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Title: Confirmed: Tom Petty Has Died
Post by: fairweatherfan on October 02, 2017, 03:31:23 PM
https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/914934545379581954 (https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/914934545379581954)

Will wait for corroboration but sadly TMZ has almost always been right about this stuff. RIP to one of the greats if true. And if false, a good opportunity to appreciate him before he does inevitably go.  What an awful day.


EDIT: Guess to be technical they're reporting 0 brain activity and life support removed. Not the same as dead but a matter of very little time.


EDIT 2: Now widely confirmed. RIP.

EDIT 3: See my post at the bottom here. Sorry for the gallows humor but this has become a very WTH (What the Hayward) situation.
Title: Re: Report: Tom Petty Dead at 66
Post by: PhoSita on October 02, 2017, 03:35:33 PM
Into the great wide open ....

RIP
Title: Re: Report: Tom Petty Dead at 66
Post by: Donoghus on October 02, 2017, 03:38:12 PM
No way.  Oh man, that's awful news.
Title: Re: Report: Tom Petty Dead at 66
Post by: Eja117 on October 02, 2017, 03:45:54 PM
Well that just puts the cherry on top for this day
Title: Re: Report: Tom Petty Dead at 66
Post by: Donoghus on October 02, 2017, 03:47:14 PM
Quote from: eja117 on October 02, 2017, 03:45:54 PM
Well that just puts the cherry on top for this day

Seriously.  Ugh.
Title: Re: Report: Tom Petty Dead at 66
Post by: SHAQATTACK on October 02, 2017, 03:55:27 PM
oh boy ....just awful

man this  sucks

hang in there
Title: Re: Report: Tom Petty Dead at 66
Post by: rondohondo on October 02, 2017, 04:05:48 PM
This sucks, one of the best ever...
Title: Re: Report: Tom Petty Dead at 66
Post by: nickagneta on October 02, 2017, 04:18:19 PM
Such a unique voice and amazing talent. Loved his work. RIP Tom.

We got lucky....to have you.
Title: Re: Report: Tom Petty Dead at 66
Post by: footey on October 02, 2017, 04:31:58 PM
Great song writer. One of the best of his era.

Johnny Cash referred to Petty's "Southern Accent" as Cash' personal anthem on his tours in the 90's. 

RIP.

Title: Re: Confirmed: Tom Petty Dead at 66
Post by: CoachBo on October 02, 2017, 04:56:20 PM
Not so fast, my friend.
Title: Re: Confirmed: Tom Petty Dead at 66
Post by: fairweatherfan on October 02, 2017, 04:58:01 PM
TMZ is now contradicting CBS's report that the LAPD confirmed the death and saying Petty is still technically alive but off life support and under a DNR order.

This is probably just academic but if they're right somebody screwed up bigtime at CBS and/or the LAPD.
Title: Re: Confirmed: Tom Petty Dead at 66
Post by: Eja117 on October 02, 2017, 06:28:49 PM
Quote from: fairweatherfan on October 02, 2017, 04:58:01 PM
TMZ is now contradicting CBS's report that the LAPD confirmed the death and saying Petty is still technically alive but off life support and under a DNR order.

This is probably just academic but if they're right somebody screwed up bigtime at CBS and/or the LAPD.
Wait. Technically alive but off life support? Same as me?
Title: Re: Confirmed: Tom Petty Has Transformed into Schrodinger's Cat
Post by: Eja117 on October 02, 2017, 06:34:20 PM
If he comes back.......that would be so incredibly awesome on two levels.....ONE...HE'D BE ALIVE!

Two.....I'd get to yell FAKE NEWS! for like a week easily
Title: Re: Confirmed: Tom Petty Has Transformed into Schrodinger's Cat
Post by: D Dub on October 02, 2017, 06:40:34 PM
Well l'll be rocking Wildflowers straight thru tonight.

Every song on that album is a classic, and they all hang together perfectly.  An all time great.
Title: Re: Confirmed: Tom Petty Has Transformed into Schrodinger's Cat
Post by: bdm860 on October 02, 2017, 06:48:23 PM
Someone here posted this when Prince died, but it works here too now.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y
Title: Re: Confirmed: Tom Petty Has Transformed into Schrodinger's Cat
Post by: Eja117 on October 02, 2017, 07:49:44 PM
Quote from: bdm860 on October 02, 2017, 06:48:23 PM
Someone here posted this when Prince died, but it works here too now.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y
I cannot BELIEVE George Harrison died in 2001. It feels like just yesterday. Literally.
Title: RIP Tom Petty
Post by: slamtheking on October 03, 2017, 08:49:31 AM
Shocked at the news he passed away.  Big loss for music.