Some time in 2004, my Hanson fan friends and I got wind that Hanson would be doing phone interviews with local radio stations; Zac with RX93.1, Isaac with some 80-something station, and Taylor with 97.1. A few of us went to the 97.1 booth, not expecting anything, just hoping they’d let us sit there while they conducted the interview.
So we got there, started gushing about Hanson to the DJs, hung up a Sony-provided promotional poster, and chatted. A few minutes before the call came in, the kind DJs surprised us by saying we could do the interview, that we could ask Taylor “Most Beautiful Boy” Hanson our questions.
I was first to go. I nearly died (like I felt my knees buckle) when Taylor went “Hi, Helga.”
Hi, Helga.
He said my name!
My question was nothing substantial, I simply asked him what his favorite song off Underneath was. Strong Enough To Break, he said.
That’s my favorite song, too, I said.
We waited ‘til we were all back inside my friend’s van before we started tearing apart our vocal cords apart.
I scream like a mofacker, I tell ya.
