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Posted by Mark Shanahan August 16, 2009 06:20 PM
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Hmm. Judging from this photo of Steven Tyler and actor Chuck Slavin at Pembroke Center Liquors, the Aerosmith singer is indeed in no shape to continue the band's summer tour. Tyler's arm is in a sling as a result of a broken shoulder suffered when he fell off the stage in South Dakota. (Those Zsa Zsa Gabor glasses aren't doing him any favors.) In an apology over the weekend to fans via Twitter, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry made it sound like it wasn't his idea to cancel the remainder of the tour. "I am so sorry about vocalist Steven Tyler having to cancel our Aerosmith shows," wrote Perry. "I can't say I'm sorry enough you guys are great fans to have." Perry's solo CD "Have Guitar, Will Travel," featuring a German singer named Hagen, is out Oct. 13th.

245 comments so far...
  1. Holy cow -- he looks AWFUL!

    Posted by A Maxon August 17, 09 11:51 AM
  1. I've heard Joe Perry go on and on about the decision to cancel the tour in a way that as a fan of Aerosmith , I find a bit arrogant and insulting. To suggest that Steven is just the vocalist is ridiculous and there was an alternative is ridiculous.
    I wonder what Joe Perry would like Steven to do about the fact that he is injured? He needs not to apologize to the fans as we fully understand and accept this decision. I was heartsick to learn that Steven was hurt so badly that he could no longer tour.

    The question is Joe why aren't you?

    Posted by debi August 17, 09 11:53 AM
  1. I thought that was Eunice Kennedy Shriver

    Posted by borty August 17, 09 11:54 AM
  1. I think my wife has that blouse... it's from Target.

    Posted by wcooper3 August 17, 09 11:54 AM
  1. Nice headline.....am I reading the Enquirer ?

    Posted by RS August 17, 09 11:55 AM
  1. What a great disguise!

    Posted by Mack August 17, 09 11:55 AM
  1. YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Posted by Jimbo August 17, 09 11:56 AM
  1. By 'actor' do we mean ... Host at Uno's Chicago Bar and Grill?

    Posted by DeepDish August 17, 09 11:57 AM
  1. HOLY CRAP! Doesn't he have enough money to pay someone tell him he looks like a chick? Oh and hey... isn't Steven Tyler sober? What's she... uh, I mean he doing in a packey?! :)

    Posted by SA August 17, 09 12:05 PM
  1. Oh my God, it's my Aunt Jane on Boston.com!

    Posted by agnh August 17, 09 12:06 PM
  1. What terrible disease does he have?

    Posted by Glambake August 17, 09 12:13 PM
  1. C'mon. No way.

    Posted by JF August 17, 09 12:21 PM
  1. I think those glasses are making him look worse than he really is. Remember that Steven Tyler has always had a skinny, almost gaunt appearance. That said though, he isn't getting any younger.

    Posted by Boston959 August 17, 09 12:22 PM
  1. That's not Steve?

    Posted by Rachel Mattraw August 17, 09 12:30 PM
  1. dude is looking a little Michael Jackson's white grandmother-ish for sure, dude if you are gonna pose for photo's seriously - not sure I can ever listen to Walk This Way and get the image of a walker out of my mind.

    Posted by ridefast August 17, 09 12:36 PM
  1. What was Steven Tyler doing at a liquour store?
    Off the wagon perhaps??

    Posted by Rob August 17, 09 12:38 PM
  1. Sad ... and he's in a package store no less.

    Aerosmith has fallen apart while KISS seems to get better with age.

    Posted by davey August 17, 09 12:39 PM
  1. Dude looks like a Lady...

    Posted by Gary August 17, 09 12:40 PM
  1. Horrible picture of Steven Tyler. Sorry to hear about his accident hope he is recovering.

    Posted by Kathy August 17, 09 12:48 PM
  1. Dude looks like a little old lady? Pretty harsh Mr. Shanahan. What the #@%* will YOU look like at age 61?!

    Posted by Chubby August 17, 09 12:48 PM
  1. Am I imagining it, or is Tyler sporting some cleavage there? He looks like an old lady.

    Posted by Joey August 17, 09 12:51 PM
  1. In this photo Steven Tyler DOES look like a little old lady!
    He's no kid.....I think its time to lose the too long hair and start dressing a
    tad differently.....he's starting to look a little freak showish like a lot of the old rockers who think they still look like they did in their youth.

    Posted by pam August 17, 09 12:53 PM
  1. HA,HA,.....he looks like an old woman..... aunt Gertrude!!!!!

    Posted by Tyler's an old man August 17, 09 12:59 PM
  1. He's looking like Nancy Regan.

    Posted by topdog August 17, 09 01:25 PM
  1. Looks like the guy on the right is taking his grandmother out for trip to the packy...

    Posted by Orca August 17, 09 01:26 PM
  1. This guy should have had some respect to leave Steven alone. Not for nothin, I understand what it feels like to be there and not want to meet him, but Steven is unfortunately always MORE THAN gracious to his fans; regardless of the situation. Steven needs to be left alone IMO, and this gentlemen should have been more respectful. Just sayin.

    Posted by Michelle August 17, 09 01:28 PM
  1. Is that Steven Tyler or one of the Kennedy women?

    Posted by Who? August 17, 09 01:29 PM
  1. Didn't he just get out of rehab again? Why is he in a liquor store?

    Posted by Tom August 17, 09 01:31 PM
  1. Look, kids, it's aging supermodel Janice Dickinson!

    Posted by yikes August 17, 09 01:36 PM
  1. She's a cutie.

    Posted by will August 17, 09 01:44 PM
  1. Yikes. If that's really Steven Tyler and not actually an elderly woman, that's one of the creepiest things I've ever seen.

    Posted by Matt August 17, 09 01:47 PM
  1. Someone needs to start shopping in the grown-up section...no more juniors. Sorry chief.

    Also worth noting: He's holding a pair of normal glasses in this hand, he must have popped them off so he wouldn't look foolish.

