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Sting to get Billboard award
by Maggie White 03 Sep '03

03 Sep '03

Didn't someone pass on this award last year because he/she didn't feel they'd "finished" their career?? Maggie Sting has been named the 2003 recipient of the Century Award, Billboard's highest honor for creative achievement. The award will be presented to the former Police frontman Dec. 10 at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, to air on Fox. The Century Award was created in 1994 by the magazine's then-editor in chief, the late Timothy White, and then-publisher, Howard Lander, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication. Sting will be the 12th Century Award honoree, following George Harrison (1992), Buddy Guy (1993), Billy Joel (1994), Joni Mitchell (1995), Carlos Santana (1996), Chet Atkins (1997), James Taylor (1998), Emmylou Harris (1999), Randy Newman (2000), John Mellencamp (2001) and Annie Lennox (2002). "I'm so pleased to receive this most prestigious award from Billboard magazine. This magazine meant so much to my very great friend, the late Tim White," Sting said after learning of the honor. "Tim, as editor in chief, spent 11 years nurturing and giving the magazine his lasting imprint. It will be my honor to be a part of its history and join the other illustrious recipients." Many of the past honorees welcome Sting to the exclusive club. "He's a great writer, great singer, great performer and a spectacular bass player," Newman says. "I particularly admire the harmonic complexity of his work. He won't settle for the same old chords. He works hard, and it shows." Similarly, Mellencamp praises Sting's singular talent. "Sting is a great artist because he has been able to reinvent himself and his music but still remain true to his own original vision." Taylor, who performed on Sting's 1999 studio album, "Brand New Day," says, "Sting is my pal. My admiration for the man and his music continues to renew itself. He is a universally popular artist who has kept his integrity and earned the respect -- and sometimes envy -- of his peers. I only wish Tim White were here to see it." Sting is currently prepping for the Sept. 30 U.S. release of his eighth full-length solo studio album, "Sacred Love," which he has dedicated to White. The A&M project, which comes out Sept. 22 internationally, will be accompanied by a DVD. The video for the first single, "Send Your Love," premieres Aug. 18 on VH1. -- Melinda Newman, L.A.

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The Ebay tickets...
by Jason Sheldon 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

Interesting to note that the response I had from Tina said the tickets were starting low and that they expected the tickets to go for much higher, being an auction.... Well... Keeping an eye on all of them, the highest one of the batch has gone for so far is 4.56 Euros over the start price, with a massive 4 bids.... 2 others have gone for the starting price, with only 1 bid.... There are 2 other sets ending in just over 4 hours, with 0 bids.... Ever get the feeling that nobody else thinks it's worth the money either??? Makes me glad I didn't rush to buy the tickets.... but now I'm just not so glad I joined the fanclub. They've lost their credibility now if you ask me... I mean, if these were charity fundraisers, why didn't they do something with the first days takings from the launch of the new fanclub??? I mean, $65 a year, per person.... do we really cost that much in admin for the amount of stuff we receive??? I doubt it, so where does all that money go? So it's a big "Told you so" to the fan club, for undercutting us fans, and not even telling us that ticket packages were going to be launched on Ebay... I mean, you pay $65 for a premiere package, and only find out what the fanclub is doing when another fan happens to be browsing Ebay and catches them at it!!! Were they not going to tell us members at all?? Just what information do we get for our money? J.

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Re: [Police] The Ebay tickets...
by MattCo82＠aol.com 31 Aug '03

31 Aug '03

Dans un e-mail daté du 31/08/2003 12:30:34 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), jason(a)digital-solutions.co.uk a écrit : > Interesting to note that the response I had from Tina said the tickets were > starting low and that they expected the tickets to go for much higher, being > an auction.... > > Well... Keeping an eye on all of them, the highest one of the batch has > gone for so far is 4.56 Euros over the start price, with a massive 4 bids.... > 2 others have gone for the starting price, with only 1 bid.... > > There are 2 other sets ending in just over 4 hours, with 0 bids.... Ever > get the feeling that nobody else thinks it's worth the money either??? > > Makes me glad I didn't rush to buy the tickets.... but now I'm just not so > glad I joined the fanclub. They've lost their credibility now if you ask > me... I mean, if these were charity fundraisers, why didn't they do something > with the first days takings from the launch of the new fanclub??? I mean, $65 > a year, per person.... do we really cost that much in admin for the amount > of stuff we receive??? I doubt it, so where does all that money go? > > So it's a big "Told you so" to the fan club, for undercutting us fans, and > not even telling us that ticket packages were going to be launched on Ebay... > I mean, you pay $65 for a premiere package, and only find out what the > fanclub is doing when another fan happens to be browsing Ebay and catches them at > it!!! > > Were they not going to tell us members at all?? Just what information do we > get for our money? > > J. > Totally agree with you. I think the fanclub lost all credibility too. I wrote them to say I was not really pleased that they sold tickets on ebay with fanclub registration. I haven't received any answer and don't think I will (I was really nice in the mail thow) Matt www.fromOutlandosto.com

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Andy Summers Fan Club
by Raj Manoharan 31 Aug '03

