AEROSMITH Bassist Is Back In The Saddle Again

April 5, 2007

Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan of The Boston Globe report:

If you were expecting Tom Hamilton to take time off, forget it. The AEROSMITH bassist, who has spent the better part of a year battling throat cancer, is back on his feet and ready to rock. Tuesday the band is bound for Brazil for a few South American shows and then to Europe for a full-blown summer tour.

"The doctors warned me that the treatment would be an ordeal, and it was," said Hamilton, talking for the first time about the tumor detected last May at the base of his tongue.

Tonight, as he has for the past several years, Hamilton is taking part in Banned in Boston, the annual madcap musical revue benefiting Urban Improv. An aspiring actor once upon a time, he'll play Borat in the show. (Nothing if not a good sport, Hamilton has also performed as Barbara Bush and Camilla Parker Bowles.)

"Part of this is about giving back," he said, "and part of it's about having fun and participating."

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