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On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 30 Oct 2009 13:04
by sockii
I thought this would be a fun daily (at least when I can manage it) thread to start up, as I've been back to work on the timeline pages on the PoliceWiki...

October 30:
* On 1976-10-30, Curved Air performed at Friars at the Vale Hall in Aylesbury, England, UK.
* On 1977-10-30, Eberhard Schoener performed in a circus tent on a place between Barerstraße / Gabelsberger Straße / Türkenstraße in Munich, Germany.
* On 1979-10-30, Sting is present at a Quadrophenia party at the Mudd Club in New York, NY, USA.
* On 1985-10-30, Sting performed at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX, USA.
* On 1988-10-30, Sting performed at Hanshin Koshien Kyujo (Koshien Stadium) in Osaka, Japan.
* On 1990-10-30, Andy Summers performed at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA, USA.
* On 1993-10-30, Sting performed at the Ahoy' Sportpaleis in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
* On 1999-10-30, Sting performed at the Universal Amphitheatre.
* On 2001-10-30, Oysterhead performed at the Fillmore Auditorium and Andy Summers performed at the Quasimodo in Berlin, Germany.
* On 2004-10-30, Sting performed at Scandinivium.
* On 2005-10-30, Sting and Trudie Styler attended the "Derailed" movie premiere at Loews Theater in New York, NY, USA.
* On 2007-10-30, Sting appeared on the Today Show on TV and Andy Summers appeared at his photo exhibition presented by Zenith at New York's MILK Gallery.

Source:
http://www.policefans.org/Police_wiki/i ... October_30

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 30 Oct 2009 19:34
by smax
i wouold've liked to have been here:
On 1979-10-30, Sting is present at a Quadrophenia party at the Mudd Club in New York, NY, USA.

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 30 Oct 2009 20:14
by ltwoman
Sockii-- good luck on keeping this going. It would be interesting to get a daily history lesson . Kind of a "thunk alert" for the brain.

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 31 Oct 2009 11:54
by sockii
HAPPY CHA-LLOWEEN!!!

October 31

* On 1977-10-31, Eberhard Schoener performed in a circus tent on a place between Barerstraße / Gabelsberger Straße / Türkenstraße in Munich, Germany.
* On 1978-10-31, The Police performed at Phase III in Swissvale, PA, USA.
* On 1979-10-31, The Police performed at Municipal Auditorium in Austin, TX, USA.
* On 1980-10-31, The Police performed at the Oakland Auditorium in Oakland, CA, USA.
* On 1981-10-31, Andy and Stewart visit Miles' Halloween party.
* On 1983-10-31, The Police performed at Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center in Tallahassee, FL, USA.
* On 1985-10-31, Sting performed at the Lloyd Noble Center at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK, USA
* On 1993-10-31, Sting performed at the Ahoy' Sportpaleis in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
* On 1994-10-31, Sting performed at the Ocean 45 (Seagaia World Convention Center Summit) in Miyazaki, Japan.
* On 1996-10-31, Sting performed at the State Theatre in Sydney, Australia.
* On 1997-10-31, Sting and Trudie Styler attended a tribute concert to Brazilian artist Carlos Jobim. Sting could not perform (as planned) because his work permit had expired.
* On 1999-10-31, Sting performed at the Mesa Amphitheatre in Mesa, AZ, USA.
* On 2001-10-31, Oysterhead performed at the Fillmore Auditorium and Andy Summers performed at the Petöfi Hall in Budapest, Hungary.
* On 2004-10-31, Sting performed at Spektrum in Oslo, Norway.
* On 2007-10-31, The Police performed at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY, USA.

Image of the Day:
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(my photo so leaving it up...)

Source:
http://www.policefans.org/Police_wiki/i ... October_31

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 31 Oct 2009 15:53
by ltwoman
Good job, sockii!

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 01 Nov 2009 14:48
by sockii
ltwoman wrote:Good job, sockii!


Dietmar deserves most of the credit for hunting down all the data (and getting permission from many photographers to use their work!); I just compile the daily summaries...

November 1:

* On 1976-11-01, Last Exit performed at the Newton Park Hotel Pub in Newcastle, England, UK.
* On 1977-11-01, Eberhard Schoener performed in a circus tent on a place between Barerstraße / Gabelsberger Straße / Türkenstraße in Munich, Germany.
* On 1978-11-01, The Police performed at Stage One.
* On 1979-11-01, The Police performed at The Palace in Houston.
* On 1980-11-01, The Police performed at the Warnors Theater in Fresno, CA, USA.
* On 1982-11-01, at his Hampstead home Sting is photographed by Ian Cook - playing piano while a curious cat is watching him.
* On 1986-11-01, The Police long-form video collection Every Breath You Take: The Videos was released in the United Kingdom.
* On 1991-11-01, Sting performed at the Palasport in Reggio di Calabria, Italy.
* On 1996-11-01, Sting performed at the State Theatre in Sydney, Australia.
* On 1998-11-01, Andy Summers performed at the Brasilia Center in Brasilia, Brazil.
* On 2001-11-01, Sting performed at BBC Television Centre for BBC1's "Parkinson".
* On 2006-11-01, Andy Summers appeared at Kulture Shock at Norfolk & Norwich in to promote his book One Train Later.
* On 2007-11-01, Andy Summers signed books at the Taschen store in New York City from 6-8pm.

