It just comes off as a publicist answering and asking the questions. > > But, I'm not chicken. Here's the question I just posted. > > ''' > It's been discussed recently in a related online forum the offerings > of two of your peers. The first Peter Gabriel; his reborn "Growing > Up" tour (named Still Growing Up) has the options for fans through his > website to purchase premium ticket packages which include a signed CD > of the performance they attended. The other is Metallica; these > somewhat hypocritical musicians have decided that file trading of > their bootlegs is ok, and have an online forum at their website to > support this for their fans. > > Is there any plan afoot for the Sting tours to have any similar > feature for its fans? I for one would pay a lot of money (hint) to > access digital recordings of selections of the tour. > ''' > > You might want to go and check back at some point in the future for an > answer, I likely won't. I suspect the answer will be: > > "No, not that I'm aware of." > > If you read "his" answers at AskStingAsk they are terse and CYA > friendly. It you read his questions they are trite and boring. I for > one am not convinced he reads/writes anything there. > > Best regards, > Mark. >

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Re: [Police] Semi-OT: Metallica's new idea
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

You do it Michelle, I'm chicken shit! Michelle in TX In a message dated 4/7/04 8:13:28 AM, mlmanoni(a)earthlink.net writes: > > So has anyone considered using their privileges as a member and "Ask Sting" > these questions on Sting.com? It would be very interesting to see if he > would answer. He may know everything about the problem for us fans, or he may > know nothing. I, for one, would love to hear his answer! > > > > Michelle Manoni > > Troy, Michigan > >

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RE: [Police] Semi-OT: Metallica's new idea
by Michelle Manoni 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

So has anyone considered using their privileges as a member and "Ask Sting" these questions on Sting.com? It would be very interesting to see if he would answer. He may know everything about the problem for us fans, or he may know nothing. I, for one, would love to hear his answer! Michelle Manoni Troy, Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: Mikkel Z. Herold To: Sting-liste Sent: 4/6/2004 11:12:15 PM Subject: [Police] Semi-OT: Metallica's new idea >> * Recorded CD of the actual show attended for each guest, which >> will be signed by Peter Gabriel & sent on to the client after the >> show Or do like Metallica: They have opened their own bootleg site where anyone can download all the shows from their current tour (http://www.livemetallica.com/) Now that, my friends, is embrasing the new technology rather than whining about how bootleggers steal your money! Will we ever see Sting do something like this? Sadly, I think it's gonna be a cold day in hell before that day comes! I choose to believe that it is his management who block all these great ideas, but maybe it is our man himself? I can understand and fully respect that his focus is first and foremost on the music, but does anyone know how much he cares about all the "other stuff"? Mikkel

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Re: [Police] Semi-OT: Metallica's new idea
by Timothy Enders 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

That's incredible. So now the band that testified before congress that downloaded music was the evil that was going to bring about the end of the music buisness has their own free download site? Whee. Go Metallica. On a brighter note though, that is actually a pretty cool idea, and I'd love to see Sting do it as well. Of course, with all the shows being so similar... But it would be good, and it is a good way to raise interest in a given band, or their current material, etc. -Tim >>> "Mikkel Z. Herold" <mikkel(a)mzh.dk> 04/06/04 07:12PM >>> >> * Recorded CD of the actual show attended for each guest, which >> will be signed by Peter Gabriel & sent on to the client after the >> show Or do like Metallica: They have opened their own bootleg site where anyone can download all the shows from their current tour (http://www.livemetallica.com/) Now that, my friends, is embrasing the new technology rather than whining about how bootleggers steal your money! Will we ever see Sting do something like this? Sadly, I think it's gonna be a cold day in hell before that day comes! I choose to believe that it is his management who block all these great ideas, but maybe it is our man himself? I can understand and fully respect that his focus is first and foremost on the music, but does anyone know how much he cares about all the "other stuff"? Mikkel -- "At first just a rustle of canvas And the gentlest breath on my face But a galloping line of white horses Said that soon we were in for a race" Sting - The Wild Wild Sea http://www.mzh.dk

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Re: [Police] My apologies.
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

Ah, I though you were taking Ross' advice and apologizing for your whining too! We're all a bunch of whiners and complainers when it comes right down to it! I won't apologize, the whining I've done is my own stupidity and not saying "NO" to $270 tickets that were so kindly offered to me during the presale. We all have the choice to say no to sting.com, Howard stern, TV, movies, etc. It drives me nuts that people don't realize that and try to shut down the howard sterns of the world. Just turn off the radio. Sorry, got off tangent, but I'm pissed about that! Michelle

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Re: [Police] My apologies.
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 06 Apr '04

06 Apr '04

Go figure this one out then... I paid $270 in Houston of all places. San Antonio, Dallas and Jones Beach were well over $100, but I need to check on exact amounts there. Usually it IS the other way around, higher on the East and West Coasts! Michelle In a message dated 4/6/04 6:30:25 PM, snsv(a)yahoo.com writes: > Prices are cheaper than the Compaq sponsored Brand New Day tour where the > majority of front section seats were $150, this tour, most shows are $100 for > first row seats on the east coast. > >

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Re: [Police] Semi-OT: Metallica's new idea
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 06 Apr '04

06 Apr '04

I think he should embrace that technology. Maybe he is. I just saw the "Twist" mix on itunes tonight. Same day I also learned from my 16 year old nephew that Twista is indeed a real rapper and he also pointed out he's a "wicked fast" rapper. Oh joy. If you haven't heard it yet, you can hear a snippet at the itunes store. Michelle In a message dated 4/6/04 6:21:19 PM, mikkel(a)mzh.dk writes: > > >> * Recorded CD of the actual show attended for each guest, which > >> will be signed by Peter Gabriel & sent on to the client after the > >> show > > > Or do like Metallica: They have opened their own bootleg site where anyone > can download all the shows from their current tour ( > http://www.livemetallica.com/) > > > > Now that, my friends, is embrasing the new technology rather than whining > about how bootleggers steal your money! > > > > Will we ever see Sting do something like this? Sadly, I think it's gonna be > a cold day in hell before that day comes! I choose to believe that it is his > management who block all these great ideas, but maybe it is our man himself? > > > > I can understand and fully respect that his focus is first and foremost on > the music, but does anyone know how much he cares about all the "other > stuff"? > > > > Mikkel > > > -- > "At first just a rustle of canvas > And the gentlest breath on my face > But a galloping line of white horses > Said that soon we were in for a race" > Sting - The Wild Wild Sea > > > > http://www.mzh.dk > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police >

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Re: [Police] Basic vs. Premium membership & Fan club pre-sale tickets
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 06 Apr '04

06 Apr '04

Hmmm, I hear the one in between leaves a little to be desired.... Nice to see some action on the list though! Michelle In a message dated 4/6/04 3:28:28 PM, jason(a)digital-solutions.co.uk writes: > > Which leg do you prefer Michelle? The left one, the right one, or somewhere > in between??? > > > > > > J. > > > >

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