Aerosmith's Joe the Guitarist Endorses McCain

The Weekly Standard ^ | 10/30/08 | Katharine Ham

[DocT111]

Unlike the John Mayer endorsement of Obama, this comes from the counterintuitive celebrity endorsements file. Joe Perry on McCain:

“I’ve been a hardcore Republican my whole life,” he told the Herald. “My mother and father drilled into me from the very start that if you work hard and be positive, you’ll get what you’re working for. I guess I’m living proof of that.”

Of criticism about McCain’s age, Perry said: “My mother’s in her 80s and she does aerobics. My manager’s 70 and he’s right there. That doesn’t bother me.”

And despite lopsided polls, he urged his fans to get out and vote.

“I’m an optimist. It ain’t over till its over,” he said. “I think that he’s got a chance.”

And, Perry was inexplicably able to express all this without a 5-minute high-production-value, low-impact video.

[DocT111]

Walk this way!!!!

Yay Joe!!!

Aerosmith ROCKS!!!!

[aroostook war]

“SWEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeet Emotion!”

[RockinRight]

Another conservative of the hard rockin’ stripe.

[stratman1969]

Unlike the John Mayer endorsement of Obama, this comes from the counterintuitive celebrity endorsements file. Joe Perry on McCain:

Well, John Mayer sucks anyway, as a guitarist and a songwriter. Though not a big Aerosmith fan, I'd take Joe Perry over him any day of the week.

[Archon of the East]

Walk this Way! as a rokin roller I have been very limited in recent years as to who Ill listen to. Nuge, your still the best! but 8 years of only Wang Dang is enough. I think Alice Cooper has some conservatives in the band to!

[Anti-Hillary]

I feel a song coming on......

Dada da dada Dude and V.P. Lady.
Dada da dada Dude and V.P. Lady.

[frogjerk]

another one

[randomhero97]

Brett Michaels from Poison is a good guy too. I’ve been to probably four Poison concerts and he always mentions the vets and the troops. His dad is a Korean vet and his brother is Nam vet. He always talks about how proud he is of them.

[randomhero97]

Okay, I'm ashamed I don't know who that is.

Who is it?

[Archon of the East]

My album collection can now more than double! I burnt every Springsteen album and 8 track I had.

[TXBlair]

I heard about this during a WBAP (Hannity) commercial break this afternoon. I ‘bout did a cartwheel in my car! I had no idea that Perry was a conservative. So now we’ve got Joe the Plumber and Joe the Rocker!! The Dems are stuck with Joe the Gaffemaster.

Joe Perry, you’re my Angel!

[RockinRight]

He’s a class act in that regard. Granted, Bret’s not a guy I’d want my sister to date...he’s kind of a man-whore, but he supports the troops!

And he (and Poison) can still put on a hell of a show.

[Sisku Hanne]

Joe Perry had some great solo work ...remember Joe Perry Project? Suddenly I’m in the mood to expand my guitar heros collection.....

[TXBlair]

Say, who’s the guy under the mushroom cap? I’m sure I should recognize him, but dang, that’s some hair!

[frogjerk]

Johnny Ramone

[hercuroc]

ROCK ON!

[randomhero97]

Thanks.

I will now proceed with my ten lashes for not recognizing the Ramone himself.

[Shyla]

Oh yes. Though car cartwheels are very dangerous.

Tried that one in the 80’s.

: )

[LiberConservative]

Good to see another R&R legend not brain damaged.

[frogjerk]

Johnny Ramone

[television is just wrong]

lol, I’ll one up ya, never bought one of springsteen’s albums ever!

[CaliGirl-R]

He makes my mouth water. I have lusted after him forever, sigh...

[Charles Martel]

Joe's a regular guy who just happens to be a famous rock musician. I met him back around '83 down at Pat O'Brien's in the New Orleans French Quarter. I was sitting with a friend at one of the perimeter tables in the courtyard patio bar and we were talking about guitars and music (we were both in college bands playing the local dives at the time).

From the table behind me, I hear someone say "Hey man... you play?" I look around and see this guy's *sort of familiar* face peering through the ferns that separated the tables. He got up and walked around and introduced himself. My friend and I were both a bit slack-jawed with surprise, but Joe just wanted to talk music with some locals. Very nice guy, and surprisingly sober, given his location and the reputation that he and Tyler had at that time. The sort of guy who looks you straight in the eye when he shakes your and.

Glad to hear that my impression from all those years ago was correct.

[TXBlair]

Thanks. Nope, I wouldn’t have recognized him even without the ‘do. The Ramones’ heyday was just a little before my time.

[Shelayne]

Well, slap my butt and call me Sally!

Say, it IS so, Joe! That’s great!

[TXBlair]

The sort of guy who looks you straight in the eye when he shakes your and.

Great Perry story, gov'nuh. :o)

Seriously, what a cool experience!

[onedoug]

ping

[SoKatt]

That’s Johnny Ramone, the guitarist for the Ramones.
He not only called Reagan the best president of his lifetime, but during their Hall of Fame induction in 2002, he said “God bless President Bush, and God bless America”.
Caused quite a stir in the punk rock community. :)

[chris_bdba]

LOL! My Dh says I can nevr go see AreoSmith. He’s still afriad I’d run off with the band! I tell him they run after the younger ones these days. ;) LOL

[therut]

Me to. Sigh.

[sonic109]

I opened for Joe’s solo band a few times when back when .He was always a gracious guy and a real patriot. Believe it or not there ARE a few conservative rockers out there .

[Infidel Puppy]

Sweet.

[NellieMae]

Another reason to love Aerosmith!!

[randomhero97]

Believe it or not there ARE a few conservative rockers out there.

Well, we know Dave Mustaine hates the United Abominations I mean Nations. The extent of his conservatism I do not know.

Then there's Sammy Hagar. Sammy is definitely for the good guys.

[RedCobra]

I wish Johnny was around right now to fire away at the majority of leftist idiots in his profession that will vote for Obammie the Commie.

[bushfamfan]

It doesn’t hurt that Aerosmith is already established as a successful, legendary band. Great music, great man. Nice to know there is some sense in some people in the entertainment industry. And there is something so rebellious about it, too! Rock on with your bad self, Joe!