Hey Toni & Xavi Great News, Thanks for the post -Colin
HI EVERYBODY!!!!
We just come back to Barcelona (Xavi and I) after tour 3 days with Andy Summers in Spain. The first show was in Reus,a small town near to Tarragona (south of Catalonia).The venue was a nice place called La Palma de Reus, a modernist building who has a small venue for 400 people.The show was sold-out!!!!.We met with Dennis Smith at 6 afternoon at the venue and we talk for a few minutes because he was very busy to arrenge all the stuff on the stage.
Nice, brilliant...he attend me for near 30 minutes long and we recorded a long interview in wich he explain many things, about the last album, about the 3 new books that they are working on it...one of this..a big, big one book of POLICE photos..he told that he has more than 200.000 pics. He is also planing to make a live album (Ken, this is for you!!! and mabe recorded in Chicago).He told me that he diden't want to play anymore in the Baked Potato Club and no more US tours.
About Police!!!!???...he enjoyed very much to be at the Hall Of Fame show, he liked to show his family, specilly theirs sons who are The Police band...and this was one of the reasons who loved to do..he liked to be with Sting and Stewart for a wekend and was a good experience....
We have time to talk about the last terrorism attacks in US and Spain ( Madrid)..we tald about the Catalan peinter Antoni Tapies, the photographer Andre Cartier Breson and about the bad and rediculus mixes of Stewart Copeland.I ask him about old stuff of Police, but they told me that there's nothing..nothing..nothing exist.
Finally told that Stewart are making a project to make a dvd of POLICE stuff filmed by himself...but the problem is the cost of to do that....but..is a project.
Finally he sigend some records and during this moment we talk about manythings...John Cale, Kevin Ayers, diff. projects, when he start to learn Spanish and when he start to learn Catalan!!! (uhmmmm..my joke)..he told that is more dificult...so..thay take his time to learn Spanish before other lenguages!!!.
Well......after this..the show!!!!! this time was s short concert only one hour..no Mesage In A Bottle, but the band they do a nice concert..same tracks more or less than the Reus set.
Andy looks tired and he ask to the people where are the people???..no audience tonight??..and some one answer him.."only the intelingent people tonight".....he smail and they start the show.
After the show we met another time for a minutes with Andy and Dennis...we say bye bye...and see you in Novembre in Barcelona.
Thios morning before to come back we talk with Dennis and we say that was a nice met and hope to be in touch very soon.
That's all....is there anybody interested in more info..just kepp in touch...and as every time I wrotte long messages, sorry for my English faults!!!!.I try to do the best...so..enjoy the review!!
Toni & Xavi
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