    Posted by Rob August 17, 09 01:48 PM
  1. Please Steven. While you're laid up, please EAT SOMETHING. That is one scary picture! (And stop borrowing sunglasses from Nicole Ritchie!)

    Posted by Linda August 17, 09 01:59 PM
  1. Kill it kill it

    Posted by B August 17, 09 01:59 PM
  1. Wow. Hope he is not buying any booze at Pembroke Liquors. His body could not take it.

    Posted by Bob Griese August 17, 09 02:00 PM
  1. the bigger question is who is chuck slavin?

    Posted by budge August 17, 09 02:09 PM
  1. I'm fallin' off the stage
    You can't help yourself from fallin'

    Posted by Wobbles Tyler August 17, 09 02:14 PM
  1. Im sorry but my first take i thought it was Rose Kennedy.

    Posted by Tom August 17, 09 02:52 PM
  1. Cruel title. This is the Boston Globe, not TMZ...though I find lately its slipping wuite a bit and many 'articles' appear to be written by college kids.

    Posted by kxs999 August 17, 09 02:54 PM
  1. What's Steven Tyler doing in a liquor store? Still sober Steven?

    Posted by Dack A Doo August 17, 09 02:55 PM
  1. He looks like one of those little ladies pulling a shopping basket in Miami, FL. "Love in an elevator?" The dude looks like he got stuck on the 13th floor and aged there listening to muzak.

    Posted by Julie Dennehy August 17, 09 02:55 PM
  1. Dude does look like a lady..But i love Aerosmith!

    Posted by Jim August 17, 09 02:59 PM
  1. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I've been looking for my grandmother for 20 years until now. Please leave the glasses to me in your will!

    Posted by sympathy August 17, 09 03:11 PM
  1. Dude IS a lady! If you expect us the beleive that's Steven Tyler, then you need to change your depends, cause you're delusional!

    Posted by Jersey Rip August 17, 09 03:13 PM
  1. Dude IS a lady! If you expect us the beleive that's Steven Tyler, then you need to change your depends, cause you're delusional!

    Posted by Jersey Rip August 17, 09 03:13 PM
  1. That's not Steven Tyler......it's Joan Rivers!!!!

    Posted by Dr. Evil August 17, 09 03:16 PM
  1. OMG....wow...what's wrong with Steven? he looks awful!

    Posted by missdancealot August 17, 09 03:22 PM
  1. Holy mackerel. I had to do a double take. He isn't aging gracefully, that is for sure...

    Posted by Steve M. August 17, 09 03:31 PM
  1. Well, at least Liv now knows what's going to happen to her.

    Posted by Camilla DeFarge VonDeSoaker August 17, 09 03:41 PM
  1. Is that Steven Tyler or one of the Kennedy women?

    Posted by Who? August 17, 09 03:41 PM
  1. I'm not saying this to be cruel or controversial but my first response was that he looks like an elderly woman in this particular photo.

    Posted by liquidgee August 17, 09 04:08 PM
  1. just, wow....

    Posted by rgb1300 August 17, 09 04:10 PM
  1. No wonder he broke his shoulder. He probably has osteoporosis judging by his appearance.

    Posted by Marge Schott August 17, 09 04:26 PM
  1. Wow - looks like he is on death's door.

    Posted by JoshR August 17, 09 04:32 PM
  1. Oh My God, This isn't Steven Tyler!

    Posted by chris August 17, 09 04:44 PM
  1. oh man... poor steve... cannot even deal with this picture!

    Posted by So Confused August 17, 09 04:52 PM
  1. oh man... poor steve... cannot even deal with this picture!

    Posted by So Confused August 17, 09 04:52 PM
  1. poor steven

    Posted by melissa August 17, 09 04:53 PM
  1. THAT IS NOT STEVE TYLER!!
    ewwwww!!
    ohmygoodness.

    Posted by sam. August 17, 09 04:54 PM
  1. totally thought that was mary kate olsen

    Posted by carlovely.com August 17, 09 04:56 PM
  1. Steve Tyler should stay out of liquor stores.

    Don't tease the disease.

    Posted by sober25yrs August 17, 09 04:56 PM
  1. LMFAO YUCK. HE LOOKS LIKE A HOMELY OLD POOR LADY. COMPLETELY DISGUSTING.

    Posted by Jason August 17, 09 04:57 PM
  1. Holy shit...I guess money can't buy everything!

    Posted by Lee August 17, 09 04:59 PM
  1. joan rivers twin sister!!!!!!!!

    Posted by Gail Fields August 17, 09 05:01 PM
  1. No way that is Steven Tyler. Plus, I thought he didn't drink anymore?? why is he in a liquor store

    Posted by madonnafan August 17, 09 05:05 PM
  1. why is he in a liquor store? I thought he was sober!

    Posted by jojo August 17, 09 05:06 PM
  1. Wait the woman is a he/she o just a she ut you spelled it wrong.

    Posted by Melissa Bien-Aime August 17, 09 05:09 PM
  1. um... anyone noticed the reading glasses Steven is holding...? Did he switch glasses for pic???

    Posted by AS August 17, 09 05:10 PM
  1. He looks like Janice Dickinson

    Posted by BigFraggle August 17, 09 05:11 PM
  1. ahh... steven looks like an old women

    Posted by Bea August 17, 09 05:11 PM
  1. HE'S GOT TITS!!

    Posted by Pedro August 17, 09 05:13 PM
  1. I've met Tyler in previous years and was at the Show at the Buffalo Chip in Sturgis, South Dakota when he took the nose dive
    and lets face it--he wasn't in great shape before hand....but the injuries don't help

    may be time to think about retirment Grandpa Tyler!!!

    doesn't mean we don't love you though-we all know you still Rock, but maybe just need to slow it down a bit...

    Posted by estNwst August 17, 09 05:16 PM
  1. is that Francona in the background?

    Posted by Jaime August 17, 09 05:17 PM
  1. I feel sorry for Steven , it was'nt his fault guys and what ever joe perry thinks is not matter , he is just the guitarist ,he can be replaced in a second , but Steven is the bone of Aerosmith , he can not be ever replaced , I hope you recover well steven and I hope you will never retire because your songs is what's make us alvie.

