** Yar Marge! **

NIGHT IN THE RUTS

Do you ever the get the feeling you're trying way too hard to have a good time? That your life is a series of near-misses? That you just dodged another bullet? That's the story of my summer so far. Foot loose and fancy free? Happy-go-lucky? Takin 'er easy for all us sinners? Nay Bro. This has been the summer of hard won fun. Wha' happened? I will share with you the abridged version. Last month, I was cruising along, mindin my own, when a huge boulder the size of a ten-pin bowling ball came out of nowhere and bounced under my car while I was doing 70 mph in the middle lane, going south on I-95. I ran the sucker over, blew out my right rear tire and had to wait an hour and a half for AAA. No, I don't know how to change a tire. $280 for a new one. The whole experience was very un-Dude. What else? I had to have a 'smallish' basal cell carcinoma removed from the front of my left shoulder. For reasons that are unclear, I thought the out-patient surgery was going to take ten minutes. An hour and a half and twenty stitches later, I knew my trip to Las Vegas two days later wasn't happening. Why were you going to Las Vegas? To get AERO-FIED and rock with my grrls. No dice! And speaking of the greatest American rock band of all time Phil, the Bad Boys have had more than their fair share of bad luck this summer. TYLER'S shoulder is in bad shape after his fall in Sturgis last week and the tour's on hold. Sucks all around. But if there's one thing I've learned, AEROSMITH won't die. Just when you think they're all said and done, they come roaring back, kickin' and screamin' all over the place. And we'll be ready!

GET YOUR WINGS

NINE LIVES

SAY UNCLE SALTY

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WILLY DE VILLE, RIP

Willy DeVille (August 27, 1950 - August 6, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter. First with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1985) and later on his own, DeVille in his 35-year career created songs that are wholly original yet rooted in traditional American musical styles. DeVille worked with collaborators from across the spectrum of contemporary music.

Mink DeVille was a house band at CBGB's, the historic New York City nightclub where punk rock was born in the mid-1970s. DeVille helped redefine the Brill Building Sound. During the 1980s, continuing to make a diverse variety of music, he sang the song "Storybook Love" in the movie The Princess Bride for which he is most well-known. After his move to New Orleans in 1988, he helped spark the roots revival of classic New Orleans R & B. His soulful lyrics and explorations in Latin rhythms and sounds have helped define a new musical style sometimes called "Spanish-Americana". Jack Nitzsche said that DeVille was the best singer he had ever worked with.

Critic Robert Palmer wrote about him in 1980, "Mr. DeVille is a magnetic performer, but his macho stage presence camouflages an acute musical intelligence; his songs and arrangements are rich in ethnic rhythms and blues echoes, the most disparate stylistic references, yet they flow seamlessly and hang together solidly. He embodies (New York's) tangle of cultural contradictions while making music that's both idiomatic, in the broadest sense, and utterly original."

Doc Pomus, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member with whom he penned several songs, wrote about him, "DeVille knows the truth of a city street and the courage in a ghetto love song. And the harsh reality in his voice and phrasing is yesterday, today, and tomorrow—timeless in the same way that loneliness, no money, and troubles find each other and never quit for a minute."

DeVille died from pancreatic cancer in the early hours of August 6, 2009 in a New York hospital. He was 58 years old.
(Wikipedia)

CADILLAC WALK

When the moon comes up and the sun goes down
Rita starts to creep around
Gets a flame in her blood fire on her breath
Fourteen names notched on her chest
She gotta rose tattooed on her thigh
Dead men raise and sigh
And it drives my young blood wild
My baby's got the Cadillac walk

From Willy's show at BB King's in NYC, March 28th, 2008.

Goodbye to the Turquoise Rocker.

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BLOGGER'S BLOCK

WITH A HEAVE! AND A HO! She said ho.

I haven't been blogging much lately. Why? Because I've been working my a$$ off to pay for all the live rock shows! At this very moment, I'm trying to figure out what I can sell to get myself AERO-FIED on June 26th at Jones Beach. When and why did concert tickets get so expensive? Does Live Nation think we're made of money? What will become of The Blue Army, AEROSMITH'S legendary fan base? Shell shock! Double talk! Two o'clock! Cat walk! Sebastian Bach! Electric shock! Writer's block! At this point, I'm going to need some magic powers to get face time with the man. Blink!

What do Rainbow Twizzlers have to do with it?? Nuttin Honey. I was just trying to cheer us up. Feelin' better? No? How 'bout a hoola?

BUMMED

$220 for an AEROSMITH ticket? That's bad business. I can't say for sure, but I'd bet my bottom dollar STEVEN TYLER doesn't like it either. Just sayin.

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GERONIMO TOE

WHAT UP SWINGERS? All quiet on the western toe? Not for long! Summer's right around the corner and not a moment too soon. Got your shows lined up? Got your ticket$$$? Front row ho? Come find me and my goody-two-cougs down front and pick up your complimentary acid-washed group toe.

