It is rumoured Japanese satellite broadcaster HDK (still to be confirmed) are recording the event to be shown in a condensed format in August (in Japan that is). Likewise it seems Nippon Broadcasting will be broadcasting a condensed 2 hour radio show on June 30 of the 2 days.

At http://www2.odn.ne.jp/sostoobad/fifa.htm, where there's also a bunch of live pictures from the concert, the Japanese Aerosmith Head Atsushi Matsutani - AKA "S.O.S.(too bad)" - reported the setlist. It read as follows:

06/27/2002 Setlist

Back In The Saddle
Love In An Elevator
Just Push Play
Ohle (ST & Audience sing the chorus: Very Short) / Jaded
Mamakin
Pink
Girls Of Summer
Stop Messin' Around
Dream On
Draw The Line
Animal Crackers / I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Cryin'
Walk This Way
Uncle Salty / Sweet Emotion

Spider Man Theme
What It Takes
Livin' On The Edge

Train Kept A Rollin' (with B'z)

Interesting Notes:
On Steven's Left Shoulder it was written "Hisshou" and on his Right shoulder "Natsumusume". Hissho = "never give up", Natsumusume = "Girls of Summer" in Japanese.
Jaded: Tyler drank Water which dropped from the roof
Stop Messin': ST introduce Joe ,"Jiji!!! Joe!!!". Jiji means "Fuckin' Grand father" : )
Dream On: Joe sit down & play in the middle of Dream On.
Spider Man: Boys play "Spider Man Theme" for the first time.
Train:ST called & inroduced "Koshiiiiii!!".
And Koshi Inaba & Tak Matsumoto came in on stage.
Guitarists Brad, Tak & Joe played riffs and enjoy themselves after Train.

The Bad Boys from Boston arrived in Japan on the afternoon of 06/25/2002, when their plane landed at Narita International Airport.

The band's arrival at Narita International was show on TV yesterday (26th)! It was on the TV program "Mezamashi TV", Japan's popular morning news program.

FIFA Official Concerts Digest Program
On June 30th at 18:00-19:58, TV Asahi will broadcast FIFA Official Concert's Digest. This program will report from both the International Day Concert and the Korea Japan Day Concert.

The legendary Boston rockers will promote the album on the Girls of Summer Tour with Kid Rock and Run-D.M.C. It kicks off August 13 in Holmdel, New Jersey (see "Aerosmith/Kid Rock/Run-D.M.C. Tour Schedule Walks Your Way").

p.22 - There is a picture of Joe and Steven playing and a "Dear Blender" from a reader about the "33 Things You Should Know About Aerosmith" article from the June/July issue.
pp.54-55 - There is that same ad for Dodge/Aerosmith as well as a page titled "Aerosmith's Greatest Road-Trip Songs." On the page is a countdown of 20 songs and they tell the title, album, and each give a description of the song or reason it is great for a road-trip.

KID ROCK and RUN-D.M.C. will join AEROSMITH for the first month of the band's lengthy summer tour, which kicks off August 13th in Holmdel, New Jersey. The tour comes in support of the July 2nd release of the Boston band's two-CD compilation, "O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits." Rock, touring behind "Cocky," and Run-D.M.C. wrap up their opening duties on September 14th."

"Dream On" was a desperate, hopeful song when Aerosmith wrote it. Is that why you used it?

Yeah. I was in that shit, and I didn't know what was going to happen to me - I thought I was goin' to jail. But the scariest thing was, "How am I going to tell this to Hailie?" What am I going to say - "Daddy's goin away and he's bad, and you have to come and visit him in jail"? I never told her anything, because if there was a slim chance that I'd get off, then I didn't want to put her through that emotionally - being scared. She hates when I go away, any time. "Sing for the Moment" is that frustration and all that shit. [...]

Those songs definitely scare the people who love the humor in your big singles

I was talking to Steven Tyler the other day. He was saying that if he has to make songs that appeal to everybody to get people to listen to his realer songs, that's what he'll do. My theory is the same. [...]

Also in the "Rolling Stone" magazine issue # 899/900, on page #68 there is a Dodge advertisement showing a picture of Aerosmith.

"Usually the tours on Uncle Sam's land are a good omen to the Old Continent. And it's a fact that the band has as much popularity in Europe as in the US, or even more. We'll see."

Personally, I believe it when I see it...

The picture below is from the July 1 issue of People, with Charlie Sheen & his bride on the cover.

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Below is a picture of both sides of the guitar pick:

Pictures taken from The Aero Haven, http://www.theaerohaven.com

It possible to download Steven Tyler and Joe Perry heads for the computer game "The Sims." To download, click on the link below:

www.face2facewiththesims.com/tinasmalecelebrities.html

The previews on that page make the heads look quite distorted, but when you use them in the game they will look much better. Here are a couple of screen shots of Steven and Joe, taken from The Aero Haven:

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Page 21, loose talk:

"Don't forget it's a dream. I pretended I was someone else until that someone became me - that's the beauty of it".
- Steven Tyler, in his commencement address at Boston's Berklee College of Music

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page 24, Birthdays

Liv Tyler, 25 (July 1st, 1977)

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page 58, on a large Pink article

" .... it might be the home of a rock-oriented 22 year old with a thing for Bob Marley, Janis Joplin and Aerosmith, all of whom are well represented by posters and drawings, along with .... "

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page 66 The Money Report

9 Aerosmith

touring $20.4 million
recording $6.8 million
publishing $3 million

NET $24.2 million

Like Sting, Aerosmith tied the fate of their new album to a commercial sponsor by placing "Just Push Play" in a Dodge ad. More than that, however, the band's pact with the truck manufacturer provided cash and a tour sponsor - probably worth about $3 million - and the group is slated to be pictured in upcoming Dodge ads.

Also, a couple of people (Jessica Simpson and some other woman) said that he was there, and they were looking forward to see him, or something...

"Britney Tops Forbes' Celebrity List

Using a formula that combines money and fame, Forbes magazine says Britney Spears tops its latest Celebrity 100 list. The 2002 list quantifies celebrity by combining earning power with star power, including press clips, TV and radio mentions, magazine cover stories, and Web site hits.

"This year's champ: Britney Spears. She doesn't have Steven Spielberg's pull, but in the last year she arguably had a bigger impact on pop culture," the magazine said in its July 8 issue, on newsstands Monday (June 24).

The 20-year-old Spears has three multi-platinum albums to her credit. She recently branched out into film, with a starring role in "Crossroads" behind her and a NASCAR-themed film in development. Her new restaurant, an American bistro dubbed Nyla, recently opened in a New York's Dylan Hotel.

Other music acts in the top-10 of the list are Madonna (No. 4), U2 (No. 5), 'N Sync (No. 6), and Mariah Carey (No. 7). Jennifer Lopez ranked No. 12 on the tally, while the Backstreet Boys were listed at No. 19, Dave Matthews Band at No. 24, and Elton John at No. 25. Boston-based rock outfit Aerosmith pulled in at No. 44, one slot ahead of radio personality Howard Stern.

Eric Clapton made the list at No. 52, while Ozzy Osbourne's clan ranked at No. 85. The only other artists to make the list were popster Mandy Moore (No. 86) and teenage rapper Bow Wow (No. 92).

Tom Cruise, last year's No. 1, didn't make the new list, although his ex-wife, Nicole Kidman, did -- at No. 27. The rest of the top-10 is rounded out by golfer Tiger Woods (No. 2), Steven Spielberg (No. 3), Oprah Winfrey (No. 8), Michael Jordan (No. 9), and Tom Hanks (No. 10).

The full list is also available on the Forbes Web site, where it is broken down by rank, money, Web hits, and various press impressions."

The Top 10 follows. For the full top 50 list, use the link above!

Last Week	This Week	Artist	Power Index
2	1	Aerosmith	1.000
7	2	The Rolling Stones	.447
3	3	Tool	.423
6	4	Korn	.376
1	5	Creed	.336
43	6	Wilco	.306
8	7	Weezer	.298
10	8	Third Eye Blind	.280
5	9	Goo Goo Dolls	.275
4	10	Eagles	.272

It was first reported the day before yesterday that Tyler had signed on for this weekend's star-studded Mohegan Sun hotel grand opening in Connecticut.

