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Did not know where to put this but settled on this thread in hopes he is off on a new journey in a peaceful and joyous dimension of our existence.
Such sad news.
"I Won't Back Down" is one of the greatest songs ever.
Loved his work in The Traveling Wilburys.
RIP Tom:
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ApatheticNoMore
10-3-17, 10:36am
Yes very horrified and saddened to hear this news yesterday. Ruined my day. Love Tom Petty. Too young ...
gimmethesimplelife
10-3-17, 10:53am
This was difficult to hear. I so remember Free Fallin' from the Summer of 1989, which was a happy time in my life. I also remember Learning To Fly which was a hit right after I graduated college, and then also All The Wrong Reasons from the Fall of 1991 when I was starting a new life in Portland, OR. Such a talented musician and too young passing........Rob
It does seem very young to me, and sudden. The group that he performed with for the Rock and Roll hall of fame (including Prince who kinda stole the show) was incredible. I like to think of them somewhere playing together, along with George Harrison who was being honored then.
ToomuchStuff
10-3-17, 11:22am
I had to laugh, because I knew it was advertised as "his farewell tour".
While I was told this, two friends were on the phone with family. One's ex wife was in Vegas with their two grandkids across the street from the concert. The other, works in that venue and was on the phone with their soundguys, who have another gig, and know why they can't get their equipment out of the crime scene and were trying to figure out logistics to make the next gig. (focused on trying to get back to normalcy)
It's too bad...he wasn't that old! I'm sure he had some songs left in him. Very sad. I was a fan. :(
Teacher Terry
10-3-17, 1:41pm
I just read in today's paper that he is not dead. In ICU in very critical condition.
I just read in today's paper that he is not dead. In ICU in very critical condition.
That was yesterday's news. Today he's actually dead.
ApatheticNoMore
10-3-17, 1:57pm
No he is dead. Can't believe it and wish it was not so, but even though at one point there may have been a chance he'd survive (although probably in real honest truth that never got said, it was all over but the life support), he is really dead now.
"I Won't Back Down" is one of the greatest songs ever.
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To be honest, I never got into Tom Petty's music. Not a matter of like/don't like--I just didn't connect with him at that particular time of rock history. But I just listened to "I Won't Back Down" and I agree with you--that's a great song.
I know a lot of people are truly sad to hear of his passing, and I know he truly made a mark.
It does seem very young to me, and sudden.
He had been a heroin addict for part of his life.
ApatheticNoMore
10-3-17, 6:43pm
He had been a heroin addict for part of his life.
well if he was still using then maybe, or other substances "they pulled poor old Hank Williams out of a Cadillac Coupe DeVille ...". Petty has several songs about drugs and beyond just last dances with mary jane.
Otoh 66 year old men can very well just get heart attacks from heart blockages and nothing else, really scary to think about, guess I won't eat that burger today. And it is too damn young to lose such a talent, but it's not 30, and so it's not: "therefore it MUST be drugs". If he got off heroine, I don't think there is much evidence it has any negative effect on lifespan at that point, the risk is from mostly from active using.
According to NIDA there ate long-term effects on the heart's lining and valves.
I have only one Petty album but, as news reports and social media posts played songs of his, I realized just how many of them I liked. 66 is way too young, even for someone who dabbled in drugs. It does not help Petty (or any of the other musical and film/TV stars of our era) that we can so readily play back performances from 30-40 years ago. It's hard to look at a fresh-faced 25-year-old Tom Petty and reconcile his passing now as anything but too soon.
iris lilies
10-4-17, 10:21am
well if he was still using then maybe, or other substances "they pulled poor old Hank Williams out of a Cadillac Coupe DeVille ...". Petty has several songs about drugs and beyond just last dances with mary jane.
Otoh 66 year old men can very well just get heart attacks from heart blockages and nothing else, really scary to think about, guess I won't eat that burger today. And it is too damn young to lose such a talent, but it's not 30, and so it's not: "therefore it MUST be drugs". If he got off heroine, I don't think there is much evidence it has any negative effect on lifespan at that point, the risk is from mostly from active using.
APN, it is interesting that you connected woth Petty so much! I wouldnt have guessed that.
I cant say that I could name any Petty songs, and I listened to a couple yesterday, not familiar.
ToomuchStuff
10-4-17, 10:40am
This made me go out and find what was one of his songs that was my favorite, that I haven't heard in a LONG time: You got lucky babe.
ApatheticNoMore
10-4-17, 10:57am
I think I saw him twice in concert also, though ages ago at this point, good concerts they were too.
