I want to see Steven Tyler before he dies

So says young Petunia to her Mom in the Late Kate’s most recent column – She don’t wanna miss a thing

Petunia, age-19, and her friends adore 1980s rock music. … That 1980s, the worst decade last century. Songs only worth chuckling over when GLEE covers them: AC/DC, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Joe Cocker, …

Steven Tyler and Joe Perry

… If Thursday night’s Vancouver concert was Aerosmith’s last, the band went out with a bang: an over-the-top, gyrating display of rock and roll excess. In a good way.

But whether the Vancouver show – the last on their current tour – will enter into the rock and roll history books remains unclear; rumours of the legendary band’s impending death may have been greatly exaggerated.

The squabbling between lead singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry took on new life in August …

read more – Globe and Mail – If it was Aerosmith’s last, it was a blast

Petunia did attend the show. And loved it.

Tyler is 62, Perry, 60. … Old enough to be her grandfathers.

One thought on “I want to see Steven Tyler before he dies

  1. I find it interesting that there have been no wails of protest from any readers of my blog or newspaper column, saying that the music of the 1980s really WAS the greatest. I guess it’s just indefensible by anyone over the age of 20. You know, it gets painful being right all the time.

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