Sat 06/22
10:00 AM
7:00 PM

Sun 06/23
11:00 AM
5:30 PM

Steven Tyler on recording "Girls of Summer"

"Since '71 it's been my dream to take the guys to some house somewhere and write a record," Tyler said. "And nothing's changed, so we decided to land in Maui, Joe and I and Marti Frederiksen, and we rented a beach house and we used ProTools and we just stared flailing and, of course, what vibe would come out?"

Tom Hamilton on touring with Run-D.M.C. and Kid Rock

There's a lot of people who have not seen Run-D.M.C. play, because it's really been a long time since they've really been out there. So you have kids like 16 that have thought of them as these legends and never thought they would hear them live, but now they'll come and see them. And Kid Rock, he's like a classic character that there's always somebody like in different eras, but the difference with him is he's just a little smarter.

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They still aren't offering the limited edition "comes in a case numbered and signed for something like $100 version" though...

Speaking of celebs, lots more have signed on for this weekend's star-studded Mohegan Sun hotel grand opening in Connecticut. Talk show diva Oprah Winfrey will be joined by a parade of pop stars including Marc Anthony, Patti LaBelle, 'N Syncer Chris Kirkpatrick, Wyclef Jean, Nils Lofgren, Tony Orlando (sans Dawn) Tico Torres of Bon Jovi fame and Aerosmith main man Steven Tyler. Other new names on the guest list include Robin Leach who knows a few things about the Rich & Famous; director Spike Lee; ``Law & Order: S.V.U.'s'' Mariska Hargitay; Victoria's Secret model Ines Rivera; TV talker Rikki Lake; and Tony Soprano's shrink, Lorraine Bracco, who can compare Mafia movie roles with Tony LoBianco.

Chick asked Steven if the rumours about him fooling around with Pink are true and she said that Teresa is 10 times hotter than Pink. He denied it and said just because he did a duet w/ Pink, the media turned it into something it wasn't. He said it's always "a moment" when he performs with Pink and that she's a great singer and very spiritual. He also hoped that Misery would be her next single.

She told Steven that Billy Joel checked into rehab and he hadn't heard about it. He said "it's better to check in than to check out". He said that when he was in rehab, someone told him that his best thinking got him in there. She said "it was your best idea".

She asked if it was true that he was responsible for the twitch in Joey's eye and that Joey had credited Steven for that. He said he thought someone else was responsible but he'll take the blame.

He sang a verse from GOS (the pussywillow one…which we all know is his favorite) but when he got to the "girls of summer" part, he kinda faded and said that it was too early in the morning. Chick said when the band was in town in August, he and Joe should stop by "to get that threesome going". In typical Steven style he was like "ooooh yeahhhh".

www.arrowfm.com

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Steven Tyler Takes Unusual TV Role

(06/19/02)
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler will be Santa Claus on the Christmas episode of the Disney Channel's "Lizzie McGuire." Why did Tyler agree to the role? His kids, Taj and Chelsea, are big fans of the show.

"Instead of having the Geffen part and the Columbia part separately, it's got the whole thing," Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton boasted of his band's new compilation. "I don't know how our manager did it, but the record companies got together on this one."

"It's called money, Tom," answered singer Steven Tyler.

The genial singer may have the key factor to the equation, but the band's friend and frequent producer, Jack Douglas, knows where else to apply it.

"Getting Columbia and Geffen together should be a good example for India and Pakistan, because if they can do it, anyone can," Douglas joked.

Whatever the war waged to get Aerosmith's entire legendary catalog together, it is over. O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits is due July 2 and will bring together early classics like "Dream On" and "Sweet Emotion" with more recent favorites like "Janie's Got a Gun" and "Livin' on the Edge." And unlike their previous best-of collections, O, Yeah! will feature the band's singles in chronological order, from "Mama Kin" to "Just Push Play."

"It's really great that somebody who wants to know about our music will be able to go and buy one thing," Hamilton said, sharing a couch last week with Tyler and Douglas at West Hollywood's luxurious Sunset Marquis. "And, if I do say so myself, there's great songs on there."

As an added bonus, O, Yeah! — which will sport one of four different 3D covers — also features Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry's landmark "Walk This Way" collaboration with Run-D.M.C. and two new tracks, "Lay It Down" and "Girls of Summer."

The latter, the band's new single, is a summer anthem Douglas described as George Harrison meets the Beach Boys. Tyler, Perry and Marti Frederiksen, who co-produced and co-wrote 2001's Just Push Play, co-wrote the tune after they decided to stop in Hawaii on a flight back from a Japanese tour earlier this year.

"Since '71 it's been my dream to take the guys to some house somewhere and write a record," Tyler said. "And nothing's changed, so we decided to land in Maui, Joe and I and Marti, and we rented a beach house and we used ProTools and we just stared flailing and, of course, what vibe would come out?"

Along with the beach party "Girls of Summer," the Maui sessions yielded four other tracks, including "Lay It Down," which was originally titled "Bad Enough" and intended for the "Spider-Man" soundtrack (which instead features Aerosmith covering the "Spider-Man Theme").

"We submitted that, and they thought it was a great song but not a hit single Aerosmith song, so we pulled it out and redid the verses and put a different chorus on, and it came out 'Lay It Down,' " Tyler explained. "It's just a good, easy listening song. I love it. It's real R&B."

The other three new tracks will turn up on the band's next album, which Aerosmith will begin recording later in the year. First, though, they'll head out on the Girls of Summer Tour with two of their favorite artists, Kid Rock and Run-D.M.C.

"There's a lot of people who have not seen Run-D.M.C. play, because it's really been a long time since they've really been out there," Hamilton said. "So you have kids like 16 that have thought of them as these legends and never thought they would hear them live, but now they'll come and see them. And Kid Rock, he's like a classic character that there's always somebody like in different eras, but the difference with him is he's just a little smarter. He's got the obnoxiousness, but he's also got the finesse. It's gonna be a challenge for us every night to go on and top those guys."

While Aerosmith are on the road, Douglas will be in the studio remixing Aerosmith's early albums in 5.1 surround sound for release in the DVD audio format. He will also coordinate commentary tracks that will feature him and the band talking about the recording sessions. "I mean, if we can remember," he joked.

"I cant wait for that, 'cause when I grew up, my idea of listening to music was to get exactly between the speakers, get just the right volume and like completely go into a trance," Hamilton said. "So now it's gonna be coming from behind you and all over the place."

Tyler, always the jokester, chimed in: "Yeah the only 5.1 we had back in the '70s was your mom yelling, 'Turn that sh-- down!' and then we turned around."

Before Aerosmith take the road, the band, which also includes guitarist Brad Whitford and drummer Joey Kramer, will perform at the World Cup in Japan on June 27.

Coinciding with O, Yeah! and the 30th anniversary of Aerosmith's signing with Columbia, VH1 will premiere a special two-hour "Behind the Music" episode on July 5.

From what I hear, the CD is pretty cool. There are 15 shows, still shots and video clips. Some shows (like the Camden show) don't have video clips though. Some shows have more than one video clip. I think all have still shots. Apparently there's also some cool bit behind the main menu, when you left click on the center main menu... (??)

"Then there is a video of them jamming to Big Ten Inch in the studio...with a really funny 'incident' happening in the middle of the tune."

Here are the shows:

Darien
Cleveland
St. Louis
Kansas
Irvine
Phoenix
Dallas
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Charlotte
Antioch
Raleigh
Palm Beach
Bristow
Camden

This is the 2002 renewal kit, so if you renewed in late April, you should be receiving one. I believe they say on the AF1 site that if you don't receive it by July 1 to e-mail them at ouch@aeroforceone.com. If you haven't renewed for 2002, then of course you won't receive the kit until you do.

You can find this at www.955klos.com. Click on the current rock page. You might also check out the Rock Report there was some news on Aerosmith in there to.

Pink has the kind of fondness for glitz and flash that gets her admitted to Top 40 land, but in her late-afternoon appearance, the singer brought a sense of inner tension to her rock-edged material. She swaggered with a rock star's authority, but there was an undercurrent of vulnerability in the roughness of her voice, and the spontaneity in her phrasing suggested that even she wasn't entirely sure what emotion might erupt next. There was also an unforced joy in her spirit, and her closing duet with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler on her corporate-rock soul ballad "Misery" was a highlight of the day.