    Posted by Sally August 17, 09 05:25 PM
  1. Nina Hagen?
    Wow, that is cool!

    Posted by Haschi August 17, 09 05:30 PM
  1. Is that Jim Cantore in the background :P

    Posted by JC August 17, 09 05:32 PM
  1. As a long time fan of Aerosmith and specifically Joe Perry, I really feel how sincere Joe Perry is with his words and his feelings about cancelling the tour. This is not a press release from some publicist representing an out of touch superstar. This is from someone who has never forgotten his fan base and the people who truly like his music. As much as Perry is a superstar, you always feel like he is right around the corner with his guitar. I have a very good feeling that his solo album "Have guitar, will travel" will, at least help, fill a growing void in real rock music out there today.. Rock On Joe Perry!!

    Posted by BostonDonkey August 17, 09 05:34 PM
  1. Walker this way.

    Posted by G. W. Plunkitt August 17, 09 05:57 PM
  1. ohh my goodnnesss steviee whhy those glassesss

    Posted by heather August 17, 09 06:04 PM
  1. Hum... He really looks like an old lady. At first I thought it was a silly joke, but... Yes, dude, you look like an old lady. Get well soon!!!

    Posted by Leticia August 17, 09 06:24 PM
  1. Wow !!! So...he does look like a lil ole lady...
    but WTF is Perez gonna look like at that age ???
    :P

    Posted by NaughtyBiNatur3 August 17, 09 06:31 PM
  1. Glad I saw Aerosmith in Phoenix...they did a nice job. Not sure what to make of Perry throwing Tyler under the bus, though.

    Posted by MajJohn August 17, 09 06:36 PM
  1. ok, so I'm not getting this....is tyler frail due to age, a history of addiction, his hep c diagnosis from years ago or something else? Obviously he's not in this shape from his fall, but rather some other circumstances. I hope the band and fans can be patient and more understanding of whatever is ailing Tyler. Hes a great performer and from what I've heard a great guy. Good luck!

    Posted by Carl August 17, 09 06:55 PM
  1. mwahahahahaha

    Posted by daddo August 17, 09 07:14 PM
  1. Shame on you, boston.com, for making fun of someone who IS older, and injured. Are you so desperate for content that you have to make fun of people? This isn't journalism - this is trash. Shame...

    Posted by Bill August 17, 09 07:32 PM
  1. dude needs a cheeseburger, stat!

    Posted by monkeycaller August 17, 09 08:07 PM
  1. OMG!!! If it didn't say Steven Tyler I would have thought he was someone's grandmother..

    Posted by UHHHH!!! August 17, 09 08:13 PM
  1. Very creepy.

    Posted by jonathan August 17, 09 08:52 PM
  1. No,he does not look like a little old lady!!! He is just feeling fragile with that hole situation!!! He will be always the most gorgeous and cool man that I ever seen. Get better soon Steven. Love you.xo!

    Posted by Ceila Passos August 17, 09 09:22 PM
  1. that is not steven tyler...

    Posted by megan August 17, 09 10:19 PM
  1. OMG - he looks very hmmmmm worn......

    Posted by Barb August 17, 09 10:22 PM
  1. this morning I submitted an innocuous commet on this and it has still not passed muster - I wonder why? I merely said 'not so much "lttle old" [which is insulting to all aging women] as ugly wrinkly".' why doesn't that get past the blogger?

    Posted by cantstandya August 17, 09 10:49 PM
  1. "Dude looks like a (little old) lady"? Is that seriously the Globe's caption for this picture. The dude has had Hep. C for ten years. Thats not cool...

    Posted by Shane August 17, 09 10:54 PM
  1. OMG he looks like death. ..wow

    Posted by Jayne J August 17, 09 11:17 PM
  1. Looks like he fell off the stage, and the wagon!

    Posted by Paul Jones August 17, 09 11:32 PM
  1. Looks like he fell off the stage, and the wagon!

    Posted by Paul Jones August 17, 09 11:32 PM
  1. This isn't really him.

    Posted by tyler August 18, 09 04:29 AM
  1. That is not Steven Tyler.

    Posted by rick August 18, 09 05:28 AM
  1. look like Janice Dickinson

    Posted by MK August 18, 09 06:33 AM
  1. Uh yes he does, the glasses doent help (and are those reading glasses in his hand)?

    Posted by Cully August 18, 09 07:15 AM
  1. There is no way this is Steven Tyler. The person on the left has female chest anatomy. And Steven Tyler doesn't..

    Why you spread falsehoods like this?

    Posted by Angela Law August 18, 09 07:27 AM
  1. See what years and years of drugs will do to you. He's looking more like Norman Bates' mother in Psycho.

    Posted by globie2 August 18, 09 07:47 AM
  1. First WBCN and by the looks of it, pretty soon Steve. This disease sucks, it's relentless and terminal. I pray that he can surrender and return to good health and sobriety before he's taken from us.

    Posted by Pete August 18, 09 07:47 AM
  1. Dude looks like a homely, old lady. Please tell me that's not really Steven Tyler. It's a joke, right? Or maybe one of those sleazy separated at birth photo galleries that Boston.com frequently uses to get more hits on their website so they can sell more ads to advertisers.

    Posted by drg55 August 18, 09 08:01 AM
  1. Oh, come on! That's not Tyler, it's Ruth Bader Ginsburg!

    Posted by myron1958 August 18, 09 08:02 AM
  1. Thanks Steven I was looking so foward to seeing ZZ TOP

    Posted by Dusty billy and Frank August 18, 09 09:15 AM
  1. I thought Audrey Hepburn was dead.

    Posted by catfudd August 18, 09 09:16 AM
  1. My God, he looks like Lee Radziwill!

    Posted by dvdoff August 18, 09 09:33 AM
  1. He looks like a woman.

    Posted by Terri August 18, 09 10:27 AM
  1. Perry's quote makes him look like a twat.

