Some would say they’re ’Crazy’
The Maui News, HI
August 20, 2007
KAHULUI – A gathering of ardent Aerosmith fans began camping out Saturday evening with a goal of getting the best seats they could for the Sept. 26 Aerosmith concert at the War Memorial Stadium.
"It’s the original band," Mark Peterson said to explain his reasons for getting out at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center box office two days before tickets will go on sale. Roberta Means said she has a special attachment to the band, specifically lead singer Steven Tyler, who kissed her then-4-month-old son Michael and signed his baby blanket during a chance encounter at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center.
Spending the night with her husband, Mike Means, who is an Aerosmith fan, Roberta Means said the meeting several years ago was a special memory, and now 8-year-old Michael will be getting a ticket to the concert as well.
"It was just a chance encounter with Steve Tyler in 1999. We were walking through Ka’ahumanu Center carrying my 4-month-old son, and he was walking the other way," Roberta Means said.
"When he came up to me, he just said, ’Hello,’ kissed my baby on the head. Then he signed my baby’s blanket. It was the only thing I had."
"We have never washed that blanket since," Mike Means said.
"We’re getting a ticket for him (Michael) as well. He’s excited. It will be his first rock concert," Roberta Means said.
Peterson said he was at an Aerosmith concert in the ’70s, in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, where the crowd numbered somewhere around 80,000. The Maui venue is a little tighter, with the potential for maybe 20,000.
"This time I’m going to be a little closer," Peterson said.
They were joining Michael and Lilly Villarin, who were actually first in line and equipped with a cot as well as a folding chair for their two-day campout on the MACC sidewalk.
Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. today for Maui Arts & Cultural Center members, with the center box office taking orders by telephone as well as at the box office. Reserved seats are $125 and $85, with general admission tickets for bleacher seats at $65. Tickets for the general public go on sale Thursday.
A blues rock band originating in Boston in 1970, Aerosmith has had numerous hits, including "Sweet Emotion," "Dream On" and "Walk This Way." The last, reworked in 1985 to include hip-hop elements, established Aerosmith’s place for a new generation of fans.
August 20, 2007
KAHULUI – A gathering of ardent Aerosmith fans began camping out Saturday evening with a goal of getting the best seats they could for the Sept. 26 Aerosmith concert at the War Memorial Stadium.
"It’s the original band," Mark Peterson said to explain his reasons for getting out at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center box office two days before tickets will go on sale. Roberta Means said she has a special attachment to the band, specifically lead singer Steven Tyler, who kissed her then-4-month-old son Michael and signed his baby blanket during a chance encounter at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center.
Spending the night with her husband, Mike Means, who is an Aerosmith fan, Roberta Means said the meeting several years ago was a special memory, and now 8-year-old Michael will be getting a ticket to the concert as well.
"It was just a chance encounter with Steve Tyler in 1999. We were walking through Ka’ahumanu Center carrying my 4-month-old son, and he was walking the other way," Roberta Means said.
"When he came up to me, he just said, ’Hello,’ kissed my baby on the head. Then he signed my baby’s blanket. It was the only thing I had."
"We have never washed that blanket since," Mike Means said.
"We’re getting a ticket for him (Michael) as well. He’s excited. It will be his first rock concert," Roberta Means said.
Peterson said he was at an Aerosmith concert in the ’70s, in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, where the crowd numbered somewhere around 80,000. The Maui venue is a little tighter, with the potential for maybe 20,000.
"This time I’m going to be a little closer," Peterson said.
They were joining Michael and Lilly Villarin, who were actually first in line and equipped with a cot as well as a folding chair for their two-day campout on the MACC sidewalk.
Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. today for Maui Arts & Cultural Center members, with the center box office taking orders by telephone as well as at the box office. Reserved seats are $125 and $85, with general admission tickets for bleacher seats at $65. Tickets for the general public go on sale Thursday.
A blues rock band originating in Boston in 1970, Aerosmith has had numerous hits, including "Sweet Emotion," "Dream On" and "Walk This Way." The last, reworked in 1985 to include hip-hop elements, established Aerosmith’s place for a new generation of fans.
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