Difference between revisions of "1983-08-11"
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| − | ! colspan="2" | <big>The Police receive | + | ! colspan="2" | <big>The Police receive an award - although being absent</big> |
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| colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Stub.gif|thumb|center|Photo or image related to event]] | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Stub.gif|thumb|center|Photo or image related to event]] | ||
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| <b>Location:</b> | | <b>Location:</b> | ||
| − | | | + | | The Hamptons, NY, USA |
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| − | [[The Police]] | + | Due to a heavy rainstorm [[The Police]] couldn't attend Billboard magazine's Number 1 award for having the Number 1 single and LP on the charts - which took place at the "Roxy" discotheque in New York, NY, USA. They were used to flying by then, and possibly didn't think about a car ride from Long Island to the discotheque... |
| − | The party was held by Musician magazine (owned by Billboard) whose [[1983-06 Musician]] [[The Police]] issue was their all-time best seller. Party guests included | + | The party was held by Musician magazine (owned by Billboard) whose [[1983-06 Musician]] [[The Police]] issue was their all-time best seller. Party guests included Matt Dillon, Slim Jim Phantom, Britt Eckland, Richard Butler, Fred Schneider, Joey Ramone, Michael Shrieve, Martha Quinn, members of The Fixx... |
=See also= | =See also= | ||
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| − | * | + | * [https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/08/12/POLICE-BEAT/8515429508800/ UPI report] |
| + | * [https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1983/BB-1983-08-27.pdf Billboard report] | ||
=References= | =References= | ||
| − | source: upi.com report | + | source: upi.com report; Billboard - August 27, [[1983]] |
Latest revision as of 02:52, 16 December 2024
| The Police receive an award - although being absent | |
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| Date: | 1983-08-11 |
| Location: | The Hamptons, NY, USA |
| Attendees: | The Police |
Due to a heavy rainstorm The Police couldn't attend Billboard magazine's Number 1 award for having the Number 1 single and LP on the charts - which took place at the "Roxy" discotheque in New York, NY, USA. They were used to flying by then, and possibly didn't think about a car ride from Long Island to the discotheque...
The party was held by Musician magazine (owned by Billboard) whose 1983-06 Musician The Police issue was their all-time best seller. Party guests included Matt Dillon, Slim Jim Phantom, Britt Eckland, Richard Butler, Fred Schneider, Joey Ramone, Michael Shrieve, Martha Quinn, members of The Fixx...
See also
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External links
References
source: upi.com report; Billboard - August 27, 1983
