AEROSMITH road warrior John B. has issued the following report:

"Sorry that it took so long to write but I was either really busy or really lazy or both. The guys took most of August off except for one quick trip to Las Vegas but we can’t talk about that. Joe did tape his segment with Toby Keith on the 24th right outside of Buffalo. It was weird being at that venue. Aerosmith has probably played there seven or eight times in the past ten years and this time there were no cases with the wings painted on the side in sight. I felt like I was visiting a house I use to live in but the current residents made us feel right at home. At least we had old Jim Survis and his bald dome there to make sure the Billie fiddle was in tune and sounding great. Joe and I got to the venue at about 4 in the afternoon and he ran through the song a few times with Toby and his band. After the soundcheck the guys did some interviews and chilled together on Toby’s bus before the show. They traded old Elvis stories. Joe and Toby both have good friends who were in the Memphis mafia so the tales came right from the sources. Joe’s buddy as you may know is Joe Esposito (Elvis’s Tour Manager and friend) who was also on the Elvis special quite a bit. Right after the show it was back to the airport and back to Vermont.

September has just been all out! The band all got together in NYC for a rehearsal at Radio City for the Fashion Rocks show. The guys as you know did 'Walk This Way' with FERGIE and 'Dude'. WTW was always a lock but 'Pink', 'Train' and 'Ragdoll' were also in the running for the second song but “Dude” won out. Fergie was awesome! Every bit as pretty and nice in person. Steven and her just jelled and she was amazing. Joe collaborated with Emmy winner Jennifer Hudson on THE BEATLES song 'Come Together'. This wasn’t the first time Joe has performed that song on that stage. In 1991 the guys played it at the Grammys in a tribute to John Lennon. Jennifer was very shy so if you can believe it, Joe was the chatty Kathy of the two. Boy can she sing! They rehearsed in Joe’s dressing room before hitting the big stage and she practically broke glass with her high notes. After the show most of the guys flew back to Boston leaving the party animal Mr. Tyler behind to attend the after show soirées.

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(Toby Keith and Joe Perry - photo by Kirby Middleton)