And I thought I was happy when I got Stewart's movie for Christmas... holy crap! :-O This place has certainly got busy again, and for such interesting reasons... if only half of this were true, I would be on cloud nine for the rest of the year. However, overseas fans who may not know its reputation should bear in mind that the Daily Mail is stupendously reactionary and hysterical (the Mirror is similarly awful). Only a couple of years ago they went off some comment from Trudie's chauffer and printed a two-page hatchet job on Sting and how he's OMG! such a horrible person. I don't deny that he has his bad points like the rest of us, but the standard of journalism was evinced by their use of quotes from the early Police period, such as Stew's remark about Sting hating all of humanity except his family. Since they didn't qualify it by pointing out that a) it was from decades ago when the band ran on its internal tensions, and b) Sting himself had a tendency to furnish the media with dramatic soundbites and colourful lies at the time, it came across as a damning expose from a loyal bandmate. So, though remarks from fans and insiders here build a convincing case for why this more than any other time might be the year Sting softens on the subject, I'll believe a reunion is definite when we hear it from those same people, and not from the UK tabloids. That said... it's bloody exciting if it's true. I wouldn't get to go, but I bet they'd televise it, this being The Reunion They Said Would Never Happen. In terms of likely possibilities, I'm far more optimistic about the second box set someone mentioned. We know there's a fair amount of material in the vaults, and Stewart for one has expressed a desire to get it released. The anniversary year is the best opportunity they'll get to do it, and the advent of digital downloads, and the fact that downloads of old as well as new releases are now being counted in the UK singles chart (I presume this has happened/will happen in other territories) means that the music would get exposed to a whole new audience. I'm going to celebrate tomorrow by watching the movie. :D Angeline PS Happy New Year!