    Posted by Lux August 18, 09 10:32 AM
  1. he looks dreamy. GET OFF OF MY YARD

    Posted by CLINT EASTWOOD (YEA THE REAL ONE) August 18, 09 11:17 AM
  1. As horrible as he looks, I think it is more alarming that a man who is supposed to be sober is in a liquor store.

    Posted by Ann August 18, 09 11:21 AM
  1. Is this really Tyler? If so, he looks ill, not just recovering from an injury.

    Posted by asmithfan August 18, 09 11:26 AM
  1. wow...............

    Posted by Sean Haggerty August 18, 09 11:34 AM
  1. Granny glasses will do it every time.

    Posted by x August 18, 09 11:38 AM
  1. WTF? was it a broken shoulder or sexual reassignment surgery he went in for?

    Posted by Izzie Nutz August 18, 09 11:55 AM
  1. He looks terrible. I would have jumped off the stage in preference to appearing in public looking like that. Too much hard living?

    Posted by fran mccarthy August 18, 09 12:09 PM
  1. What's Terry Francona doing there?

    Posted by William August 18, 09 12:31 PM
  1. My god he does look like an old lady!

    Posted by lose the glasses Steven August 18, 09 12:32 PM
  1. Is that what Liv Tyler will look like in her later years?

    Posted by wayne August 18, 09 03:44 PM
  1. That is not Steven Tyler. No way.

    Posted by kenzo August 18, 09 03:48 PM
  1. Leona Helmsley?

    Posted by Harry H August 18, 09 03:53 PM
  1. It's a joke right ?? .................................Who is this really ?????

    Posted by pam August 18, 09 03:59 PM
  1. Michael Jackson Lives!

    Posted by DaBomb August 18, 09 04:00 PM
  1. Nana's drinkin' again.

    Posted by Chimp Dad August 18, 09 04:03 PM
  1. Aerosmith is so DONE! I'd rather Joe Perry keep making solo records.

    Posted by lovesJoe August 18, 09 04:06 PM
  1. When 800 years you reach, look as good you will not.

    Posted by Patrick01 August 18, 09 04:06 PM
  1. "Steven Tyler PJ's!! Steven Tyler PJ's!!"

    Posted by Matt G. August 18, 09 04:09 PM
  1. YIKES! He resembles my 87 year old bridge partner, Myrna, I met at Hadassah!

    Posted by Biffstah August 18, 09 04:18 PM
  1. I think it's Mrs. Robinson!

    Posted by rfb5 August 18, 09 04:24 PM
  1. Grandmama Kin

    Posted by ami August 18, 09 04:28 PM
  1. As it turns out - there ARE aliens among us!!!!

    Posted by LAD August 18, 09 05:06 PM
  1. You oughta be ashamed for printing this. That is NOT Steven Tyler.

    Posted by sscape August 18, 09 05:25 PM
  1. WOW VERY VERY WEIRD AND FREAKY !!!! I HEAR HIS CLOSET DOOR FLYING OPEN !!! WHAT NEXT??? SHOW TUNES ????

    Posted by STEVE August 18, 09 05:48 PM
  1. Yup, looks like this might be the end of the day for Aerosmith. Joe Perry hasn't so much as thrown Tyler under a bus as found him in a gutter, and said to h*ll with him (and therefore, unfortunately, with Aerosmith). When Tyler can't even perform without stumbling or worse, and an entire tour must be cancelled, well, the band and its fans have been let down.

    Posted by btheredthat August 18, 09 06:05 PM
  1. i think he's ADORABLE.

    Posted by terri August 18, 09 06:17 PM
  1. The unwritten rule on the South Shore is you don't bug these guys, and you don't take their picture. I once stood in line with Tyler at the Hanover Bickfords on Father's day, and as far as I know, not one person asked him for an autograph -- which is the way it should be...

    Posted by NotSureItsHim August 18, 09 07:10 PM
  1. I guess that is how he fell off of the stage, hitting the sauce again.

    Posted by Big Jim August 18, 09 07:11 PM
  1. Enough about Tyler...is that TERRY FRANCONA looking on in the back?? LOL!!!

    Posted by JC Haze August 18, 09 07:21 PM
  1. It's got to be a gag. he's holding a pair of glasses in his hand. he probably put the sunglasses on as a joke. look at his mouth - it looks to be a joke face. he's probably on painkillers and feeling a little loopy. they've produced some awesome music and they're musicians, so you have to cut them a little.

    Posted by pjs August 18, 09 07:32 PM
  1. Does his Sponsor know?

    Posted by Boomers Rock August 18, 09 07:39 PM
  1. why hasn't anyone mentioned the dude in the baseball cap??? yo buddy, learn how to properly wax what obviously used to be your unibrow!! nobody suits eyebrows that start as vertical lines in the middle of your face:)

    Posted by michelle August 18, 09 07:44 PM
  1. oh hell no!!!!!!!!!! i will not believe the boobs

    Posted by katygirl37 August 18, 09 07:44 PM
  1. Huge Aerosmith fan since the mid 70's here. Steven Tyler is 61 and at that age I'm sure he feels every little ache and pain. He's been through a lot recently and It must be taking it's toll on him. As for Joe Perry's comments, I seem to remember him going through an awful lot of knee pain while on tour and he never missed a show because of it. I'm sure there was a bit of a disagreement on canceling the tour. Let's face it, Steven Tyler doesn't sing with his shoulder.

    Posted by AeroFan August 18, 09 07:48 PM
  1. It's got to be a gag. he's holding a pair of glasses in his hand. he probably put the sunglasses on as a joke. look at his mouth - it looks to be a joke face. he's probably on painkillers and feeling a little loopy. they've produced some awesome music and they're musicians, so you have to cut them a little slack.

    Posted by pjs August 18, 09 07:48 PM
  1. Joe writes the music and creates the sound but Steve gives it a face (which is not so good now) a voice, passion, and showmanship. Joe should know this from the JPP. No Steve, no Aerosmith.

