FANBOOK 2004
Budapest, Hungary
5th June 2004
Message: #1
Date: 02.06.2004
Name: Gergely Nagy
E-mail: gergely.h.nagy@xxx
Age: 28
Country: Hungary
City: Budapest
Job: Economist, Brand Manager
Hobby: Listening to Sting’s music & fusion jazz
Favourite song: I Was Brought To My Senses
Dear Sting,
First of all, the Hungarian Sting Mailing List and Fan Club (MSL) welcomes you to Budapest, Hungary and we really appreciate that you have accepted this very special present of ours, Fanbook 2004.
You may remember us, because four years ago on 11th June 2000 we also gave a similar book to your hands, containing a lot of messages of your fans from all over the world. We hope you found it interesting and enjoyable to read.
With the help of a very good friend of mine Attis, who is the webmaster of we started to collect letters and photos to you again via the Internet. During our three-month campaign, Send Your Love To Sting!we received 200 messages and 78 pictures altogether. Fans from 5 continents and 37 countries (from Argentina to Yugoslavia) wanted to express their feelings about your wonderful music and lyrics. Being a Hungarian citizen, I am really proud of the fact that more than one third of all messages were written by fellow fans from Hungary. Interestingly enough, the youngest person who wrote to you is 11 years old and the oldest one is 70 years old. Every message was printed without any modifications, so please excuse us for any mistakes.
In fact, I’m a huge fan of yours since I was 13. I think your music and personality made my life happier and more colourful. I also discovered the fantastic and exciting world of contemporary jazz through your and your musicians’ works. I’m personally grateful to you, so I would like to pay tribute to your career by creating this Fanbook, which couldn’t have been completed without the support of the most loyal fans of course. The message is common in every single letter of this book:
You send your love to us through your music, and now we would like to send our love back to you through this Fanbook.
Thanks for coming, thanks for reading, God bless and see you again! ;-)
Best regards,
Greg
gergely.h.nagy@xxx
Message: #2
Date: 29.02.2004
Name:María Elena Bonilla
E-mail: stingbo@xxx
Age: 29
Country: Uruguay
City:Sauce,Canelones
Job: Teacher
Hobby: Listening to music
Favourite song: Desert Rose
Hi Sting,
I hope by the time you read this you'll be fine. I just wanted to express how wonderful it is to have someone like you on this planet.You're such an incredible human being and songwriter . Your lyrics truly express deep feelings and thoughts which it's always a pleasure to listen to a new studio album , because one is always excited about what new emotions you will bring out .
I also wanted to add that 'Sacred Love'songs are really amazing ( I loved all of them since the moment I heard them !!) . That's why I also want to tell you that you must keep writing those wonderful lyrics for a thousand years to come !!. You're just incredible .
And last but not least , when are you going to como to Uruguay ? we love you so much here and it's been 14 years since the last time you came that we long to have you here again !!!
Well , I suppose that after this long message you must be yawning , so I won't bother you any more .
Big hug and kiss
María Elena
from
Uruguay
Message: #3
Date: 02.03.2004
Name:Patryk Cholody
E-mail: peppers@xxx
Age:19
Country: Poland
City: Lublin
Job: Medicine Student
Hobby: music, sport
Favourite song: Saint Augustine In Hell
Hi! I'm the chairman of Your Polish Fan Club, I also run a webpage about You. I just wanted to say, that your music means everything to me and to all people in our Fan Club. I hope that You'll come to visit Your fans in Poland :) Greetings from "...Nothing Like Sting" Fan Club :)
Message: #4
Date: 02.03.2004
Name:Emanuele
E-mail: angelinem@xxx
Age: 30
Country: Italy
City: Torino
Job: Corporate Strategist
Hobby: reading, music, swimming, cycling, girls
Favourite song: Shape of my heart
As a spare-time keyboard player and musician I'm glad to feel inspired by your music.
Your last effort, "Sacred Love", was surely appreciated but I preferred the previous works. I'm turning back to "Brand New Day" and to the other glorious works of the past.
