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Membership & Fred.....
by Mike Armistead 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

Hey gang, I have a question; Are there any real good reasons to join the Sting fan club? Do you get real good seats? Next question; Fred Berthelot please email me off list. Mike

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Re: [Police] Membership & Fred.....
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

In a message dated 3/9/04 7:30:54 AM, marmist(a)bellsouth.net writes: > > > Hey gang, > I have a question; Are there any real good reasons to join the > Sting fan club? Do you get real good seats? > > Next question; Fred Berthelot please email me off list. > > > Mike > > > hmmm, would I do it again? Probably. I can't say the seats are any better than I've gotten on my own, but I am pretty much guaranteed getting a decent seat, if you like just decent seats. I've become quite spoiled and really don't want more than 6 rows back. Oddly enough, the tix I am purchasing through the fan club aren't what I'd go for if I were buying them on my own. Seems like I'm buying more tickets, but poorer quality. Actually, to get the good quality seats during BND, I had purchased just a single seat, that's the only way I got so close each time. Doesn't seem to matter w/sting.com whether you buy one seat or 4, they all come up the same. I don't think I answered your question, but if you want seats, period, then go for the membership. If you want a single good seat up front, try your luck and go without! One other plus to the membership is meeting other people with that common sting bond, which is kind of neat. Yea, go for it, it's worth it. What show are you interested in? I may have NY tix if our travel plans don't work out. I'd be posting them here and on Sting.com if so. I don't believe in selling sting.com tix at a profit, nor to someone that's not dying to go to the show! They just may have to prove themselves worthy of the tix! Michelle

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[Police] Re: [stingus] Sting and Annie Lennox on tour together (press releases)
by foxie 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

