Another week has past. After a show in Atlanta, Steven flew to NYC to take part in the Vogue/VH1 Fashion Awards at Radio City on Tuesday, Oct.15. Here is a guy that's staring at 2 days off in Florida and he's on a midnight flight into NYC to prepare for his duet with Pink and accept the Rock Style Award.
Yesterday afternoon we got to Radio City to rehearse with Pink. They rehearsed the song about 3 times and then Steven went back to the hotel to work on his speech. The show seemed to go off without a hitch. Steven's dressing room was on the 2nd floor next to Jennifer Lopez and Michelle Branch with David Bowie and Carlos Santana as bookends. After the awards he rolled over to the Hudson Hotel for an after-show party with wife Teresa and daughter Chelsea before heading over to his favorite New York Deli for a late night bite with friend Patricia Arquette and family. Next day we jumped on the jet and flew back to Boston to pick up Tom Hamilton. I hadn't been home for 2 weeks and it was good to be there, albeit for about 8 minutes, in a driving rain storm. Tom hopped on and Chelsea and Teresa jumped off. The flight was 3 hours of stomach turning to Tampa – bumpy, to say the least. Not quite as bad as the scene in "Almost Famous" but let's just say the tuna sandwich didn't sit too well.
Tampa show:
I don't know what it is about Florida and this band. Everybody comes out for Aerosmith shows here. The Yankees’ David Wells, The Big Show, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, A ton of the Lightning and Atlanta Thrashers and super fan, Clive Newton, all the way from England. It was the first show inside with the "new" B-Stage. The guys spent some time on it in the afternoon and decided minutes before they took the stage how they were gonna use it. See, I could tell you right here how it went but I like surprises. But I'm sure there are fans out there in the chat rooms who are going to spoil it for you guys and let the cat out of the bag. Kind of like telling you it was Kevin Spacey all along in “Usual Suspects.” Anyway, as you know the guys opened with "Elevator," for the first time, and will most likely continue when they go inside for good in Dec.
A lot of rumors going around about who the opening act will be in December. Some of the rumors are kind of funny. I asked Joe a couple of days ago about one "artist" that has been popping up in recent weeks and he looked at me like I was crazy. He said they have narrowed it down to 2 bands and that the band they are leaning towards had a massive hit a few years ago. I'm sure it will be revealed soon, but it's fun to guess.
Last but not least, if you are going to any shows before Nov. 14, be sure to get there early to see MUST. They are a great band that come from England, Australia and Boston. They have been getting great reviews. Tony Perry's new favorite band!
Next week, I'll recap Joe's visit to the plant that makes his hot sauce and hopefully snap a few pictures while we are there.
--John B
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