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On a side-note, thus far, E!, ET, and Extra have all showed clips from the concert...

On sale Wed., June 19:
Pittsburgh and Hershey, PA

On sale Thurs., June 20:
Camden, NJ and Scranton, PA

On sale Fri., June 21:
Boston/Mansfield Aug. 26 show

Start 5:00 pm

Anastasia...and Kodo?
B'z (80min)
Aerosmith (80min)
Aero & B'z (1 Led Zeppelin Song)

I don't know to make of this, but judging from the track list (see below) they also cover acts such as Bad Company, Queen and Ted Nugent on the same album.

Information from hayseed-dixie.com:

Hayseed Dixie
A Hillbilly Tribute To Mountain Love

For a limited time get a free autographed booklet when you order on-line, just follow the Purchase link above.

With the popularity of organic forms of mountain music in the wake of the success of O' Brother's mondo-million selling soundtrack, Dualtone Records has opted to go a little further back into the holler-and they have returned with the second album from the much talked about boozegrassers Hayseed Dixie, whose A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC brought the members of AC/DC to their knees.

1. My Best Friend's Girl
2. Centerfold
3. Walk This Way
4. Feel Like Making Love
5. The Perfect Woman
6. I Love Rock & Roll
7. Fat Bottom Girls
8. Big Bottom
9. Cat Scratch Fever
10. I'm Keeping Your Poop

Rock'$ Top Act$
NY Post--Bono and his band, U2, blew away the competition at the bank - earning a whopping $61.9 million to become the top-earning music act of 2001. The Irish quartet - whose hits include "With or Without You" and "Beautiful Day" - led the pack of Rolling Stone magazine's 50 biggest moneymakers of last year. U2 was one of several aging rock acts on the Top 10 - the long-defunct Beatles came in at No. 3 with $47.9 million, Santana at No. 7 with $32.7 million, and Aerosmith at No. 9 with $24.2 million.

Don't know what company it is, but the number is apparently 1-800-678-6090. From what I hear, they also offer an all four deal for like 72 dollars!

http://www.94wysp.com/

The suit, was brought this week in Los Angeles Superior Court by class-action specialists at the law firm Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, on behalf of two Southern California consumers.

It marks the first legal challenge of CD copy-prevention technology to "tackle the issue on an industry-wide basis," Alan Mansfield, an attorney representing the two named plaintiffs in the complaint, told Reuters on Friday.

It also follows criticism from some members of Congress and from Dutch consumer electronics maker Philips, co-creator of the compact disc, that the anti-piracy CDs are technically flawed and could impinge on consumers' rights to copy music for their own use.

The suit names all five of the major record companies -- Vivendi Universal's Universal Music Group, Bertelsmann AG's [BERT.UL] BMG Entertainment, EMI Group Plc, Sony Corp.'s Sony Music Entertainment and AOL Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Music.

Cary Sherman, president of the Recording Industry Association of America, issued a statement calling the lawsuit "frivolous" and defending the labels' recent efforts to deter digital piracy.

"Music creators have the right to protect their property from theft, just like owners of any other property," Sherman said. "Motion picture studios and software and video game publishers have protected their works for years, and no one has even through to claim that doing so was inappropriate, let alone unlawful."

AIMED AT STEMMING SONG-SWAPPING

The recording industry has recently introduced CDs with hidden electronic locks to prevent personal computers from copying the disc and in some cases, even playing it. These measures are intended to stem widespread swapping of music over the Internet and the production of unlimited copies, which the industry says has severely dented sales.

But the lawsuit, filed on Wednesday under California's consumer protection statutes, says the copy-protected discs are "defective" products that are sold alongside conventional CDs with no distinction made between the two.

"Some versions of the Aerosmith greatest-hits CD have the copy-protection technology and some don't," Mansfield said. "Because it's not in all CDs, it's like Russian roulette."

Besides being deliberately designed to prevent the copying of music on personal computers, the anti-piracy technology often prevents playback altogether on PCs, and even on some CD players, Mansfield said. In Macintosh computers, the discs often jam in the CD trays.

Even when the discs can be played, their sound quality is inferior to standard CDs, and the discs often skip or fail to play all the tracks, he said.

These problems, the suit says, "interfere with customers' legal rights to back up, play or transfer their own music for personal, non-commercial use to other playback mediums."

The suit seeks a court order to either force the copy-protected discs off the market or to carry warning labels differentiating them from standard CDs. It also seeks to compensate consumers for the cost of repairing computers allegedly damaged by the discs.

12 Steven/Pink pictures can be found on the page to which the following link leads. 1 more can be found after hitting "next page": eventID=2977 at www.wangotango.com

AEROSMITH Greatest Hits
2CD Set (SICP-170/1) Inc Bonus Track - Rel: 26 Jun 2002
CD ALBUM
SICP-170/1
JAPAN
£ 34.99

Most likely they mean O Yeah: Ultimate Aerosmith Hits, but it might be another release of Greatest Hits? It must be something special for 34,99 pounds ($50,84), right?

Thanks to Sander @ www.alwayslineup.cjb.net for this info!

They talked about everything from drugs to The Making Of Pump (Mark had them spending a lot of time talking about "The Making Of Pump") to Behind The Music to World Cup Soccer to Just Push Play to Ultimate...

Steven mentioned a lot of foreign press so those outside of the U.S. be on the lookout for interviews and what not.

Joe Perry called in and talked for a minute or two as well. Joe said his knee is coming along, but it's not going to stop him from rocking come August! :)

They sounded upbeat, fine... Steven was his usual "wicked" self. Didn't make it possible hear any of the rumored tiredness or "conflict".

Remember how we were wondering what happened to the third Maui track, "Bad Enough"? Well, on the show Steven mentioned that "Bad Enough" was the working title for "Lay It Down." So that's where it ended up...

Just before the boys were on KLOS, KLOS said the July air date for "Behind The Music," but the guys never got to confirm or deny really. Though when asked if they had seen the finished product yet, the kinda laughed and said...we haven't seen ANY of it yet.

This is basically what I just wrote up for the AF1 board. I left some things out, because I don't desire to start any great debates, but I'll go over my notes tomorrow and maybe add some more things here.:)

it's a good thing I don't live too far away because traffic was a major nightmare and a lot of people got there quite late. By 4:30 they were checking us in and we went into a "holding" room which adjoined to the hall that the interview was going to take place, to wait. Brilliant planning on the part of the hotel...when they first started letting us into the "holding" room, they only had two rows of chairs set up. Thankfully they added more.

Around 5, they opened the adjoining door and "escorted" us into the hall that the "interview" was to take place. As I had suspected, they had a special seating area for the AF1 members which was off to the left side of the main floor. Luckily they set up the chairs for Steven, Tom, and the Rolling Stone guy (I don't have his name handy.)so that Steven and Tom were to our far left, so I think most everyone in the section had a good view. If not, we were right in front of the video screen, and they were running cameras for close-ups for the whole "interview".

The good thing for those who got there late was that the "interview" was supposed to start around 5, but didn't really start until closer to 5:25 or so. The bad thing was they finished it pretty close to on-time, so it ended up being shorter than the 90 minutes we had been told, ending about 6:35 pm.

They started the program by showing the band intro film that they used for the R&R Hall Of Fame. Then the moderator (The Rolling Stone guy) came out and introduced Steven and Tom who got a standing ovation...and of course the AF1 section off to the side was the loudest.;) The guys looked great.:) Fashion report: Steven was in a black tank top with a white suit over it, black tennis shoes with no socks. Tom wore black pants and a brown shirt. End of fashion report.

They started things off with radio oriented questions. I didn't write all of the questions/answers down as I don't do shorthand, but took some notes of interest. I'm sure others reporting will fill in the content.

They played GOS...and it was kind of neat watching the guys listening to the song.;)

They were asked if they would do the next album in a studio, or Joe's "bathroom". Steven was kind of noncommittal, but it sounded like he wasn't keen on the idea of being locked into a studio when he didn't have to be.

