cheaptrick77 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 (by CARSON WALKER | Associated Press) RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP)— Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital after falling from stage during a concert at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota. Tyler, 61, fell while entertaining the crowd by dancing around after the sound system failed during the song "Love In an Elevator," said Mike Sanborn, spokesman for the Buffalo Chip Campground, which hosted the outdoor concert. Tyler was on the stage's catwalk when he fell backward onto a couple of fans in the middle of what was a record crowd, Sanborn said. Security rushed to help him and the crowd cheered when Tyler got back up. "He was good natured about it," Sanborn said. "He was in good spirits when he got in the helicopter. He was talking and joking with the physician." "It was an unfortunate end to an extraordinary evening." Tyler suffered minor head and neck injuries and a shoulder injury, but it wasn't immediately clear how serious that was, he said. Tyler was taken backstage and around 12:15 a.m., Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry came out to tell the audience Tyler was being taken to the hospital and that the show would not go on. It happened about halfway through the performance, Sanborn said. "He does a lot of dancing on the stage and he does a lot of stuff with his mike stand. He put his stand down and twirled around and stepped backwards off the stage," he said. Sanborn said Tyler was attended to on site by a physician and flown to Rapid City Regional Hospital, the only major hospital in the region. Jennifer Horton, the hospital's vice president of public relations and marketing, said early Thursday that Tyler wasn't in the hospital directory. Under the privacy laws, that means the person is either not there or chose not to be included in the directory, according to the hospital's Web site. Tyler attended Sturgis last year to promote his Dirico Motorcycles line and was back this year to do that again and play at the Buffalo Chip. Fans were disappointed the concert was cut short but hoped Tyler was OK. Lance Yellow Robe, who said he was 8 eight feet from the stage when Tyler fell off, told the Rapid City Journal "you could kind of see it coming because he was dancing all over the stage. "I hope he's OK," Yellow Robe said. "I could care less about the concert being canceled." On the Net: http://www.buffalochip.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOOOOINNNGGG DOOOOOWWNNN !! ^ sorry, I could not resist :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 is there anything sadder than a geriatric rocker? :hmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUSTANGMANIA Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 HA HA. I hope he is "Back in the Saddle" soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 is there anything sadder than a geriatric rocker? :hmm: YES -- modern day musicians who do not have a single ounce of the heart and soul and musical talent that "geriatric rockers" do . . . Another one: a televised karaoke contest to determine America's next pop star MORE, MORE: record companies who recruit gang members, give them microphones & call them “musicians” Shall I continue ?? :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePirate Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 YES -- modern day musicians who do not have a single ounce of the heart and soul and musical talent than "geriatric rockers" do . . . Hmmm... I had you figured as a Kings of Leon type of guy, Cheapy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 ^ man, you think you know a guy ... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 the 70's had the greatest rock bands of all time. i just hate to see these guys out there risking bodily injury. ^_^ however i thought some would be more petrified than others if you know what i mean. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShadowKnows Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Dude had a lil to much "Sturgis" in him and that is why he fell off the stage. And to answer StoneyKelly question "is there anything sadder than a geriatric rocker?" Yes, there geriatric roadies would be a lot more sadder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 ^maybe geriatric groupies? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShadowKnows Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 ^maybe geriatric groupies? :D :sick: . Thanks now I cant eat my dinner. :sick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 sorry about that coach. i can just see tom jones or somebody up there and these big ol parachute looking things come flying at ya.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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