Fan of the Week

When did you first hear Aersosmith? 
I first heard Aerosmith played at a school dance when I was 13 years old.  It was a slow dance and the song was "Dream On" .... from then on, I couldn't get enough!

What's your favorite Aerosmith song?
I have a few favorites.  My all time favorite is "Dream On"...I love that one because the soulfullness in Steven's voice really shines on that one.  My second favorite would be "Amazing".  I first heard that during a very difficult part of my life, and the words "It's Amazing,  With the blink of an eye you finally see the light, It's Amazing, When the moment arrives that you know you'll be alright"  Those words gave me the courage and faith to make some tough decisions and trust my feelings.

What is your most memorable Aerosmith moment?
Well, that would be June 16, 2009.   For the past 30 years, I have dreamt of meeting Steven Tyler and getting front row seats to a concert.  When tickets went on sale in April, I thought to myself....this is it, this is my chance.  I purchased 2 tickets so that my best friend and I could go.  We purchased the "sweet spot" package, but I upgraded to "wheels up" because I wanted to make my dream come true and actually meet Steven and Joe. So, we waited and waited and the day of the show finally arrived.  We had to arrive at the Comcast Center by 4:45 SHARP....  We were about 45 minutes into our drive, when my friends car broke down on the highway.  I was devastated....we only had 45 minutes to get there and we were broken down on the side of the highway, about 20 miles away.  I couldn't believe it, I've waited my entire life for this...and now it probably wasn't going to happen.  My friend called a tow truck and arranged to be picked up and towed home.  I was close to tears...this was a nightmare.  I told my friend, "there has to be a way, we HAVE to get there!"  This is a really long story, but what ended up happening, is we got towed to a local garage, instead of back home, a wonderful rent-a-car company picked us up at the garage and brought us back to their office so that we could rent a car.  We finally arrived in the rental car, at the show, at 6:30 pm.  We ran to get our tickets and to meet up with our Aeroforce One representative.  She had us hurry over to the meet and greet tent...only to find that we needed to go through a portable metal detector, which had already been taken from the area.  We told our story to the security guard, and in the process, a wonderful man who said he worked for the band came over to see what was going on.  We told him our story and he made sure that we got to the meet and greet promptly and we FINALLY met Steven and Joe!!!!  

What was your funniest Aerosmith moment?
Forgetting what kind of car we rented (see above story) and searching for it after the concert.

Favorite Aerosmith Lyric or Quote...
If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin, then mister you're a better man than I.

Tell us a little bit about yourself....
I am 42 years old, I work as an Optician here in Massachusetts, and have loved Aerosmith as long as I can remember.  I listen to their music every single day in my car, in fact, it's the only CD in the car.  I am married to a wonderful guy and have an 11 year old daughter that has been raised on Aerosmith and loves them too!  She made me promise to buy her a shirt at the concert, which of course, I was thrilled to do!

What is your favorite way to relax?
Silly question, listening to Aerosmith....I do everything listening to Aerosmith.

Favorite Breakfast?
Hmmm, oatmeal....borring, I know.

Words of wisdom...
Dream until your dream comes true.... I did, and it did!