Vegas is the one show I'm actually going to make it to. Would love to meet up with you and anyone else who will be there! On May 30, 2007, at 1:01 PM, Jenny Dolan Balin wrote:
Yeah, uh... two apologies: one: it may have sounded a bit preachy... sorry! two: so effin' late I forgot to sign my name: Jen ...from SoCal
btw: what a thrill it was to meet and greet and hang with--if only briefly--some of you that I've only heard about through this list: Pete--I know it was only an introduction, but so great to put a face to the legend! lol. Next time, more time! Chris, Bruce, Jock-- you guys are the best, a joy to hang around, your spirits and enthusiasm are infusing! And how fun to be interviewed on live radio--classic 101--with Bruce and Maggie!!! Michelle!!! Roomie!!! That was fun! You know my secrets, though... sssshhhhhh! ;) Lover you girl! JoAnn--again, only an intro and I hope also next time, more time! I'm glad I met Maggie and Bill's spouses--great people marry other great people (so what does that say re: my divorce???? oh--He married a great person!!! heheheheh...). Speaking of Maggie and Bill, what a joy to spend time with you two again, along with your spouses, AND OF COURSE D&J who I've missed so much but the brief time breaking bread was fulfilling, and seeing Paul again and meeting Andy... that lunch at Milestones was memorable, gang! Kind of a "Drive-to-Vegas-in- Maggie's-car-to-room-together-and-see-Sting" reunion!
There were so many others, and I was pleased to meet you all ...this weekend remains a blur. I get video-bytes on random shuffle in my head I must sort out. I loved almost every moment (we won't speak of hangovers and bruised feet).
I would love to see who(m)ever comes to LA for any of the three shows! And of course there's Vegas again...
See you on tour, Jen from SoCal
"lydia.dicorato@tin.it" <lydia.dicorato@tin.it> wrote: I don't know your name ,dear dolandbalin,but just to thank you for such fantastic words ,sensations,you wrote....your feeling is very clear..... Grazie!!!
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Wow. Elated. Exhausted. The extremes I'm sure--I'm sure because I heard it first-hand from most of you!--that we all went through.
I want to start by re-quoting myself before this all was first Officially Announced re: the Police reuniting:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "And I sit here now still reeling from the possibility, no matter how implausible or insane, of my favorite band of all time that I never saw in person ...getting together once again if only for a brief moment in a world-wide tour... although I too have fantasized about the following, still: I do not care if they suck. I do not care what songs they play. I do not care if every song sounds completely different from what I've been listening to for 30 years. I will be in the presence of a historical moment, of an artistic "big bang", and I will be enthralled, enamored, and enthusiastic with every strum, pick, strike, note, scream. It will be a moment I will never, ever forget." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The question is: how does this hold up?
They did not suck. Everything they played I wanted to hear. Just about everything was different and yet-- memories often tend to layer over new experiences--the same. I will never, ever forget this weekend. It was historical, it was a helluvan explosion, the kind that only gods could pull off.
I respect everyone's opinion; I sometimes let them even influence my own. I've heard and read the gamut on this. I will write mine later (after my back & feet recover from all the walking & standing!).
Consider this until then:
There were three gods on that stage. Were they perfect? (better question, were they back then?!) Hell no, and that's what I liked: the boys that we've deified for the last +25 yrs showed that they are human (who can forget them taking an ending again fanclub night--Bruce!!--and then the lovely out-of-tune ee-yo-yo's for the Walking on the Moon intro?!), three men who have already lived most of their lives--albeit in different degrees as rockstars--showed they can still fckn kick ass.
For those of us over 40, we know the difference 25 years can make. It's something we cannot ignore when we think about how it will influence everything about the boys and tour: the pace and length of the show, of each song, how many dates they'll play in a town and how spaced out the dates are... it just does, along with other mitigating factors, but age cannot be dismissed. Seems like the boys are embracing it just fine. And I love it! I'll excuse some slower versions of some songs as long as they keep touring.
I'm not going to guess what's in their heads when they're up there, or when they planned this out. It Appears that they are not yet congealed, and I think things like harmonies and smiles will come when they are more comfortable with the whole tour thing again.
Three gods came out on that stage those two nights I was privileged to see and hear them. They willingly showed us their human side and that alone was worth the price of the entire weekend.
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