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!!! ----Messaggio originale---- Da: dolanbalin@yahoo.com Data: 30-mag-2007 9.44 AM A: "Police Mailing List"<Police@mailman.xmission. com> 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 Visit MySpace Visit My Work Visit My Work's MySpace --------------------------------- Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games._______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi- bin/mailman/listinfo/police
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 "lydia.dicorato@tin.it" <lydia.dicorato@tin.it> wrote: 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!!! ----Messaggio originale---- Da: dolanbalin@yahoo.com Data: 30-mag-2007 9.44 AM A: "Police Mailing List" com> 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 Visit MySpace Visit My Work Visit My Work's MySpace --------------------------------- Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.
Hello everyone, No point rehashing what others have said. The band was great to see live. But here are a few additional opening night concert comments and expectations: 1. Fiction Plane was great; their new CD hasn't grabbed me in like their earlier one, but I really enjoy the song live. Big difference. Surprised no one has mentioned them in their reviews. 2. The video production company doing the multimedia was horrible. (I can say this because I work in the industry!) The video screens would go to black constantly. The video crew didn't record or broadcast an entire song ("Murder By Numbers"); I felt bad for the people at the back of the venue who relied on the video monitors so see the band. I expected much more professionalism when it came to the production of the concert. At point point they flashed a black and white still image of a clock with Stewart's face up on the screens at the wrong time. It was suppose to be done on the next song being played. Obviously someone pushed the wrong button. For the money spent, I expected a better performance out of the production crew. Very disappointed. 3. Stewart's use of the extra, big, incredible drum set was awesome. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and "Walking In Your Footsteps" were highlights because of Stewart's extra work with the big drums! 4. The Police '07 were all about highlighting Andy's guitar work. Sting summarized it all during "So Lonely" when he sang 'welcome to the Andy Summer's show'. That is all for now. Cheers, Jon No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.3/824 - Release Date: 5/29/2007 1:01 PM
Thanks for the technical review of the video, although disappointing. I'm a tech and I've been waiting the tech reviews. How was the lighting? (that's my specialty.) On May 30, 2007, at 3:35 PM, Jon & Susan wrote:
Hello everyone,
No point rehashing what others have said. The band was great to see live. But here are a few additional opening night concert comments and expectations:
1. Fiction Plane was great; their new CD hasn't grabbed me in like their earlier one, but I really enjoy the song live. Big difference. Surprised no one has mentioned them in their reviews.
2. The video production company doing the multimedia was horrible. (I can say this because I work in the industry!) The video screens would go to black constantly. The video crew didn't record or broadcast an entire song ("Murder By Numbers"); I felt bad for the people at the back of the venue who relied on the video monitors so see the band. I expected much more professionalism when it came to the production of the concert. At point point they flashed a black and white still image of a clock with Stewart's face up on the screens at the wrong time. It was suppose to be done on the next song being played. Obviously someone pushed the wrong button. For the money spent, I expected a better performance out of the production crew. Very disappointed.
3. Stewart's use of the extra, big, incredible drum set was awesome. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and "Walking In Your Footsteps" were highlights because of Stewart's extra work with the big drums!
4. The Police '07 were all about highlighting Andy's guitar work. Sting summarized it all during "So Lonely" when he sang 'welcome to the Andy Summer's show'.
That is all for now.
Cheers, Jon
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Vegas is the one show I'm actually going to make it to. Would love to meet up with you and anyone else who will be there! On May 30, 2007, at 1:01 PM, Jenny Dolan Balin wrote:
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
"lydia.dicorato@tin.it" <lydia.dicorato@tin.it> wrote: 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!!!
----Messaggio originale---- Da: dolanbalin@yahoo.com Data: 30-mag-2007 9.44 AM A: "Police Mailing List"com> 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 Visit MySpace Visit My Work Visit My Work's MySpace
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My friend, Jock (who many of you met in Vancouver), went to the Edmonton show last night. He said Truth Hits Everybody was back in the setlist and they dropped Murder By Numbers and Next To You. He also said they made lots of mistakes towards the end of the show, but it was still amazing. He also said both Don't Stand and De De Do Do were improved upon. Cheers, Bruce _____ From: police-bounces+bruce.greenwood=rogers.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces+bruce.greenwood=rogers.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jenny Dolan Balin Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 1:02 PM To: lydia.dicorato@tin.it; Police Mailing List Subject: Re: R: [Police] Expectations 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 "lydia.dicorato@tin.it" <lydia.dicorato@tin.it> wrote: 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!!! ----Messaggio originale---- Da: dolanbalin@yahoo.com Data: 30-mag-2007 9.44 AM A: "Police Mailing List"<POLICE@MAILMAN.XMISSION. com> 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 <http://www.myspace.com/dodger_mama> Visit MySpace <http://www.blackrockent.com/> Visit My Work <http://www.myspace.com/blackrockdigital> Visit My Work's MySpace _____ Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48220/*http:/tv.yahoo.com/> tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.
They dropped "Next to You"? Ouch. Murder by numbers is one of my favs, but I can see that, but dropping their famous show-ender? eek. Thoughts? David On 6/3/07, Bruce Greenwood <bruce.greenwood@rogers.com> wrote:
My friend, Jock (who many of you met in Vancouver), went to the Edmonton show last night. He said Truth Hits Everybody was back in the setlist and they dropped Murder By Numbers and Next To You. He also said they made lots of mistakes towards the end of the show, but it was still amazing. He also said both Don't Stand and De De Do Do were improved upon.
Cheers,
Bruce
Pete just emailed me and says Fiction Plane will be on Jimmy Kimmel on June 12. Just thought I would let you know. Cheers, Jon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Check out the new book about The Police written by Jon Messier! An Investigation Into The Records of The Police, The Ultimate Discography Of The Police, Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers & Henry Padovani For more info: HYPERLINK "http://www.lulu.com/content/721840" \nhttp://www.lulu.com/content/721840 HYPERLINK "http://www.myspace.com/thepolicebook"http://www.myspace.com/thepolicebook HYPERLINK "http://s147016326.onlinehome.us/thepolicebook/index.html" \nhttp://s147016326.onlinehome.us/thepolicebook/index.html No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.6/828 - Release Date: 6/1/2007 11:22 AM
MessageFor anyone in the LA area, there are free tixs available to this via the Jimmy Kimmel website (as of yesterday). Unfortunately, I am not going to be out there until next month. Hilary ----- Original Message ----- From: Jon & Susan To: police@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 2:03 PM Subject: [Police] Fiction Plane will be on Jimmy Kimmel on June 12 Pete just emailed me and says Fiction Plane will be on Jimmy Kimmel on June 12. Just thought I would let you know. Cheers, Jon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new book about The Police written by Jon Messier! An Investigation Into The Records of The Police, The Ultimate Discography Of The Police, Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers & Henry Padovani For more info: http://www.lulu.com/content/721840 http://www.myspace.com/thepolicebook http://s147016326.onlinehome.us/thepolicebook/index.html No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.6/828 - Release Date: 6/1/2007 11:22 AM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police
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