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THE POLICE German photo book delayed
by DtmrCls＠aol.com 06 Apr '04

06 Apr '04

The publication of the photo book by Didi Zill from German publisher Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf has been delayed. It will be in stores in May. bye Dietmar

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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

Yea, Ross, what's with that? Were you serious with that apology, or did the powers that be promise to give you front and center if you made a lengthy public apology?!?! If that's the case, I'll start groveling now! M In a message dated 4/5/04 10:55:10 PM, sting(a)shaw.ca writes: > > Michelle, > > Stop your whining and apologize to the fan club ;) > > >

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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

I was actually under the impression that the difference was the CD rom AND access to the presale for the premium membership. Michelle

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Re: [Police] Fan club pre-sale tickets
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

That's very nice that she called. I think my issues are more along the lines of how disgustingly expensive the tix were for the Annie leg of the tour. I usually count on the larger venues being less expensive. If I had known, I would have tried for more tickets during the smaller venue tour. Naturally, I was also expecting a better selection of seats since it's a bigger front row. Sting's got enough power, you'd think he'd have the pull to say, "OK, the first XXX rows are for the fan club, screw the scalpers". I don't understand the politics of ticketing I guess, but why do some artists GET the whole front sections for their fans? I've never had gripes w/sting.com, they do seem to try hard to make everyone happy, and really, not everyone in the fan club can BE in the first 3rows. I'm just frustrated with the ticketing procedure, period. I also feel that since they say they have thousands more in the fan club since the first leg, they should have limited our tickets to two each as with the first leg. Will I renew again? Probably, I'm a sucker. Not a great idea since there's probably not too much going on next year with Sting as far as live shows that we may need tickets for! Don't let it taint your love for Sting's music, Ross, it's all just ticketing BS. Michelle In a message dated 4/5/04 9:29:57 AM, sting(a)shaw.ca writes: > The Fan club president was kind enough to call me to explain why, the > fact I did not get "best available" seats, is not their fault. > Defences ran from "tickets were there, I should have navigated better to > get the best seats" to "We do not select what are considered "best > seats." > > I've tried reserving my judgement because as you know, many members have > been highly critical of the way the membership is being run. I'm > disappointed the way I've been treated. I feel my $100 premium > membership for "benefits" was a poor investment. In summary, I did > everything right, and still feel screwed. Whether by the fan club, > promoter, venue or whomever. At the end of the day I do feel this was > the fan club's responsibility. Instead everyone I spoke with evades the > responsibility. > > For the Vancouver, GM place show, I went online 2 PM EST last Monday, to > get the best seats possible like many others. However ""best available" > seats were section 117. Not being familiar with the the GM place > seating plan, I assumed that section 117 was indeed the best available - > I was wrong. If you selected "section", you are taken to another menu. > >From there you could access floor seats. > Unfortunately, for this fan, I learned about this glitch too late and > was not able to get 1st, 2nd or 3rd row, like I easily would have done > had the website worked properly. > > As I said, Tina was kind enough to take the time to call me from the UK, > but I was just re-assured by her the issue was not their fault, and they > do the best they can. We argued for several minutes (at one point I was > told I was "wrong") "agreeing" that the best they can do, simply isn't > good enough (for me and many other fans). I suspect from her > perspective this meant she is frustrated that some fans cannot be made > happy regardless of their efforts. > > I'm afraid the only recourse I have is not re-renewing my membership. > So I guess I won't. In future years I'd rather pay the $100 premium for > scalper tickets, with less hassle, anger and frustration. The only > other thing I ever got was the CD ROM and while somewhat "nice" it was > not worth $100. > > I think I can say they do care somewhat about the fan club and its > members (evidenced by the call), but I guess their hands are tied and > cannot do much when something goes wrong. Like most human beings, it is > easier to shift responsibility, than accept it. As my Dad says, "The > name of the game is results." > > -Ross (out over $100). > > PS: Some of you who know me better, also know how I can take issues > to the nth degree when I am convinced I am being wronged. I was > tempted to buy the domain name "stingfanclubsucks.com" but my "anger has > subsided. If that is the worst of my problems, then I'm doing all right > and I don't want to escalate the issue, as it am afraid it will taint my > love for Sting's music. > > But I am curious, how many of you will renew? > >

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RE: [Police] Fan club pre-sale tickets
by Steve Roberts 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

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RE: [Police] Basic vs. Premium membership & Fan club pre-sale tickets
by Steve Roberts 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

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Andy & me online
by Michele Piumini 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

http://www.brushwithfame.com/Andysummers/Andy.htm Thanks Ross!! Michele

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Andy Summers live in Zoetermeer (April 2, 2004)
by Ruediger Hoeckel 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

Hi folks, Friday I had the chance to see our guitar hero live in action. The place was De Boerderij in Zoetermeer/Holland. The concert was said to be soldout as this was a 'doublebill' concert: Andy Summers in fact opened the night for Jan Akkermann. At 9.10 PM the show started. Andy played mostly tracks from his new album "Earth & Sky" which was sold after the concert outside. He also played two tracks from the 1990 album "Charming snakes" and one track from "The Last Dance of Mr. X" (1997). Highlights for me were the start of the titletrack "Earth & Sky" which sounds very similar to the "Mysterious Barricades" era and of course the encore "Blues for snake" (1989, "The Golden Wire"). The only sad thing was that he didn't play any POLICE tune, not even "Message in a bottle"...:-( But at last Andy was in a good mood and he even remembered the place (as he played there 2 years ago). If anyone is interested in a trade please contact me privately. Detailled tracklist can be found at: http://mitglied.lycos.de/rhoeckel/040402Zoetermeer.htm BTW, I have just updated my homepage with quite interesting items (some video stuff from Sting's US tour...) but take a look yourself! Cheers, RÃ¼diger ===== RÃ¼diger's website: http://www.rhoeckel.de Please visit my Ebay auctions: http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&include=0&useri… Mit schÃ¶nen GrÃ¼Ãen von Yahoo! Mail - http://mail.yahoo.de

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Royal Albert Hall, May 15
by Nuno Leite 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

Hi everyone, I am looking for extra tickets for London, May 15. If you have any spare ones please email me privately. Thanks, Nuno

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Andy Live video (old Tour)
by Sebastien.Renaut＠pasdecalais-habitat.fr 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

.... and for those who can't wait, here is a link to see a previous live recording : http://www.thebasement.com.au/replayroom/archive.asp Seb

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