One thing Steven likes about Sony is their distribution...the record can be in Boston stores, and overseas quickly.

Steven was asked what each band member brought to the band, and he said that they all had something to bring, that they all still enjoyed being a band and performing together.

Apparently Pink's song "Misery" was originally considered for an Aerosmith song, and was voted down. I think that's a pity, because I know a lot of fans don't want to hear ballads, but that one is definitely a hard core blues ballad, and since the band has a blues/rock history, it would have been a better choice than some of the other ballads they have done recently.

One person asked "What is the meaning behind 'Pink' (the song). Steven's reply: "You're sitting on it baby."

A radio programmer thanked the guys for the way they conduct their M&G's as he said a lot of bands say "You have 5 minutes, no signatures, in and out." and he said the band always takes more time, talks to the fans, signs things, and he thought they were very nice for doing that. Tom said he now thinks of the M&G's as part of the ritual of going onstage. He says during the M&G's the band gets hit with the enthusiasm for rock & roll.

They were asked, since they've done the superbowl, and a few other things I didn't hear because the guy asking the question didn't wait for the mike to get to him, what the next big thing they wanted to do was. Tom said he wanted to play Moscow, and tour South America again. The moderator asked them when they were going to be in our area again...Steven and Tom didn't really know...the AF1 section shouted out "November!" and Tom made a comment about how we had the schedule before he did.;)

The last question was how they felt about the conflict between the record companies and downloading. Tom said he felt more bands would have to rely on touring now if they wanted to make money, and he said this would probably make more bands better at their live performances.

Steven said it was a touchy subject. Of course the older catalogues aren't worth much anymore as they can be easily downloaded, and this was bad for older artists who no longer were active but were still trying to make a living from their catalogues. On the other hand, he said the fact that kids could download was good in that they were being exposed to songs they might not otherwise be exposed to, and bands that might not otherwise be heard were finding an audience on-line. Tom concluded that more bands will have to come out with albums that have a lot of great songs so people will feel that they are getting more value and not just buying an album for two songs, and he is also in favor of adding things to the album package, such as booklets and extras.

They didn't take questions from the AF1 section, but that's okay with me actually, because we really were guests and the interview was really put together for the convention goers.

They ended by playing "Lay It Down".

All in all, it was a fun experience, and I would like to thank AF1 for giving us the opportunity to attend.:)

Lynn:)

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"... what we are doing is we are using these things called Lenticular images. Everyone's had those little things where you turn it one way and there's one picture and you turn it another way and there's another picture. That's what we are using for the cover for the first 500,000 copies and there will be 4 different ones. Unlike the old ones like the ones we had as toys, these are very sharp and clear. It's really amazing when you move them with your hand or even just walk past them, the graphics just change. The graphics on these will be different versions of the logo and it just starts to explode with all this different cool movement. They're really neat! Like everything else in the world this has improved over the years."

Tom went on to say that every outlet should have some of each cover so if you are the collector type and want a set you should be OK!

The ad is also in the latest Rolling Stone with Eminem on the cover.

After much speculation, Aerosmith and Kid Rock have confirmed plans for a summer shed tour. Old school rappers Run-D.M.C. are along as the tour's special guests.
Tickets go on sale June 1.
"I can't wait to get back on the road!," said singer Steven Tyler. "Loud guitars, screaming girls, diesel fuel and room service! Forget about it! What's not to love about that?!"
The tour heads out August 13 in New Jersey, which should allow ample time for guitarist Joe Perry to heal from his recent operation. Perry underwent arthroscopic knee surgery last month to repair torn ligaments and cartilage in his right knee. He's expected to wear a knee brace for the first part of the tour, which should limit the jumping about onstage his fans are accustomed to.
Perry had first injured his knee 15 years ago while jumping off a speaker. Then, during last year's Just Push Play outing, he re-injured it and suffered through the rest of the tour before undergoing surgery.
Aerosmith have been touring regularly since last June. A new album, O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits, is due out sometime around the end of this month or beginning of July. The release is a double-disc career retrospective and features some of their top hits such as "Walk This Way," "Sweet Emotion," and "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)."
Kid Rock will perform with his Twisted Brown Trucker Band, which features Uncle Kracker. He's currently headlining a national tour in support of his latest album, Cocky.
Soccer fans can catch Aerosmith when they play in Tokyo as part of the FIFA World Cup fun on June 27.

AF1 has secured 100 tickets to an exclusive music industry event this Friday June 14th in LA. The first 100 AF1 members to respond by sending an email to: LAinterview@AeroForceOne.com will receive an invitation to this special event.

What?: Steven and Tom will be interviewed for 90 minutes
by David Wild of Rolling Stone Magazine. It's gonna be a blast!

How do I participate?: AF1 must receive an email from you no later than Thursday June 13 at 3pm Eastern. The subject line of your email should say: Rolling Stone Interview be sure to include your AF1 member ID and contact information in the body of the email.

The Fine Print: For security reasons, the pa~~es are non-transferrable -- you must be able to be in the Beverly Hills area by 4:30pm this Friday June 14th with a valid form of ID. There is no cost. Travel is not included. If you are selected, AF1 will email you the location and details for participation in the event (notifications will be made Thursday night by 6pm Eastern). Multiple entries will not be accepted.

Thu 06/27/02 Tokyo, JPN Tokyo Stadium
Tue 08/13/02 Holmdel, NJ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
Thu 08/15/02 Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion @Star Lake
Sat 08/17/02 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
Tue 08/20/02 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
Thu 08/22/02 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
Sat 08/24/02 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
Wed 08/28/02 Wantagh, NY Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Th.
Fri 08/30/02 Wantagh, NY Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Th.
Sun 09/01/02 Tinley Park, IL Tweeter Center
Tue 09/03/02 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
Thu 09/05/02 Hartford, CT ctnow.com Meadows Music
Sat 09/07/02 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
Mon 09/09/02 Scranton, PA Coors Light Amph. @ Montage Mtn.
Thu 09/12/02 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Sat 09/14/02 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Mon 09/16/02 Columbus, OH Polaris Amphitheater
Wed 09/18/02 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Fri 09/20/02 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Sun 09/22/02 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Wed 10/02/02 Bonner Springs, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Fri 10/04/02 Antioch, TN AmSouth Amphitheatre
Sun 10/06/02 Maryland Heights, MO UMB Bank Pavilion
Tue 10/08/02 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post
Thu 10/10/02 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Bch. Amp.
Thu 10/17/02 Tampa, FL Ice Palace
Sat 10/19/02 West Palm Beach, FL Mars Music Amphitheatre
Tue 10/22/02 Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
Thu 10/24/02 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
Sat 10/26/02 Dallas, TX To Be Announced
Mon 10/28/02 The Woodlands, TX C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
Wed 10/30/02 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri 11/01/02 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
Sun 11/03/02 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Tue 11/05/02 Chula Vista, CA Coors Amphitheatre
Thu 11/07/02 Marysville, CA Autowest Amphitheatre
Sat 11/09/02 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Tue 11/12/02 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
Thu 11/14/02 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre

Wednesday, June 12, 2002

IN THE NEWS

. . . AEROSMITH's new two-CD anthology, "O, Yeah," will be released on July 2nd. The album will feature two new tracks, "Girls of Summer" and "Lay It Down" . . .

AEROSMITH's upcoming double-disc career retrospective, entitled O, Yeah! — Ultimate AEROSMITH Hits, has had its release date pushed back a week to July 2nd. As previously reported, the set includes all the band's classics as well as two new songs, "Lay It Down" and "Girls of Summer". O, Yeah! will be available with four different 3-D album covers

To help his knee heal properly, for the first part of the tour, Perry will be wearing a three quarter, carbon fiber knee brace that may limit the amount of running and jumping that fans are accustomed to seeing from him. Aerosmith's tour plans include a trip to Japan at the end of June and a North American Tour commencing August 13th in Holmdel, NJ.

The injury to Perry's knee first occurred 15 years ago while jumping off of a speaker during a show for the "Permanent Vacation" Tour. The knee was re-injured during last year's "Just Push Play" Tour.

