Heres a video of Aerosmith in 1976, Tom Hamilton on an early 60's bird. I love Areosmith from this period. It's like watching speeding train about to go off the tracks. Pure rock and roll magic. It's stuff like this that made me want to be in a band.
Here's a true story about me meeting Tom Hamilton as a kid.
I was lucky enough at 15 to meet the band minus Joe Perry. Jimmy Crespo was Joe's stand-in at the time. I knew a girl that had tickets and back stage passes to see them at a smaller venue in NY. She was totally not my type. She asked me to be her date for the show. She said I had to make out with her during Dream On. I took one for the team and went. It was one of the coolest nights of my teen life. The show was amazing. Oddly Anvil was the opening act and they were insane. Lol.
Back stage after the show we waited for the band to come out. Tom Hamilton and Jimmy Crespo were the first to come out and greet people. Everyone sort of ignored them. I walked up and shook their hands and told Tom I was a bass player too. He chuckled and we talked for a few minutes. Being 15 and ballsy I asked him if he could show me bass line to Sweet Emotion because I didn't think I was playing it right. He looked at me incredulously than said to give him minute. He returned with a white Stingray and sat down and showed me the line. Then he handed me the bass and told me to give it a try. He coached me a bit until I got it right. Then the back door opened and Dee Snider and Mark Mendoza walked through the door. Dee walked over and shook Tom's hand and then asked me if I could give Mark a lesson after I was through teaching Tom. It was absolutely surreal for me. I handed the bass back and we mingled with rock stars for an hour. I'll never forget that night and how gracious Tom was. Everyone was there was very cool to the two star struck kids. I still have the autographed pass somewhere.
Here's a true story about me meeting Tom Hamilton as a kid.
I was lucky enough at 15 to meet the band minus Joe Perry. Jimmy Crespo was Joe's stand-in at the time. I knew a girl that had tickets and back stage passes to see them at a smaller venue in NY. She was totally not my type. She asked me to be her date for the show. She said I had to make out with her during Dream On. I took one for the team and went. It was one of the coolest nights of my teen life. The show was amazing. Oddly Anvil was the opening act and they were insane. Lol.
Back stage after the show we waited for the band to come out. Tom Hamilton and Jimmy Crespo were the first to come out and greet people. Everyone sort of ignored them. I walked up and shook their hands and told Tom I was a bass player too. He chuckled and we talked for a few minutes. Being 15 and ballsy I asked him if he could show me bass line to Sweet Emotion because I didn't think I was playing it right. He looked at me incredulously than said to give him minute. He returned with a white Stingray and sat down and showed me the line. Then he handed me the bass and told me to give it a try. He coached me a bit until I got it right. Then the back door opened and Dee Snider and Mark Mendoza walked through the door. Dee walked over and shook Tom's hand and then asked me if I could give Mark a lesson after I was through teaching Tom. It was absolutely surreal for me. I handed the bass back and we mingled with rock stars for an hour. I'll never forget that night and how gracious Tom was. Everyone was there was very cool to the two star struck kids. I still have the autographed pass somewhere.
Coffee hasn't kicked in yet.
Will do! 
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