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Visit the Pussycat Club with The Kin - win a signed guitar!

*CONTEST* The Kin have released their new album, "Live at the Pussycat Club"! Create a Slideshow featuring the music and skin of the Kin and you may win a guitar signed by the guys! Find out how!

The Kin may not be from America, but they sure are making waves in the States. The two folk-rocking brothers, Thorry and Isaac, recently sat down and discussed some of the things they've experienced on their journey to success. Nightmares on the road, run-ins with the police and classic sibling rivalry all play into the story of The Kin. Their new album, "Live at the Pussycat Club" has dropped, and you can create your very own Slideshow using the band's music and custom skin. Bonus - the guys are helping pick the winner of the contest! What don't these guys do?

On the perks of being an Australian musician in the United States:

Isaac: The Australian drawl has gotten us out of a few run-ins with the law; swerving in Georgia, fireworks in Indiana, negligence in South Dakota, disturbing the peace in Los Angeles and generally being layabouts.

On sibling rivalry:

Isaac: Of course, we've had each other up against the wall, screamed in faces, gnashed teeth. But we are talking about something else in 10 minutes. It goes way beyond being brothers I guess.

On some of the guys' nightmare stories from touring:

Isaac: Driving through Montana at night through abandoned hills and ranches and having the trailer tire burst. Being theatened to be locked up over the 4th of July weekend by a cop in South Dakota, having to get to Northampton, Mass. from Los Angeles in 55 hours... to name a few!

On hearing their music on shows like Lifetime's "Army Wives" and CBS's "Moonlight":

Thorry: It was really cool to hear our song "Nowehere to Now Here" in a really epic scene and have the emotion of the song be emphasized to loads of people.

On the song that made the guys decide to perform together:

Thorry: "When Doves Cry" was blasting in the car and we started making out some harmonies as kids - it was the first song I think we jammed to.

On keeping up with fans using social media:

Isaac: We like to keep the flow of ideas, images and sounds pretty constant by posting blogs and videos and webcasts as much as we can.

It sounds like guys of The Kin are pretty involved online, so show them some SuperPoke! love and "visit the Pussycat Club" with them on MySpace - and don't forget to enter the contest for your chance at a signed guitar. Have fun making your Slideshows!

~ Tony P.

Enter the SuperPoke! Pets Thanksgiving Habitat Contest!

Hi Everyone,

It’s that time of year – time to give thanks! We want to thank all of you for taking such good care of your SuperPoke! Pets and their habitats by giving you a chance to show off your creativity on the SuperPoke! Pets forum.

With Thanksgiving only a couple of weeks away, it’s time for the Thanksgiving SuperPoke! Pets habitat contest! Browse the Pet Shop, and spend your coins on awesome Fall-themed items like a cornucopia or a Turkey mini-buddy!

Design a nice Thanksgiving dinner table setting, decorate with the theme “Give thanks to,” or create your own ideas! Go crazy and have fun!

Prizes will be awarded to the top three winners – including a lot of gold you can use to buy extra special items in the Gold Shop!

Read all the directions and get your creative juices flowing by checking out examples here! Happy habitat decorating, but hurry – the contest ends November 27^th!

~ Tony P.

PS- If you're looking for inspiration, here's the winner of our Halloween habitat contest!

Get your "I Heart SuperPoke!" Tees for the Holidays!

Hey all you SuperPoke! and SuperPoke! Pets lovers! We know you can't spend enough time playing with the cutest virtual pets and doing cool actions to your friends but do you ever wish you could take the fun offline?

Now you can! Take SuperPoke! and SuperPoke! Pets with you wherever you go by buying a limited edition T-shirt from the Official SuperPoke! Store!

Love your SuperPoke! Pet? Let the world know with an adorable pink tee! Addicted to throwing sheep at your friends on SuperPoke!? Bring the sheep with you on a rad black SuperPoke! T-shirt!

There are tons of awesome colors and designs featuring your favorite Slide applications, so you’ll definitely find something for you. Most styles are available in a girl or guy fit, and all are under $20 a piece! Don’t forget, the holidays are just around the corner. Give a the gift of a SuperPoke! Tee to your favorite friend!

~ Tony P. 

Go pink with SuperPoke!

Hi everyone,

Some serious business here: You'll notice that SuperPoke! has gone pink on Facebook and MySpace today in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Because you've made it so popular, SuperPoke! was chosen as one of the "landmarks" in Estee Lauder's Global Illumination project. Every year, famous landmarks around the world (like the Eiffel Tower, Niagara Falls and the Tower of London) are bathed in pink light for a day to promote breast cancer awareness worldwide.

During October, please do your part. Send a pink ribbon through SuperPoke! to your girlfriends, sisters, mothers (and the guys who love them) and help us raise awareness about breast cancer. Early detection saves lives. When it's detected early, breast cancer is 98 percent curable. Think about that, and think pink.

Take care,
Tony P.