Free falling
October 2, 2017 1:17 PM Subscribe
Tom Petty, a Heartbreaker, a Traveling Wilbury, and a Rock-N-Roll Hall of Famer, has finished his last dance and, following his death after a massive cardiac arrest, is - one can hope - learning to fly.
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posted by jet_pack_in_a_can at 1:19 PM on October 2, 2017
posted by jet_pack_in_a_can at 1:19 PM on October 2, 2017
That long-hoped-for Traveling Wilbury reunion just keeps becoming less and less likely.
posted by orange swan at 1:19 PM on October 2, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by orange swan at 1:19 PM on October 2, 2017 [3 favorites]
I look at the world and I notice it's turning.
posted by rewil at 1:20 PM on October 2, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by rewil at 1:20 PM on October 2, 2017 [1 favorite]
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I loved Tom Petty in High School, but hid my fandom during my late teens/early twenties when I got really into "underground" music. One day, I was riding in a car with some punk rock kids that I respected. A Tom Petty song came on the radio and they talked about how great he was. It made it ok for me to like Tom Petty again, and opened the door to eventually mostly not carrying what other people thought about my tastes.
Tom Petty ended up being one of the fandoms my now-wife and I had in common.
posted by drezdn at 1:20 PM on October 2, 2017
I loved Tom Petty in High School, but hid my fandom during my late teens/early twenties when I got really into "underground" music. One day, I was riding in a car with some punk rock kids that I respected. A Tom Petty song came on the radio and they talked about how great he was. It made it ok for me to like Tom Petty again, and opened the door to eventually mostly not carrying what other people thought about my tastes.
Tom Petty ended up being one of the fandoms my now-wife and I had in common.
posted by drezdn at 1:20 PM on October 2, 2017
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posted by InfidelZombie at 1:21 PM on October 2, 2017
posted by InfidelZombie at 1:21 PM on October 2, 2017
"Free Falling" was a stone cold classic at all my middle school dances.
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posted by pxe2000 at 1:22 PM on October 2, 2017
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posted by pxe2000 at 1:22 PM on October 2, 2017
I was never a big fan in the sense that I never owned an album or saw him live but boy did he have some pretty kick-ass rock and roll songs. He also seemed like a genuinely decent sort of dude, like that kid from high school who was friends with the stoners, the jocks, and the nerds. Also, that Don't Come Around Here No More video was trippy as fuck.
RIP, good sir.
posted by bondcliff at 1:22 PM on October 2, 2017
RIP, good sir.
posted by bondcliff at 1:22 PM on October 2, 2017
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