Who covers Tom Brady? Joe makes it Harpers Perry.
MAN ABOUT TOWN What with his appearance on ''Saturday Night Live" and talking politics with George Stephanopoulos, it's been a busy off-season for Tom Brady. Last night, the Pats QB showed up at a ''customer appreciation night" at the Ermenegildo Zegna store on Newbury Street. (Don't you know No. 12 buys all his groovy hand-stitched threads there?) Dressed in a blue Zegna blazer and open-neck shirt, Brady said he gets ''ribbed pretty good" by teammates for his sartorial sensibility. ''But it is something I enjoy doing," he said. ''I pick up ideas wherever I am." Asked what advice he'd give to, say, a fashion-challenged journalist, Brady said: ''Whatever you're wearing, be comfortable . . . and pick something based on the situation. Enjoy yourself." From there, it was off to the FleetCenter, where Brady joined other big shots for Game 5 of the Celtics-Pacers series. Like who? Red Sox pitcher David Wells. And Boston's most powerful person, for another. Yes, Joe O'Donnell, just christened supreme kingmaker by Boston mag, was sitting near Celts owner Wyc Grousbeck. Other VIPs expected at the game included comedians Lenny Clarke and Steve Sweeney; Pats Corey Dillon, Ty Warren, receiver David Terrell, and ex-Pat Troy Brown; real estate magnate Steve Karp; Celtics legends Robert Parish, Bob Cousy, and John Havlicek; and ex-Celts Dana Barros and Eric Williams.
HARPERS PERRY It was an Aerosmith reunion of sorts when guitarist Joe Perry gigged at Harpers Ferry Monday night. (The marquee was cleverly altered to read ''Harpers Perry.") Playing in support of his new solo CD, Perry attracted a few high-profile pals -- Peter Wolf and Gary Cherone of Extreme -- but it was the appearance of another old friend, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, that really thrilled the crowd. Honkin' on the harmonica and belting out backing vocals on ''Talk Talkin," Tyler was distinctive without being overwhelming. As Perry stated with a sly grin, ''You don't see that every day, especially for 10 bucks." True enough.
PAGE TURNER For all the wrong reasons, Vanity Fair almost didn't run Marie Brenner's memorable piece on whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand and the tobacco wars. Speaking at BU the other night, Brenner revealed that the story, which became the basis for Michael Mann's excellent film ''The Insider," was nearly shelved by editors more concerned about losing precious ad revenue than telling a good tale. Brenner's papers are part of BU's Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center.
STATE WANTS YOU TO 'MOVE' State officials -- led by Governor Mitt Romney, Senate president Bob Travaglini, and House speaker Sal DiMasi -- yesterday announced the ''Every Body Move!" campaign to increase awareness about the importance of physical fitness. ''The more you move, the better you feel," said Romney. The committee's inaugural fund-raiser will be a celebrity bowling tournament June 16 hosted by Sox CEO Larry Lucchino, Jonathan Kraft of the Patriots and Revolution, Celtics owner Grousbeck, and Charlie Jacobs of the Bruins.
IN LIMBO AGAIN The Kendall Cafe was to have gone up for auction yesterday, but that was canceled after the current owners filed for bankruptcy at the last minute. They have not been available for comment, but prior owner Mike Tallon says that because of the bankruptcy filing, there is a stay on the foreclosure of the Kendall until mid-June.
Globe correspondent Tom Kielty contributed. Names can be reached at names@globe.com or at 617-929-8253. 