Perry has finished writing two new tracks for their latest album O Yeah Ultimate Aerosmith Hits.

Chris @ AeroFANatic.com

courtesy of blabbermouth.net

Spread out over the last 2 days in South Beach, Miami Florida, Aerosmith shot the 2nd half of the video for the new track "Girls Of Summer" to be on "O Yeah, Ultimate Aerosmith Hits" due in stores June 25th.

Being so close to the location, I decided to check in on the fun. And man, FUN is an understatement. One phrase accurately describes most of today's action...

GIRLS IN BIKINIS
GIRLS IN BIKINIS
GIRLS IN BIKINIS

Did I mention the bikini part? As many as 250 extras were invited onto the "set" to shake their money makers. What a site to behold....Ya know the Playboy magazine special "The Girls Of Summer"? Well, no joke, 3/4 of these extras could have been in that magazine. They are THAT NICE...

Anyways, Steven Tyler was wearing beige and black striped pants, a beige short sleeved shirt unbuttoned, and a straw cowboyish hat. He totally caught the vibe of South Beach. He looked like an italian mobster meets a flamboyant rock and roll singer meets a pimp. If you know what I mean of course...

Basically, the whole shoot was Steven mingling in and out with the ladies; ya know, the ones in BIKINIS! I didn't stay for too long, but from what I saw...this video has the potential to be #1 with a bullet. Cause Lord knows I wanted to shoot a few bullets of my own! LOL. That's how I rate videos these days. ;-)

And BTW- it was ONLY Steven Tyler. My understanding is that the clips shot today of him and the girls will be edited together with the "band performance" from the ICONS gig to make the "Girls Of Summer" video clip. THIS is the exact kind of video "Pink" could have been...

If nothing else, this video is going to make for GREAT EYE CANDY. Look for it to be ready on MTV and VH1 in the next 3 weeks; just in time for VH1's "Aerosmith Weekend" and their 2 hour "Behind The Music" special to debut the first weekend of July...

If you thought David Lee Roth's "California Girls" video was hot, then this one classifies as "nuclear". ô¿ô

I'm off like that thong th thong thong thong...
Chris@ AeroFANatic.com

KLOS 95.5 FM Los Angeles, CA
K100 99.7 FM Visalia, CA
KCLB 93.7 FM Palm Springs, CA
KGON 92.3 FM Portland, OR
KHWI 100.3 FM Hilo, HI
KLUK 97.9 FM Laughlin, NV & Bullhead City, AZ
KRAB 106.1 FM Bakersfield, CA
KRWN 92.9 FM Farmington, NM & Cortez-Durango, CO
KSEG 96.9 FM Sacramento, CA
KSLY 96.1 FM San Luis Obispo, CA
KTHU 100.7 FM Chico, CA

Also, KLOS just mentioned that the GH album release date is now July 2...?

www.sonymusic.nl/nl/artist.php?id=82&lang=ned&ze=saa

The highest any Aerosmith "Greatest Hits" albums have gone on the Billboard Top 200 is by Big Ones, coming in at #6. Can this one top that? Who the hell knows? Just gotta wait and see...

Other albums being released on July 2nd of note...
- Essence Of Soul 2002
- Green Day "Reprise"
- Irv Gotti Presents "The Inc"
- Like Mike Soundtrack
- Men In Black 2 Soundtrack
- Oasis

Greatest Hits albums generally do much better over the long haul as opposed to first few weeks sales. I'll keep ya all monitored....

Chris@AeroFANatic.com

Chicago, IL *
Tweeter 9.01.02
TBD
Wednesday June 12th 9:00PM ET
Wednesday June 12th 9:00PM ET
TICKET SUPPLIER
TBD

Milwaukee, WI *
Alpine Valley 9.14.02
TBD
Thursday June 13th 9:00PM ET
Thursday June 13th 9:00PM ET
TICKET SUPPLIER
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Cincinnati, OH
Riverbend Amphitheatre 9.20.02
TBD
Friday June 14th 9:00PM ET
Friday June 14th 9:00PM ET
TICKET SUPPLIEr

It appears Kid Rock/RUN DMC won't be at Cincinati.

http://www.aeroforceone.com/tour.htm

To explain the situation briefly (longer version below), I need to renew my purchase of rockthisway.net, and add more webspace so to get away from the problems and limitations that comes with having parts of the site at geocities. I've found an offer that will make this possible for 7,49€* / Month.

I'm not sure exactly how much 7,49 euro is in American Dollars, but I hope that it will be possible to raise the amount needed to purchase it for at least one year (12x7,49=89,88€). As of the present it appear as if 89,88 euro equals about $87.

I will need help from You to make this possible, if I don't get help with the money for buying the domain/webspace I don't know if I will bother to keep the site running any longer... :(

You don't have to pay the entire sum on your own (but if you want to, that's would of course be greatly appreciated!), if many people help with a little each, it should eventually add up to something that is enough to cover the costs.

Please e-mail me (cristoffer.eriksson@home.se) as soon as you can (it has to be renewed by June 29th!) if you can imagine helping me out with this. If "Rock This Way" is to stay on-line is up to You!

As there's so little time left, I may have to borrow money to buy this in time (as sending something by mail from the US, where most visitors of this site comes from, will probably take longer than when the money has to be available), but first I need to know that there is an interest for Rock This Way so big that the money will eventually come, so e-mail me if you will...

I think it would be a shame if this site would have to come to an end, don't you? :(

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LONGER, MORE DETAILED VERSION:

Last year I found out there are nice fans out there who like this website so much that they were willing to help me with the cost of buying the domain rockthisway.net. I can't begin to explain how much that meant to me. Thank you!

However, a year has now soon passed, and thus it's now time to renew the purchase. To be able to keep Rock This Way on-line I feel I will need to get more webspace on a server of my own (i.e. not a free hosting service, like geocities) but this costs money...

I want to get more own webspace under the domain www.rockthisway.net. Currently I have most of the site at geocities, who as you've probably noticed takes the site down every now and then. If I get to buy some webspace for myself I'll move the entire site away from geocities to get away from that problem. I've been wanting to purchase quite alot of space (about 100 MB at least) so that I can also host all the pictures I used to have up, and a good bunch of pictures that weren't up in the past aswell... (I've had many complaints about the pictures section being down). Geocities has also recently taken away the feature of FTP access, which makes the updating process a real pain the ass. If I could have the entire site at www.rockthisway.net it would make everything so much easier, both for me and for you, the visitors.

This doesn't come for free though, it costs money. I'm hoping that some of you visitors of RTW will be willing to help pitch in with some money for this 'cause. The current geocities situation just doesn't work, and if I don't get help with the money for buying the domain/webspace I don't know if I will bother to keep the site running any longer... :(

I've found one offer that reads as follows:

Strato-PowerWeb S
100 MB Webspace / 100 POP3 Email addys
3 Domains / 12 GB Traffic (ca 300.000 Demand pagings per month)
7,49€* / Month

Personally I wish it would be possible to purchase only exactly what I need, for a lower cost, but it doesn't seem as if that's an option. Thus I guess that's the package that's closest to my need, even though I have no need for 3 domains (only need one) or 100 E-mail adresses (again, only need one, really). I'm not sure how much traffic RTW has every month, but I hope that 12 GB is enough. I think it should be.

I'm not sure exactly how much 7,49 euro is in American Dollars, but I hope that it will be possible to raise the amount needed to purchase it for at least one year (12x7,49=89,88€).

Aside from buying the domain/webspace, I of course spend quite a lot of money every month just working on the site! If I'm really lucky I'm hoping it will be possible to raise a little more money than just what is needed for this big sum that will be needed for domain/webspace. It would be nice if I could get back a small part of all the money I've lost in all the past years of working on the site too, but I'm not too optimistic... but one can always hope that some visitors are more willing to give than I'm expecting... :)

"According to a few well placed sources, the Girls Of Summer video is going to be balls to the wall full of hotties. When I say hotties, I do mean HOTTIES! If any of you all have been to my neck of the woods (South Beach, FL), you'll know what I mean. This place was the inspiration for PINK, and I'm sure it's gonna be some GREAT eye candy.

