Tyler injured at Sturgis

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Steven Tyler, the charismatic singer for Aerosmith,
fell off the stage at a concert at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota
on Wednesday night and was reportedly airlifted to a local hospital
with neck and shoulder injuries.

The Rapid City Journal
is reporting that Tyler took a dive shortly after the legendary rockers
began their song 'Love In an Elevator' at the famed Sturgis Motorcycle
Rally. Apparently, the sound system had cut out. A witness told
reporters that he tottered backward and fell from the stage. He was
promptly helped up by security, but was then taken backstage.

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Guitarist Joe Perry emerged and told the audience that his lead singer was heading to the hospital.

Mike
Sanborn of the Buffalo Chip Campground, where the concert was held,
said Tyler was in "good spirits" as he was ushered away.

"He was good natured about it," he told the Associated Press. "He was talking and joking with the physician."


This was the first time Aerosmith had performed at the rally, and
promoters had earlier predicted the band would draw the biggest crowd
in South Dakota history. The number of bummed-out fans has not been
released.

Inevitably, there will be footage of the tumble on YouTube. As soon as one of the camera phone-wielding bikers gets out of bed and uploads it, we'll post it here.

[wuzzzer]

Hopefully he'll make a full recovery quickly. Aerosmith is without a doubt my all-time favorite rock band. I've seen them twice in concert and had a blast both times.

[Tom Adams]

Yeah.....read about that. Hope he be OK.

And in a related matter......

Bruce Rossmeyer was killed while travelling to Stugis for the annual motorcycle rally. Not many outside the motorcycle community know of Bruce, but he was truly a self-made man/success story. He became the largest Harley dealer in the world and had the largest Harley dealership in the world. His Destination Daytona has to be seen to be believed. It's 150 acres of motorcycle dealerships, hotel, condos, accessories, etc. and is located just north of Daytona Beach. Never met Bruce but knew folks that did and they said he was as down-to-earth as anyone. His GEICO Buell race team has been doing very well lately. It's sad he died but I guess he died doing what he was passionate about - riding motorcycles.

Sorry for the minor hi-jack.

Tom

[dtel]

I read that story S Tyler looks good in that pic, considering everything .

[jacksonbart]

I hope I kick the bucket as I make love in an elavator

[jacksonbart]

Livin it up when Im goin down
Love in an elevator
Lovin it up till I hit the ground

SPLAT!!!

[Islander]

Falling off a stage can be really dangerous. When Frank Zappa was pushed off the stage by a fan in December 1971, he was badly hurt and never fully recovered.

From Wikipedia:

The Mothers played at the Rainbow Theatre, London, with rented gear. During the encore, an audience member pushed Zappa off the stage and into the concrete-floored orchestra pit. The band thought Zappa had been killed—he had suffered serious fractures, head trauma and injuries to his back, leg, and neck, as well as a crushed larynx, which ultimately caused his voice to drop a third after healing.^[106] This left him wheelchair bound, forcing him off the road for over half a year. Upon his return to the stage in September 1972, he was still wearing a leg brace, had a noticeable limp and could not stand for very long while on stage. Zappa noted that one leg healed "shorter than the other" (a reference later found in the lyrics of songs "Zomby Woof" and "Dancin' Fool"), resulting in chronic back pain.^[106]

^{Of course, that was the week after an audience member lit a flare that burned down the Casino de Montreux in Switzerland while The Mothers were playing, inspiring Deep Purple to write Smoke on the Water. Who'd have thought The Mothers had such crazy fans?}

[winchester21]

Tyler is a cool guy.. fished with local guides here when the band come thru.. Everybody likes him.

Hope he is OK