Aerosmith

[Lake View Too]

Has anyone been following the Aerosmith saga? Joe Perry just got out of hip replacement surgery and then Steven Tyler took a fall off the stage and broke his shoulder. I love these guys to death, but are we, as a generation, ready to watch these guys fall apart before our eyes. Can you picture them onstage with crutches and neck braces? I was embarrassed by the Rolling Stones incredibly lackluster performance for the SuperBowl a few years ago. They should all be force to enter politics after the age of 65.

 

[Lynnie]

Has anyone been following the Aerosmith saga? Joe Perry just got out of hip replacement surgery and then Steven Tyler took a fall off the stage and broke his shoulder. I love these guys to death, but are we, as a generation, ready to watch these guys fall apart before our eyes. Can you picture them onstage with crutches and neck braces? I was embarrassed by the Rolling Stones incredibly lackluster performance for the SuperBowl a few years ago. They should all be force to enter politics after the age of 65.

AS if international politics isn't entertaining enough.....would love to see Keith Richards get high and climb the walls of Parliament. Good one, LVT. :funn::funn:

No, I haven't been following Aerosmith, however. Sorry they are having some mishaps. Too much coke might make ones bones slightly brittle. Would the new proposed health plan cover previous drug abusers?

 

[Bob]

Has anyone been following the Aerosmith saga? Joe Perry just got out of hip replacement surgery and then Steven Tyler took a fall off the stage and broke his shoulder. I love these guys to death, but are we, as a generation, ready to watch these guys fall apart before our eyes. Can you picture them onstage with crutches and neck braces? I was embarrassed by the Rolling Stones incredibly lackluster performance for the SuperBowl a few years ago. They should all be force to enter politics after the age of 65.

the super bowl stones gig was sad.

 

[Matt J]

They both beat Michael Jackson. That and the fact that I've expected Steven Tyler to just blow off stage into Oz years ago.

 

[Lake View Too]

Remember when Elvis died and so many people agreed with the joke that it was probably a good career move? Same is true of Jackson. Few entertainers can reach that level of stardom without burning out. On a lighter note, I'm amazed at how good Sir Paul has looked in his latest outings. That boy can still rock... and with a great deal of dignity. I'm extremely curious to see how Bono and the Edge handle the tail end of their careers (whenever that is).

 

[Kurt]

Fade Away . . .

Rocking never gets old. Neither does making millions apparently.

Jimmy Fallon as Dennis Hope in Almost Famous:
"Do you think the Rolling Stones are going to be out there ripping it up when they're 50"?

 

[BeachbumAggie]

Poor Steven's body has lived well beyond the avg person his age-same for the rest of those Rockers!!

Sir Paul's coming to Arlington, TX this month and I have friends going to I'll ask for a report on that. We saw U2 a couple of years ago in Dallas and will see them again this Fall in Arlington and are really excited-the last show was Grayt!!

 

[Lynnie]

Sir Paul is here next week and I am wondering if Music Man has tickets for me, yet........

I think this is a concert I should not miss. You know what I'm saying?

I used to think Mick Jagger invented aerobics......he still bounces all over the place in his skinny jeans! Crwacks me up!

 

[DuneLaker]

I'm sorry to hear that Aerosmith is having some health issues. We rode out with their bus at SuperBowl XXXV and they gave a great performance. That was a few years ago. Perhaps with the right training and staging, their talent can continue to be shared at a top professional level.

 

[Mermaid]

Has anyone been following the Aerosmith saga? Joe Perry just got out of hip replacement surgery and then Steven Tyler took a fall off the stage and broke his shoulder. I love these guys to death, but are we, as a generation, ready to watch these guys fall apart before our eyes. Can you picture them onstage with crutches and neck braces? I was embarrassed by the Rolling Stones incredibly lackluster performance for the SuperBowl a few years ago. They should all be force to enter politics after the age of 65.

I saw Joe Perry last night at the Jimmy Buffett concert in Chicago. He came on the stage to sing Margaritaville with Jimmy and sang fine and looked fine (yes I had very good seats ). It was a little shocking to see his skunk hair, though. Big mop of dark black rocker hair on his head, same as always...and a big stripe of stark white running through it. Woooweee.

Now if you had seen the Stones perform three years ago at Churchill Downs in Louisville, you would have had a different opinion of their talents. They were on their game and then some. Maybe they liked the Kentucky crowd better than the football crowd; who knows? But I can tell you they were rockin' something fierce on that sultry fall night in '07. It was wonderful and if they ever performed again in the Midwest and I had the chance to go see them, I'd be there in a heartbeat.

I couldn't say the same of Crosby Stills and Nash whom we saw in Indianapolis this past Wednesday night. There were flashes here and there of the singers they used to be, but for the most part it was a lackluster concert sung by old men who sounded tired and looked faded. Which makes me so sad and disallusioned because I have loved their music for as long as they've been making it. The one shining moment was the finale when they sang "Teach Your Children" and it made me cry because it was so sweet and perfect and true--it is a song that needs to be sung by those who are no longer young.