Not sure on a video storyline yet, but sources indicate it will be FULL of Steven shots with the ladies. "California Girls" by David Lee Roth comes to mind. We shall see...... ( o Y o )"

You can now pre-order this item from Amazon and save $5.99 (24%)! This item will be released on July 2, 2002. You may order it now and they will ship it to you when it arrives.

At Amazon, there's also a bigger version of the album cover that was posted here 3 days ago.

Bed Boys Of Rock

Forget record reviews, here are the ratings rock stars really care about – how they perform in bed.

The website Groupie Central assesses the sex skills of the world’s rockers. Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler is at No1 in the top ten poll, with motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx, NSYNCs Joey Fatone and Backstreet Boys’ AJ McClean and Nick Carter close behind. But Noel and Liam Gallagher are bedroom bores.

Mark Bowness visited groupiecntral.com to discover the duds. And, yes, Mick Jagger is there.

Top 10

1 – Steven Tyler
2 – Lenny Kravitz
3 – Nikki Sixx
4 – Joey Fatone
5 – AJ McClean
6 – Nick Carter
7 – Huey Lewis
8 – David Cassidy
9 – Eminem
10 – Mick Jagger

Top 10 Flops, The Bottom End!

1 – Noel Gallagher
2 – Liam Gallagher
3 – Tommy Lee
4 – Marilyn Manson
5 – Bill Wyman
6 – Billy Idol
7 – Ritchie Blackmore
8 – Jon Bon Jovi
9 – Alice Cooper
10 – Lemmy"

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler joined pop artist PINK on stage at Boston's Orpheum this past weekend for a rendition of the PINK song "Misery". At the end of this week, AEROSMITH will be reportedly headed to a warm climate at an undisclosed location to film the video for the song "Girls of Summer", one of the two new tracks featured on the band's upcoming "greatest hits" collection

PASADENA, Calif. - KIIS FM's Wango Tango all-star concert, hosted by JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT. Performers to include NO DOUBT, CELINE DION, STEVEN TYLER, KELLY OSBOURNE, WILL SMITH, JA RULE, PINK, MARC ANTHONY, MARY J. BLIGE, ALANIS MORISSETTE, INDIE.ARIE and ASHANTI. At the Rose Bowl

CDNOW: O Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
Amazon: Ultimate Greatest Hits
Tower Records: Roximus Maximus: Ultimate Hits [Box]

Tower also has some new info that makes you wonder (boxed set with 4 peices?), if the info is really correct?

Release date: 07/02/2002
Original release year: 2002
Label: Columbia
Studio
Pieces in Set: 4
Catalog#: 86700
Desc: Boxed Set

Perhaps this is some special alternate release? They also list a later release date than what's been previously reported. CDNOW, on the other hand, lists the Expected Release Date for "O Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits" as June 25, 2002.

Along with their info, Tower Records has also posted the album's cover art, as can be seen here below...

Kid Rock, Run-D.M.C. Back In The Saddle With Aerosmith
06.04.2002 7:01 PM EDT

When Aerosmith tell you which way to walk this summer, they'll be pointing at Kid Rock and Run-D.M.C., who'll join the veteran rockers on select tour dates across the country.

The collaboration is a reunion of sorts for the three acts, who played a medley of "Walk This Way," "Rock Box" and "King of Rock" at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.

The first date of the tour is August 13 in Holmdel, New Jersey, at the PNC Bank Arts Center, and additional shows have been announced for August 22 and 24 in Mansfield, Massachusetts, at the Tweeter Center and on August 28 in Wantagh, New York, at Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater, according to the Web site of Aerosmith's official fan club.

Additional dates featuring all three bands will be added, and Aerosmith will play other shows by themselves, a spokesperson for the band said. Dates will be announced shortly.

Aerosmith first hooked up with Run-D.M.C. in 1986 when the rap group scored one of the first mainstream rap hits with a cover of the Boston band's 1975 song "Walk This Way." The song helped trigger Aerosmith's comeback, and singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry appeared in the Run-D.M.C. video, marking the first time Aerosmith performed in a music video.

Kid Rock, who has cited Aerosmith as his biggest influence, performed 1975's "Sweet Emotion" with the Beantown rockers in 2001 at the induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In October Kid Rock took the stage with Aerosmith and Ted Nugent in Auburn Hills, Michigan, for a performance of "Walk This Way," and on April 17 Kid Rock played "Mama Kin" and "Last Child" at the tribute show mtvICON.

Sounds like a real Hunny!

information taken from sonymusic.at

Aerosmith's Steve Tyler is to appear on Disney's "Lizzie Maguire" show. He'll play Santa Claus in a Christmas episode, just to please his own children..

Wantagh/Jones Beach (Aug. 28)
will go on sale
to AF1 Members
Wednesday, June 5
at 9 p.m. ET.

Holmdel, NJ (Aug. 13) will go on sale
to AF1 Members
Thursday, June 6
at 9 p.m. ET.

Should a second show be announced for Jones Beach,
AF1 Member ticket sales
will open Friday night at 9 p.m. ET

Band leader, Mr. Daniel Gildenlöw (intelligent vocalist/song writer/lyricist, with alot of compassion for other people. If more people were like him the world would probably be a better place to live... anyway...) there informed fans about the conflict between India and Pakistan and how there is now a way to protest online - it is quick, painless, and even if it wouldn't make a difference I believe that just taking that step mentally will change the world in the long run.

   http://www.moveon.org/nonukesoverkashmir/

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Hello,

I'm really concerned about the situation in Kashmir. Please join me in calling on the leaders of India and Pakistan to cool down.

The conflict is edging ever closer to a nuclear war. A nuclear exchange between these rival nations could kill 12 million people and spread radioactive fallout around the globe. Through MoveOn.org, I'm calling on President Musharraf of Pakistan and Prime Minister Vajpayee of India to step back from the brink of holocaust.

You can join us and sign a message from concerned citizens of the world at:

   http://www.moveon.org/nonukesoverkashmir/

Both leaders are currently banging the drums of war. Recently, Pakistan tested its third missile in as many days, emphasizing its ability to deliver nukes to the large Indian city Delhi in under three minutes. Prime Minister Vajpayee told the 700,000 troops stationed along the border of Pakistan that he was preparing for "a decisive victory."

While India has stated that it will only use its nuclear bombs in the case of an attack, Pakistan has made clear that it will strike first if threatened. And there's reason to believe that it will follow through on this policy: in 1999, such an attack was narrowly averted, over the protest of then-General Musharraf.

More worrying still, India and Pakistan have broken many of their diplomatic ties. Unlike the US and the USSR during the Cold War, India and Pakistan have no direct line connecting the leadership of each nation. The possibility exists that nukes could be launched as a result of a mistake, since there's no easy way for the leadership of one nation to verify the intentions of its rival. With millions of lives in the balance and weapons on hair-trigger alert, the lack of communication between the two countries is just plain wrong.

If India and Pakistan were to go to war, the effects would be felt around the world. The trade winds above the two countries are ideally situated to spread nuclear fallout. Essentially highly radioactive dust, fallout can cause leukemia and many other kinds of cancer, as well as radiation poisoning.

Assuming either nation survived the attacks, it's unlikely that the conflict would even be resolved. Instead of pushing their countries toward Armageddon, Mr. Vajpayee and Mr. Musharraf must re-establish strong diplomatic ties, disavow the use of nuclear weapons under any circumstances, and work toward a comprehensive agreement on the future of Kashmir.

Please let them know that you're concerned about the escalating conflict today:

   http://www.moveon.org/nonukesoverkashmir/

The lives of millions of Indians and Pakistanis could be at stake.

Thanks.

In News section you can see a bigger version of the Girls of summer single cover ...

www.aerozone.w.pl

Wednesday, May 29, 2002

Steve Tyler is the lead singer for what Boston-based band?

J. Geils
The Cars
Boston
Aerosmith
The Pixies

RESULTS:
RESULTS (OUT OF 733)
J. Geils 2% (16)
The Cars 3% (25)
Boston 6% (42)
Aerosmith 87% (641)
The Pixies 1% (9)

Right 87% 641
Wrong 13% 92

AEROSMITH'S 'SUMMER' JAM
Most Added at CHR/Pop
With this week marking the unofficial start of summer, how appropriate that Columbia's Aerosmith grab Most Added honors at CHR/Pop this week with "Girls of Summer." The single comes from their latest project, Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection, containing three new songs, in addition to favorites from the previous three decades. The release date for the new album is July 2. And Aerosmith's Steven Tyler is appearing at R&nvention 2002, just two weeks away!

