I absolutely hate to defend the man, but sometimes there is a bigger reason behind quirky requests at hotels and such. An example:
Aerosmith has on their tech-worker supply list a request for a bowl of M&Ms without any of a certain color - I think its green. If that color is there, then they know that whomever read the list didn't give it the fine attention to detail that they require, and they will then have to double check the work elsewhere to make sure that stage supports are of the right rated weight and stuff.
But at first glace, it just looks like a crazy request by someone with way too much power on his hands.