RECORD STORE TALES Part 96: Aerodouche Dandy
The year: 2003. Aerosmith were in town, playing a private party for Research in Motion. I know a few people who went. But I also know someone who ran into Steven Tyler downtown that day. (As an historic footnote, the opening act for that party was Barenaked Ladies. Thanks to Melvin Lapandano for that information.)
The person who bumped into Tyler was “Dandy”, one of the biggest assholes I’ve ever worked with. And that doesn’t even bother him, he used to be proud that he was a dick. Once he dropped his façade and showed his true colours, I had no use for the guy. He was the kind of lazy disinterested employee who knew when he was safe to screw the pooch and when he had to work, and who to kiss ass for brownie points. He was an expert at keeping up appearances.
The only time Dandy did anything (arguably) funny was the time met Steven Tyler downtown. But he was still a dick.
Aerosmith’s last album, Just Push Play was pretty dismal, loaded with pop, ballads and samples. Even Joe Perry says it’s his least favourite album.
So, Aerosmith are in town to play the private party. Dandy’s walking downtown, acting like a douche (that part is speculation, but it’s probably true), when he bumps into Steven Tyler. The conversation went like this.
Dandy – “Hey! You’re in Aerosmith, right?”
Tyler – “That’s right, how are you doing man?”
Dandy – “I’m OK. You guys kind of suck now don’t you?”
Tyler – (frowns and walks away)
Dandy – “Cheers.”
Then, to conclude the story, Dandy told me, “Later on I saw the bass player too. But I didn’t say anything to him. He’s just the bass player, so it already sucks enough to be him.”
What a douchebag!
That’s brilliant! Do you think they’ll win Dandy over with their upcoming record?
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Errr…I strongly doubt it. I know a lot of bands that guy hated but I can only think of a couple he liked!
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ermmm “just the bass player” !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I’d happily feed the $%#%^&%&^^$E%^ his own intestines!!!!!!!!!
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glad to be of service.
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You know what I love about this story? Well, we spend our lives loving music, and we don’t usually meet the people involved, you know? They’re out there in the world, sure, but our paths never seem to cross. And then, in a statistically (practically) impossible moment, this dickhead meets one of classic rocks biggest guys, and all he can think of to say is THAT. If he were an archaeologist, he could go on a dig and find something incredibly important and just scoff and say “Pfffft. Who’d want that? It’s just some old piece of junk.” Some people just don’t get it.
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Well said. I don’t have anything to add to that.
Except this! You haven’t heard the last of Dandy.
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