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The Scorpions' Rock Walk Induction
By Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal
There were barriers on either side of the table and the fans waited behind those for their heroes to come out. They had brought along all kinds of memorabilia in the hope of getting them signed by the band. I saw CDs, vinyl records, posters and even guitars with them. Some of them were proudly displaying their Scorpions tattoos to the cameras. There must have been close to 150 fans in total. I honestly expected a much bigger crowd than that. When I was nearing the venue, I was almost expecting the street to be blocked off. For some reason, noon on a weekday being one of them I think, it wasn't the case.
It was nothing short of a zoo in there. But all the effort was worth it because standing barely a few feet away from us were Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Pawel Maciwoda and James Kottak, better known as the 'Scorps'. The music was still playing but at a much lower volume. The band really seemed to be enjoying all the attention they were getting, and the look on their faces told it all. Klaus Meine in particular looked very cheerful and excited. He gave a short speech in which he thanked all the fans, expressed how important it was for the band to be among the inductees here and promised to bring the world tour to Los Angeles this July. The wet cement was already placed in the slab along with their names. The place went absolutely crazy as they put their hands into the cement, the imprints that are going to be etched in history forever, on the Guitar Center Hollywood Rock Walk. After this they posed for pictures for a good few minutes and the other guest stars joined in the fun as well. The band members were kind enough to oblige some of the fans in the first couple of rows by signing autographs. I went up and had a closer look at the hand impressions on the slab. Whenever I look at the same thing on the Rock Walk itself in the future, I can proudly say that when this was actually done by the band, I was there to witness the induction. Check out Guitar Center's official website. | ||||||||||||||
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