A spokesperson for NBC confirmed that Perry will play an undercover narcotics agent in an episode that starts production in Washington, D.C., this week and will be aired in October.

This from Columbia Records:
Armageddon Is Officially DOUBLE Platinum
Certified by the RIAA on July 28,1998

City/State	New	Old
Scranton PA	Sep 9	Aug 18
Camden NJ	Sep 11	Aug 24
Antioch TN	Sep 29	Sep 7
Raleigh NC	Oct 1	Aug 14
Atlanta GA	Oct 3	Sep 5
Charlotte NC	Oct 5	Sep 1
Virginia Beach VA	Oct 7	Aug 16
Bristow VA	Oct 9	Sep 3
Hartford CT	Oct 11	Aug 22
Wantaugh NY	Oct 13	Aug 26
Wantaugh NY	Oct 15	Aug 28
Holmdel NJ	Oct 17	Aug 30

Mansfield MA (Aug 20) CANCELLED
Milwaukee WI (Sep 17) CANCELLED

The venues for these shows have not changed.

"ABC In Concert" devotes the entire program to Aerosmith, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 (12:35-1:05 a.m., ET ), on the ABC Television Network. Madison Michele hosts from the Hit Factory Recording Studios in New York City. (Rebroadcast: OAD -- 2/13/98)

Please note: Airtimes vary; please check local listings for airtime in your market.

With the release of their recent platinum-selling album, "Nine Lives," the Boston-based Aerosmith continue their legacy of playing unforgettable concerts on continuously successful tours. "ABC In Concert" features Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and the rest of Aerosmith performing their current hits, "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" and "Pink," from a recent show in Germany; along with their smash, "Love in an Elevator," and their classic, "Sweet Emotion."

Tuesday, July 28th, 1998
11:00 P.M.
MTV
Fanatic
{Includes the interview w/Aerosmith by Chris}

Saturday, August 1st, 1998
4:00 P.M.
VH-1
"VH1 Legends"
{Profile of Led Zeppelin...Hosted by Steven Tyler}

Friday, August 7th, 1998
ABC
ABC In Concert
Aerosmith {Re-Run}

Sunday, August 20th, 1998
Comedy Central
Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Aerosmith

All of the postponed dates from the upcoming leg of their world tour (see list below) will be rescheduled within the next few days and should take place before the end of the year. Fans who have purchased tickets for these shows should hold on to them and can expect announcements of the exact timing of the make-up dates by early next week.

DATES:
Aug 14 Raleigh NC
Aug 16 Virginia Beach VA
Aug 18 Scranton PA
Aug 20 Mansfield MA
Aug 22 Hartford CT
Aug 24 Camden NJ
Aug 26 Wantagh NY
Aug 28 Wantagh NY
Aug 30 Holmdel NJ
Sep 1 Charlotte NC
Sep 3 Bristow VA
Sep 5 Atlanta GA
Sep 7 Antioch TN
All concerts from September 9 on will remain unchanged.

Best Rock Video - Pink
Best Video From A Film - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Best Editing - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Best Special Effects - Pink

Click below to see a (very small) pic of what Rufus looks like now
http://www.theenews.com/image-artsit/rufusthomas.jpg

Tuesday, July 21st 1998
3:00 pm
Comedy Central
Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Aerosmith

Thursday, July 23rd 1998
12:00 am
Comedy Central
Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Aerosmith

Thursday, July 23rd 1998
9:00 pm
Much Music
Wired For Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

{A history of the Gibson guitar; includes interviews and performances by Joe Perry! (does not air on "Much Music" in the USA) }

Thursday, July 23rd 1998
12:00 am
Much Music
Wired For Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

Friday, July 24th 1998
8:00 am
Much Music
Wired For Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

Friday, August 7th, 1998
ABC
ABC In Concert
Aerosmith

Thursday, August 20th, 1998
Comedy Central
Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Aerosmith

1. Boston Herald, Friday, July 17, 1998

   Aerosmith star injured as car bursts into flames
   By Lauren Beckham Falcone

   Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer thanked a guardian angel for helping him escape death after his Ferrari burst into flames at a Scituate gas station early Wednesday night.

