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Just another quick reminder. Tonight at 8:30 PM Pacific time will be the Scorpions on Rockline. The official website has some links to radio stations that will allow you to listen to the show live over the internet. If any of you call in to the radio show with questions be sure to mention Scorps News if you get a chance! 🙂

Here is the password for the Bone Bash pre-sale that started today:

BAND or 412800 or the first 6 digits of your CITIBANK card number

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C004098DF3F4C6F

Here is a small blurb mentioning Rudolf Schenker in a guest role:

Avantasia – THE SCARECROW
RELEASE DATE:
February 5, 2008

Track List:
01. Twisted Mind
02. The Scarecrow
03. Shelter From The Rain
04. Carry Me Over
05. What Kind Of Love
06. Another Angel Down
07. The Toy Master
08. Devil In The Belfry
09. Cry Just A Little
10. I Don’t Believe In Your Love
11. Lost In Space

“Lost In Space” Video
“Carry Me Over” Video

THE SCARECROW will feature guest appearances by the following artists:

Alice Cooper (vocals)
Amanda Somerville (vocals)
Bob Catley (Magnum; vocals)
Jorn Lande (ex-Masterplan; vocals)
Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray; guitar)
Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween; vocals)
Oliver Hartmann
Roy Khan (Kamelot; vocals)
Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions; guitar)

For more information see:
http://www.tobiassammet.com/
http://www.myspace.com/tobiassammet

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone here at ScorpsNews. I was looking for a poem that my friend wrote about the Scorpions and Christmas. However, I was not able to find it when I was looking for it. Since I couldn’t find that one, I will post one of his other poems about the Scorpions, Hail to the Scorpions. It is from the ’90s when Ralph and James had just joined the band. Enjoy!

Hail, Hail To The Scorpions
Heavy Metal’s Long Reigning King
They’ve Kept Us Rockin’ For Over 25 Years
And We Loved Em’ From The Very First Sting

Klaus Is The Cause That Gives Us All Pause
With His Voice So Distinctive And Unique
With His Backwards Beret And His Two Step Sashay
The Little Big Man Still Reaches For His Peak

Rudy’s The Man That’s Been With The Band
From The Moment The Name Came To Be
His Mane Now Restrained, He Still Rocks Like A Hurricane
Always Impressive With His Famous Flying V

Matthias Is The One That Seems To Have All The Fun
The Women Can’t Seem To Resist His Smile
In Spandex So Tight, To All The Ladies Delight
Even Us Guys Just Like The Man’s Style

Rieckermann Is New, And Kottack Too
But They Both Seem To Balance The Band Well
As We Fans At Thezoo, Await Another Album Due
And Look Forward To The Tickets To Go On Sale

Yes Hail, Hail To The Scorpions
The Band That Has Given Us Their All
We Love Em’ Today, As Much As We Loved Em’ Yesterday
And Tomorrow We Will Love Em’ Even More

The Scorpions have a new interview in issue 30 of Fireworks Magazine. You can read a portion of it here. You can also purchase an Adobe PDF file of the whole magazine and get the included songs in MP3 format for $7 US.

Thanks, melodicrock.com.

Here is a podcast interview of Rudolf Schenker and Barbara Schenker from the M.I.B. show. Click on play at the top of the interview page to hear the interview.

Also, here is a Klaus Meine interview by Stuck in the 80’s.

Thanks Scorps Sistah!

There is just under one day left to register for the giveaway. Don’t forget!! Let me know of any questions you may have.

We are proud to be hosting a Scorpions fan chat starting every Thursday night at 9:30 PM Central time. Everyone is welcome. If you can’t make it and would like to come, please let us know by posting in the forum. We can always change the time or date.

I just wanted to remind everyone about the giveaway that is still going on. You have just under 3 weeks left to enter. Remember it is only open to North American fans. So far I only have 50 validated entries. Surely there are more than 50 Scorpions fans out there in North America! You should enter even if you already have the new CD, Humanity Hour 1. If you win, then give the copy to your friend.

If you have a problem with entering, then send me an email by clicking on the Email me link on the right side of the page (obviously replace the DOT with a period and the AT with an ampersand), and I will correct it.

On a separate but similar note, I just got a bunch of new items that I can use for more giveaways over the next several months. Stay tuned for more giveaways!! If you are a die hard Scorpions fans you won’t want to miss it.

I want to announce that Scorps News is proud to present our first giveaway. There are 3 sets of prizes. The grand prize is an autographed record of Love At First Sting. The 1st prizes are 10 copies of the North American release of Humanity Hour 1. The 2nd prizes are 3 bumper stickers with the Scorps News logo. The giveaway will run for 4 weeks until September 11th. It will start today at noon Central. Go here for all of the info. You can also access the giveaway on the right side of this page in the content section. Let me know of any questions you may have.