It apparently also has a pretty nice Joe Perry solo in the end. In the booklet of the album it says "Recording of Joe Perry's Guitar by Marti Frederiksen." It also says: "Guitar Solo by Joe Perry of Aerosmith + Aerosmith appears courtesy of Sony Music"... and "Contains elements of "Dream On" (S. Tyler). Used By Permission." The song is 5:39 minutes long.

The lyrics, as found at azlyrics.com:

"Sing For The Moment"

[Verse #1]
These ideas are nightmares for white parents
Whose worst fear is a child with dyed hair and who likes earrings
Like whatever they say has no bearing
Its so scary in a house that allows no swearing
To see him walking around with his headphones blaring
Alone in his own zone, cold and he dont care
He's a problem child, what bothers him all comes out
When he talks about his fuckin' dad walkin out
Cos he hates him so bad that he blocks him out
But if he ever saw him again, he'd prolly knock him out
His thoughts are whacked, he's mad so he's talkin' back
Talkin black, brainwashed from rock and rap
He sags his pants, 2 rags and a stocking cap
His step-father hit him so he socked him back
And broke his nose, this house is a broken home
There's no control, he just lets his emotions go
Come on...

[Chorus:]
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Sing with me,just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

[Verse #2]
Entertainment is danger, intertwine it with gansters
In the land of the killers, a sinner's mind is a sanctum
Only you're unholy, only have one homey
Only this gun, lonely, cuz don't anyone know me
But everybody just feels like they can relate
I guess words are a motherfucker, they can be great
Or they can be great, or even worse, they can teach hate
Its like kids hang on every single statement we make
Like they worship us, plus all the stores ship us platinum
Now how the fuck did this metamorphasis happen?
From standin' on corners and porches just rappin'
To havin' a fortune, no more kissin' ass
But then these critics crucify you, journalists try to burn you
Fans turn on you, attorney's all gonna turn it to
To get their hands on every dime you have
They want you to lose your mind every time you mad
So they can try to make you out to look like a loose canon
You need to spew, dont hesitate to produce air-guns
Thats why these prosecutors wanna convict me
Swiftly just to get me offa these streets quickly
But all their kids been listen'n to me religiously
So i'm signing cds while police fingerprint me
They're for the judges daughter, but his grudge is against me
If i'm such a fuckin' menace, this shit doesnt make sense, Pete
It's all political, if my music is literal and i'm a criminal,
How the fuck can i raise a little girl?
I couldn't. i wouldn't be fit to
You're full of shit too, Guerrera, that was a fist that hit you!

[Chorus]

[Verse #3]
They say music can alter moods and talk to you
But can it load a gun for you and cock it too?
Well if it can, then the next time you assault a dude
Just tell the judge it was my fault, and i'll get sued
See what these kids do, is hear about us toting pistols
And they want to get one, cos they think the shit's cool
Not knowin' we're really just protectin' ourselves
We're entertainers, of course this shit's affecting our sales
You ignoramus. but music is reflection of self
We just explain it, and then we get our cheques in the mail
It's fucked up ain't it, how we can come from practically nothin'
To bein' able to have any fuckin' thing that we wanted
It's why we sing for these kids that don't have a thing
Except for a dream and a fucking rap magazine
Who post pinup pictures on their walls all day long
Idolise their favourite rappers and know all they songs
Or for anyone who's ever been through shit in they lives
So they sit and they cry at night, wishing they die
Till they throw on a rap record, and they sit and they vibe
We're nothing to you, but we're the fuckin' shit in their eyes
That's why we sieze the moment, and try to freeze it and own it
Squeeze it and hold it, 'cos we consider these minutes golden
And maybe they'll admit it when we're gone
Just let our spirits live on, through out lyrics that you hear in our songs
And we can

[Chorus]

[Chorus Without Beat]

[Instrumental]

The crowd flipped out and the song was barely audible, as people were screaming so loud... :)

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler will be making a special appearance along with an all-star line-up of performers, including PINK, ALANIS MORISSETTE, JA RULE w/ASHANTI and many more, at the All American Wango Tango 2002 on June 15th at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California

courtesy of blabbermouth.net

Among the highlights, he discussed touring (said the tour will begin August 9, and that yes, Kid Rock and Run DMC will be the openers) and a bit about writing the new songs (said there were 5 new ones and that Lay It Down originally was supposed to be for the Spiderman soundtrack, under a different name.)

What follows is a transcription of the entire thing (big thanks to Lauren Hirtz for transcribing it!):

Steven Tyler on Atlanta's Star 94.1 FM
Steve & Vicki Morning Show
Friday May 31, 2002

['Love In An Elevator' begins playing]

STEVE: 8:18 now, Atlanta's favorite morning show - Steve and Vicki, Star 94. Oww, it's Friday, it's FRIDAY!

[laughter]

VICKI: And he's on the phone, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler!

STEVEN TYLER: Vicki and Steve! Yo Yo Yo, Yo, YO! Ahh! [laughter] What's up my brother? It's summer time and the living is easy, the girls are wearing thongs, and my-uh.. okay...

V: 'Girls Of Summer' - I can just picture the CD. I haven't seen, is it out yet? I know we're playing the song.

ST: Have you seen, uh, have you seen in uh, in R&R, the artwork for the cover? That you guys got?

V: Yeah.. where you pull down the bikini and the Aerosmith tattoo's on her butt...

ST: Steady.. steady...

S: I did not see the ad, is it that old Coppertone type a thing?

ST: It's not really that, it's a whole lot different.. C'mon you're gonna get me in trouble.

S: But the girl's a little bit older than the one in the Coppertone, right?

ST: Yeah, it's just that it was a scene that I saw actually happen on a beach, this little puppy went up and ripped this girl's... it grabbed the little string, pulled it right down to the sand.

V: And the puppy's name was Steven Tyler!

ST: That's right! [pants heavily]

[laughter, dog bark sound effect]

ST: Ohh man...

S: You're a hound dog.

ST: I'm gonna come see you and Cherry tonight, baby.

V: Oh yeah?

ST: Whaddya think?

V: You big old tease...

ST: I know.. I heard about On The Bricks and that whole thing and we're going to be doing the video for said song.

S: Cool, yeah--

ST: 'Girls Of Summer' and it's all...

S: We need to, we need to line you up for our On The Bricks thing.

ST: Yeah, I know.. I got word about that and I so wanna do it. Alanis is playing, right?

S: Right.

V: Yeah..

ST: Ooo... should be great!

V: And we're also doing a website wedding and we need a wedding singer.

ST: You do?

V: Yeah.

ST: Alright now, what would be the song?

V: Anything!

ST: [sings] When the moon in the sky's like a big pizza pie, that's your wedding....

S: [laughs] We're thinking 'Love In An Elevator' might be good..

ST: Oh, then we gotta do a little preliminary.. now what building are you doing this in so we can use a, this elevator?

V: It's at the Grand Hiatt in Buckhead.

ST: Oh yeah - Buckhead? [chuckles]

V: Yeah..

ST: You Buckhead!

[laughter]

V: Steven!

ST: I love it.. are we, are you really, are we on live or are you gonna do this, or what?

S: No, we're doing it.

V: Yeah, we're doing it now!

ST: Yeah!

V: Yeah!

[laughter]

S: How would Steven Tyler do with 'Wind Beneath My Wings'?

ST: Oh man, I don't know about that song...

V: I think it's on the Ultimate Greatest Hits CD.

ST: It is, Ultimate - Ultimate. No, I've got one for ya, it's called 'Lay It Down.'

S: Yeah?

