ons ▁game ▁design ers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Role - play ing ▁game ▁design ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Joseph ▁Michael ▁K ram er ▁( born ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁drum mer ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁drum mer ▁for ▁the ▁hard ▁rock ▁band ▁A eros m ith . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁K ram er ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁into ▁a ▁Jewish ▁family . ▁K ram er ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Dor is ▁and ▁Mic key ▁K ram er , ▁a ▁business man . ▁His ▁mem oir , ▁Hit ▁Hard : ▁A ▁Story ▁of ▁H itting ▁Rock ▁B ottom ▁at ▁the ▁Top , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁K ram er ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁origin ating ▁the ▁name ▁A eros m ith . ▁In ▁his ▁mem oir , ▁K ram er ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁id ly ▁conce ived ▁the ▁name ▁A eros m ith ▁while ▁listening ▁to ▁Harry ▁Nil sson ' s ▁album ▁Aer ial ▁Bal let ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁formed . ▁K ram er ▁ins ists ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁connection ▁between ▁the ▁name ▁" A eros m ith " ▁and ▁S inc la ir ▁Lewis ' ▁novel ▁Ar row sm ith . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁joining ▁A eros m ith ▁K ram er ▁worked ▁with ▁Ch ub by ▁& ▁the