   “Definitely somebody is looking out for me up there, and I’m grateful to him,” he told reporters yesterday. Kramer, 48, who lives in Marshfield, was sitting in his 1998 Ferrari 355 at Scarsilloni’s Sunoco on Route 3A in Scituate about 6 p.m. when the car sudde nly erupted into flames.

   “From the time I pulled up to the pump to the time of the fire was only about 10 seconds,” he said. “I was sitting in my car, I looked down into my wallet to get my credit card, I looked up, and the car was engulfed in flames. My only thought was to get out!” he said.

   The musician leaped out of the blazing sportscar, but not before fire singed his hair, face, arm and legs. A quick-thinking 16-year old gas attendant pulled him away from the burning vehicle. “The only way I could get out was through the flames,” said Kramer, who was treated for second-degree burns at South Shore Hospital [in Weymouth] Wednesday night and later released.

   His left arm, from hand to elbow, is swollen and bandaged as well as his lower right leg and most of his left leg. “My left arm got burned because I put it up to protect my head. I can’t really move those fingers right now. The bandages have to be changed twice a day, other than that all I can do is wait to see how I heal,” he said.

   Aerosmith spokeswomen Luke Burland said the drummer was “doing well and the show will go on,” meaning the injuries won’t hinder the re-start of the band ’s Nine Lives tour, starting in Raleigh, N.C. Aug. 14. “I don’t think there will be any change in plan as far at the tour schedule, if anything it will only be pushed back a week. The doctors will be able to give me a better idea in about a week when the swelling goes down and they can see how well the burns are healing. This band’s been though so much shit, it’s going to take more than this to bring us down,” he said.

   They’re scheduled to play at Great Woods in Mansfield Aug. 20. No foul play is suspected, but the state fire marshal’s office is investigating how gas pooled under the car and what caused it to ignite.

   Roger Andrey, owner of Gaston Andrey Ferrari of Boston, said Ferrari has had trouble with car fuel lines in the past, but it was “premature to make any kind of conclusion about what happened.” “The cars are fabulous,” he said. “They really are very good cars. Thank God he wasn’t hurt too badly.”

   Kramer said, “Yes, I went to church a few days ago. No, I was not smoking in the car; I don’t smoke. I’m definitely going to look into why my car caught fire. You don’t expect a one-hundred-fifty-thousand-dollar car to burst into flames. If they’re at fault, Ferrari will be hearing from me.

   Also I want to get the word out to people that in Massachusetts Full Serve Pumps are not required to have a foam extinguishing system. Only Self Serve Pumps do, and that needs to be changed. I’ll be looking into ways of getting those laws changed.”

   [When asked if he was going to get another Ferrari he said, “Well I’ve had four and they’ve all ended up pretty much like this one. I guess the writing ’s on the wall about that.”

   Kramer isn’t the only injured member of Aerosmith. Singer Steven Tyler recently underwent knee surgery after he whacked his knee with a microphone stand during a concert in Alaska.

   [photo of burned car with caption] Tom McKay, owner of 3A Towing in Cohasset, looks over Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer’s $250,000 1998 Ferrari 355 yesterday, after it burst into flames at a Scituate gas station. [All that is left of the car is metal. All of the fabric, seats (covers & cushions), rug and plastic, etc. were incinerated]

2. Boston Globe, Friday, July 17, 1998

   Gasoline leak eyed in car fire that injured Aerosmith's drummer
   By Stephen Kiehl, Globe correspondent

   The investigation into the cause of a car fire that injured Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer in Scituate Wednesday night focused yesterday on a pool of gasoline that witnesses saw underneath the car before the fire: how it got there and how it was ignited. Kramer, 46, suffered second-degree burns on his left arm and minor burns on his legs. He was pulled from his burning 1998 Ferrari by an attendant at Scarsillino's Sunoco on Route 3A.

