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Sting's Album
by Jon & Susan 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

I just received the CD in the mail today...haven't even listened to it yet. Thanks for the comments Holly. Also, don't forget that Sting is on Studio 60 this evening. Cheers, Jon

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Sting's Album
by Sweetmomb＠cs.com 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

I am slowly working my way through it due to a complete lack of time(!) but I really like what I have heard so far. They are what are known as "Art Songs" - the only reason I know this is because my son has to do art songs for choir auditions and I have become familiar with them in that way. I'm about 2/5 through the CD and what I have heard so far is very nice. It seems like he has multi-tracked his own voice for the choral parts -- As I said, no time, so I haven't even read the liner notes, which are pages long, btw. The best part for me so far, though, are the dramatic readings, each only several seconds long, that intersperse the songs. <sigh> Even his speaking voice is magical! ...but that's just me! ;-) OK, back to work! Have a great week, everyone! Holly

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Andy book
by David Lucky 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

I too also received my complimentary Andy Summers book in the mail - good for them. I thought that was cool. I went to Andys book signing in NYC last week and he was fantastic. He read from the book for like 30 minutes and then took Q&A for another 30 minutes. Funny and witty as always. I got to meet him and get a picture, book signed and he was lovely. One observation was the size of the crowd. It was a good sized crowd and he thought so too as I spoke with him about it. Didnt know what to expect. It was also mentioned that Sting's cd signing was the same time. Cheers David

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Re: Sting BBC Culture Show
by James Norman 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

First time I've posted in years... Holy smokes! That BBC show looked amazing!! Is the rest of it up on YouTube? Do you guys know if they produce DVDs? The YouTube show where a bunch of us were front row center 6 weeks after 9/11 is posted on there also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP-SBlzI9pA Ciao, James

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Andy Summers - Boston Bookreading, 10/11/2006
by Brian A Baker 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

I attended Andy's book reading in Brookline, MA on Tuesday (Aug 11, 2006). The reading took place at and signing at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, while the signing was across the street at the Brookline Booksmith. The Coolidge Corner Theatre is a great little independent, non-profit movie house that I've wanted to visit for years. In the old days, I would have had to arrive at the event several hours before-hand and waited in line forever in order to get the best seat. I was able to avoid this urge, instead stopping to eat a couple slices of Upper Crust pizza and drink a glass of Chianti with a buddy of mine. Having bought the $2 tickets earlier in the day (they would have been purchased weeks ago in my more obsessed days), we arrs he took of the Police being released next year. He's been working on his autobiography for a few years now, but really hunkered down in 2004 and spent 6 months working on it. He was asked if the success of his career was worth toll placed on his personal life. He says that it was not. After the reading was completed, Andy left the stage and went across the street to sign books at the Brookline Booksmith. The line moved quickly. As he signed my copy of his book, I asked him a few questions. - What was the history behind the surround-sound version of De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da that appears on the DTS and SACD version of the Police Greatest Hits? Was it from a demo, or possibly from the '86 sessions that saw the rerecording of Don't Stand So Close To Me? Andy said that he was asked the very same question the previous evening. Amazingly, he says that HE HASN'T EVEN HEARD THE SONG! He has no idea that this version is on the greatest hits, but will need to listen to it. - What does he think of Stewart's Derangements? He said that while he doesn't care that much for them, he thinks that they work very well in Stewart's film. - Are there any recordings left in the "Police vaults"? He said that they plan on doing a comprehensive search. They are hoping to have a release next year. I stuck around for another 10 minutes, perusing through some of the used books. After finishing the signings, Andy prepared to leave. A staff member at the book store told him that they sold 75 books for the event. Andy spoke with a couple more fans, shook a few hands, and left. Brian

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Re: [Police] Sting Gabriel's Message
by DtmrCls＠aol.com 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

strange that this song was on vinyl in 1985 but his looks in the video are from 1987 dietmar _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfDMiQnpVgs_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfDMiQnpVgs) Didn’t know there was a video to this song. Cheers, Nuno

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Sting Gabriel's Message
by Nuno Leite 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfDMiQnpVgs Didn't know there was a video to this song. Cheers, Nuno

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Andy in Brookline MA
by Paula Mickevich 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

I saw Andy at the Coolidge Corner Theater Wednesday night. I had been expecting him to be in the larger theater but the reading took place in samll theater upstairs that used to be the balcony - a small space and it wasn't filled. I felt badly but as it was I wouldn't have found out about ihis being there except for this group! So I guess it wasn't well advertised unless you are a patron of Brookline Booksmith. He read snippets from the book which made me go home and devour large sections of it that night. Really wish I had read it before seeing him since we got to ask questions at the end of the reading. He did say Taschen is publishing his never before published photos of the Police in the Spring. He sure didn't look 63! Paula

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Sting BBC Culture Show
by Nuno Leite 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqCWpjF8SUQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZGhxYz1FYw Cheers, Nuno

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stewart interview
by foxie 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

here's a link to stewart interview with artist direct, where he talks about EVERYONE STARES, derangements, et. al... rich http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,3820219,00.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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