Well, I'm just back in Sunny Tennessee and coming back to earth from the show at Giants Stadium. The one thing that I noticed and really stuck with me was how cool it was to see Stewart wearing the Leroy Coolbreeze shirt. I can't help but think that Ian was weighing heavy on Stewarts mind that night since that was the last place they played. The show was great, the weather was awesome and I personally thought that Sting and band were in good voice and music that night. I really have nothing to base it on further since this was the first time that I seen them as the Police. I was in heaven and can only hope that I get to see them again sometime soon. Goodnight Leroy Coolbreeze. mike
Mike--Thanks for the tip on Leroy Coolbreeze. I didn't know it was a tribute to Ian. Stewart wore such a shirt in Boston and I wondered about it. Here's what I found as an explanation: "[Ian] Copelands teenage years were inauspicious; he barely scraped by in school and fell in with a motorcycle gang given to petty crime. But in 1967, at the height of the Vietnam War, he joined the U.S. Army where he was assigned to the First Infantry Division (the famous Big Red One) and eventually awarded a Bronze Star Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, four campaign medals, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Commendation Medal, and a VBC with palm. Copeland was promoted to Sergeant at the age of nineteen and told at the presentation that he was the youngest soldier ever to make sergeant.. Although back in the U.S. after his discharge, Copeland had misgivings about the Vietnam war, he was proud to have fought for his country. It was during his tour of duty in Vietnam that he earned the nickname Leroy Coolbreeze. The moniker, reflective of his laconic style, eternal optimism and natural ability to put others at ease, remained with him for life" http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index.php?encoreId=14&articleId=17200 Katie _________________________________________________________________ More photos, more messages, more storageget 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migratio...
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