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Good morning I just woke up and its 12:38 in St. Louis.
Couldn’t get to sleep. it seems the stitch line and the screws they put in my left toe has new nerves growing. So I had jump foot all night. Couldn’t sleep. Doctors say I went off my meds too early.
Cant sing on that shit anyway.
Saturday afternoon jumped in our rent-a-van, only to see Joe Perry’s bus, across the street under the arch, by the freeway, where it just so happened that we pulled over.. to take our multitude of gratuitous local shots wherever we can.
If I had my way, I would’ve climbed up the arch. And sang “PINK” while base jumping off the top into a small kiddie pool. Oh well, a boy can dream. And speaking of dreams.. Saturday night, that night, an hour before the NLCS game between the Cardinals of St Louis, and the other team from New York.. (oh, that’s right, the Mets) I was taking more footage out in front of the stadium. (hopefully we’ll post that soon)
And we realized the game was in an hour!... I called up our guy from clear channel, Steve Dramalowski, he said, I’ll see what I can do.. 10 minutes later, we had 8 tickets, and since there was only five of us in the car, we needed an extra three. Called up Steve Lemon, who’s our production mgr, with his significant other, and Missy our assistant production manager. (or the girl you saw me sitting next to on tv) walked in during the 1st inning, were quickly shown our seats. And after 5 minutes, my phone rings, and its Liv, she’s on the set of her new movie, with her co-star, who’s an avid baseball fan, who just happened to turn on the tv in his trailer, and said, “Hey Liv, I just saw your dad on tv!” so she called me… while im on the phone, my other line rings, and its Marti Frederiksen who said, “Dude, I just saw you on TV!” the cameras were on us like flies. Its good to be the king.
Then it happened… the director of the event, came over to me, and I knew something was up.. she asked me if I would sing “God Bless America”, and I thought, well, there’s 48,000 people in the stands… what the hell.
Was escorted back into the Cardinals locker room, met future hall of famer Tony Larussa, and their rock n roll hitter, Scott Spiezio, who has much of St Louis dying their goatees red. And a handful of players wives and kids.. Drank some tea, and hit the field. Standing next to a gentlemen from the honor guard who after I did God Bless…he went into “take me out to the Ball Game” and I chimed in for the last verse… and that last bit was televised.. you may have seen it.
All because I wanted a hot dog, and some good ole fashioned fun on my day off. What a crowd, what a mob, what a show.
Woke up the next morning with a little’ what the f just happened!!!!?!?” only to be grand slammed by the crowd at the show.
More than half of em were dealing with a hangover from last nights win. But all in all it was rip-roaring.
Things all around, were a bit ‘off’ backstage before the show. My stereo wasn’t working in my dressing room, it was quiet… there was a vibe in the building… there was no music during the meet n greet… and then my phone rang, and it was Tom calling me back. (I phoned him earlier when things were off, and I notice there was picture of him on the wall at the venue.. maybe it was his way of pranking telepathically) he told me he was healing slow, but things like he’s been through I know, takes along time to go through.. He knew that and I knew that. And I said to him, ‘we’re all warming up, grab your bass and join us from there..” he’d been upstairs talking to his son, who had been to a GWAR concert the day before. And probably couldn’t get him to sleep.
Gotta jump, Al Gore’s on the other line…. We’re talking about doin somethin with him, based on his documentary.
GO OUT AND GET IT NOW.
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
JOE PERRY AND I, SAY, IF YOU ARE AN AEROSMITH FAN, YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS MOVIE.
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