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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Comments On Las Vegas Incident; Photo Available

November 8, 2006

AEROSMITH's official fan club, Aero Force One, has posted a photo of AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry after he suffered a concussion Saturday night (Nov. 4) at the group's concert at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Three songs into their set, in the midst of performing the band's immortal "Back in the Saddle" — footage of which will be an integral part of ESPN's NASCAR telecasts in 2007 — Perry was struck in the head and face by a camera boom (one of 14 cameras that were filming the band).

Commented Perry: "During the third song of the show, we were performing 'Saddle' for the first time out of two. I was running towards the stage left ramp at the same time a 2000 lb. crane cam was swinging down to catch a shot but instead it caught me on the left side of the head. I saw stars and almost fell off the stage. The last time I was hit that hard was a car accident about 25 years ago. I thought I was off to the emergency room for sure. After getting checked out by the show doctor to be sure I didn’t have a concussion I was able to finish the show. Next time we film for NASCAR I am wearing a helmet and not just on the track. The following day the left side of my face looked like the caveman from the Geico commercial."

Check out a photo of Perry at this location.

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