Hey STEWART this is JOSE from PERU!

[Jose]

Hi Stewart!

First of all, thanks for refering myself in your last post. As you know I never see you guys on stage, and wait anxiously for your "Latin American Tour" I mean expected you guys made one gig in my country PERU, I don't left my hopes ( the same about your 2007 reunion ) to be happen this December or January.

I am not sure if you know august 15th, a 7,9 earthquacke happened in Peru next to Lima, the experience was totally thrilled, around 2 minutes and a half of earthquacke, the feeling of surfing the ground, communications collapsed and watching strange blue lights in the sky... ( a month before milliards of UFO's were flying over downtown Lima at morning and were registered by TV)

Lima didn't suffered many damages, I think the 98% of the local infrastructure is totally safe, the National Stadium of Lima ( 50,000 capacity) and the "Monumental" Stadium of Lima (80,000 capacity ) passed the inspection and its are totally ok. The earthquacke devastation was located at "ICA" ( a peruvian state south of Lima well known by mysterious "Nazca Lines") and specially at towns of "Pisco" and "Chincha" ( those towns are wellknown by grape liquor "Pisco" the first and the second one for "CAJON" - "The Box" an afroperuvian percussion instrument I am sure you know and play) Those villages are devastated like the second world war ends... and victims needs the basic... our people, government and friend countries helps those victims with lot of aid but as you imagine any aid is enough with people without homes, water, food or medicines...

If THE POLICE, finally come to make a concert in Lima-Peru, Did you think is appropiate you will aid in some way for those poor childs or families from ICA (Pisco & Chincha)?

I know "The Police" support "Water Aid" organization, who helps and teach for the use and accessability of water in the bad called region "Third World"

The fact is that one idea coming to my mind. In the way, the main thing victims urgently needs is "PURE WATER"

What I want to propose is that all people who be the audience of (a probably) POLICE concert in Lima-Peru come to the stadium with a bottle of water (I mean bottled water)... All those bottles of water, the same as the number of audience, will be delivered to aid people of poor villages of ICA (Pisco, Chincha, Cañete), who don't have any access with potable water.

You won't see any reduction in the amount of sold concert tickets or any percentage to be donated, only people action , only fans action to help the victims. I think is a simple but effective way of action, aid into a bit of time.

All this using the same promotion of THE POLICE concert but with the adittion of a slogan: "MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE" ( sending us an S.O.S.)

In addition for knowing the real devastated situation in "Pisco" (Ica), I post two videos. Images don't need any translation:

( Part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toWBVcK8Mf8
( Part 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1Bj-N9v59U

I repeat again "LIMA" is totally SAFE!
Didn't suffer any damages on their main infrastructure

Hope you could come to my country and delightfull peruvian fans with your incredible "Show"... and taking a time for visiting "Machu Picchu" feeling the ancient culture of the Inca's and you playing some "CAJON" ( the BOX )

"The Police" is the reunited rock band that produced more emthusiasm in Peru, according to a survey published by the most serious newspaper of Peru. "The Police" won the poll with 51% of votes.


Behind The Police, the survey found Led Zeppelin with 23%, then the spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio with 12%, Genesis with 6%, and The Who with the same percentage.


Elcomercioperu

Poll Graphic: http://www.elcomercio.com.pe/Macro/Encu ... preg=20511


Regards from lima and my best vibes for you, Andy & Sting!

Jose :wink:

[smudge]

Jose - your idea is wonderful. Can I make another suggestion?

I don't know if it will be possible for The Police to come to Lima. And your country needs some help now. So, why don't we have a 'virtual concert'? I mean maybe WaterAid, or another charity can have a promotion where all of us who want to help can buy a 'ticket' on their website, and the money can be used to buy whatever is needed. The BBC said today that there is a shortage of tents. Next week it will be something else. It is a slow, hard, journey to rebuild after a disaster.

I am sure a lot of people on sc.net have given money, and I am sure that there are many other places that they try and help when disaster strikes. But maybe we can use the enthusiasm of fans to create a fund that can be used for particular countries? I give to WaterAid anyway, but I would love to give something that is like giving to a friend who needs help.

Just an idea. But I thought as well about Mexico, and also about the countries that I deal with at work (in east Africa where the rain has been poor, in India where there has been terrible flooding). We give at work to charities that work in the areas we know - can we use this wonderful community here to do the same thing?

And I still think they should play in Lima

Kate

[Pdaitabird]

I wonder if somehow one concert already scheduled could be taped and broadcast for revenue that could be donated...or people who attend bring something, something like that. I'm not up on how such things work, but it seems that working a concert that's already on the books would be doable. I know it's not the same as performing in Lima...but IF it turns out that there is no way for that to happen, perhaps that's a second choice, and the main goal of helping the people there is met.

Again, I have no idea of that is something feasible. But it seems like a good second choice.

EDIT: Sorry, didn't realize smudge said basically the same thing just before me...

[Jose]

About a virtual concert is another great idea!

Well here one of the most top Pop artist of Peru, called "Gianmarco" (a Grammy Awarded and who worked with Miami producer Emilio Stefefan) announced the organization of a massive concert ( scheduled for September 29th) with their international friends ( Pop Latin Artists) in benefit of victims of the Earthquacke, it will be sponsored by one of the main local cell phones operators with Gianmarco works on TV Spots.

Here is the link of the announcement publshed by the most serious newspaper of Peru:

http://www.elcomercio.com.pe/ediciononl ... 20506.html

Gianmarco talks about all the tickets sold out will be donated to the victims. I don't know or his manager knows about the existance of "Water Aid. org" and I don't know how expectative for you will be a virtual concert played by latins stars for paying virtual tickts... in spite of the fact, I think is an outstanding idea to be proposed to Gianmarco...

Here is the link of his official site and how to make contact with him and their managers:

http://www.gianmarco.com.pe/

Regards from Lima,

JOSE :wink:

[smudge]

That is great to hear Jose. I will get my columbian friend to translate the newspaper article tomorrow. And hopefully we will get many more ideas and some ACTION here

Wishing you and your's well, from London

[samburusunset]

Jose,
Glad to hear everything's Ok out your way.
The bottle of water idea is great!
I know how much you want the guys to perform in Lima.
I would still worry about the safety of the stadiums even though
they've been checked out. I'm sure will Stewart will see
what he can do, though.

SS

[Jose]

Don't worry the "National" and "Monumental" Stadiums of Lima are totally safe....any damage... the second one is modern with balcony apartments and elevators... and a capacity for around 80,000 people

if you forget... this a past article (august 31st) about negotiations for bringing "The Police" to Lima- Peru, published into a peruvian newspaper who is based in an email from me about the reunion tour and the possibilitie ( well my hope) that Henry Padovani will join THE POLICE as guest for playing "Fall Out" in Paris and London... as the ancient line up as a POLICE quartet - it's easily to find his name:

http://www.correoperu.com.pe/paginas_no ... ion_nota=3

[Divemistress of the Dark]

I think it'd be stupendous. Keep us posted, Jose.