Posted on 10/07/2017 8:00:45 PM PDT by Djl3668
Thanks Tom for many years of great music, not only growing up through the MTV Generation of the early 80’s, but for being a gentleman and a true musician.
I can’t forgive you for “The Postman”, however, I will always treasure every moment that my friends and family shared with you while your Hearbreakers were playing in the background.
My dad taking me to a 6th Grade hoops game listening to Refugee drive up the charts in the back of his Delta 88? Amen.
Singing along with you and the beautiful Stevie Nicks in high school? Love ya man and the band!
I watched and listened to the video of Refugee again and I will say that the Hammond Organ makes this song when it kicks in. Then, it weaves itself through some great percussion and the your soothing, but coarse voice that will never be replicated.
Our children will not know what it is like to live then or look up to a great musician like yourself sir. In my dreams I wish for my kids we will have another Tom Petty come along, however, that age of innocence and just imagining the lyrics you being put into context during my life growing up is so wonderful I had to vent here.
We lost an American Icon, what a beautiful man and great musician.
Icon.
Amen.
Not as much of a rock person. But grew up in 80...I didn’t care much when others passed...Prince etc...but this was different. It did hurt...
Didn’t follow his music too closely but always enjoyed it a lot. My best memory was when he and the Heartbreakers toured with Dylan in 1986. I caught them in Madison Square Garden and it was a great concert!! Thanks for the music and memories, Tom!!!
Bob Dylan & Tom Petty at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA JULY 15, 1986
(they were joined on stage by Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones for “Like a Rolling Stone”!!)
Setlist:
Shake a Hand
Positively 4th Street
Clean Cut Kid
I’ll Remember You
Shot of Love
We Had It All
Masters of War
The Times They Are A-Changin’
One Too Many Mornings
It Ain’t Me, Babe
I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
Band of the Hand
When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky
Lonesome Town
Ballad of a Thin Man
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
Seeing the Real You at Last
Across the Borderline
I and I
Like a Rolling Stone
In the Garden
Blowin’ in the Wind
Unchain My Heart
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
What do you mean by that? I never saw it, but looked it up on IMDB.com. I don't get what you mean.
I watched the Petty documentary on Netflix last night, it’s long (about 4 hours), but worth every minute.
WATCH: Florida Fans Honor Gainesville Native Tom Petty By Singing ‘I Won’t Back Down’
https://www.si.com/college-football/2017/10/07/florida-gators-football-tom-petty-wont-back-down
(Unfortunately, the Gators did back down today against LSU)
I think I was the only person in America who actually enjoyed that movie.
Been listening to a lot of Petty lately. Also jonesing for a Rickenbacker guitar. I've got nine guitars, no Rics.
First time I saw Petty was on SNL in '79. I was almost 11 and I thought he looked like my older cool cousin. I've been a fan ever since.
I took my mom to see him live at Red Rocks with the Heartbreakers. Must've been 2002. Last concert I ever saw with my mom. She wanted to go because her idol, Jackson Browne was opening. As a guitar nut, I was in heaven. Petty and his band played for about two hours, nothing but hits. You forget how many hit songs that guy wrote! Between him and Mike Campbell, they must've toured with at least 60-70 mostly vintage guitars. They didn't play the same guitar two songs in a row. At the end of each song, they'd take off the guitar they had been playing and strap on something different. What a show!
read a recent interview ...he caught a bad case of white guilt fever. Said this nation is “killing too many of its black men for no reason”....w/e
Personally I liked Petty’s cameo in The Postman.
You too?
I’ve been watching it too and it’s very well done. He was a very gifted musician and I learned a few things about him that I never knew.
He will be missed.
I was being sarcastic. Pretty bad movie in my humble opinion that Tom had a minor role in. That’s all.
“Last concert I ever saw with my mom.“ You’re a better man than I am. Well done.
Bfl
Amen....& bookmark
“I think I was the only person in America who actually enjoyed that movie.”
Oh NO you Not! It is one of the greatest movies of all time. I wouldn’t take advise from a critic who despised it. Riveting and emotional for the entire 3 hours. And a Movie with a great ending for a change. The Tom Petty scene was just a fun moment in the film- That,s all. When you see it for the fist time it is like “Wow” that’s Tom petty. But it was just a minor part in a great movie.
Favorite Dylan Vinyl?
Just watched it, awesome. He never disowvowed himself from his Southern, Floridian roots. Nothing wrong with Jesus.
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