It's Good to be King, and Here Comes My Girl are my favorites, but it's hard to choose from such a great career list.
gimmethesimplelife
10-4-17, 7:30pm
I can say when I was working in Bellingham, Washington the summer of 1996, I respected the young women at the time trying to marry a Canadian man to solve some of their problems.....Canada being much more socialized than the US. Tom Petty was one of the idols of these young ladies and my Tom Petty memories will be forever intertwined with the reality of American citizens attempting to upgrade their citizenship with a move via marriage to Canada. Rob
Ultralight
10-4-17, 7:33pm
I can say when I was working in Bellingham, Washington the summer of 1996, I respected the young women at the time trying to marry a Canadian man to solve some of their problems.....Canada being much more socialized than the US. Tom Petty was one of the idols of these young ladies and my Tom Petty memories will be forever intertwined with the reality of American citizens attempting to upgrade their citizenship with a move via marriage to Canada. Rob
Wow. No matter the topic...
gimmethesimplelife
10-4-17, 7:54pm
Wow. No matter the topic...So was the reality of these groupies desperately seeking to marry a Canadian citizen in this US border town in 1996....even then when the economy was not so horrible for the lower classes there were young Americans desperately trying to gain access to Canada via marriage. I see so much hope in this cold blooded practicality and this cold blooded knowledge of the many deficiencies of US citizenship that young people even then were attempting to marry their way out of the US to better citizenship. I respect these young people for idolizing Tom Petty as they did in the border towns of Bellingham and Blaine,Washington. Rob
Just out of curiosity Rob, why did your mother emigrate from Austria only to teach you to hate America?
gimmethesimplelife
10-4-17, 8:00pm
Just out of curiosity Rob, why did your mother emigrate from Austria only to teach you to hate America?No, at the time when she boarded the Pam Am to immigrate to the US in 1965, this was the place to be. Plus my mother has always seen Mary Tyler Moore and her Capri Pants as a vehicle to minimize chances of hunger and malnutrition. Come the 80's this fantasy was quickly dashed.....yes even back then for people capable of thinking, America was permanently reduced in both hope and stature. So goes reality, I never said reality was a pleasant or fair thing, now did I? Rob
In my family it's been the opposite. Canadians have attended US colleges, married Americans and moved to the United States.
Both the dating pool and the job market have been bigger south of the border. In my family it has always been Canadian women, not men, who have switched countries.
No, at the time when she boarded the Pam Am to immigrate to the US in 1965, this was the place to be. Plus my mother has always seen Mary Tyler Moore and her Capri Pants as a vehicle to minimize chances of hunger and malnutrition. Come the 80's this fantasy was quickly dashed.....yes even back then for people capable of thinking, America was permanently reduced in both hope and stature. So goes reality, I never said reality was a pleasant or fair thing, now did I? Rob
So if Capri Pants come back into style, everything will be good?
So if Capri Pants come back into style, everything will be good?
Not quite the same, but ankle pants are in now, and the job market is strong.
gimmethesimplelife
10-4-17, 8:09pm
So if Capri Pants come back into style, everything will be good?No, at the time, back in 1965, it was not hard to find a job (unlike now) what would serve on a cold blooded basis to minimize your risk of hunger. Now that such days are permanently gone in the US, you can't really blame those whose blood always ran cold to seek out the best citizenship deal for themselves with no loyalty whatsoever. Just as a friendly FYI, it does not say practical things about your nature if you don't understand this.......but I can only worry about those closest to me and now to protect them via better citizenship/better "green cards" to one of the many better foreign countries. Rob
It is not hard to find a job now especially if you have an in demand skill like a CDL license.
Ultralight
10-4-17, 8:29pm
Tom Petty was one of the greatest songwriters in American history!
Tom Petty was one of the greatest songwriters in American history!Nice segue. Thanks!
gimmethesimplelife
10-4-17, 8:32pm
Tom Petty was one of the greatest songwriters in American history!I agree 100%! Rob
iris lilies
10-4-17, 8:41pm
So if Capri Pants come back into style, everything will be good?
Wait, capri pants AREN'T in style? That's what I wore most of the summer.
My wife's father is Canadian. He joined the US army when he was a kid. He didn't even get his us citizenship till after he put in his 30 yrs, and that was to get a civil service job. My wife's mom was born in the USA, as was she. Since he was in the army they lived in various parts of the world, never Canada though.
My canadian relatives would flee to the us for medical procedures in the past. They also seem to flee quite a bit in the winter months. We have been very popular lately.
At one point I looked into Moving up there for a job. At the time we met the point requirements, but I changed my mind.
Nothing wrong with Canada, but I have a hard time believing anyone would marry someone just to move there from the US. Unless they were draft dodgers.
Rob, in order to maintain continuity, I moved your last post to the Rob's Anti American Thread in the Open Forum.
No draft now, but a motive could be if they are from one of the countries affected by Trump's travel ban and they want to be able to visit with relatives from the old country freely.