There's too much dread and confusion in your latest experiments. But I understand that growth comes also from facing new directions, and I'm still awaiting eagerly for your next work.
Greetings from Italy
Message:#5
Date: 03.03.2004
Name:Joe Snodgrass
E-mail: mercury_falling2@xxx
Age: 21
Country:USA
City: Spokane, WA
Job:Customer Service Representitive
Hobby:Reading, Music
Favourite song:Valparaiso
I don't really know what I should say. I, unfortunately (because I'm so damn pessimistic) don't believe if you do read any of the entries at all, that you will make it this far. However, feel free to email me if you do... ok; that was cheesy.
Anyways, I would like to thank you for your music and what you've done globally for mankind in general. Really, it is admirable what you do; however, the unfortunate part of it is that one person cannot save the entire world from destroying itself. No man can - Jer. 10:23 says: "I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step." - So you see, mankind cannot solve the problem at all. We can contribute, but only God and his kingdom will solve mankinds problems. I know you believe in all paths leading to the same god and/or destination. But, most of these religions believe in the bible to some extent; by careful examination of it, you too will see that that idealism completely contradicts the whole theme of the bible. If you are interested in learning more about the bible, accurately, please contact your nearest Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
And now I have shared the good news even with Sting. Thank you,
Joe Snodgrass
Message:#6
Date: 03.03.2004
Name:Phillip
E-mail: phillip172002@xxx
Age: 22
Country: Germany
City:Laupheim
Job:Chemikant
Hobby: PC, Music
Favourite song:Send your Love
Hi Sting,
your Music and you are the best!!!
Sting thanks för all the beautiful Songs!!!!
Your big Fan
Phillip
Message:#7
Date: 03.03.2004
Name:Sylwia
E-mail: sylwiaz@xxx
Age: 24
Country: Poland
City: Lodz
Job: student
Hobby: music, joga, religions
Favourite song:Fields of Gold
I love your music, Sting. You're great!
I'd like to see you in Poland.
I will waith for you...
Message:#8
Date: 03.03.2004
Name:SANCHEZ, Laura Isabel
E-mail: lauraisabel_es@xxx
Age: 28
Country: Spain
City: Madrid
Job: Petrochemical Supplies
Hobby: Music & Literature
Favourite song:Be Still My Beating Heart
Sting,
Your music fill my life with joy when it was empty, and bring me my boyfriend, the best gift of all.
God Bless you!
Message:#9
Date: 04.03.2004
Name:Michaela Ash
E-mail: Michaela.Ash@xxx
Age: 44
Country: Germany
City: Munich
Job: Mother
Hobby: Flamenco (Singing and Dancing)
Favourite song:Fragile and many more
Dear Sting,
Although I can´t say that I´m a proper Fanof yours I have to confess, that somehow every time my life changed I came across your music and it was a good companion to me.
I´d like to thank you so much for your latest release. My passion belongs to Flamenco (el cante jondo)and I found this time a couple of songs on your record had a lot of "duende", even on CD.
Thank you very much again and be blessed for your work
Michaela
Message:#10
Date: 04.03.2004
Name:Joanna
E-mail: j_ro55@xxx
Age: 21
Country: Poland
City: Suwałki
Job:
Hobby:
Favourite song:They dance alone
I wanted to write a unique letter; however,I know it is impossible 'cause everything was probably written before. I really admire you as an artist. Your music is one of the aspects that changed my attitude towards life,particulary towards other people... I know it's not new for you 'cause you probably hear such things all the time... And what's my dream??? There are two actually. One is of course your tour in Poland (or at least one or two concerts in my country), the other is recording a song with one of my favourite Polish artists - Anna Maria Jopek. I've heard that it's possible in the near future, but I think it may be just a gossip (hope not). So, that will be all. Hope you'll read it (I keep my fingers crossed).