4-WAY DIABLO

Phil, If you're reading this (and I know you are) you're so out of gas. Chudrock! May 16th, Starland Ballroom, Slayerville, NJ MONSTER MAGNET

FINGER LICKIN GOOD

What? You think it's lame? If SAMMY is lacking any talent, he makes up for it with a party and a side of poundcake! Yeah! SAMMY'S cookin' up that old-time recipe! He says his new band 'sounds just like LED ZEPPELIN' Haha. Gotta kick that gong tonight! CHICKENFOOT, May 26th Middle East, Cambridge, MA CHICKENFOOT

JANE'S ADDICTION (PERRY FARRELL, DAVE NAVARRO, ERIC AVERY, STEPHEN PERKINS) is together again for the first time since 1991, touring with NINE INCH NAILS. Lookout! There's your big, bad, dirty rock show right there. June 3, Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA JANE'S ADDICTION

HOW DO I LOVE THEE? LET ME COUNT THE TOES!

AEROSMITH & ZZ TOP!!! June 16th! June 26th! July 25th! September 12th! Boston! New York! Viva Las Vegas! I heart New Jersey! You think you can stop me?? Dream on Grampa. AEROFORCEONE

DON'T GIMME NO LIP, I GOT ENUF OF MY OWN!

WHERE'S MY HEAD BABY

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! BAD COMPANY together again for a ten-show tour? Obviously I'm so there. Where? Jones Beach, June 28th. What does PAUL RODGERS sound like these days? Are you kidding me? Take your old BAD CO. records out for a spin.That's exactly what he sounds like. Now bow down to The Voice of Rock n Roll. PAUL RODGERS

THAT'S WHY THEY CALL ME!

EVERY ROSE HAS IT'S PORN

What's the biggest, hairiest, rowdiest rock-party of the summer? POISON shows are more fun than the Fourth of July! Doubt it? Don't knock it til you Rikki Rocket! POISON, DEF LEPPARD, CHEAP TRICK June 30th, Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA POISON

BRETSKI! C.C! BOBBY!

BILLY FREAKIN SQUIER! YOU'RE MY SITUATION! Saturday, July 11th. Atlantic City, NJ. Atlantic City? Yeah? So? Don't say you love me! Just say...blink! BILLY SQUIER

What about August? Keep your thong on..I'm working on it.

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UNCLE SALTY TOLD ME

WHAT KIND OF ROCKER ARE YOU ANYWAY? I'll tell you! You're a Tinker's Dam'n, Uncle Sam'n, strawberry jamm'n, grrl cam'n, door slammin', wham bam'n thank you ma'am, lip-smackin, paddy-whackin', Cracker-Jackn ROCKER! What the? I'll see you down in front when the biggest, baddest, ballsiest band in all the land rocks you inside out, upside down, lost and found, hose you down! Are you kidding me? It's not fiction. It's AEROSMITH! Bow down all of you.

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AEROFREAKNSMITH! TOUR 09

Wed 06/10/09	St. Louis, MO	TBA
Sat 06/13/09	East Troy, WI	Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Tue 06/16/09	Mansfield, MA	Comcast Center
Sun 06/21/09	Bristow, VA	Nissan Pavilion At Stone Ridge
Wed 06/24/09	Burgettstown, PA	Post-Gazette Pavilion
Fri 06/26/09	Wantagh, NY	Nikon At Jones Beach Theater

Sun 06/28/09	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
Wed 07/01/09	Cincinnati, OH	TBA
Fri 07/03/09	Hershey, PA	TBA
Sun 07/05/09	Virginia Beach, VA	Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Thu 07/09/09	Charlotte, NC	TBA
Sat 07/11/09	Tampa, FL	TBA
Mon 07/13/09	Fort Lauderdale, FL	TBA
Wed 07/15/09	Atlanta, GA	Lakewood Amphitheatre
Fri 07/17/09	Houston, TX	TBA
Sun 07/19/09	Dallas, TX	TBA
Sat 07/25/09	Las Vegas, NV	TBA
Mon 07/27/09	Phoenix, AZ	TBA
Thu 07/30/09	Tulsa, OK	TBA
Sat 08/01/09	Englewood, CO	Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
Appearing at "Sturgis Rally"
Wed 08/05/09	Sturgis, SD	The Legendary Buffalo Chip
Mon 08/17/09	Auburn, WA	White River Amphitheatre
Wed 08/19/09	Concord, CA	Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord
Sun 08/23/09	Irvine, CA	Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Fri 08/28/09	Tinley Park, IL	First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun 08/30/09	Indianapolis, IN	TBA
Tue 09/01/09	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center
Thu 09/03/09	Toronto, ON	TBA
Sat 09/05/09	Ottawa, ON	TBA
Tue 09/08/09	Saint Paul, MN	Xcel Energy Center
Thu 09/10/09	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Blossom Music Center
Sat 09/12/09	Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center
			How many shows am I going to? Sneakin out the back way! Sneakin down the alleyway! Gotta do it my way! Who's gonna stop me? You? Do it in the sunshine! Hanging from the clothes line! Find another tree to climb!