Thanks for all the thanks. I didn't want to hijack Tom's thread. I believe he is on the road to recovery.
Tom Petty: R.I.P.
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Seriously - you could not hear
Guess you have just been been to one of he's shows. Laugh and sing to songs that you forgot you knew.
Give it a go. recit.
Guess you have just been been to one of he's shows. Laugh and sing to songs that you forgot you knew.
Give it a go. recit.
The one good thing that could come out of this is heightened awareness of heart attacks.
Cardiac disease is the number one cause of death in the US. A common symptom of a heart attack is sudden death. A heart attack can happen to anyone, at any age. Since I'm a heart attack survivor, doing much better than poor Tom Petty, I know a little bit about it.
Yes, there are things you can do to increase your odds. Talk to your doctor about those things. You don't need to destroy your quality of life to be in a better position against this adversary.
Tom Petty wasn't the icon to me that he was to some, but he sure could make some good music and put on a good show. All condolences to him, his family, his friends, his fans. As I write this, maybe this will be a Mark Twain moment - "Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated."
Cardiac disease is the number one cause of death in the US. A common symptom of a heart attack is sudden death. A heart attack can happen to anyone, at any age. Since I'm a heart attack survivor, doing much better than poor Tom Petty, I know a little bit about it.
Yes, there are things you can do to increase your odds. Talk to your doctor about those things. You don't need to destroy your quality of life to be in a better position against this adversary.
Tom Petty wasn't the icon to me that he was to some, but he sure could make some good music and put on a good show. All condolences to him, his family, his friends, his fans. As I write this, maybe this will be a Mark Twain moment - "Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated."
My daughter and I were just hoping that that quote will appear soon, preferably spoken in Petty's slow, deep, not quite deep south FL drawl. He's a favorite of mine, but he only got that way after I'd seen him live. He is a phenomenal performer. All good thoughts sent out that he will pull through this.
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Just saw this. I guess it's true. RIP.
https://www.google.com/amp/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1C72LY
https://www.google.com/amp/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1C72LY
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M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
This is the worst one for me since we lost lemmy. Another legend gone. And so poorly handled by the LAPD and cbs, what a farce. What a terrible day Monday was.
This is the first Tom Petty song I heard, this is what made me a fan. Running down a dream.
This is the first Tom Petty song I heard, this is what made me a fan. Running down a dream.
Oh no. I'd seen some things back when Gary Shandling passed, about how Tom Petty & he had developed an unlikely, close friendship back when he appeared on Shandling's old show. And now they're both gone. Tough to hear.
i didn't mean that i didn't know of or enjoy any of his music. just more along the lines of what grandpa said. i wasn't as familiar and attached to his music as some others might be.
I did not like the obituary that was written by cnn. I found it patronizing and somewhat disparaging. A legendary musician just died and they make a point of saying he had a nasal voice.
Really?
Such losers.
Well, there is always the special kind of a**holes around...
RIP, dear Tom.
The four-hour documentary about him directed by Peter Bagdanovich is currently available on Netflix and well worth the time.
I just watched that doc about a month ago. I suggest all fans (and non...it's a good doc) check it out. It'll bring you closer to the man. Sad. R.I.P., mal.
My heart is sad. I loved his music, especially during my teen years in the 80'.s Rest in peace Tom. This has been a terrible year for iconic rock deaths.
I listened to Tom Petty all the way on my drive in this morning and reminisced about one of the greatest days of my life. They gave one of the best performances at Live Aid. I was there with a date... the proverbial one that got away. Petty really got the crowd involved in the music. I
I don’t recall the red balloon, though. 
I thought one of the songs I heard this morning could fit nicely for the opening of the next ‘It’ installment with the adult losers.
So much good music over many years.
But he did! That's not a bad thing! It's one of the things that was so unique about him. I've loved his music since I first heard American Girl in 1977 and it's one of the first things everyone was saying about him. It was part of his signature style.
All the artists i grew up with are dying the past 2 years, Bowie, Prince, Cornell, pretty soon we'll have to make do with the realitystars, the Youtubebloggers and Justin Biebers...
My children think real stars are teenagers with a channel on Youtube or people with no skills who are followed by camera's all day.
Makes me feel old..
Too bad i never saw him perform. In 2012 he was in the Netherlands and Eddie Vedder walked on stage for a song, really sorry i misse that...
My children think real stars are teenagers with a channel on Youtube or people with no skills who are followed by camera's all day.
Makes me feel old..
Too bad i never saw him perform. In 2012 he was in the Netherlands and Eddie Vedder walked on stage for a song, really sorry i misse that...