Tom Petty

[mtngirl79]

Tom petty wrote songs about all of us.. about our world. That's why he was so great, and that's why it is so sad.

[DBdude]

well said

[ticketchecker]

Warren Haynes wrote about a tour ABB did with Petty. Said he had so many hits they couldn't fit them into one night. And it wasn't just that they were hits, they were songs that everybody likes.

[oftpiste]

That sounds pretty awesome... I love hearing this stuff. I'm sure it was a zoo backstage. Everybody who was anybody (in 1980's) came to Live Aid. I remember Don Johnson, Tracy Austin, Jack Nicholson, Chevy Chase, etc... Have to give Bob Geldof tons of credit for pulling it all off (and in two venues simultaneously!) But, I'm sure you and others like you had lots to do with the success. Post pics if you have them.

And I am sure Tom Petty would approve of this drift

Come to think of it I think I have a pic of Don Johnson (among others) as well. Of course there was no digital imaging then and to get my pics in a format easily displayable here is more than I have in me at the moment (apologies), but I'll keep the notion on the back burner.

I watched the Live Aid film a while back and caught a glimpse (barely) of my longhaired self in the wings during the Beach Boys set. That gave me a little thrill.

It was EXTREMELY cool to be there and was really unforgettable. I was also with them at the first Farm Aid, and the 4th of July (same year?) where we played Philly and DC the same day and rode Amtrak between the two on a private train packed with all the many artists on the bills for those shows. I think that was the year that shut down the 4th on the DC mall for a while.

Good times with incredible memories.

[Flyoverland Captive]

"Won't Back Down" and "All the Wrong Reasons" get me every time. Gonna watch that Netflix doc again tonight. Fuck this year.

[oftpiste]

"Won't Back Down" is my newly acquired theme song in life.

[skaredshtles]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-O5UlBuSHY

[mtngirl79]

[t-the-east]

Wow, I just went down an hour long + , and several beers rabbit hole on you tube from that.!Crazy how many times he played with Stevie Nicks. Good stuff. He’s always so laid back and calm too. Thanks TP

[Meadow Skipper]

Tom petty wrote songs about all of us.. about our world. That's why he was so great, and that's why it is so sad.

That was good.

[Rideski]

"And the good ol days
May not return
And the rocks might melt
And the sea may burn"

[XXX-er]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment...dose-1.4496480

He hasnt been a heroin addict since the 90's apparently, it sounds like the problem was too many meds due to too many medical problems from too much hard livivng

besides the hip he had knee problems and emphysema from too many cigarettes

[grskier]

Eff you Opioids

[The AD]

One more casualty of the Opioid epidemic.

[stuckathuntermtn]

I had one of those Fantanyl patches once. Almost knocked me out in an Ikea. That shit is no joke. Sucks.

[XXX-er]

when you think about the life style

buddy has never had a real job, spends way too much time on airplanes, in hotels, smoking cigarettes/ everything else, sitting around writing music with other famous people who have the same lifestyle, drinking smoking, yadayada which all makes him sick so visit multiple doctors who write multiple prescriptions to supposedly take care of all the above ^^ I think prince died the same way

[stuckathuntermtn]

I read he had a number of health problems, including a broken hip that he insisted on going on tour on which made it worse.

[XXX-er]

I watched his documenetry and I think he often had a cigarette in his hand

[Benny Profane]

when you think about the life style

buddy has never had a real job, spends way too much time on airplanes, in hotels, smoking cigarettes/ everything else, sitting around writing music with other famous people who have the same lifestyle, drinking smoking, yadayada which all makes him sick so visit multiple doctors who write multiple prescriptions to supposedly take care of all the above ^^ I think prince died the same way

No man, he was a junky. Who had a fun life. He had his moments with heroin, too. Occupational hazard.

[Woodsy]

normally hate Music threads in here but searched and this came up.
all y'all should watch the documentary if you havent



the whole thing is on Netflix, the one on You Tube is missing some parts, but worthwhile.

[Marshall Tucker]

Jamin Me FTMFW. bonus points "for those indiana boys ona indianna nite"

BTW anybody here remember what we called "dot dot dots" which was the little section you got by your name in the HS annual ? ours was a questionare the end of which you could put a quote. I'd been shipped off to boarding slash reform school where my roomate's quote was something like "Sometimes, I don't know why, this whole town just seems so hopeless..."

[XXX-er]

Running down a dream always reminds me of this day

some ski porn then since this is a " ski lifestyle for dentists " site , a first and probably only ever descent of polemic glacier for any one who has been to Burnie,

[basinbeater]

I;ve got that dvd box set at home. It's good. Has a nice audio CD with it as well with a rockin version of honey bee on it. I think it was with Dave Grohl on drums on SNL.

This one I believe... TURN IT UP!!!