Tom Petty

[Hooked on Huskers]

Taken off life support.

Aside from musician, Petty appeared in the late 90's movie, The Postman, as the Bridge City Mayor.

 

[BigRedBuster]

Wow....it seems like there have been a lot of famous people die recently.

 

[CheeseHusker]

My parents saw him at the Zoo Bar in Lincoln before he got famous. I always envied them for that... it must be cool to see somebody in an intimate place before they break.

He's been a relevant artist pretty much my whole life....  one of those guys who feels like he's always been around and will always be around.

The bizarre thing is just this morning in the wake of the shooting, I thought a lot about mortality.... my own, my family, and then famous people. And I think at one point I even thought about celebrities dying unexpectedly.

 

[BigRedBuster]

@CheeseHusker what year would have that been?

I guess I started hanging at the Zoo after he was famous.  Never knew he played there.

 

[ColoradoHusk]

Wow....it seems like there have been a lot of famous people die recently.

Two things...

1)There seem to be more "famous" people nowadays

2)With all the social media and news outlets currently, famous deaths are more "celebrated"

 

[BigRedBuster]

Two things...

1)There seem to be more "famous" people nowadays

2)With all the social media and news outlets currently, famous deaths are more "celebrated"

True.

But, social media and "famous people" didn't just all of a sudden explode in the last few weeks.

It's just a coincidence that a number of them have died recently.  It happens that way sometimes.

 

[ColoradoHusk]

True.

But, social media and "famous people" didn't just all of a sudden explode in the last few weeks.

It's just a coincidence that a number of them have died recently.  It happens that way sometimes.

I remember the common thread last year is that "2016 sucks" with all the celebrity deaths, but we are seeing a similar amount of deaths this year.  But, yes, they do seem to come in waves.

 

[BigRedBuster]

Back on topic.

Listening to his music in my office today.  Man, he was such a great artist.  His music was such a clean, simple type of rock that wasn't overly commercialized.  

 

[CheeseHusker]

@CheeseHusker what year would have that been?

I guess I started hanging at the Zoo after he was famous.  Never knew he played there.

Would have been about 1976, either right before or after the first album came out. 

 

[BigRedBuster]

Wtf????

 

[krc1995]

Sign that I'm getting old.  It seems I'm losing my icons way too frequently.  

 

[Cdog923]

Last word was that the original TMZ/CBS reports were inaccurate: he was still on life support, but being given Last Rites very soon. 

If no one else minds, I'd like to turn this into a video thread: post your favorite Petty songs. 

 

[JJ Husker]

 

[Fru]

 

[BigRedBuster]

Ahhh...the era of great music videos.

I had forgotten how creepy the Last Dance With Mary Jane video was.