> I was at a seminar with Desmond back in 99. It might have
> even been the same one. But he did tell a story about
> this song specifically. It's been a while, but I remember
> he said Joe Perry was telling a story about a guy in 'Nam,
> may or may not have been a family member, who went into a
> whore house and got a room in the back with a woman. But
> as you can guess, it was a man in drag. They laughed
> about it for a while and Tyler said "Dude looks like a
> lady". And Desmond loved the title and went to work.
>
> He's actually a great speaker. He goes into small details
> about where songs came from. He told a story about how
> "Livin on a prayer" was autobiographical (he even sold his
> guitar, back when he was straight). He then performed on
> keyboard: Angel, Livin on a Prayer and I Don't Want to be
> your Friend.
The seminar I attended was in 1989 ten years earlier, and the audience was a music industry group of fledgling and active songwriters. I was working for the organization that was presenting it. Desmond talked about general songwriting and did do some acoustic guitar performance, probably the same songs you mention. Desmond said that the timeframe from a recording session to a release is around sixteen months to two years, which means that, with reference to the odd project that Booh3 turned out to be, was a rush to market by that standard and experience. Why the hurry?
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