   Kramer was sitting in the driver's seat when the flames engulfed the car. He was released after treatment at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. Kramer could not be reached for comment yesterday. The gasoline may have leaked from a ruptured fuel line or a faulty gasoline pump, said fire officials. The tip of the nozzle of the gasoline hose snapped off inside the fuel tank of Kramer's Ferrari. The fumes from the pool of gasoline may have been ignited by the intense, 1,500-degree heat generated by the car's catalytic converters, authorities said.

   Investigators also said yesterday that the car was running while the gasoline tank was being filled, which is illegal and increases the chance of fire. The engine in the Ferrari is in the middle of the car, near the gasoline tank.

   "If the fuel line had lost its integrity and the product leaking our of the fuel line puddled underneath the car and came in contact with hot engine parts, there is the potential of fire," said Scituate Deputy Fire Chief Charles Curran.

   The fire, which produced flames that reached 15 feet, destroyed the car and damaged a gasoline pump. The owner of the station, Gerald Gorman, said the pump was in good condition and that it had serviced "thousands" of cars without incident. Making sure that a motorist shuts off his car engine while fueling is the responsibility of a gasoline station owner.

   Gorman said he did not know whether the Ferrari's engine was running when it was being fueled. Investigators said they have not decided whether to press the issue.

   An Aerosmith spokeswoman said Kramer is resting at his home in Marshfield Hills with his wife. An Aerosmith tour will go forward as scheduled later this summer, including an Aug. 20 show at Great Woods.

Also check out the pics from some TV news on the accident on my
"Joey Kramer's Car on Fire - Picture page"

The article is an advertisement for a retrospective of the photographer's work: Ron Pownall: Rock & Roll Energy, on display at the Arthur Griffin Center for Photographic Art in Winchester, Mass. through Aug. 24.

All of the photos are NOT of Steven Tyler. The display features MANY Rock & Roll and Hollywood greats. One other photo of Steven that was mentioned, but not shown in the article, was as follows: Steven Tyler applies gender-bending eye-liner in front of a three-way makeup mirror in Tulsa, Okla.

The reason tvguide.com lists "The Midnight Special" on 1:00 A.M. is because VH-1 now shows 4 episodes of "The Midnight Special" beginning at 1:00 A.M. and lasting until 3:00. They are all half hour shows and Aerosmith's is the forth

This is the episode where Aerosmith performs "Train Kept A Rollin' !" And the one where the boyz are really drunk! As Tom Hamilton wrote in "Walk This Way: The Autobiography Of Aerosmith" on pages 220-221:

"At the end of June [1974], we flew to Los Angeles to tape "The Midnight Special", an early rock concert show broadcast on NBC at 1 A.M. on Friday nights. We got up before dawn so we could be as loaded on Jack Daniel's to play "Train [Kept A Rollin']" at the 10 A.M. taping as we were for a regular 9 P.M. show. I never drank during the day and we really sucked. (Little Richard was the host, Wolfman Jack was the announcer, and we were on with Kool and the Gang, Golden Earring, and David Clayton-Thomas. The show was broadcast on August 16th, 1974.)"

So I guess this is the first showing of their performance in 24 years!!! Here's the set list for this half-hour show VH-1 has listed on their web site:

1} Little Richard "The Midnight Special"
2} Little Richard "Ooh Poo Pah Doo"
3} Aerosmith - "Train Kept a Rollin"

If you want to see some scans from the aerosmith performance on "The Midnight Special"...Go to the following links:

Aerosmith Screen Shot
http://www.midnightspecial.com/images/maerosm1.gif

Steven Tyler Close-Up
http://www.midnightspecial.com/images/st1.gif

the Armageddon Soundtrack is up by 3 to the number one spot!

