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R: [Police] Expectations
by lydia.dicorato＠tin.it 03 Jun '07

03 Jun '07

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(a)yahoo.com Data: 30-mag-2007 9.44 AM A: "Police Mailing List"<Police(a)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(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi- bin/mailman/listinfo/police

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re: New Orleans
by Jenny Dolan Balin 31 May '07

31 May '07

Can anyone hook me up with one or two tix (doesn't have to be together) to New Orleans? Yeah, there are some still available, but my goal is to be up front again. I'll pay what I have to, and I thought maybe y'all would have some connections. Thanx! Jen from SoCal THINK BLUE! AIM: MamaRocks62 Visit MySpace Visit My Work Visit My Work's MySpace --------------------------------- Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of spyware protection.

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Berkeley 1979 show
by Pete Ashdown 31 May '07

31 May '07

Someone a few months ago was talking about petitioning a radio station to rebroadcast a show from 1979. I found it on dimeadozen and the quality is fantastic. It supposedly went from the soundboard reels to DAT to FLAC. If that is true, it is better quality than what you'd get off the radio. http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=141227 Next best thing to a time machine. Now considering that they could probably sell soundboard recordings after each show for upwards of $30 a pop, you've got to wonder why they don't. Record company idiocy?

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RE: [Police] acoustic album
by Will Kelly 31 May '07

31 May '07

Ross, Please confirm that you will not be in the Hershey area July 20th or the Atlantic City area Nov 3rd!!! This is purely for the benefit of my sanity!! Yours in jest Will Kelly From: ross(a)rossviner.comTo: wp_kelly69(a)yahoo.co.uk; Captken3(a)aol.com; Police(a)mailman.xmission.comDate: Thu, 31 May 2007 13:16:05 -0700Subject: RE: [Police] acoustic album yes, and it is a rossome virus. -----Original Message-----From: police-bounces+ross=rossviner.com(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces+ross=rossviner.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Will KellySent: May 31, 2007 4:45 AMTo: Captken3(a)aol.com; The PoliceSubject: Re: [Police] acoustic album Help this man...he has had an attack of the Ross virus.... Will Kelly ----- Original Message ----From: "Captken3(a)aol.com" <Captken3(a)aol.com>Cc: police(a)mailman.xmission.comSent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 9:13:50 PMSubject: Re: [Police] acoustic albumDemo-lute-ion Man?In a message dated 5/30/07 9:11:25 PM, dripdry(a)gmail.com writes: Wait, Sting is going to rock out all over the place with a lute on Demolition Man? I have to see this. David [MiaS] On 5/30/07, Pete Ashdown <pashdown(a)xmission.com> wrote:Ross Viner wrote:> Of course I would buy it, but I'm not excited about it. Not being> critical but only because I can't foresee anything remarkably new from> when Sting appeared, playing Police tunes.>>Maybe Stewart can pull out some odd percussion. I want to hear thetypewriter again, or maybe some plastic buckets, or he could try tappingsmall mammals with a mallet. Plus we can finally hear the long awaited"lute" version of Demolition Man._______________________________________________Police mailing listPolice@mailman.xmission.comhttp://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police_______________________________________________Police mailing listPolice@mailman.xmission.comhttp://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police**************************************See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________Police mailing listPolice@mailman.xmission.comhttp://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.4/825 - Release Date: 30/05/2007 3:03 PM No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.4/825 - Release Date: 30/05/2007 3:03 PM _________________________________________________________________ Create the ultimate e-mail address book. Import your contacts to Windows Live Hotmail. www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/managemail2.html?locale=en-us&ocid=TX…

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Re: [Police] acoustic album
by Will Kelly 31 May '07

31 May '07

Help this man...he has had an attack of the Ross virus.... Will Kelly ----- Original Message ---- From: "Captken3(a)aol.com" <Captken3(a)aol.com> Cc: police(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 9:13:50 PM Subject: Re: [Police] acoustic album Demo-lute-ion Man? In a message dated 5/30/07 9:11:25 PM, dripdry(a)gmail.com writes: Wait, Sting is going to rock out all over the place with a lute on Demolition Man? I have to see this. David [MiaS] On 5/30/07, Pete Ashdown <pashdown(a)xmission.com> wrote: Ross Viner wrote: > Of course I would buy it, but I'm not excited about it. Not being > critical but only because I can't foresee anything remarkably new from > when Sting appeared, playing Police tunes. > > Maybe Stewart can pull out some odd percussion. I want to hear the typewriter again, or maybe some plastic buckets, or he could try tapping small mammals with a mallet. Plus we can finally hear the long awaited "lute" version of Demolition Man. _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police ____________________________________________________________________________________ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7

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Boots
by Pete Ashdown 31 May '07

31 May '07

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Police: Grammy Charity Auction
by Marisa M 31 May '07

31 May '07

Hello everyone, First, I'm glad to hear that the first couple of concerts have been going well and cannot wait to see them in Chicago in July (it still seems so far off)! Next, the following info just came in through my web site. There's a charity auction through the Grammy organization whereby you can bid on memorabilia, and a chance for "meet & greet" opportunities with the band prior to several of the upcoming shows. The auction web site and all details are here: http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=grammyauctions Until next time, Marisa http://www.stingetc.com --------------------------------- Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.

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Boots, boots and more boots
by Pete Ashdown 31 May '07

31 May '07

The tour site pointed me to a torrent site at dimeadozen.org, which is a bit stunning in the volume of what it has. Live recordings, interviews, and videos. I found a DVD mastered with not only the Whisky and the Grammy's, but also the Hall of Fame inductions in 2003. I will eventually mirror what I can, but if you don't want to wait, I suggest signing up to dimeadozen.org directly. It may reject your attempt, but keep trying and you'll get an account.

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Re: [Police] acoustic album
by Will Kelly 31 May '07

31 May '07

I have heard about this fabled version of Demolition Man. I thought it was a myth...mabe not!!!! Will Kelly ----- Original Message ---- From: Pete Ashdown <pashdown(a)xmission.com> To: police(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 7:47:12 PM Subject: Re: [Police] acoustic album Ross Viner wrote: > Of course I would buy it, but I'm not excited about it. Not being > critical but only because I can't foresee anything remarkably new from > when Sting appeared, playing Police tunes. > > Maybe Stewart can pull out some odd percussion. I want to hear the typewriter again, or maybe some plastic buckets, or he could try tapping small mammals with a mallet. Plus we can finally hear the long awaited "lute" version of Demolition Man. _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/

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re: Police Pix
by Jenny Dolan Balin 31 May '07

31 May '07

Hey kids! I posted the Police Vancouver pix on my myspace page! ...well, that's a tad misleading as I don't have any photos of the concert because either my camera is crap or I am... go to http://www.myspace.com/dodger_mama ANYWAY: photos of fellow fan members and myself await you: Bill, Maggie, Michelle, Bruce, Chris, Paul, Andy, D&J, etc. A couple of get togethers. Plus photos of Fiction Plane at the Plaza. I'll throw them on the list photobucket as well. NOTE: if you want the originals (as these I posted are highly compressed) I will email them to you... Bill, I like the one of you and Patty!!! very very cute... let me know. review to be posted later. gotta work up my stamina! lol... GO LOOK AT THE PIX!!!! jen from socal THINK BLUE! AIM: MamaRocks62 Visit MySpace Visit My Work Visit My Work's MySpace --------------------------------- Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out.

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