31 Aug '03

Hi everyone, Check it out and sign it up: www.andysummersfanclub.com God Bless ®@J Jesus Christ died and rose to forgive sins and save souls. _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

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Re: [stingus] Andy - new album: Earth + Sky
by Raj Manoharan 30 Aug '03

30 Aug '03

Andy Summers' new album, Earth & Sky, is already available for download on Emusic.com. In America, it's being released on Andy's newly personally launched record label, Golden Wire Entertainment. I don't yet know the American release date, though. ®@J Jesus Christ died and rose to forgive sins and save souls. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Rogier van der Gugten" <gugten(a)cybercomm.nl> To: "StingUs" <stingus(a)yahoogroups.com>, "Police Mailing List" <Police(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [stingus] Andy - new album: Earth + Sky Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 00:52:02 +0200 Hi there, On September 5th a new album of Andy will be released in Australia. Title: Earth + Sky Record Label: Basement Music Catalogue No: BASE007 Country of Origin: Australia Release date: Friday 5 September 2003 Tracklisting: 1. Above the world 2. Now I'm free 3. The diva station 4. Return 5. Earth & Sky 6. Parallels 7. Circus 8. Roseville 9. Red Stilletto 10. I choose you You can already pre-order the album here: http://sanity.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=516641&intArtistID=3553 I haven't found any release date for other countries! Take care, Rogier. Rogier's Police Page: http://www.police.cybercomm.nl/ e-mail: gugten(a)cybercomm.nl _________________________________________________________________ Help protect your PC: Get a free online virus scan at McAfee.com. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

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Andy - new album: Earth + Sky
by Rogier van der Gugten 29 Aug '03

29 Aug '03

Hi there, On September 5th a new album of Andy will be released in Australia. Title: Earth + Sky Record Label: Basement Music Catalogue No: BASE007 Country of Origin: Australia Release date: Friday 5 September 2003 Tracklisting: 1. Above the world 2. Now I'm free 3. The diva station 4. Return 5. Earth & Sky 6. Parallels 7. Circus 8. Roseville 9. Red Stilletto 10. I choose you You can already pre-order the album here: http://sanity.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=516641&intArtistID=3553 I haven't found any release date for other countries! Take care, Rogier. Rogier's Police Page: http://www.police.cybercomm.nl/ e-mail: gugten(a)cybercomm.nl

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Chicago free
by Maggie White 29 Aug '03

29 Aug '03

Sent to me by a friend in Chicago: The Oct. 7th Chicago show is free. I hope this link works. http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/music/mmx-030827-music-sting,0,2752432.s… Maggie

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OT: TONI CARBO
by Daniel Verdugo 29 Aug '03

29 Aug '03

Hi, Sorry, I'm looking to TONI CARBO. Toni puedes comunicarte conmigo? Saludos, -- Daniel Verdugo G. Orden Integración (56 2) 6869281 - (56 2) 6869100

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[Fwd: Trade for DVD-Rs]
by werner.burkhart＠web.de 28 Aug '03

28 Aug '03

Hello, thanks for the (private) replies! From some responses it looks like my e-mail was easy to misunderstand: Please note that I DON'T have these DVD-Rs - I am LOOKING FOR THEM! Thanks again, Werner -------- UrsprÃ¼ngliche Nachricht -------- Betreff: Trade for DVD-Rs Datum: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 00:16:46 +0200 Von: werner.burkhart(a)web.de An: police(a)mailman.xmission.com Hello, I am looking to trade for the following DVD-Rs (or also DVD+Rs): - The Hall Of Fame show 2003 (from VH-1 screening, as done by one of the list members here) - Sting live at the Hollywood Bowl for his 40th birthday (transferred from laser disc release) - Live Ghost In The Machine (from deleted Japanese DVD release) - The Police live in New Jersey 1986 (this has been offered a few years ago on a newsgroup when someone did a DVD-R from his own VHS master tape recording made off tv in 1986) I can trade for Police & Sting Bootleg CDs (trade ratio CD-R:DVD-R -> 4:1) or for B&P. I have no DVD burner yet so I can't trade directly DVD-R for DVD-R. Please reply off list. Thanks, Werner

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Win tix to BBC2 Sting gig
by StingUs 28 Aug '03

28 Aug '03

Okay, here is another chance to win tix to the exclusive Sting concert for BBC Radio 2, where he will perform a mix of old and new tracks, including materials from his new album Sacred Love. News Shopper has 3 x pair of tickets to this Sting concert and you can win them by simply participating in a very easy competition. Surf to http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/competitions/display.var.406447.0.win_tic kets_to_exclusive_sting_concert.php for full details. The competition closes on 11:59pm Sunday 5th September 2004. The concert, entitled Live & Exclusive, will be recorded on Friday, September 12, at The Mermaid, in London, in front of an audience of just 600. The performance will be broadcast on Radio 2 on Saturday, September 27, from 9pm to 10pm. IMPORTANT: Sting will be joined on stage by Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Dominic Miller on guitar, Rhani Krija on percussions, Jason Rebello on keyboards, Mark Eldridge on keyboards and vocals, and Joy Rose and Donna Gardier-Elliott on vocals. Good luck! StingUs-team www.stingus.net

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