BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Members of the Australian band INXS got their fangs into some serious shopping while in Transylvania for a concert, a newspaper reported. The five band members bought woolen sweaters and T-shirts with Vlad the Impaler's portrait during a visit Wednesday to Bran Castle, the daily Ziua reported. The castle is popularly known as Dracula's castle. The legendary Dracula portrayed in Bram Stoker's 1897 book is based on Vlad the Impaler, a 14th-century Romanian prince known for his penchant to impale his enemies on spikes. INXS, Cyndi Lauper, and UB40 were scheduled to perform during the three-day ``Golden Stag,'' which opened Wednesday in Brasov.
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