anyone think his setlist will change or will the script continue? --- StingUs <frotri(a)panafonet.gr> wrote: > Sting, Lennox Talk About Summer Tour > By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY > AP Music Writer > > > NEW YORK -- Old friends Annie Lennox and Sting have > different recollections > of when they first met. While the 52-year-old Sting > recalls meeting the > songstress at the BBC television network more than > 20 years ago, Lennox > remembers a different scenario. > > "Someone approached me and said, `Sting would like > to have to have his > picture taken with you,'" Lennox told The Associated > Press. "I felt really > funny because at that time, he was the megagod that > he still is, and I was > like this aspiring thing." > > When Lennox tried to prod his memory, Sting mumbled, > "I don't remember." > > "You see, how nothing I was!" Lennox, 49, laughed. > > The pair will have plenty of time to reminisce as > they tour together for the > first time this summer. The "Sacred Love" tour, > which kicks off June 27 in > Philadelphia, will end in Canada on Oct. 12. > > In an exclusive joint phone interview with the AP on > Friday, Lennox and > Sting said they hadn't decided on how the tour will > develop, or whether > they'll sing together -- but said they're happy to > be performing on the same > show. > > "I actually think that camaraderie and friendship is > actually essential and > it has to run from the bottom to the top," Lennox > said. > > "For me, it's creating one show out of what would > normally be two shows," > Sting said. "It's our stage, and I want people to go > away thinking, `That > was the best show that I ever saw.'" > > The pair sang each other's praises, recalled old > times and talked as if they > hadn't seen each other in some time, when they'd > actually been at the same > event last month, as competitors at the Academy > Awards. > > Both were nominated for the best song Oscar -- > Lennox for co-writing "Into > the West" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of > the King" and Sting for > writing "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from "Cold > Mountain." > > Lennox won the Oscar, one of 11 awards "The Return > of the King" won that > night, including best picture. > > "It was like popping champagne bottles every five > seconds," Lennox said of > the evening. > > "I was having the opposite reaction," Sting jokingly > groused. > Source: Metromix > --- > Sting, Lennox team for 'Love' tour > By JAM! Music > Sting has announced plans for an upcoming North > American tour with Annie > Lennox, and it includes five Canadian dates. > > The 42-date stint is scheduled to begin on on June > 27th in Philadelphia and > will wrap up at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary > on October 12. > > The tour's other Canadian stops include Montreal's > Bell Centre on July 13, > Toronto's Air Canada Centre on July 14, Vancouver's > GM Place on October 9, > and Edmonton's Rexall Centre on October 11. > > Tickets for the Toronto show go on sale on March 13 > through Ticketmaster. On > sale dates for the other Canadian shows were not > immediately available. > > Sting's latest recording, "Sacred Love," currently > sits at No. 83 on Nielsen > SoundScan's Top 100 selling albums in Canada. > > Lennox won an Oscar for her song "Into The West" > from "The Lord of the > Rings: The Return of the King." Her last album was > 2003's "Bare." > > Here is the tour itinerary for the 2004 summer > "Sacred Love" tour: > > June 27 Philadelphia Tweeter Center > June 28 Boston Tweeter Center > July 01 Wantagh Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach > Theater > July 04 Saratoga Saratoga Performing Arts Center > July 05 Uncasville Mohegan Sun > July 07 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center > July 09 Washington DC Nissan Pavilion > July 10 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pavilion > July 11 Buffalo Darien Lake Performing Arts Center > July 13 Montreal Bell Centre > July 14 Toronto Air Canada Centre > July 16 Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills > July 17 Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater > July 18 Chicago Tweeter Center > July 20 Minneapolis Target Center > July 21 Kansas City Verizon Amphitheater > July 23 Indianapolis Verizon Amphitheater > July 25 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center > July 27 Columbus Germain Amphitheater > July 28 Hershey Hersheypark Stadium > Sept 02 Atlanta Philips Arena > Sept 03 Charlotte Blockbuster Pavilion > Sept 04 Raleigh Alltel Pavilion > Sept 06 Nashville Starwood Amphitheater > Sept 08 West Palm Beach Sound Advice Amphitheater > Sept 09 Tampa Tampa Amphitheater > Sept 17 San Antonio Verizon Amphitheater > Sept 18 Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion > Sept 19 Dallas Smirnoff Amphitheater > Sept 22 Denver Pepsi Arena > Sept 24 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena > Sept 25 Phoenix Cricket Pavilion > Sept 26 San Diego Coors Light Amphitheater > Sept 28 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl > Oct 01 Los Angeles Verizon Amphitheater > Oct 02 San Francisco Shoreline Amphitheater > Oct 03 Concord Chronicle Pavilion > Oct 05 Sacramento Sleep Train Amphitheater > Oct 08 Seattle White River Amphitheater > Oct 09 Vancouver General Motors Place > Oct 11 Edmonton Rexall Centre > Oct 12 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome > --- > Source: Press release by Clear Channel Entertainment > STING, ANNIE LENNOX and guest; SACRED LOVE TOUR 2004 > > NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2004--STING and > ANNIE LENNOX, two of the > world's most talented and beloved performers will be > touring together this > summer as the Sacred Love Tour continues throughout > North America. Sting, > Annie Lennox and guest (to be announced) will > perform in Amphitheatres and > arenas beginning on June 27th at the Tweeter Center > in Philadelphia. The > tour is presented by Clear Channel Entertainment and > produced by RZO > Entertainment, Inc. > > > As a musician, Sting has remained at the forefront > of public consciousness > for over two decades and has written some of the > most enduring songs of our > time. His latest recording, Sacred Love - released > in September '03 to both > critical and commercial success - is a perfect > example. As an accompaniment > to the album, Sting released Inside The Songs of > Sacred Love a DVD, which > allows viewers to join the artist for the very first > time on his journey as > he creates and performs his new album. > In addition to having released his tenth solo album, > Sting has also > published his memoirs, entitled Broken Music, which > has remained on various > Bestsellers lists since its release. > Of equally impressive note is Sting's tireless > support of human rights > organizations. In 1989, Sting, along with his wife > Trudie Styler, founded > the Rainforest Foundation to protect both the > world's rainforests and their > indigenous peoples. Together, they have raised more > than $18 million with 13 > benefit concerts held to raise funds and awareness > of our planet's > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com

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RE: [Police] fan club membership q
by Fred Berthelot 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

I believe the fan club membership that comes with purchasing a ticket is a trial period and does not give you access to fan club ticket pre-sales. -----Original Message----- From: David Lucky [mailto:dlucky711@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 3:10 PM To: police(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Police] fan club membership q I just got my email from clear channel saying since I bought a Sting tickets my Sting fan club membership awaits. So am I to understand that the membership I just paid good money for a few months ago is now given away to all ticket purchasers? _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police

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fan club membership q
by David Lucky 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

I just got my email from clear channel saying since I bought a Sting tickets my Sting fan club membership awaits. So am I to understand that the membership I just paid good money for a few months ago is now given away to all ticket purchasers?