Love
Joanna
Message:#11
Date: 05.03.2004
Name:Len Boeren
E-mail: boeren2@xxx
Age: 46
Country: Holland
City:Tilburg
Job: teacher-actress
Hobby: translatingStingreviews
Favourite song:fragile
Hallo Sting
Nice to have an opportunity to send a message to you, since three month I am translating your interviews, articles and things like that english-dutch for StingUs, I am not saying how good and fantastic you are, these things you have heard enough, but my brother is a very famous dutch trombone-player, he also performed with Toots Thielemans,just like you, and he also knows Clark Gayton, who is, just like my brother one of the 100 worlds best trombone-players.
By the way, I am really one of your biggest fans, especially in the spirit,
greetings
Len Boeren
Message:#12
Date: 05.03.2004
Name:Maria
E-mail: ericbio@xxx
Age: 30
Country: Argentina
City: Buenos Aires
Job:
Hobby:
Favourite song:Shape of my Heart
Congratulation.
I nedd the lyric in spanish of Sacred Love.
Thank You.
Maria
Message: #13
Date: 06.03.2004
Name:Gönczöl Peter
E-mail: xilex81@xxx
Age: 23
Country: Finland
City: Lahti
Job: student
Hobby: music, reading
Favourite song:After The Rain Has Fallen
Dear Sting,
I think your music is the best in the world, and I hope you will make great albums in the future also. We are waiting for You here in Finland!
Greetings,
Peter Gönczöl
Message:#14
Date: 06.03.2004
Name:Karel Van Isacker
E-mail: info@xxx
Age: 30
Country: Greece
City: Athens
Job: Senior Consultant - Head R&D Department
Hobby: Music, eating Greek food
Favourite song:When the angels fall
I was watching the Bring on the Night movie today and realised this was almost 20 years ago, the same time i started becoming interested in your music. I wonder if you would ever keep an "oldies" tour during which only songs from your first three solo albums would be performed. Something actually The Cure did last year ... just an idea.
Take care,
Karel
Message:#15
Date: 06.03.2004
Name:Giovana Bigarella Ruaro
E-mail: gi@xxx
Age: 18
Country: Brazil
City: Curitiba
Job: Student
Hobby: Cinema
Favourite song:A thousand Years
Dear Sting,
I'm a big fan and I was never able to go to one of your concerts. Please, come to Brazil with the Sacred Love Tour!
Your music inspire us to be a better human being.
You get better and better with the time. I'm talking about your music and your look! ;)
A special kiss for you.
love,
Giovana
(sorry, my english is not that good)
Message: #16
Date: 06.03.2004
Name:Pamila Ausley
E-mail: PDAusley@xxx
Age: 45
Country:United States
City: Nokesville
Job: Nutritionalist
Hobby: decorating
Favourite song:Whenever I say your name
Dear Sting,
I truly started to connect with your music after my husband left me and my kids in 1999. First with your CD "Brand New Day" I lived and breathed your songs and they helped me to enjoy the new changes in my life brought on by separation and divorce. Then I saw a special on VH1 about you and your life and was completely drawn to you. I was sad to see of your first marriage breaking and the pain you went through, but then realized why I related to you. I love your song "I'm so happy I cant stop crying"...been there! Thank you for sharing your heart and soul in your words and music and life. Your passion and true sense of who you are has touched my soul. I saw you in concert in Washington, D.C. May 2001. I felt as if my soul has known you before. I would love to meet you in person someday, possibly this will occur. God bless you and your lovely wife Trudi and your family. Keep singing! with love and thanks, Pamila
Message:#17
Date: 07.03.2004
Name:Apu
E-mail: apu_ad1@xxx
Age: 40
Country: India
City: Gandhidham, Kutch
Job: Port Radio Superintendent
Hobby: Music,FM DXing, Geogrophy
Favourite song:Walking on the moon
Dear Mr Sumner,
I saw you last in India when you visited Rangbhavan at Bombay in 1977....
