A rock star’s concert is cancelled. What does he do?

By at 12 July, 2009, 2:30 pm

Get lost in a purple haze of drugs? Throw a party? Find a groupie to pass the time? Dream on. Aerosmith’s Tampa show was cancelled. Lead singer Steven Tyler couldn’t walk this way because he has an injured leg. So lead guitarist Joe Perry focused on combing ocean reefs for trash instead of perfecting guitar riffs Saturday, reports the Sarasota Herald Tribune . Perry was accompanied by his wife, Billie Perry, and about 85 other divers who dedicated the day to scooping up trash left in the waters off Lido and Longboat keys. The Perrys have a second home on Longboat Key. “We yanked out a bunch of trash — everything from a big chunk of fiberglass to 20 feet of rope on an anchor,” Joe Perry said. “This is the kind of thing that makes people realize you can’t just throw stuff off the side of the boat.” Billie Perry cut out several feet

of fishing line from sponges that could entangle other marine life. Over 200 pounds of trash was collected — real heavy metal. Afterwards there was a party. But it wasn’t the same old song and dance. The after-party helped raise money that will benefit Mote’s Center for Coral Research. Atlanta native Wesley Pate, 17, who came to Southwest Florida for the concert but stayed to participate in the dive. The guitarist said he rarely signs guitars, but made an exception for Pate on the condition that he not sell it. “I have no intentions to sell this,” Pate said, holding up the freshly-signed instrument. “Joe Perry is the reason I picked up a guitar.” Now that’s sweet emotion . Photo: Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and his wife, Billie, helped with the cleanup. Sarasota Herald Tribune. More FloriDUH

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