Hello, this is Giovanni.sorry to write all thesee-mails tonight but I 'm reading them all together. I guess I started this 'REAL FAN' syndrome myself with the mail I sent some days ago; just to clarify, my intention was to consider REAL FAN people like us, even if some of us have one or hundred records, or never 'touched' Sting, or Andy or Stewart, this is not the matter; my point was that in situations like this, there are many insider that have never been involved in The Police fandom and they will be there, for so many different reasons, and this is sad for all the fans like us, spending time reading all these e-mail, being interested so much in The Police that we got involved in mailing list, etc.... It's not a problem of money, how many records, how many shows, etc.... It's just that many people that will have the chance to see the Police live in March are not fans! Good for them anyway, because they will be there for some other reasons, but all the Police fans, now I can say REAL POLICE FANS won't have this chance, while we all deserve it. Ciao ciao Giovanni -----Messaggio originale----- Da: police-admin@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-admin@mailman.xmission.com]Per conto di jmunz Inviato: mercoledì 13 novembre 2002 17.02 A: list Oggetto: [Police] REAL fan???? Of course it is easier to get front row at a GA concert!!! That is a given! I really am offended by the way some people on this list are saying that "REAL" fans will find a way to get into the HOF show. Some of us can not go. So apparently this makes us not REAL fans. Well then what the hell do i have all of these freakin albums for huh? Here is a question that is the REAL topic of this "debate". What makes a "REAL" Police/Sting fan? Money? The ability to spend huge amounts of cash in travel, tickets and import albums? The time and energy to wait backstage for hours upon hours? I am pretty poor so this is not an option for me. I think it is dedication. I buy all of his albums, I look for him on the net, I scan the TV guide for shows with him in it etc. I go to concerts and try for the best seats. If I lived closer to NY I would be hunting down the place where he stays and waiting outside in the cold---not for days, but for a while. But we must agree that even if we love Sting and the Police....no matter how much...most of us have to worry about our REAL lives first. Which statement applies to you: My REAL life take alot of time away from my love of Sting OR My love of Sting takes alot of time away from my REAL life. I guess that to be a REAL fan (according to some people on this list) is to: A) spend lots of $$$, B) follow Sting around like a hound after a rabbit, C) not have a worthy enough REAL life to worry about where your priorities lay D) be able to drop everything to chase after those "ever important" tickets E) be able to tell everyone else what a "fan" is REMEMBER THAT THE WORD "FAN" COMES FROM THE WORD FANATIC. Jane the FAN