ST: It's really a song that we actually did for the Spiderman movie but when we finished this tour about, about four months ago, we went to Japan. And while I was there, I'm thinking, boy it'd be great to have something in the Spiderman movie soundtrack. So Joe and I got to thinking and on the way back we stopped in Maui, we rented a house for two weeks and.. And set up ProTools and we came up with a bunch of songs. One of them was 'Lay It Down' now, but that's not what it was called then. And we submitted it to the movie people, they said forget about it. They did not like it. So we wound up doing at the last minute, the Spiderman soundtrack song - you know which one, right?

S: Mm hmm.

ST: [sings] Spiderman, spiderman, [unclear] but he's got radio-active blood - look out! Here come the spiderman... So, so we did that anyway, and so we turned that into 'Lay It Down' and of course 'Girls of Summer' and voila you got it!

S: I just liked hearing you in the beginning of this say that you cranked up in Hawaii in this house for two weeks ProTools.. talking that computer talk. Remember when ProTools was something you guys did after the show in a backroom behind the Roxy?

ST: [laughs] Absolutely, absolutely. And now I've got a laptop Titanium..

S: There you go...

ST: It's got like, it's got a, 84 tracks - it's just outrageous. We pushed all the furniture aside and we layed down the ProTools and all the outboard gear and the keyboard and Joe had an amp.. And within 6 days we had 5 songs, or reasonable shells there of, you know?

S: Have you even seen Spiderman, Steven?

ST: Oh yeah, I went to the big premiere in L.A.

S: Very cool.

ST: I had such a good time. You know, it's strange because when I was a kid Spiderman was a man, now he's a 15 year old kid that never, never got any.

[laughter]

ST: So I'm watching this going alright, Kiki Dunst!

S: [laughs] So are you still 'livng on the edge' or are you a bit quieter, are you a bit neutered these days?

ST: You know, we changed that lyric to 'picking out a wedge.' Okay, so.. No, of course, you know I don't know how not to. You know, that's the beautiful part of my life. I love.. like two years ago, I think the last time we spoke, I just had gotten my pilot's license. I was looking in the back of a magazine and it had a motorized parasail and I went and bought one and you know, I just.. You know, when you live on the tail of a comet, it's hard to sit home and roast marshmallows.

V: Right..

ST: Even though I did that last night and had a great time...

S: Yeah, did you? [laughs]

V: Now didn't you get into some kinda trouble with, was it Nascar? You sang the National Anthem or something?

ST: You know I sang, I sang, [sings] 'O'er the land of the free, and the home of the... Indianapolis 500' And they got pissed off, but you know what? It's a new age, and I meant no disrespect.

S: That's right.

ST: We're all here because they fought.

S: Yeah.

ST: And we're also all here because we're not all there. But, but it was a very beautiful - I meant nothing by it - thing. And as you know, in this sick world, it just got nothing but good publicity to me. I got a chance to tell everybody I did not mean it like that, I meant it because at the last lick of the phrase, I looked around and I saw 6-- uh, 400 thousand people, you know all cheering and flipping out because you know, we were up there singing this song. And um, we had a Nascar.. we had an Aerosmith car, and so the whole thing was beautiful. And plus, I was standing next to Gomer Pyle.

[laughter]

ST: So you imagine, here's the life: you know, I got a daughter who's in, you know in the movies and I'm standing next to Gomer Pyle. Something I've always wanted to do. [laughs] That's exactly what he's saying..

S: Yeah, too much..

ST: Oh, it was absolutely flipped out. In fact, he left me a little note to leave on your machine which I never did, it goes like this. [sound effect: aaa-eeeee!] I'm having entirely too much fun, I should be arrested for this.

S: You should!

V: Now, the CD's gonna come out later this month?

ST: Yeah..

V: And are you gonna tour again? You coming back to town?

ST: We're hitting big August 9th. We go back out again for about, you know what? It's kinda like surfing - if you get a wave, you go all the way to the shore if you can ride that sucker, so.. A tour is all about, as you guys know - and by the way, thanks for playing the record. I really appreciate that.

S: Sure.

ST: But um, it's all about a couple of good songs, it's all about Joe Perry's smirk, it's all about maybe getting Run DMC and Kid Rock on your bill, baby! And it's all about playing the outdoor sheds with the b-stage, going out to the people and laying it down. That's what it is. [sound effect: weird laugh]

V: What are you playing with?

ST: Oh God, I'm just, I got all these toys.. [sound effect: spring boing]

[laughter]

ST: And you can relate to that, right Steve?

S: Oh yeah, man.

ST: Oh God...

V: [laughs] You are a crazy man, you're crazy!

ST: It's a beautiful thing.

S: So what are you doing June the 13th? Anything?

ST: Umm..

S: It's a Thursday..

ST: In June... That is the weekend of the video shoot.

S: Is it?

ST: That's why I said, now this is what you're talking about - the um..

V: The wedding..

ST: Ahh, the wedding.

S: If we could get you to be the wedding singer, that would be--

V: Did you watch Survivor? If you watched Survivor, Pascal English who is a judge, we got him to officiate the ceremony.

ST: Yeah but, what are you gonna do? Are you gonna run through a wall a fire or a gauntlet of young female nubians err..

S: Well I was hoping you'd bring them.. They seem to hang with you.

ST: I can do that.

S: Okay.

ST: We're working on that right now for this video shoot. Let's see who we got in the wings here.. Hey, why don't we just film the video there at your wedding?

V: Yeah!

S: See, that'd be cool.

V: Let's do it.

ST: Ya think?

V: Yeah, we could change it to 'Bride of Summer.'

ST: [chuckles]

S: Oh well, we'd love to have you if we could work out details. It'd be too cool to have Steven Tyler singing at our wedding but..

ST: Wouldn't that be something.

S: You ever gonna get married again?

ST: You're gonna hold it against me forever too, aren't you?

S: No!

ST: You know what I did, I did get married again. I um, brought the kids and my wife to Maui and we found a secluded beach. And we got um, a local Hawaiian priest and priestess. And the flowers and the whole ukulale trip and all the religious thing via the Hawaiian religion. And we said our vows again in the sand, as the sun came up. I kissed my wife, and the sun was coming up over the top of Mount Holiakala.

S: Wow.

ST: It was the sweetest thing. It was a very, very sweet, beautiful thing. [sighs] There, I've said it again.

V: [sniffs] I, I'm tearing up...

ST: Oh God, no.. it really wasn't...

S: Steven, you can always make us cry!

ST: [laughs]

V: Well, it was great talking to you!

ST: Yes, and it was good talking to y'all too.

V: And if you come to Atlanta you better come and see us live and in person.

ST: I will do that. I will so do that.

S: That'd be great.

ST: Yeah, yeah.

S: That'd be great, great to have you up early one morning.

ST: Okay.

S: Alright, man.

V: You wanna introduce it while we play it? While we say good-bye?

['Girls Of Summer' begins playing]

ST: This is "Girls Of Summer" on Star 94.

S: Thanks, man.

ST: You're very welcome.

S: You're a consummate pro.

ST: Hey, man, I'll see you later...

S: Love ya.

ST: Alright, bye-bye..

['Girls Of Summer' continues playing. Ends.]

S: Star 94! There it is, Steven Tyler and Aerosmith. Joe Perry and the guys.. 'Girls Of Summer.'

V: The CD, the Ultimate Greatest Hits CD, is due to hit stores June 25th.

S: Yeah, if you love Aerosmith, that's definitely gotta be added to your collection then, cause...

V: I love that song!

S: Yeah, and they are, you know that's a group that if you go to their concert you're just, it's almost, you're gonna be guaranteed a great time. Don't ya think?

V: And I have seen them so many times in concert.. The first time I ever interviewed them, years and years and years ago, was backstage. This was when we had the Omni. Remember the old Omni?

S: Yeah, yeah..

V: And we're going backstage and I was supposed to take some listeners backstage, so my husband who likes to eat, kinda like Tom Sullivan, and I were in this room and the food is fabulous! And I'm kinda checking my notes or something and I look up and I see Joe Perry, and I see Steven Tyler. And I'm like, whoa - and all of a sudden this big, burly guy comes up to me and says, 'Excuse me, who are you?' and I said who I was, he says, 'You're in that room over there. This is exclusively for the band.' But they were so nice! They're like, we don't care. So my husband said, okay and he piled a plate full of food and then left...

S: [laughs] Mind if I take a plate with me?

_fin_

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