    Posted by mlj August 18, 09 07:58 PM
  1. Say it to his face and you will regret you said it.

    Posted by Sparklemahn August 18, 09 07:59 PM
  1. Talk about Seasons of Wither! Holy Crap! Say it Ain't So, Joe! It CAN'T BE, AUNT BEA! ((But I think it IS HIM!!)

    Posted by DonJule August 18, 09 08:43 PM
  1. He looks like what Julia Roberts will look like in 20 or 30 years.

    Posted by Karoline August 18, 09 08:56 PM
  1. #74,
    Joe Perry cannot be replaced, Joe Perry and the other Musicians MAKE Steven Tyler sound good. Face it, ST's voice is raspy and he blathers into the mic. AND, the other guys have tolerated his B.S. Lots of it, for a very long time.

    Posted by Anne August 18, 09 09:19 PM
  1. Likely on some sort of pain meds for his owwee, now liquor. Hmmm? Maybe it's for his girl, I hear she drinks a lot.

    Posted by MIMI August 18, 09 09:24 PM
  1. Steve Tyler is a man ahead of his time. He will always be the Best of Boston regardless of his looks.

    Posted by a fan August 18, 09 09:33 PM
  1. He looks like Madonna will look in a few years.

    Posted by Yuki August 18, 09 10:36 PM
  1. Oh my goodness, I kept looking for Steve Tyler. I had no idea that was him until I started reading. Steve, what in the heck happened to you. I just watched Be Cool the other night. You looked great!!! I can't even imagine you walking a block looking like that. You just might drop dead. Be really careful-okay.

    Posted by sherrie August 18, 09 10:42 PM
  1. Ok everyone give the guy a break he’s been rocking it hard for over 40 years. I'll never forget my first concert -- Aerosmith at the Manning Bowl in Lynn circa 1985. That was a come back gig. They had been rocking it all through the 70s. This is a great artist form a great band. All the best Steven. Keep on rocking.

    Posted by Stephen T. August 18, 09 10:43 PM
  1. Can we give him some of Papi's juice ...ah...I mean Dominican supplements.

    Posted by MW August 18, 09 10:46 PM
  1. Jeez, the poor guy is badly injured and us 61 YEARS OLD. Give him a break - he's busted his a** for rock-n-roll for decades and given Boston a lot of memories and great music. He's always been frail and petite - a Mick Jagger-type.

    Chuck Slavin, on the other hand, has a gut that makes him look about 5 months pregnant. What's his excuse?

    Posted by Julie August 18, 09 10:46 PM
  1. Train kept a rollin alright. Right over his face.

    Posted by Bill August 18, 09 11:16 PM
  1. Janie get a gun.

    Posted by Dottie August 18, 09 11:22 PM
  1. Seriously, though, I think he's mugging for the camera. He seems to be making a silly face, and I think he took off his regular reading glasses and put the other ones on for "affect".

    Posted by Dottie August 18, 09 11:25 PM
  1. Missing from this discussion is the true horror: New solo music from Joe Perry? Nooooooooo!!!

    Posted by section77 August 18, 09 11:34 PM
  1. Hey, I went to an Aerosmith concert 2 years ago in Mansfield. If you think Tyler looks bad you should see some of the fans. Yikes. You guys know that you can't just buy a concert ticket and be 16 again, right?
    They'll take up residence in Vegas soon.

    Posted by section77 August 18, 09 11:45 PM
  1. OMG !!! WHAT IS IT, A FREAK !!!! I THINK HES FREAKED OUT...TOTALLY !!! DUDE LOOKS LIKE A GRANDMA !!!!!!! NASTY

    Posted by KAREN August 19, 09 12:06 AM
  1. He's in a *convenience store* - like a 7-11 or an Exxon Tigermart or your regular, run-of-the-mill gas station stores and not a package/liquor store . . . Note the candy in the shelving to the right of Mr. Tyler and the Redbull display behind him and to the right. It doesn't look like he's fallen off the wagon as some of you have purported here. No, he's just broken his arm (shoulder? I forget which). It happens.

    Of course I can't say for sure if the man is sober or not, but if your using this picture as your sole evidence for that, then take a closer look at the picture before you make a stupid, ill-informed claim as such. Sheesh.

    Posted by r. scott August 19, 09 01:18 AM
  1. he looks LIKE A GIRL AHHAHAHAHA I THOUGHT IT WAS AN OLD LADY.

    Posted by BRIANNA August 19, 09 01:22 AM
  1. Dude looks like an OLSON TWIN.

    Posted by Tiff August 19, 09 02:08 AM
  1. I agree that this is disgusting, tabloid crap. Your making fun of an injured person???

    He was nice enough to pose and be nice for the photograph and you make fun of him???
    He looks goofy, yea, big deal. Who dosen't when they are 61, w/ Hep C, a broken shoulder, numerous other ailments, and a life of haaaaard haaard party living?
    you should be ashamed of yourselves no matter how clever you think you are.

    Posted by NEAL T. Mc August 19, 09 02:39 AM
  1. To CEILA PASSOS: I suppose you think Mick Jagger is good loocking also!!!

    You have some really strange taste in men!

    Posted by ConcernedIndividual August 19, 09 03:57 AM
  1. Totally disrespectful to Mr. Tyler and Mr. Perry . Any celebrity who uses twitter- beware, an ill crafted statement is sure to be turned against you by what used to be a respected news organization.

    Posted by eastie girl August 19, 09 04:22 AM
  1. Helloooo...everyone knows you don't have to buy liquor at a liquor store....they also sell other drinks and food.......leave the poor guy alone....he didn't have to stop and pose for that picture. I guess this is what he gets for posing for a fan...get well soon....

    Posted by dee August 19, 09 05:40 AM
  1. Did he/she have a sex change operation? WOW does he know how bad he looks?

    Posted by SanDiegogal August 19, 09 06:09 AM
  1. Bos.com is So mean, ST is a youthful person....just a terrible photo.

    Posted by MG August 19, 09 06:38 AM
  1. I've fallen, and I don't want to get up.

