That time Joe Perry called and I let my friend answer it ’cause she was a big Aerosmith fan with a crush

By Steve Newton

Sometimes you forget things you did back in the nineties.

When I was digitizing my 1993 interview with Aerosmith‘s Joe Perry so I could post it on my Patreon page today, I realized I’d done something I’d never done before (or since) when talking to rockers.

I let somebody else answer the phone.

My friend Charlene (aka “Chuck”) was a big Aerosmith fan, just like me, but unlike me she also had a huge crush on Joe Perry. So after a few Molson Pilsners we decided that it would be a good idea if she picked up the phone when he called to plug the band’s upcoming show in Vancouver.

As you can hear, the hunky guitar legend didn’t seem to mind the intrusion at all.

I always thought he was a cool guy.

Have a listen:

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