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
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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Ogg: [Police] Expectations
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.
THINK BLUE!
AIM: MamaRocks62
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