KARLA TALLAS - SHARED TREASURES MY LIFE WITH(OUT) AEROSMITH | Page 9

Prague, 1997 (Photo: Petr Hanzlík)
Prague, 1997 (Photo: Petr Hanzlík)
the European leg of their tour, shortly after the US
tour was over. I didn’t let myself get discouraged
and called AF1 headquarters in London. There was
a very nice lady working there and she really tried
her best to help me. She was so supportive and
full of understanding. I explained to her the whole
situation and how difficult it was in my situation
to make it to the US for the travel package, and
that I had to pay a loan for another 3 years for it.
Without it I absolutely couldn’t afford that luxury
package. She was shocked to learn our average
salary back then, which she found out on her own
after our call. Then she called me back and said
she really feels for me and understands my love
for the band and their music. She offered for me
to come to Brussels, Belgium for the show. The fan
club meeting with the band was planned there and
she assured me this time it would 100% happen. I
had another 4 shows on the list in Germany and
Austria, so I added 1 more in Brussels.
And the meet’n’greet with AEROSMITH finally
happened on June 28, 1999. Aerosmith’s US West
Coast tour and meet’n’greet the band in 1999 was
the point that turned my life upside down. Now I
feel a strong desire to share my emotions and to
pass something on to others. Not being endowed
with sufficient musical talent, I decide to pass on
my thoughts through written text. AEROSMITH
motivated me in my resolution to get involved in
the music business. But my journey in the music
world is a different story.
I have seen several AEROSMITH shows over
the years. It was the Summer of 2013 when I
suddenly had a strong feeling inside me, when I
said to one lady who is one of the closest people
in my life: “remember my words, I’m going to meet
Steven Tyler again, at the latest in September
2015.” Eventually we got to August 2015 and she
remembered my words and told me that my
vision is probably not going to happen because
there was no announcement about any upcoming
shows. With a smile on my face I just said there is
still enough time till the end of September. It was
close to midnight in the middle of August when I
suddenly saw Joe Perry’s announcement about a
special anniversary show in Moscow on September
5th. My heart was beating wild and I couldn’t fall
asleep the whole night. I immediately knew that I
was going to meet Steven. I didn’t know how and
where, but I strongly felt it would happen anyway.
The next morning, I called the lady to inform her
that I would send her a pic of me with Steven Tyler
on the evening of September 4th. I absolutely had
no doubt about it, but there was no plan. I just knew
they were expecting 100,000 people to come for
the show at Lubyanskaya Square. After arriving to
Moscow, I found out AEROSMITH were in the hotel
just one block behind my hotel and that they were
going to have a press conference there the next
morning. I couldn’t believe it. Right after breakfast
I went to the hotel and was waiting there all day
long till Steven Tyler actually showed up. He came
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