Wait, capri pants AREN'T in style? That's what I wore most of the summer.
Don't listen to me, I was clutching at straws in an attempt to understand.
iris lilies
10-4-17, 8:48pm
...My canadian relatives would flee to the us for medical procedures in the past. They also seem to flee quite a bit in the winter months...
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I guess they are not cold blooded enough. Nor are they ethical or moral, coming to the U.S. Like that. These are all adjectives used by Rob to describe those who have a chance to "flee" but do not.
I am really stuck on this word "flee" now and enjoy it. There is so much overblown, heated language coming from Rob about hating the United States, it is amost entertaining. Maybe he should try his hand at bodice rippers, readers like that florid writing style and may not mind endless repetition.
gimmethesimplelife
10-4-17, 8:50pm
Don't listen to me, I was clutching at straws in an attempt to understand.To my mother, at that time in 1965, Capri pants symbolized a full stomach. Don't be surprised that she hasn't kicked herself since then for not having immigrated to Canada once she understood the US better in 1970. Rob
iris lilies
10-4-17, 8:54pm
To my mother, at that time in 1965, Capri pants symbolized a full stomach. Don't be surprised that she hasn't kicked herself since then for not having immigrated to Canada once she understood the US better in 1970. Rob
Asking again, why dont you have an Austrian residency status? Why doesnt she go back to Austria?
My mother in law could have returned to Switzerland any time. But she didnt fear and despise America. I guess she was unethical immoral and etc for. Ot giving her children that European chamce.
To my mother, at that time in 1965, Capri pants symbolized a full stomach. Don't be surprised that she hasn't kicked herself since then for not having immigrated to Canada once she understood the US better in 1970. Rob
They do shorten your visual line by interrupting your leg length, but I have seen plenty of women look slender rather than well fed in them.
I think I have owned Damn the Torpedoes in four or five different formats over the years. It's on my list of must-bring car trip albums.
I also like America and Mary Tyler Moore quite a lot.
gimmethesimplelife
10-5-17, 9:53am
Asking again, why dont you have an Austrian residency status? Why doesnt she go back to Austria?
My mother in law could have returned to Switzerland any time. But she didnt fear and despise America. I guess she was unethical immoral and etc for. Ot giving her children that European chamce.Austria doesn't recognize dual citizenship, IL. Once you accept a foreign citizenship, you lose your Austrian citizenship. My mother would not have an easy time getting back in as she left the homeland voluntarily. And I can't get in, unlike some European countries, based on the fact that she is from there - I'd have been there years ago were that the case. But then I wouldn't have met my wonderful life partner.......everything is give and take to some degree. Rob
gimmethesimplelife
10-5-17, 9:54am
I think I have owned Damn the Torpedoes in four or five different formats over the years. It's on my list of must-bring car trip albums.
I also like America and Mary Tyler Moore quite a lot.Mary Tyler Moore is cool. I'm only now getting the idea of the extent of her acting range after watching her in Ordinary People and seeing her completely nail that part what was so against type for her. Rob
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Sad Eyed Lady
10-5-17, 10:03am
"The Waiting is the Hardest Part" among others, and the Traveling Wilbury's first album especially - all good stuff.
Traveling Wilburys is always my go-to road trip music.
ToomuchStuff
10-5-17, 1:30pm
"The Waiting is the Hardest Part" among others, and the Traveling Wilbury's first album especially - all good stuff.
I was sad when Roy died. They collaborated together so well, and I had heard that they had planned more stuff together.
Now I am trying to remember (too much going on), isn't Jeff Lynn and Dylan the only ones left?
Something I saw today:
I pray that 59 beautiful souls who started out at a Jason Aldean show woke up to the most amazing Tom Petty concert.
gimmethesimplelife
10-5-17, 8:29pm
A car drove by me in downtown Phoenix today, blaring the Tom Petty song Learning to Fly. It was so surreal to me as I remember when that song first came out and I had just graduated from college and was about to move to Portland and life seemed to have so many avenues to explore. Now I'm older and like everyone else I've made many mistakes and had some good luck here and there - and I realize that life is short, which was really hammered home today by hearing this song earlier today. Rob
gimmethesimplelife
10-5-17, 8:30pm
Something I saw today:
I pray that 59 beautiful souls who started out at a Jason Aldean show woke up to the most amazing Tom Petty concert.I like that. Thank You for posting this. Rob
Sad Eyed Lady
10-6-17, 10:34am
I was sad when Roy died. They collaborated together so well, and I had heard that they had planned more stuff together.
Now I am trying to remember (too much going on), isn't Jeff Lynn and Dylan the only ones left?
I think that is correct. Roy, George and now Tom have left this life.
They are definitely playing together already in the next.
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