    Posted by biggie August 19, 09 06:44 AM
  1. He looks like a 75 year old lady!

    Posted by Fernando August 19, 09 07:03 AM
  1. About seven years ago I was walking down Boylston Street to my old job when I saw this really skinny, scrawny looking person who looked like a woman from about 100 feet. This person was standing outside of a woman's clothing store while on a cel phone. As I got to about 70 feet I realized it was a guy and I could see the deep wrinkles on his skin from that distance and I thought, "Oh geez, he's trying to look like Steven Tyler, but he looks just awful". As I got a bit closer I suddenly noticed a very large man who looked like security standing a few feet away. Why would this random person have a bodyguard? Then as I got closer still I knew it was Steve Tyler. Stars without their make-up (and lighting)!! He's looked bad for years.

    Posted by John August 19, 09 07:05 AM
  1. I thought it was one of the Olson twins. Or Murphy Brown, from the neck.

    Posted by jbrooks August 19, 09 07:19 AM
  1. SALLY....If you think Joe Perry can be replaced then you are a moron. When he left the band many moons ago, they sucked wind big time, just pick up a copy of ROCKS and listen to it, then after listening to it through it out. Neither of those two are replaceable. Jimmy Crespo is a talented guitarist, but he's no Joe Perry.

    Posted by Chris August 19, 09 07:33 AM
  1. When is this decrepit ghoul going away? this guy and his sidekicks are the worst thing to ever happen to music. Are you sure this isn't Michael Jackson?

    Posted by bruce warner August 19, 09 07:56 AM
  1. If you had dudes coming up to you all the time asking to take photos of you while doing errands, wouldn't you want a distracting disguise?

    Posted by Zmagoon August 19, 09 08:18 AM
  1. That's what a lifetime of Heroin will do to you......

    Posted by Java August 19, 09 08:19 AM
  1. I think it's Calista Flockhart.

    Posted by Crystal August 19, 09 08:25 AM
  1. Pult a t-shirt and jeans...look like a man!

    Posted by ed gilmartin August 19, 09 08:48 AM
  1. The guy was gracious & nice enough to pose for this picture with this actor (?). I'm sure he's regretting his decision now. Leave the poor guy alone!

    Posted by Geez August 19, 09 08:51 AM
  1. OK, I wasn't going to comment but sometime in the last 18 hours, the Globe added a shadow line to (Steven's?) sternum to apparently hide the "cleavage". The pic was taken with a flash and there's no shadow on most other things (like the orange thing in his hand). Nice try but ya didn't quite finish the job! I personally don't think it's him.

    Posted by rileysdad August 19, 09 09:13 AM
  1. Steven (Mary) Tyler (No-More)

    Posted by Oollyy August 19, 09 09:14 AM
  1. Patrick01 - that was an excellent 'Yodaism".
    I hope Steven can laugh at this photo. I think he's great, but I do think this picture is hilarious. Nothing can change the fact that he is a huge talent.

    Posted by FredricaMac August 19, 09 09:21 AM
  1. OK, the pic is rediculous, but why the hell are we picking on one of Boston's greatest champions? Honestly, how many people have met Steven around here? Probably a significant amount of us have, and almost everyone will tell you, he's a pretty regular guy. Look at the glasses in his hand. Those are the ones he was wearing prior to putting the crazy shades on for the picture.

    Try to get Jon Bon Jovi to talk to you in a store, and see how that goes.

    Posted by Fitz August 19, 09 09:44 AM
  1. Please....that's not him....

    Posted by Monica August 19, 09 09:52 AM
  1. Aerosmith are toast..have been for years...Steve needs to eat something...Joe Perry's new song was on the air the other day with his new (wet dream) German singer at the mic....God Awful is all that can be said....what was even worse was listening to the long since past the prime morning guy GH kiss his ass....

    Posted by Done With Mirriors August 19, 09 09:58 AM
  1. Is that guy going to help that old lady across the street?

    Posted by jim August 19, 09 10:01 AM
  1. I thought it was Julia Roberts having a REALLY bad day. That's Steven??

    Posted by J Bar August 19, 09 10:12 AM
  1. Jeez, he looks awful for his age..my dad is turning 63 this year and still looks 43..it goes to show you what serious abuse of drugs and alcohol can do to a person.

    Posted by ShleeMcgee17 August 19, 09 10:18 AM
  1. Obviously not Steven Tyler but Mary TYLER Moore instead. Idiots!

    Posted by Ed Asner August 19, 09 10:31 AM
  1. Liv Tyler will look like that in 2057 =P

    Posted by ZettoX August 19, 09 10:32 AM
  1. Is this a joke?

    Posted by Mike August 19, 09 11:23 AM
  1. He looks like SCJ Ruth Bader Ginsburg!!

    Posted by Michelle August 19, 09 11:52 AM
  1. That is NOT Steven Tyler; the lips are too small and the boobs are too big. It's not Eunice Kennedy either... well... 'cuz she's dead. Perhaps it's their love child... whatever gender it may be.

    Posted by ~Wicked~ August 19, 09 12:05 PM
  1. Who IS that behind those foster grants ? I thought the guy next to him was a Pembroke DPW worker stopping in to the packy during his lunch break. Chuck who ?

    Posted by Cappy68 August 19, 09 12:34 PM
  1. I always thought his nose job was too effiminate, but now he looks like he has on lipstick and has cleavage!!!!!!! Is he straight???

    Posted by dusty1 August 19, 09 12:37 PM
  1. GRAND-MAMAKIN!!!

    Posted by EZ August 19, 09 12:42 PM
  1. I have a feeling that this is a disguise. Did anyone think of that. (Think, liquor store, etc)

    Posted by Jef August 19, 09 12:49 PM
  1. LIv, talk to daddy! Let him know that going out in public with that 'look' of gaunt underweight aging rocker with hair-in-ponytail wearing Nicole Ritchie size sunglasses is not, repeat not, what the Aerosmith publicist bargained for. It only generates flaccid inane comments by a public enthrawled by this new form of texting called 'comments' to published articles. Liv, honey, please hurry...

