2 Tickets to The Police

Monday March 5th, 2007. 10 am. Ticketmaster.com. 2 tickets purchased.

The year was 1983 and my aunt Carolyn was babysitting me. We were down in my grandparents' unfinished basement. She was watching a soap opera while I was making a fort out of folding tables, bed sheets, and pillows.

I peaked out my head just in time to see the soap plot thicken. A stalker was closing in on his victim, but at the last second he backed off. On queue a song came on....."every breath you take, every move you make, I'll be watching you..."

I remember saying to Carolyn, "I like this song, but the show is kind of creepy." Then I asked who was playing. Instead of answering, she took me upstairs, showed me a large poster of The Police hanging on her wall, and put in their latest album Synchronicity. My impressionable youth was exposed and I've been hooked since.

Say what you want about Sting and his worldly solo career, but when The Police were together they were pure, raw energy. Their earlier songs like "Fall Out" and "Truth Hits Everybody" are great substitutes for a can of Red Bull. Such driving music instills instant confidence. It's a force you want to get on and ride until exhaustion.

In six short years, The Police climbed to the top feeding rebellious souls with each new song. Then in 1983, while at the top, they broke up. It wasn't until later we learned that constant arguing and differing opinions toward song writing and lyrics eventually split the band. But now they are back for a reunion tour and to celebrate the 30 Anniversary of the release of "Roxanne."

You should allow yourself to go all out on at least one band in your life. The Police is my choice. That's why I forked over a couple hundred dollars to see them come this July. But I'm not going to stop there. I'm buying the tour t-shirt, the bumper sticker, the mug, and the tour pin.

I have an extra ticket. Do you want to go?