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Tracks Mag
by Paula Mickevich 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

If you haven't seen the cover of Tracks you can go to amazon.com, in search on left put in Tracks and scroll down to magazines and hit go... Mr. Mean ;)

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Tracks magazine
by Karen Peterson 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

Please help, someone! I have been unable to find a copy of Tracks magazine anywhere in my town (Santa Fe, NM), and am desperate to locate one! Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any ideas! Karen in NM

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Re: [Police] On the subject of lyrics and their meaning .....
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

Mikkel I may just have to jump all over your butt for picking on short people! ; o (of course I AM joking!) Thanks for adding some humor to this uptight phase the list is going through! Michelle in TX In a message dated 11/26/03 7:23:51 AM, mikkel(a)mzh.dk writes: << > What is the six inch band? A groups of very short musicians, maybe? Mikkel P.S.: In the light of recent endless discussions on the list, let me make this absolutely clear: The statement above was ironic (for a definition, look here: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=42023&dict=CALD) and meant as a joke (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=42879&dict=CALD) In no way should any criticism of short people be inferred from the statement, as this was not the intention. I have nothing against short people, in fact, one of my closest friends is short, albeit more than six inches, so please refrain from flaming me. -- "And my sanity scans the horizon" Sting - The Wild Wild Sea http://www.mzh.dk >>

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Re: [Police] On the subject of lyrics and their meaning .....
by Anne Robinson 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

LMAO !!!! Thanks for the comic relief !!! ~Anne "Mikkel Z. Herold" <mikkel(a)mzh.dk> To: "Sting-liste" <police(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent by: cc: police-bounces(a)mailman.x Subject: Re: [Police] On the subject of lyrics and their meaning ..... mission.com 11/26/2003 08:23 AM Please respond to "Mikkel Z. Herold" > What is the six inch band? A groups of very short musicians, maybe? Mikkel P.S.: In the light of recent endless discussions on the list, let me make this absolutely clear: The statement above was ironic (for a definition, look here: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=42023&dict=CALD) and meant as a joke ( http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=42879&dict=CALD) In no way should any criticism of short people be inferred from the statement, as this was not the intention. I have nothing against short people, in fact, one of my closest friends is short, albeit more than six inches, so please refrain from flaming me. -- "And my sanity scans the horizon" 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] Police] On the subject of lyrics and their meaning .....
by TheRoss66＠aol.com 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

I had always thought it meant something like a watch for retirement like he mentions in Island of Souls, but I don't know anything about coal mining so it may mean something else. Ross

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yes lets change the subject
by gary weinrib 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Hmm, yes, I find myself da do do doing on a daily basis on the phone all day to solicitors, does that count? Maybe I should just play the song for them, eh? Geddy Not to start up YAMD (Yet Another Massive Debate); I'd essentially agree with you, but I do think that it is more than people just speaking nonsense. Rather, people not making sense given the singers viewpoint. Whatever he was singing about, politics, faith or philosophy (or all three), clearly at worst he didn't understand what the hell they were saying, or at best he simply didn't agree. People not making sense is subtley different from pure nonsense. My niece speaks nonsense from my point of view, but her mother always seems to know what she means. Mark. NB: Bad me, I clipped out the name of the original poster (I believe it was Nigel Tuffman). It occured to me that your choice of lyric was probably not merely serendipitous. Very clever, kudos. On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 12:37:41AM +0000, Jason Sheldon wrote: > > I always thought it meant that whoever he was talking to in the song, was > talking nonsense, and that rather than covering his ears "la la la - I can't > hear you...", he just can't make any sense of the persons point.... > > J. > > > > ... what the heck does de do do do mean > > anyway ? > > In the context I've always presumed it means that the singer is fed up > listening to people being idiotic and not thinking before they act/speak. > Kind of like how people sometimes these days cover their ears and exclaim > "I'm not listening." Kind of ironic. > > Mark. > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police at mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/

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Re: Police Digest, Vol 9, Issue 35
by Raj Manoharan 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

SIMMA! DA! NAH! Oh, sorry, didn't realize we were (finally) past the point of perniciousness. Carry on. ®@J _________________________________________________________________ Need a shot of Hank Williams or Patsy Cline? The classic country stars are always singing on MSN Radio Plus. Try one month free! http://join.msn.com/?page=offers/premiumradio

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Re: [Police] yes lets change the subject
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

In a message dated 11/25/03 5:58:49 PM, nigel_tuffman(a)hotmail.com writes: << the cover of my sting book has a rip & i haven't finished reading it yet waaah! >> Oh man, Nigel, you have to take the cover off while you're reading those books you want to keep pristine! Michelle in TX

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Re: [Police] Broken Record
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

I just finished the book last night, Fred. Loved it. There were some paragraphs in there that were so beautiful they could have been the lyrics to a song. I feel like reading it again and hilighting them! There's just so much that I didn't know and it makes me understand the lyrics to many of his songs better. And here I thought he was writing "Never Coming Home" about my sometime wanderlust moments, and it was about him mom! I guess I'll be accused of being a "brown noser" for saying I loved the book and that I thought it was very well written and very giving of him to share that part of his life, so I'll just sign my e-mail that way.... Sting Brown Noser, aka Michelle in TX

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RE: [Police] On the subject of lyrics and their meaning .....
by Jason_Daly＠dell.com 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

A really really small group! Here is one I have always meant to ask about and now seems like a good time. In We Work the Black Seam he says "...............you can't exchange a six inch band for all the poisoned streams in Cumberland." What is the six inch band? ~Anne P.S. Jer pleasereconsider. _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police

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