The "How About Exchanging Autographs" Story

It was an ordinary day.  That was until musician Steven Tyler, best known as the lead singer of rock band Aerosmith, recently stopped by hardware store Bomberger's in nearby Lititz, PA. He was looking for a new shower head, which is what you usually do in a hardware store!  So why was he in Lititz in the first place.  Well, Lititz happens to be the home of Lancaster County's Rock Lititz, which is the live entertainment mecca and its associated companies.  And, Bomberger's is one of the best hardware stores in Lancaster county.  Aerosmith kicks off it's new upcoming tour at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia soon, and Aerosmith had made a visit to Lititz for a few practice sessions.  When Steven arrived at Bomberger's he was greeted by assistant manager Mike Hathaway.  I'm not sure if Mike knew whom Steven might have been, but he quickly found out.  As soon as Tyler asked for help, he could tell by Steven's  accent.  He helped Tyler pick out a couple of shower head options.  When Tyler got to the register, he opened one of the refrigerators used for bait for a moment.  He opened the package of nightcrawlers and sniffed them.  Tyler than said something to the effect of "I'm an old country boy," and talked about the bait for a moment.  Wasn't more than 10 minutes after he arrived that he paid his bill and walked out of the store.  A store employee immediately called her mom to tell her of the visitor they just had in the store.  Manager Mike Hathaway said it was a cool experience and he actually sold two shower heads to Steven.  Another Lititz resident, Doriann O'Connell, said that Tyler was the answer to a recent prayer.  Doriann had been listening to the radio earlier in the morning when she heard of a giveaway for tickets to an Aerosmith concert.  When she heard that Tyler was at the hardware store she rushed over to the store with her three children.  She said he was so sweet and nice and talked to all the customers at the store.  "You would never expect anyone who's so popular to really be that down to earth."  Another Lititz resident, Liz Shope, happened to be shopping at Bomberger's when she saw Tyler near the candy counter in the store.  She went to her car and told her husband he was inside the store.  He didn't believe her so she went back into the store to take a photo.  When she returned she asked for a photo and than Tyler put his arm around her and said, "Will he believe you now?"  Others whom had a chance to talk with him said he is incredibly nice and willing to talk with them.  As for me...well I didn't make it to the store in time and I'm afraid I might not have known what he looked like anyway.  Perhaps if I might have been in the store he might have come over to me to introduce himself.  Maybe we might have even exchanged autographs!  I'm sure he knows I'm a famous writer by now!   It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.