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Omg Roths face is melting...HueyRamone wrote: ↑Sat Aug 16, 2025 1:03 pm Maybe just one bad night (or even just a bad song), but there's one I wouldnt have thought would be on the cringe list.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNRkpOigRMh/
Don't think this applies to Scorpions though.HottKarl777 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 20, 2025 7:52 pm
It's their only income stream. Many of them have no choice. Which is weird at their age but I don't have any money saved up either so I ain't hating.
Yeah, Rudolph is known as a notoriously smart business guy. And although I don't have current access to their entire financial portfolio, I would be very surprised if the apparently level-headed, Germanic and teutonic nature of Klaus, Matthias and Rudolph had squandered the Scorpion millions and was out on the stage out of financial necessity.El Vampiro Blanco wrote: ↑Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:45 pmDon't think this applies to Scorpions though.HottKarl777 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 20, 2025 7:52 pm
It's their only income stream. Many of them have no choice. Which is weird at their age but I don't have any money saved up either so I ain't hating.
If they aren't multi millionaires something is very wrong...
veritas wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 6:28 am
Yeah, Rudolph is known as a notoriously smart business guy. And although I don't have current access to their entire financial portfolio, I would be very surprised if the apparently level-headed, Germanic and teutonic nature of Klaus, Matthias and Rudolph had squandered the Scorpion millions and was out on the stage out of financial necessity.
It's ego -- and the easy money.
But they did get a very heavy fine from the German government for Francis Bucholz hiding the scorpions money in Luxembourg. That's why they fired him...veritas wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 6:28 amYeah, Rudolph is known as a notoriously smart business guy. And although I don't have current access to their entire financial portfolio, I would be very surprised if the apparently level-headed, Germanic and teutonic nature of Klaus, Matthias and Rudolph had squandered the Scorpion millions and was out on the stage out of financial necessity.El Vampiro Blanco wrote: ↑Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:45 pmDon't think this applies to Scorpions though.HottKarl777 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 20, 2025 7:52 pm
It's their only income stream. Many of them have no choice. Which is weird at their age but I don't have any money saved up either so I ain't hating.
If they aren't multi millionaires something is very wrong...
It's ego -- and the easy money.
But it's an embarrassment.
HueyRamone wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 6:31 amveritas wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 6:28 am
Yeah, Rudolph is known as a notoriously smart business guy. And although I don't have current access to their entire financial portfolio, I would be very surprised if the apparently level-headed, Germanic and teutonic nature of Klaus, Matthias and Rudolph had squandered the Scorpion millions and was out on the stage out of financial necessity.
It's ego -- and the easy money.
This made me laugh. "Mattias! Klaus!! Let us go spend all our US dollars on gambling, drugs and then marry suspect frauliens, Ja? I vas out with Ace Frehley and he showed me how they do it here, it's vunderbar!"
I'm going to have to check their full financial records later today, but couple points:El Vampiro Blanco wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 6:56 amBut they did get a very heavy fine from the German government for Francis Bucholz hiding the scorpions money in Luxembourg. That's why they fired him...veritas wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 6:28 amYeah, Rudolph is known as a notoriously smart business guy. And although I don't have current access to their entire financial portfolio, I would be very surprised if the apparently level-headed, Germanic and teutonic nature of Klaus, Matthias and Rudolph had squandered the Scorpion millions and was out on the stage out of financial necessity.El Vampiro Blanco wrote: ↑Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:45 pm
Don't think this applies to Scorpions though.
If they aren't multi millionaires something is very wrong...
It's ego -- and the easy money.
But it's an embarrassment.
Francis was quite the business man in the 70s and 80s. He also owned one of the leading sound and light companies in Germany at some point.
But that is so long ago, they must have made that money back multiple times by now.
Yes, they were very business like. Bobby Rondinelli said that while he and Jimmy Bain were recording drums and bass for Love at first sting, Francis Bucholz was actually in the studio, but too busy organizing the American tour!veritas wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 8:22 amI'm going to have to check their full financial records later today, but couple points:El Vampiro Blanco wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 6:56 amBut they did get a very heavy fine from the German government for Francis Bucholz hiding the scorpions money in Luxembourg. That's why they fired him...veritas wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 6:28 am
Yeah, Rudolph is known as a notoriously smart business guy. And although I don't have current access to their entire financial portfolio, I would be very surprised if the apparently level-headed, Germanic and teutonic nature of Klaus, Matthias and Rudolph had squandered the Scorpion millions and was out on the stage out of financial necessity.
It's ego -- and the easy money.
But it's an embarrassment.
Francis was quite the business man in the 70s and 80s. He also owned one of the leading sound and light companies in Germany at some point.
But that is so long ago, they must have made that money back multiple times by now.
1. They wisely kept most of their publishing (other than Herman) with BMG. Importantly, on Wind of Change, which is apparently the 14th biggest selling single of all-time (over 14 million sold). Their catalogue allegedly is over 100 million sold. I suspect the royalties on Wind of Change alone are enough to keep everyone afloat.
2. Klaus has been married for nearly 50 years. Rudolph was married for nearly 40 years. Means no multiple divorce dumptrucks of $.
3. As I said earlier, Rudolph's reputation is a focused, Germanic business man who runs a professional organization. Sure, they partied like kings in the 1980s, but other than Herman, apparently no rehabs and my perception is a well-run business -- not a bunch of guys burning money on ridiculous things.
But who knows? Many people with more money are flat broke . . . .
Well siblings tend to want to differentiate.HueyRamone wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 9:16 amMan, how did Michael and Rudolph come from the same parents and household.