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Gravdigr · 10-03-2017, 12:06 PM

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Tom Petty

Oct 20, 1950 - Oct 2, 2017

(Fellow gravedigger, btw)

Clodfobble · 10-03-2017, 12:11 PM

I was in high school when "You Don't Know How It Feels" came out. The student-run news program used a clip of the song as the intro to their broadcast one morning, and my whole classroom started singing along, "let's get... to the point, let's roll... another joint."

And then it was a big school-wide scandal, and the news crew wasn't allowed to use music with lyrics anymore. Good times.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-03-2017, 12:51 PM

Three down two to go, Dylan is 76 and lynne is near 70.

Gravdigr · 10-03-2017, 01:04 PM

It's true, there ain't a lot o' Wilburys left.

fargon · 10-03-2017, 04:26 PM

I'm sad. I never got to see Tom Petty in concert.

Gravdigr · 10-04-2017, 12:17 PM

I'm affected. Famous people dying don't usually bother me very much.

Ol, Tom was making the same music at the end that made him famous in the beginning, and he was still relevant.

glatt · 10-04-2017, 12:43 PM

I only know of one person who didn't like Tom Petty. My wife's aunt loathed him. I have no idea why.

I liked him. He seemed like the kind of a guy you would want as a friend.

He's always been in play rotation in our house.

Gravdigr · 10-04-2017, 12:58 PM

Tom Petty once got me laid.

It was this song that done the trick:

Undertoad · 10-04-2017, 01:12 PM

Quote:

My wife's aunt loathed him.

Makes no sense. I suspect she would not be enjoyable to be around. Like a person that looks for bad in everything.

The thing about Petty's stuff is that it always seems absolutely genuine.

Also he was an outstanding talent at getting the exact right guitar sound for a song.

glatt · 10-04-2017, 01:43 PM

She's a fine person, but quirky.

glatt · 10-04-2017, 01:43 PM

Still, it makes no sense.

Flint · 10-04-2017, 01:54 PM

I think it doesn't have anything to do with Tom Petty, rather she has a specific psychological trauma which is peripherally associated with Tom Petty. Example: she had an abusive boyfriend who listened to Tom Petty. Or, she was at a bank robbery and almost lost her life --while a Tom Petty song was on the radio. Afterwards, compartmentalization kicks in, and Tom Petty is stored in the "inaccessible file" that contains the bad memory. Thus, Tom Petty is a pointer to a locked file. Tom Petty = [error message]

Clodfobble · 10-04-2017, 04:51 PM

I will grant you, I always found his face to be creepy beyond belief. The stringy hair, and the gaunt cheeks--straight up murderin' hillbilly aesthetic. But as long as I avoided the music videos, it was fine.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-04-2017, 06:58 PM

I agree with Flint.

Griff · 10-05-2017, 06:38 AM

Apparently my little brother grew up in a different house than me. We were comparing notes on Petty and he revealed that Mom gave him a pretty thorough break down of why Learning to Fly is so real. This was around the time he told her he was an atheist and she didn't flinch. many layers...

10-03-2017, 12:06 PM	#1261
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Tom Petty Oct 20, 1950 - Oct 2, 2017 (Fellow gravedigger, btw) __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-03-2017, 12:11 PM	#1262
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I was in high school when "You Don't Know How It Feels" came out. The student-run news program used a clip of the song as the intro to their broadcast one morning, and my whole classroom started singing along, "let's get... to the point, let's roll... another joint." And then it was a big school-wide scandal, and the news crew wasn't allowed to use music with lyrics anymore. Good times. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-03-2017, 12:51 PM	#1263
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Three down two to go, Dylan is 76 and lynne is near 70. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-03-2017, 01:04 PM	#1264
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	It's true, there ain't a lot o' Wilburys left. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-03-2017, 04:26 PM	#1265
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	I'm sad. I never got to see Tom Petty in concert. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

10-04-2017, 12:17 PM	#1266
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I'm affected. Famous people dying don't usually bother me very much. Ol, Tom was making the same music at the end that made him famous in the beginning, and he was still relevant. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-04-2017, 12:43 PM	#1267
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I only know of one person who didn't like Tom Petty. My wife's aunt loathed him. I have no idea why. I liked him. He seemed like the kind of a guy you would want as a friend. He's always been in play rotation in our house.

10-04-2017, 12:58 PM	#1268
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Tom Petty once got me laid. It was this song that done the trick: __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-04-2017, 01:43 PM	#1270
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	She's a fine person, but quirky.

10-04-2017, 01:43 PM	#1271
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Still, it makes no sense.

10-04-2017, 01:54 PM	#1272
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I think it doesn't have anything to do with Tom Petty, rather she has a specific psychological trauma which is peripherally associated with Tom Petty. Example: she had an abusive boyfriend who listened to Tom Petty. Or, she was at a bank robbery and almost lost her life --while a Tom Petty song was on the radio. Afterwards, compartmentalization kicks in, and Tom Petty is stored in the "inaccessible file" that contains the bad memory. Thus, Tom Petty is a pointer to a locked file. Tom Petty = [error message] __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-04-2017, 04:51 PM	#1273
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I will grant you, I always found his face to be creepy beyond belief. The stringy hair, and the gaunt cheeks--straight up murderin' hillbilly aesthetic. But as long as I avoided the music videos, it was fine. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-04-2017, 06:58 PM	#1274
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I agree with Flint. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-05-2017, 06:38 AM	#1275
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Apparently my little brother grew up in a different house than me. We were comparing notes on Petty and he revealed that Mom gave him a pretty thorough break down of why Learning to Fly is so real. This was around the time he told her he was an atheist and she didn't flinch. many layers... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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