since then India is very unfortunate to have your live concerts..though you have great friends like anushka, and nora who are from india ...but no concerts...looking forward for your indian tour... we miss you dear gordon we so much dearly poorly miss you here in India...come to India please once ,,,,,apu
Message:#18
Date: 07.03.2004
Name:Mariam Alkalali
E-mail: endlessrain55@xxx
Age: 21
Country: Australia/Thailand
City: Canberra/Bangkok
Job: Student/Singer
Hobby: listen to music , Play games
Favourite song:Tomorrow will see
Hi Sting,
I'm Mariam....I've been listening to your music since I was 10 now I'm 21 .... well it haven't been so long but I can say that I don't love your music any less....Everytime you're on TV I will get a phone call from my friends say hey sting is on channel ..... blah blah..... You inspired me in everyway.....I would love to meet you one day.....not sure if our path will ever cross but you know it's one of my biggest dream to be able to meet you...... I'm a music student at Canberra School of Music in Australia....every holidays I go home to Thailand (that's where I'm from Bangkok , I'm a singer there .. I have an album , video clip and stuff haha I'm hoping one day my music will reach your side of the world and I'm hoping to sing with you one day ..... I have to learn Giant Steps (Coltrane's solo) at uni right now.....It's quite hard for a singer like me but you know thinking about if I ever get good enough to sing with you...... Give me 100 choruses of Giant Step!
s ... I will learn them all...... hahaha
I love the words in your songs.....I love the musicians you chose.....I really admire you , you are my biggest inspiration....my hero !
>From Mariam
Message:#19
Date: 07.03.2004
Name:agnieszka dudzinska
E-mail: adudzinska@xxx
Age: 29
Country: poland
City: szczecin
Job: medical representative
Hobby: travelling, people
Favourite song:santa agnes
Thank you, four your music which help in my everyday life. I wish you luck. Be good!!!
Message:#20
Date: 07.03.2004
Name:nancy simmons
E-mail: nsimmons@xxx
Age: 45
Country: Canada
City: Niagara Falls
Job: Dental Hygienist
Hobby: jamming on keyboard
Favourite song:wild wild sea
hello Sting!
My husband and I saw you on the Brand New Day tour in '96 in Buffalo, NY. Lyle Lovett opened and you sang "I'm so Happy I can't stop crying" with him. As I recall there were a large number of deaf fans and a woman was signing the lyrics for them on stage. We are tremendous fans of your work and are looking forward to seeing you in Toronto
on March 20th. We are taking our 16 year old son who is an aspiring guitarist himself and his girlfriend. They are also big fans. My son's favourite song of yours is "Brought to my Senses" ...loves the guitar intro and the poetry in the lyrics.Thanks for all of the lovely music over the years.
I read your book (it was a Christmas gift) and found it poignant and quite hilarious at times. Wishing you continued health and happiness.
Sincerely, Nancy Simmons
Message:#21
Date: 08.03.2004
Name:Linda J.
E-mail: jankowski1@xxx
Age: 51
Country: USA
City: Kansas City
Job: Admin Assistant
Hobby: Drawing, reading, gym
Favourite song:Let your soul be your pilot
This may sound trite and cliche, but it seems that I connect to your songs in a special way, almost like I know them before I hear them. "A Thousand Years" sounded so familiar to me, even though I knew that I was hearing it for the first time. In addition, it sometimes seems that a particular song will come to me via the airwaves that is exactly what I need to hear at the time I need to hear it. When I came out of the doctors office after hearing I needed eye surgery to save my sight, "Let your soul be your pilot" was playing on the car radio and it gave me a little courage. Thank you also for "Sacred Love", which is helping me currently to accept the death of my parents. The main thing I want to say is thank you for sharing your gift of music with the rest of us, and please don't stop!
Message:#22
Date: 08.03.2004
Name:charlie meehan
E-mail:cmeehan@xxx
Age: 36
Country: USA
City: MIami
Job: english professor
Hobby: music
Favourite song:I Burn for You
Sting: You have been an inspiration and your music has played an essential role in my life for many many years. I want to thank you sincerely for all the wonderful music and lyrics that you have written throughout the years. Your music has provided the soundtrack to my life. Thanks again.