    Posted by radioham67 August 19, 09 01:16 PM
  1. To be honest..this B.S. from Joe Perry blaming Steven for the cancellation of the Tour sounds a lot like a repeat of '78-'79 when they weren't getting along. Except this time the whole thing sounds kinda staged, planned....as in they will supposedly "break-up" the band again because of supposed infighting, and then they will lay low for a couple of years...maybe Perry will start-up the Project again, and then they will go on some huge Re-union Tour on their 40th Anniversary in 2012-2013!! You know, the 1984 "Back In The Saddle" tour all over again! I don't buy this B.S. between Perry and Tyler, I think it's all staged, so to speak. You watch, in 2012 they will have a big Reunion Tour!

    Posted by Bill August 19, 09 01:21 PM
  1. I love the comments about how he is so old at 61 (before you begin I am in my 20's).

    Jesus, have you people ever seen people in their 60's? The majority don't look anything like this. People in their 80's and 90's might but usually then men don't turn into old ladies.

    Anyway, hope he doesn't get caught in a windstorm. He might never be found afterwards.

    Posted by Jim August 19, 09 01:48 PM
  1. He's in a *convenience store* - like a 7-11 or an Exxon Tigermart or your regular, run-of-the-mill gas station stores and not a package/liquor store . . . Note the candy in the shelving to the right of Mr. Tyler and the Redbull display behind him and to the right. It doesn't look like he's fallen off the wagon as some of you have purported here. No, he's just broken his arm (shoulder? I forget which). It happens.

    Of course I can't say for sure if the man is sober or not, but if your using this picture as your sole evidence for that, then take a closer look at the picture before you make a stupid, ill-informed claim as such. Sheesh.

    Posted by r. scott August 19, 09 02:25 PM
  1. Nan Pearl! I thought you passed away in 1994?

    Posted by Andy August 19, 09 02:25 PM
  1. ok...can anyone of us say we have NEVER left out house looking less than great?!?!

    Posted by aero_gini August 19, 09 03:12 PM
  1. at least when we have a bad pic taken of us...we dont have to worry about it being scrutinized like this...damn people...you ar harsh!!!

    Posted by aero_gini August 19, 09 03:16 PM
  1. He needs some seriously healthy, but fattening, meals. And, judging by his look here, he should investigate an osteoporosis drug (supplement). I don't eat a lot, but I don't look awful like he does. My weight is right on the money for my height. Ever hear "balanced diet"? He looks way over 61 in this photo, more like close to 80 years old. I know he's had numerous problems, but doesn't he want to live? He's such an awesome performer. ??

    Posted by 61 year old female August 19, 09 03:29 PM
  1. Thank God the music doesn't age.

    Posted by Peter August 19, 09 03:54 PM
  1. Seriously, has Steven Tyler been using drugs again or drinking again? Has the band been trying to keep it under wraps? I've suspected that he is back on drugs over the past few years. I so hope I'm wrong.

    Posted by Georgie Marino August 19, 09 04:06 PM
  1. WOW I, too thought it had to be one of the Olsen twins showing what they will look like when they are 70 years old. Nasty dude!

    Posted by Shag August 19, 09 04:39 PM
  1. Wow, Globe readers are brutal. (Globe bloggers, maybe equally as brutal.) On the one hand, people go ballistic when a celebrity has "work done" to look better. Then you have someone like Steven Tyler who's just as-is, trying to live a somewhat normal life now. And people are all over him for that, too.

    Posted by Swazz August 19, 09 04:54 PM
  1. Is that Norman Bates' mother from the Psycho movies? If it is, she's really let herself go!!

    Posted by Mark August 19, 09 05:53 PM
  1. Dis all you want -- at 61, that dude can still do a mean backflip and put on a three-hour show every night of the week, after spending decades living off of heroin and booze. He's still probably in better shape than most of you key-punchers...

    Posted by Goober August 19, 09 06:10 PM
  1. Again, I must say.....let him rest and get his strength back. Steven needs the support of his fans, especially on his home court. No one can look perfect 24 / 7 and if they do, they are phonys. Everyone goes out when they aren't feeling and looking their best, but at least we know that our picture won't be plastered around the world with cruel captions. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all and if you do....we don't care and neither does Steven' after all, he is a MULTI-MILLIONAIRE.....We look forward to seeing him back on tour, when he is ready...

    Posted by Dorene August 19, 09 06:51 PM
  1. This paper/blog should show more respect for a hometown boy/rockstar that has brought a whole new dimension to the city - not to mention the economy for years. Looks like he was being funny with a pair of glasses, so what if he is aging - is anyone reading this NOT aging?

    I'm pretty disappointed in the headline, you guys should have more class than this. Looks like a deli, with maybe a little takeout section, NOT a package store. See the deli case?

    Either way, get some class and leave the injured Mr. Tyler alone - you'll never be able to hold a candle to his accomplishments, and your negativity is proof of that. You might be running out of ideas after all.

    Posted by Smile August 19, 09 07:12 PM
  1. I think I see a hint of boobages....

    Posted by BostonNative August 19, 09 07:29 PM
  1. Sorry, don't believe for a SECOND that that is really Steven, no way.

    Posted by Annie August 19, 09 07:42 PM
  1. Tyler looks rough...he better go home and look in the mirror...with his kind of money he can do better than this...check out the Bass ale sign behind his head...

    Posted by haj August 19, 09 07:49 PM
  1. Hey this is to all the people that have totally trashed on Steven for this picture. How would you look if you fell off a stage? My god, the man has a broken shoulder and all you guys can do is make the worst of it. and I'm pretty sure a lot of people would get a drink if they were in agonizing pain. If it wasn't Steven Tyler, no one would say anything. You don't feel bad for the poor guy? My god.

    Posted by Mike August 19, 09 11:04 PM
  1. I don't wanna close my eyes, I don't wanna fall asleep.... because THAT'S gonna be under my bed.....

