Bill Hicks began complaining of pains in the side of his abdomen while touring in Australia in April 1993. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on June 16th, and began receiving weekly chemotherapy. He still toured during this time, and recorded his album Arizona Bay, named after the giddy flight of fancy in his act about Los Angeles being swallowed by the Pacific Ocean.
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