Tonight I'm Heartbroken
By StacyB
@Srbageldog (7716)
United States
October 2, 2017 11:36pm CST
I was already upset this morning by the senseless mass shooting that happened in Las Vegas. But then I woke to the news that Tom Petty had died.
Only he hadn't.
But now he has.
I guess Tom Petty was just so awesome he had to die twice.
I have loved Tom Petty since I was a girl. I have almost all of his albums -- I think I'm missing a couple. His music meant a lot to me. I was lucky enough to see him live once, in 2005. It was a magical experience and I will forever treasure it. I wanted to see him last month when he came back to Sacramento, but tickets were too expensive. I figured I'd catch him next time. I didn't realize he'd be gone only a month later.
Sweet dreams, Tom. Heaven must be rockin' tonight. I'm sure he has a lot of catching up to do with his old friends George Harrison and Roy Orbison, and the countless others who've left before him.
But here on Earth, I and the rest of his fans shall mourn.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
3 Oct 17
Yeah, people I know were posting about him earlier in the morning, then in the afternoon they said he had passed.
Ugh too much sadness today.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
3 Oct 17
I agree, too much sadness. I didn't even want to get out of bed.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
3 Oct 17
@Srbageldog literally, me either. Like my body would not move most the day
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
3 Oct 17
'Last dance for Mary Jane... One more time to feel the pain...'
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32694)
• Calgary, Alberta
7 Oct 17
That music video is so iconic. It is the lvoe story between a Mortician and a corpse. I love that music video.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32694)
• Calgary, Alberta
7 Oct 17
I love his song Last night of Mary Jane. One of my first Mylot discussion is about that song. I also like him as a guitarist.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32694)
• Calgary, Alberta
8 Oct 17
@Srbageldog He was the guitarist on the song "looking for magic"
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
8 Oct 17
I love that song too. It was the first song I ever heard by him I think. (Either that or Don't Come Around Here No More.)
@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
3 Oct 17
He's one of the handful of artists I like to listen to when I'm writing.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Oct 17
I was not a Petty fan but it is so shocking. The man gave three concerts less than two weeks ago here in LA to conclude a big tour. One moment he is fit and the next....
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
3 Oct 17
I was stunned when I heard. Most of my idols are older rock stars or actors, and I have been trying to brace myself for the inevitable...but Tom Petty was not one I was worried about dying anytime soon. I guess it just goes to show that we can go at any time. Nothing in life, including life, is guaranteed.
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