    Posted by Lomi August 20, 09 07:52 AM
  1. If this is him and I don't know for sure, it is disgusting how people have no problem insulting somehow who is ill- makes you sick..leave him alone!! There would be no Aerosmith without Steven Tyler and yes everyone ages..

    Posted by Debbie August 20, 09 11:39 AM
  1. Clearly he is off the wagon!

    Posted by Suzy August 20, 09 12:25 PM
  1. Permanent Vacaction, my a$$! Get thee to a rehab!

    Posted by Denise H August 20, 09 12:27 PM
  1. i love lamp

    Posted by john August 20, 09 04:12 PM
  1. Hey Fitz, you leave Jon Bon Jovi out of this.

    Posted by Anne August 20, 09 05:58 PM
  1. You can easily sing in a sling ! Poor baby hurt his arm ! Get off your billion dollar old ass and sing. If Joe lost his voice does that mean he won't play guitar ? c'mon

    Posted by scott August 20, 09 07:50 PM
  1. Chuck Slavin is such a creep for posting that picture all over the world considering that he is kept in liquor by the entertainment industry.....yeah great job Slavin you slimy idiot... what was Slavin doing there himself but buying beer in a wife beater t shirt looking like a creep.... he seems to like peoples misfortunes...a bunch of us worked before with that Slavin and would hope that for doing something like this to a celeb that he never gets hired to work on a movie set again.....hmmmmmmmmm it's often surprising how the paparatzi turn up on movie sets.....did you get paid before for info Chuck??? Either way it proves you will stoop pretty low...hope you never get hired on a movie set again...you idiot....
    leave poor Steven Tyler alone......... oh and you are a looking fairly stupid looking and fat Slavin but of course maybe thats only our opinion

    Posted by bobby August 20, 09 08:31 PM
  1. I'm just shocked at all of the mean comments here. The man is injured and is he getting older. He's one of the most talented singers in rock history. GIVE HIM A BREAK. How many of you who left nasty comments have as much talent in you pinky nail as this man? He has made some amazing music and I only hope is is getting better and is taking care of himself. He's a human being like anyone else.

    Posted by J. Cohen August 20, 09 10:12 PM
  1. His arms look fine, strong and healthy. Yes his face has gotten a little wrinkly but so did Paul mccartneys and then he decided to have botox and all sorts of other surgerys done, so maybe it's time for steven to hit the surgery table!

    If you ask me, it's not how he looks it's how he rocks it. He'll always be awesome

    Posted by Shawnigan August 20, 09 10:30 PM
  1. Janie should trade the gun for some new glasses....

    Posted by chinaz August 21, 09 01:07 AM
  1. I can't believe that's Tyler. I am crying....

    Posted by Deb August 21, 09 08:44 AM
  1. thought his tits were bigger

    Posted by mark dee August 21, 09 05:00 PM
  1. Shawnigan- Have you been livin' in a cave? Steven has already hit the surgery table; like, for 15 or 20 years now!

    Posted by :-o August 21, 09 06:10 PM
  1. Ummm....What's that crap in his hand?? We don't know where that hand's been do we.

    Posted by AnnieP August 21, 09 09:07 PM
  1. True about Slavin. I noticed not many commented about his fat belly pooching out of his wife beater. I am saddened at how the media , and most of the people in this blog have insulted Steven Tyler and that's not even counting the hack job that Mister self promoting arrogant Joe Perry has done. I wonder what Joe Perry would have been without Aerosmith and just who the hell does he think keeps that band ticking? Sure Steven looks old. DUH that's because he is!! But at least he's keeping it real and not going under the knife every 5 minutes. There is also a you tube clip of this floating around. Steven was grabbing some snacks> NOT BOOZE. Seems Chuck the scumbag's friend recorded it on his cell phone. Nice
    eh? And after Steven was gracious enough to walk over and shake his hand. As for the true fans of Aerosnith ~ we support Steven 100 percent and look forward to
    him returning to the stage to front the best American band in rock history. I wish Steven all the best. We fans always have and always will. The rest can go get bent!!

    Posted by Debi August 22, 09 12:02 PM
  1. i broke my shoulder it sux....STEVEY YOU LOOK GREAT!!!!! HANG IN THERE LOVE YOU FOREVER,,,,,WILL SEE YOU WHEN YOU RECOVER.....TYLER IS THE HOTTEST MAN ON EARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OXOXOXO

    Posted by JOY THOMPSON August 22, 09 11:46 PM
  1. Steven will always look good to me. Everyone can photograph badly, give the guy a break.

    Posted by kate August 23, 09 09:47 AM
  1. The dude looks homeless. All he needs is a shopping cart.

    Posted by Rob August 23, 09 11:41 AM
  1. The funniest and most pathetic part of this is this guy Chuck Slavin!! He is an extra on a few movies and thinks he is an actor. Go to his website and check out the resume.. LOL! "Man seeking autograph" played by Chuck Slavin. When your car has had as many scenes as yourself, its time to give it up.

    Posted by BostonDonkey August 23, 09 01:28 PM
  1. My hubby lived in Pembroke for years!

    Posted by laura August 23, 09 07:18 PM
  1. There is no Aerosmith without Steve Tyler. He was the lead man in the band. His voice and entertainment is the best I have ever seen. Leave him alone. He is the best and no one in this world can replace him.

    Posted by ruthann deangelis August 25, 09 06:12 PM
  1. From Steven Tyler;

    To the nay sayers. here is the truth at last

    A good friend of mine and [guitarist] Joe's [Perry] — the brother of the guy who works on my house, my housekeeper — passed away," Tyler explained. "I was at the funeral. And after the funeral, they're Italian and had a feast at the house, a wake, and I stopped at the liquor store and paid for the booze. I did not buy any for myself. It was never proven that I did. Some kid whipped out a phone and took a picture. Anything to sell papers. It was for the wake. I would do it over and over a million times."

    Posted by Debi August 25, 09 07:15 PM
  1. KISS suxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Posted by Bstring August 26, 09 07:53 AM
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