SUNAPEE - Nearly 700 people lined up last Saturday afternoon in Sunapee Harbor to see what "Aerosmith History Day" was all about. Some even drove ten hours to be at the Sunapee Historical Society, where an exhibit of thousands of early items from "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" were on display. It was the largest collection of Aerosmith memorabilia in the world and it was the first time anything like this has been shown to the public.

Aerosmith: The MadHatter Tour Lost Photos
Jacquie Kubin

Gettin' clean

How important was getting clean to the comeback?

�We came back with Permanent Vacation, that was the real comeback record. A lot of people think Done With Mirrors was the comeback, but Done With Mirrors was, in my opinion, not finished. It was an incomplete record. When we did Permanent Vacation that was our comeback. That was the announcement that we were back and the proof was in the songs on those records. From there we did Pump and Get A Grip and they were our three highest-selling

If You�re Going Through Hell, Keep Going!

Last I left you we were headed for �Jolly Ole England�, but first we had a hit and run in Solveborg Sweden at the Sweden Rock Festival. Festivals are great but give me an intimate Arena show any day. Festivals are good for catching up with old friends that are also on the bill. At this show Ian Hunter was on the bill and the band enjoyed spending time with Ian. Ian as you know was in Mott the Hoople and they toured with Aerosmith in 1976. They got a chance