Aerosmith's Joe Perry, hot sauce and macaroni
It’s no secret I’m a Rolling Stones fan, especially of the inspired work between 1968 and 1972.
Every generation has their Stones knockoff band. In the 1970s it was Aerosmith. The 1980s brought the Black Crowes. Not sure what the recreations were in the later decades, but they exist.
Turns out Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is, at least according to the Baltimore Sun, a bit of a foodie.
Nightlife reporter Sam Sessa hung out with Perry for a while on his tour bus, and spent a lot of time talking about food.
“I had no idea he's been a foodie for more than 35 years, and has his own line of hot sauces. He also told me he's planning on launching his own brand of mac 'n' cheese in the near future, called Joe Perry's Rock 'n' Roni.”
Does your own brand of mac ‘n’ cheese – or KD, as in Kraft Dinner in Canadian-speak – make one a foodie?
Rolling Stones Rice Krispies advert, 1963
I’m a Stones fan. They even make commercials cool. Saw this 1963 advertisement for Rice Krispies on Coldmud.com this morning.
The Journey effect; and why I don't get invited for dinner
It was part of our terrible bands nostalgia. Journey was at the top of my list (and they’re even back with a new Steve Perry sounding singer they found on youtube). I saw Journey once, opening for the Rolling Stones in Buffalo in 1981. They were terrible. But they made the Stones look even better when they finally took the stage. Ever since, I refer to the practice of surrounding oneself with dumbasses as the Journey effect – it makes you look better without trying.I’ve also since learned there are a lot of hardcore Journey fans out there.
As I told Misti Crane of the Columbus Dispatch back in July, I try not to be a food safety jerk around other people. But, sure enough, the first e-mail Wednesday morning was from our dinner hosts, asking if our stomachs were stable.
Dinner was great. And I’ll stick to my 68-72 Stones.