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sting beacon show
by David Lucky 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

I went to the Sting Beacon show on Friday and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. After reading a few posted reviews on this list of lackluster performances I guess I went in with low expectations and at least they were exceeded. Just seeing Sting performing and his energy seemed pretty high so it was very enjoyable. It seems the show has a lot less emphasis on the screen show going on behind him than the Sting NYC opening show I saw late last year. The light show was cool with all the lights moving up and down and diagonal in sync for some songs at the end. And they toned down the sexy images during send your love and now you focus more on the band. I did think ending with thousand years was kind of boring but on the other hand it is good to see a change of pace to put Fragile somewhere else in the list. other opnions...

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Wow, Jeremy, didn't know you and Trudie were so close...
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

...new film produced by and featuring Styler called Cheeky. Michelle in tx

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Dutch Jazzband playes Sting covers
by Magda van Santen 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

Hi all, Dutch Jazz band “‘New Standard Trio’ has released an album with instrumental played Stingsongs. “FOOTSTEPS” The trio are (inclusive a guest-artist) four people. Jasper Somson - Accoustic Bass Folker Tettero – guitars RonKesteloo – drums Frido ter Beek - Saxophones This is the most beautiful album with Sting-covers I ever heard It has a nice and cool jazz style with great improvisations. The Saxophone gives the music this “Dream Of The Blue Turtles” feel. Bass-player Jasper Somson is very talented and is a very good with improvisations. He a great jazz-musician. ‘FOOTSTEPS’- New Standard Trio. She's Too Good For Me Consider Me Gone Seven Davs Moon Over Bourbon Stro ot Be Still My Beating Heart Walking On The Moon The Wild, Wild Sea The Dream Of The Blue Turtles Tea In The Sahara All compositions by Sting. All arrangements by Jasper Somsen. New Standard Records NSR 2003.2 information: www.jaspersomsen.com greetings magda

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in defense of sacred love
by Mark Tigges 07 Mar '04

07 Mar '04

I hate to bring up a too tired topic, but I've been meaning to write this for a long time. I finally got around to purchasing a DVD reader for my computer. It took me a day but I figured out how to rip audio from a DVD, edit the wav files and burn an audio cd. It was the most worthwhile time I've spent in a long time. I much prefer listening to the DVD version of ... All This Time, and I enjoy the concert from Brand New Day. Now I need to get out and find the acoustic performance from MTV. But the apex is having a real version of Sacred Love (sorry Sting). While not perfect, the arrangements on the Inside DVD are FAR superior to the CD. I've come to enjoy the songs an order of magnitude more. And the presence of the gems All Would Envy and Like a Beautiful Smile make the package that much better. (By the way, did you know that Chis Botti released a version of All Would Envy about 3 years ago? But that CD is technical dogshit, the mastering is ridiculous, it suffers from loudest cd in the carrol marketing syndrome.) If you are one of the Sting fans that has become disillusioned because of Sacred Love, and have not heard the DVD renditions then you owe it to yourself. There is still too much use of drum machines, but it seems more forgiveable in this rehearsal type setting. I don't find the drum machine on Inside to be nearly as song destroying as it is in the studio recording. Actually I think the percussion on Inside is one of its high points. So the point is that I have been very happy listening to MY version of (Really) Sacred Love, from the Inside DVD with all the commentary edited out. I strongly recommend spending the time and making your own version from the DVD, and retire that Sacred Love CD. All the best! Mark. NB1 does anybody have any info on pacific northwest dates? The previous two tours he came here quite early. NB2 what was that instrument he played at the Oscars? And such a travesty that Into The West won. I thought it was the least interesting tune. Myself, I was pulling for Bellville Rendezvous.

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[Police] Interesting Article on Sting's show at the Beacon and Billy Joel
by Hilary L. Justh 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

Hi! Just thought that I would pass along this article about Sting at the Beacon last night with a rather interesting side story about Billy Joel's future wife (who is 22). The article can be found at: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,113240,00.html Bye! Hilary

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