Ringo Starr's new album "Vertical Man"
{which includes Steven Tyler on 5 tracks} went up 8 points to #115!

"Nine Lives" fell 13 points down to 183 in it's 68th week of release!

"Big Ones" is up 7 points from last week to end up @ #229!

HE EVEN WALKS THIS WAY
A crew from MTV was in town yesterday filming an upcoming episode of "FANatic", the new show that brings an overboard fan together with a favorite celebrity. Yesterday MTV flew Aerosmith fan Chris Kopchak (AKA SteveTy5) from Boca Raton, Fla., to chat with Steven Tyler at Mama Kin. Kopchak, a 21-year-old college student, owns a collection of the band's bootlegs dating to 1973, posts their lyrics on his ceiling, and credits the song "Amazing" with turning his life around.

"It's total bullshit" says a reliable source. "Not only is Liv still with Jauquin Phoenix, she wouldn't date Bruce because she doesn't like older men. Besides," claimed the source, "she wouldn't want to piss off her dad."......... Isn't That Cute : )

Kicking off at the Walnut Creek Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC and finishing up some four months later in Louisville, KY, the band's already-year-long tour (which was launched last May in support of their multi-platinum album 'Nine Lives', - Columbia Records), has been hailed by critics across the country as their best ever.

Following hot on the heels of the release of their hit single 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing' (from the upcoming blockbuster Touchstone Pictures, movie release 'Armageddon' - July 1), the 50 new dates will take the band's audience figures for the 'Nine Lives' world tour to well over 2.5 million, at 169 shows across three continents. Highlights of this spectacular run include headline slots at a series of prestigious festivals in Europe, two capacity New Year's Eve shows in their home-town of Boston, a special anniversary concert celebrating 20 years of sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden and a record-breaking stadium tour of Japan, which marked the first time that an international act has ever been able to complete a sold out dome tour of the country.

On stage for more than two hours each night, the five original band members (Steven Tyler - vocals, Joe Perry - guitars, Tom Hamilton - bass, Brad Whitford - guitars, Joey Kramer - drums) are performing better than ever before, playing songs that span their rich and controversial career.

What the papers are saying:

"With a band like Aerosmith everybody is able to enjoy the show... it is an experience that empowers the soul." (Moscow Pullman Daily News; Idaho)

"After twenty years, Band's got 'What It Takes'. Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer show up to play - and by the time their two-hour show came to a close, they had pretty much blown the roof off the joint." (Muskegon Chronicle; MI)

"I have been to several different rock concerts, but nothing had prepared me for the adrenaline-pumping rock and roll bomb blast that I witnessed in Charleston Friday night... The roar of the crowd and the excitement raged on for over two hours as Aerosmith rocked the city." (Webster Echo; Webster Springs, WV)

"Led by the forever young Steven Tyler, the crowd was treated to more than two hours of Aerosmith, complete with over-the-top staging, high drama and high jinks." (Kalamzaoo Gazette; MI)

"Perry's rifts were as smooth and well-rehearsed as if crunching from the album, yet his years of experience made it look as easy as walking a dog." (Daily Cardinal, Madison, WI)

Dates as follows: .....
Check the Official Site for a current listing of concerts

The "Armageddon" Soundtrack is #4 this week!

The Steven Tyler helped album "Vertical Man" Ringo Starr fell 61 points from last week to end up @ #123

Also the Boyz latest album "Nine Lives" is up 2 points from last week to #170!

Also "Big Ones" debuted back on the top 250 charts this week @ #236!!!

Monday, July 6, 5:30 - 6 pm
Tuesday, July 7, 6:30 - 7 pm
Thursday, July 9, 2:30 - 3 pm
Friday, July 10, 7:30 - 8 am

While Liv was onstage on Monday at the Armageddon Premiere concert, delivering that famous pink boa to her Dad, Steven had the audience sing "Happy Birthday" to her!
You can see 2 pics of Liv, Steven and the Boa in my Pics from the Armageddon Release Party