Permanent Vacation Gave Me Sweet Emotions ~ Aerosmith
So, guess where I was on January 30, 1988? Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA. And why would I have been there? Not for any sporting event that is for sure, I was on a Permanent Vacation! Yep, I finally had a chance to see a band, a great band from my youth, one of Bostons Treasures - Aerosmith!
I went with a friend ( hey Marilyn Sotello, where ever you are girl, MISS YA TONS!) and I have to say the night was amazing. Not only was the music great but the band was freaking out of sight! And check this , Marilyn and I sneaked as far backstage as humanly possible and we got so close! I saw the most gorgeous women standing back there, one blond had to have been 10 feet tall in these outstanding heels, a White Mink Coat, and NOTHING ELSE underneath… I swear it! Ya know , funny thing was she was waltzed right behind those metal doors…. wonder why?
Back inside to hear the music and leer at Joe Perry , we went up to an upper level. As Joe in his fine fine black leather pants walked my way I almost feel, er okay… jumped off onto the stage. Yep, I am a Joe Perry woman for sure.
But really, it was the music that blew my mind. Not many bands that I have seen live have what it takes to bring me my music exactly the way it sounds on the album – Aerosmith is vastly able to do it for me. But then, I always loved Live! Bootleg the most out of all Aerosmiths albums, so maybe that is why. My Uncle Joe back in Boston has an album collection that can literally go to the moon, and that was one that I would play over and over when I lived back there. My favorite song on that album is of course Back in the Saddle.
So for tonights picks, a couple of my fav Aerosmith Jewels ~ Sweet Emotion ( the only song that would play in the ‘smoking area’ at Toufanian High in Isfahan Iran where I spent a few years in the late 70′s 
and Back in The Saddle ~ enjoy!
