Aerosmith performs at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 2, 2023. Another pillar of American rock and roll got worn out and collapsed this week, wobbling the foundation and making us wonder how to replace it. Insert Foot’s Tony Hicks. But first, let’s recognize more than a half…

Aerosmith. L to R: Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer. Courtesy Fin Costello/Redferns. The Golden State Warriors playoff collapse, Vida Blue’s death and Aerosmith calling it a day have some of us Bay Area Gen Xers (well, me) pondering the end of some glorious…