American Idol judge and Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler made a sick little boy's day earlier this year.
WPRI.com reports that, on January 27, Cole Grace was hospitalized with a brain tumor diagnosis that was soon identified as a Grade IV Glioblastoma, and has since had three brain surgeries.
While he was in the hospital, Cole got a Skype call from his hero, Tyler. Sweet.
Steven and Cole had a long conversation and sang Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" together. Tyler also mentioned Cole during an Idol episode a few weeks ago.
Watch Cole talk about the experience in the video below.
Dissing American national anthem performances is a new national pastime, I guess.
Among recent renditions that have sparked criticism are Christina Aguilera's at last year's Super Bowl where she flubbed a line of lyrics and people reacted as though she burned the freakin' flag and slaughtered a bald eagle - I'm no fan of Christina's singing but the public/media reaction to that was ridiculous. Ditto for Scotty McCreery at the World Series.
Now folks are bashing Steven Tyler's Star Spangled Banner at the AFC Championship game between the New England patriots and the Baltimore Ravens.
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Your subjects, above, are Aerosmith rocker and American Idol judge Steven Tyler and 1980s television LEGEND - Dynasty's Krystle Carrington- Linda Evans. This is back in October. They have both released memoirs and are holding each other's.
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A state lawmaker in Indiana is seeking to pass legislation that would make changing up the "Star Spangled Banner" punishable by a fine.
According to the Los Angeles Times, a bill by Indiana Sen. Vaneta Becker would impose a $25 fine on anyone who fails to follow set standards while performing the U.S. national anthem at events sponsored by public schools and universities.
So, Steven Tyler, Weird Al and Alice Cooper walk into a bar...and they perform "Come Together." OK, that was kind of a lame set up -- they can't all be winners kid -- but what I'm trying to say is that, while Cee Lo Green was busy angering John Lennon fans and people who hate religion, the aforementioned rocker, shock rocker and parody rocker were playing their own New Year's Eve gig in Hawaii.
Steven Tyler had an accident on Tuesday (today) and has been forced to put off a gig in Paraguay.
Reuters reports that, according to a hospital statement, the 63-year-old Aerosmith frontman received stitches and had emergency dental work at the La Costa medical center in Paraguay's capital, Asuncion.
Reuters got it from a paper called ABC that he fell in his hotel bathroom and suffered cuts to his face and lost two of his teeth, while a bellboy at the Bourbon hotel (which I assume is Tyler's hotel) told a radio station that Tyler slipped when he was taking a shower and "had a nasty fall." He was reportedly in good condition when discharged.
"Mr. Tyler had a small accident that prevents him from staging the concert tonight," Marcelo Antunez, a spokesman for local concert organizers, told reporters.
"He is fine, he's in his hotel but he's not able to do the concert," Antunez said.
Reuters says "Nicolas Garzia, whose firm organized the Paraguay gig, said via Twitter that Tyler had been dehydrated and was suffering gastrointestinal problems."
Quick – someone check and see if Hell has frozen over!
In a stunning and most welcome development, American Idol judge, memoirist and menswear huckster Steven Tyler may be resuming his former role as a proper rock star and – gasp! – a real musician by participating in a new Aerosmith recording, the group’s first batch of original material since 2001’s much-loathed (by them, and rightly so) Just Push Play.
He’s already well on his way to becoming a one-man media empire, with resume highlights including but not limited to gazillionaire rock star, taste-making American Idol judge, published author, hero to millions and mouthpiece extraordinaire.
Now Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is set to add “fashion plate” (or “perennial fashion risk,” depending on your POV) to his CV.
