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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.

http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=5775

“We Still Have It.” Jeff Kerby’s Exclusive Interview With Scorpions Vocalist Klaus Meine

http://www.rockmymonkey.com/interviews/07/08/Scorpions.php
Check out this answer from Klaus…. a good sign for all American fans in 2008!!!

Rock My Monkey: You did allude to the fact, right now the current tour dates that you have posted on your website, it’s kind of a short mini tour, and you’ll be returning soon in the new year. What’s the chance of that being a full coast to coast tour of The United States? And I also heard a rumor that when you return that you might have an opening act named Doro Pesch?

Klaus Meine: (laughs) Oh, that’s news to me. I’ve never heard that. Doro Pesch. I mean, she’s a very powerful singer, and we know each other for way back. A long time. But I haven’t heard about that before. But the fact is that we just now in 2007, since we’ve been all over Europe by now, and we’ve been all over Latin America now. Since the summer season is pretty much over, and what we’re looking for is a very powerful package for next year to hopefully in the summer hit The States again and go from the West Coast to the East Coast, all the way. And I know a lot of fans on the East Coast haven’t seen The Scorpions for a long time. So we hope we find the right package for next year. For this year, though, it’s just, we do a few shows like now in September, we would be in Los Angeles at The Universal Amphitheater, and also we play a show at The Beacon Theater in New York City, and a couple shows in between, like Tuscon, Vegas. A couple places. It’s not a big tour. You’re right. But the album is released the 28th of August, and we hope this time, we got a good support, not only from the label, but also from the radio, and so far I think there’s very good report on the first single, on Humanity. So it’s good that we play a few key places and key cities before we come back next year for more.

I know i announced back in May that we were out of the picture for any North American Scorpions projects. Well that has all changed in the past month. We have been contacted by Azoff management that our site and team would be helping out with the upcoming mini- North American tour,meet and greets,promotion with “Humanity Hour 1” and the 2008 Full North American tour. It looks like the new record label “Universal Records” distribution by “New Door Records” thinks our site and team could really help out with the success of the new CD and Tour. So we would like to thank Universal Records and Azoff Management for noticing our hard work in the past 6 months and for keeping us part of the team. Our goal from day 1 was always to keep the Scorpions Music and Spirit alive in North America. We have alot of hard work ahead us in the next few months and hopefully many years to come. So stay tune and when we get any information regarding the Scorpions we will pass it along ASAP…

North American Mini Promotional Tour Starts August 25 in Shawinigan Canada ends September 29 in Boston (20 dates)… but there will be more dates coming in 2008..

Humanity Hour 1 will be released at all record stores in North America August 28!!!!

Within the First Hour of Humanity An interview with Scorpions’ Vocalist Klaus Meine

http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/Interviews07/Scorpions07.htm

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.

Don’t miss SCORPIONS live at the Beacon Theatre on September 26!
As a member of Backstage Access, you have the opportunity to purchase a very select number of tickets across all price levels TOMORROW Friday, August 10 from 10AM to 10PM before they go on sale to the general public Saturday, August 11 @ 9AM. Buy your tickets right away since there is limited availability!
Click here to purchase your tickets and be sure to use promotional code BAHURRICANE…..

EDIT: I can’t get the above link to work. However, the password listed above does work on the Ticketmaster presale which is listed on the Tour Dates page.

The tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster on Friday, 08/10/07 at 12:00 PM EDT for the Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre Scorpions show. Check out the tour dates page for more info.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, August 11 at 9:00am.
Category: Concerts
Venue: Beacon Theatre
City, State: New York, NY
Sep 26, 2007, 7:30 PM
$39.50 – $79.50

I added ticket information for the Wallingford, CT and Albuquerque, NM Scorpions Humanity tour dates to the Tour Dates page. They go on sale next weekend via Ticketmaster. Also, Styx will be a special guest for the Albuquerque show.