TOM HAMILTON

Born Thomas William Hamilton
Birth: Dec. 31, 1951 in Colorado Springs, CO
Height: 6'1" Weight: 150 lbs. Hair: Blonde Eyes: Hazel
Instrument: Bass guitar
Tattoo: Small bird on chest

--> Last one to come clean, smoked pot during the recording of Permanent Vacation
--> Only member to answer personal E-mail
--> He worked as an orderly in a nursing home
--> Favorite song to play during the Get a Grip tour: "Fever"
--> He can make his eyes *vibrate*--ew!
--> Second best album of 1993: Freddie & the Dreamers "Greatest Hits"
--> If he couldn't live in Mass., he'd live in Paris, France
--> Craziest thing he's ever done on stage is wear shorts over pants
--> Favorite venue to play: Toronto, Canada CNE (best video games)
--> Favorite Simpsons character: Maggie
--> Most embarrassing album in his collection: "Cal Jam 2"
--> Worst airplane experience: "We were in a Learjet at 14,000 feet when a gasket blew, the cabin filled up immediately with baking hot 90 degree air and there was a dreadful roaring. When we made an emergency landing the firetrucks were already waiting on the runway. It was pretty scary."
--> Biggest mistake he ever made: "Not taking guitar lessons."
--> What's always in his refrigerator: "Something that smells funny"
--> What he'd be doing if he weren't a musician: "Learning to be one"
--> Favorite item of clothing: "Velvet pants. Reminds me of the bands I would go see when i was first learning to play."
--> His speciality in the kitchen: "Cereal"
--> Weirdest place he's ever been naked: his crotch
--> Best sight in Boston: View from Mass. Pike going east after Allston Toll Booth
--> Last thing he does before he goes on stage? "Zip it up!"
--> Song he wants played at his funeral: "That Smell" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
--> Awesomest concert he's ever missed: The Who - Boston Tea Party
--> Weirdest thing he's ever found in a meal: pair of underwear
--> Favorite flavor: Brunette
--> Bands he's been in: the Mosquitoes (after the Beatles), Merciless Tangerine, Pipe Dreams/Jam Band (with Joe Perry)
--> Was arrested in Sunapee's first-ever acid bust
--> Likes (has seen in concert) Burning Spear and Soul Asylum
--> Dying wish: Plenty of parking in the after-life
--> If he could be a fictional character, he'd be "Moe, because he gets to act out his aggression."
--> Place that he didn't get to see on the GAG tour but would like to plat during the next tour: Vietnam
--> How does he feel when he sees someone with an Aerosmith tattoo: "I'm amazed at their commitment."
--> How he spent his last birthday: Hanging out with the Tylers watching fireworks. It was New Year's eve.
--> What he'd be doing if he weren't in Aerosmith: I was headed for drama school when I got diverted, but I guess I got plenty of drama without the school.


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