TomFest

10/8/17
TPATH
 

Gibson SJ200
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Technically not a cover but interesting:
 

Don't know the story, but I'm going to venture a guess that Tom is the only person that ever wore his Converse all-star Chuck Taylor tennis shoes with no laces to a meeting with the President in the Oval Office. LOL

Don't know the story, but I'm going to venture a guess that Tom is the only person that ever wore his Converse all-star Chuck Taylor tennis shoes with no laces to a meeting with the President in the Oval Office. LOL

Don't know the story, but I'm going to venture a guess that Tom is the only person that ever wore his Converse all-star Chuck Taylor tennis shoes with no laces to a meeting with the President in the Oval Office. LOL

Does anyone know the story behind this wonderful photo?

I loved being able to get up to NYC to see Tom and the boys that 2002. It just was a very special day. 

Thanks for reporting back! Good to hear all went well, all things considered! That's great news, a bright light in the otherwise somewhat darker world. Must have been some crazy weird days for yourself, I can imagine..!

Congratulations! May he have a wonderful, good life!

Hey gang, I thought I should follow this up and not leave you hanging.  In the midst of a horrible day on Monday with the news of Tom's death, my little grandson made his way into the world.  A new life.
He's 2 months early and quite small at 2 pounds, 10 ounces - but healthy in every way and doing fantastic.  Fully breathing on his own and eyes open at times.  I won't get to see him for a couple more days -they're extremely cautious with preemies, but we are over the moon. 
Talk about an emotional roller coaster the last few days.  I still can't put my feelings about Tom's death into words, but we have this amazing little miracle that we can focus on now.  Thanks for the good wishes and prayers.  I'm certain they helped.  And my condolences to all who loved Tom Petty.  May he rest in peace.

^  Sure, we could have a great time making music. BTW, I got the Les Paul yesterday and it looks great. All I did yesterday was unpack it to make sure all is OK. I didn't plug it in and try it though, cuz I just wasn't in the mood and have been reading tributes to Tom. I may try it out later today or tomorrow at the latest. The news of Tom has seemed to drain the life out of me. Tom was more than a singer/songwriter to me, he was an inspiration to stand up and fight for what you believe in, and more importantly he was like a family member and brother. I'll miss him greatly.

9/26/17
Badfinger
 

9/23/17
The Kinks
 

9/4/17
The Beatles
 

Sending thoughts and prayers, tomfest. 

I hope he's healthy, TomFest and all goes well!

^  sending prayers.

9/14/17
Chicago
 

My power is back on!!!  😀

Thanks for what you do here, Ryan.  I don't have any earthshaking suggestions, but I'll say this is one of a small number of websites that I visit on a daily basis and I appreciate that it's here.  Facebook is not a major thing for me at all, and the Tom Petty forum is "pay to play". Although I typically have joined in the past, I'm not sure I'll do it again - which means this is the only game in town for discussing and obsessing over our favorite band.   So - what is this place?  It's the corner pub where I can pull up a stool, open an adult beverage, and have a look around.  Maybe even chime in once in a while.