Tom Petty unconscious, sent to hospital in cardiac arrest. (Update: passed away)

[littletommy]

IMHO, Mr Petty was part of one of the best live performances ever...

[video=youtube;6SFNW5F8K9Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y[/video]

thanks for posting that, I'd forgotten how absolutely perfect everything about that performance was.

 

[Huntinfool]

RIP Tom May your music fill our speakers and airways for eternity.

 

[ghuns]

Started watching this on Netflix last night...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

4 hours long, only made half way. So far, good stuff.

 

[jamil]

Really? Those are your top 3? How do you keep The Stones, Zeppelin, The Who, Hendrix, Clapton, DYLAN!!!!!!!, Berry, Sabbath, Springsteen, and Floyd out of the your top 3. One of them has to be in there somewhere. Personal preference, I get it... but damn.

I'd maybe put Petty in my top 20.

 

[littletommy]

There were only 3 groups/performers I would still pay to see, and Petty was one of those. I've been fortunate enough to see most of my favorites over the years, and aside from never getting to see Hendrix or The Allman brothers with Duane, I've been pretty satisfied up till now. We were actually planning a trip to Atlanta a few years ago to see Petty, but couldn't get away for long enough.

 

[indiucky]

Started watching this on Netflix last night...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

4 hours long, only made half way. So far, good stuff.

Me and littletommy were talking about that documentary the other day.....You'll love the part where he talks about them being Dylan's Touring Band....A GREAT film and it needed four hours.......

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Florida Gators crowd sings "Stand my Ground"

https://streamable.com/gau42

 

[Vigilant]

Florida Gators crowd sings "Stand my Ground"

https://streamable.com/gau42

Thats about as great a tribute as a man could ask!

 

[Kutnupe14]

There were only 3 groups/performers I would still pay to see, and Petty was one of those. I've been fortunate enough to see most of my favorites over the years, and aside from never getting to see Hendrix or The Allman brothers with Duane, I've been pretty satisfied up till now. We were actually planning a trip to Atlanta a few years ago to see Petty, but couldn't get away for long enough.

I'm going to assume you've seen SRV then.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Florida Gators crowd sings "Stand my Ground"

https://streamable.com/gau42

God that stadium.... still amazed that ugly thing hasn't been re-vamped.

 

[littletommy]

I'm going to assume you've seen SRV then.

Yes, I believe it was Louisville Gardens, and I'm almost positive he was the opening act for somebody, don't remember who the headliner was. Memories of that time are a little blurry.

 

[churchmouse]

Yes, I believe it was Louisville Gardens, and I'm almost positive he was the opening act for somebody, don't remember who the headliner was. Memories of that time are a little blurry.

If it were not for the flashbacks certain memory's would be lost blurry as they are.......

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Tom's family says he died of an accidental overdose.


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-petty-died-accidental-overdose-family-says-1076170

 

[M67]

Read that earlier tonight, it's a shame

 

[indiucky]

Yes, I believe it was Louisville Gardens, and I'm almost positive he was the opening act for somebody, don't remember who the headliner was. Memories of that time are a little blurry.

It was him and Jeff Beck IIRC......Equal billing....I know after the show he showed up at a little Blues bar in J-Town and played until 4 am...There were maybe 25 people in the bar....