Source:
http://www.policefans.org/Police_wiki/i ... November_1

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 01 Nov 2009 14:59
by Dietmar
the photographers' permission to show their photos is for the wiki only, not for this website !!

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 01 Nov 2009 15:08
by sockii
Dietmar wrote:the photographers' permission to show their photos is for the wiki only, not for this website !!


Sorry, no more photos of the day; folks will just have to go to the wiki to see them!

(Just trying to help get a little publicity for the hard work going on.)

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 01 Nov 2009 15:08
by TheEqualizer
Great thread, Sockii.

Dietmar rules.

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 01 Nov 2009 15:17
by Dietmar
that's why I'm sitting on a throne here

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 01 Nov 2009 16:07
by 63falcon
Thanks to both you and Dietmar for the stream of history. It never ceases to floor me at how the folks here find all the nuggets posted!

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 02 Nov 2009 13:17
by sockii
November 2:

* On 1976-11-02, Curved Air performed at the Winter Gardens in Bournemouth, England, UK.
* On 1977-11-02, Eberhard Schoener performed in a circus tent on a place between Barerstraße / Gabelsberger Straße / Türkenstraße in Munich, Germany
* On 1978-11-02, The Police performed at the Horseshoe in Toronto, Ontario, CA. Outlandos d'Amour was also released on this date.
* On 1979-11-02, The Police performed at the Palladium in Dallas, TX, USA.
* On 1980-11-02, The Police performed at the UCSB Events Center in Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
* On 1983-11-02, The Police performed at The Omni in Atlanta, GA, USA.
* On 1985-11-02, Sting performed at the Stokley Hall in Knoxville, TN, USA
* On 1989-11-02, Animal Logic performed at the Oasis in San Jose, CA, USA.
* On 1996-11-02, Sting performed at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, Australia.
* On 1999-11-02, Sting performed at the Jones Hall For The Performing Arts in Houston, TX, USA.
* On 2001-11-02, Sting performed at BBC Television Centre for BBC's "Top of the Pops" and Oysterhead performed at the Aragon Ballroom.
* On 2004-11-02, Sting performed at Ahoy' in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
* On 2007-11-02, The Police performed at Madison Square Garden.

Source:
http://www.policefans.org/Police_wiki/i ... November_2

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 02 Nov 2009 14:51
by TheEqualizer
On November 2, 2007, I signed The Flag! So did TOWOS. :mrgreen:

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 02 Nov 2009 20:32
by Divemistress of the Dark
*Excellent!*

Thanks for the hard work, all; wish I had the stick-to-it-iveness it requires to really accomplish something like this. Will keep trying to add odds & ends as my tiny brain can manage, tho...

Re: On this day in Police history...

PostPosted: 03 Nov 2009 13:24
by sockii
November 3

* On 1976-11-03, Curved Air performed at the Fiesta Club in Plymouth, England, UK.
* On 1977-11-03, Eberhard Schoener performed in a circus tent on a place between Barerstraße / Gabelsberger Straße / Türkenstraße in Munich, Germany.
* On 1978-11-03, The Police performed at the Horseshoe in Toronto, Ontario, CA.
* On 1979-11-03, The Police performed at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, OK, USA.
* On 1980-11-03, The Police performed at the San Diego Civic Theatre in San Diego, CA, USA.
* On 1983-11-03, The Police performed at The Omni in Atlanta, GA, USA.
* On 1985-11-03, Sting performed at the (University of Kentucky) Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, KY, USA
* On 1988-11-03, Sting performed at Umino Nakamichi Kaihin Park in Fukuoka, Japan.
* On 1989-11-03, Animal Logic performed at Slim's in San Francisco, CA, USA.
* On 1991-11-03, Sting performed at the Palasport in Priolo, Italy.
* On 1998-11-03, Sting teamed up with The Tallis Scholars at London's National Gallery. He performed as a narrator in the premiere of John Taverner's "In The Month Of Athyr". As an encore The Tallis Scholars performed Fields Of Gold. Andy Summers performed at the Theatro da Paz in Belém, Brazil.
* On 1999-11-03, Sting performed at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA, USA.
* On 2001-11-03, Oysterhead performed at the Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music in West Lafayette, IN, USA and Andy Summers performed at the Hansesaal in Lünen, Dortmund.
* On 2004-11-03, Sting performed at Ahoy in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
* On 2005-11-03, Sting performed at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York, NY, USA.
* On 2007-11-03, The Police performed at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, USA.

Source:
http://www.policefans.org/Police_wiki/i ... November_3