I nod my head to your writing like I’m sitting in a pew: “Preach!”
Two asides —
1. I was fortunate to see Tom a week before he died at the Greek in Berkeley. All those songs. All that power on the stage was with him right up until that cliff.
2. When my son gets impatient (he’s 3 so that’s multiple times per day) I’ve begun to teach him a way to vocalize it, name it, in order to store it properly. He gets antsy and I ask, “What does Tom Petty say?” His high-pitched reply, “waiting is the hardest part”
Yes. All true. It happened earlier tonight when I was asking him to stand idle while I finished something in the garden. Without thought, wrapping up a hose or something, I said it and he sort of grumbled back. It’s new. He doesn’t understand where it comes from yet. But, like he now asks for Harry Nilsson (gotta get up) or Elton John (Benny and the Jets) to play in the car, he will.
Tom Petty was one of those rare people whose songs evolved the further down the road I get. It's amazing how the same lyrics can mean different things at different stages of life. There's also no better feeling than going down the road with no particular place to go. Road trips nourish the soul.
I nod my head to your writing like I’m sitting in a pew: “Preach!”
Two asides —
1. I was fortunate to see Tom a week before he died at the Greek in Berkeley. All those songs. All that power on the stage was with him right up until that cliff.
2. When my son gets impatient (he’s 3 so that’s multiple times per day) I’ve begun to teach him a way to vocalize it, name it, in order to store it properly. He gets antsy and I ask, “What does Tom Petty say?” His high-pitched reply, “waiting is the hardest part”
That cannot be true! No! For really real?!?!
Yes. All true. It happened earlier tonight when I was asking him to stand idle while I finished something in the garden. Without thought, wrapping up a hose or something, I said it and he sort of grumbled back. It’s new. He doesn’t understand where it comes from yet. But, like he now asks for Harry Nilsson (gotta get up) or Elton John (Benny and the Jets) to play in the car, he will.
That’s an insightful child. You’re doing something right.
Thanks for this, and I love this song. His voice was heard all through my childhood, many fond memories with his music.
It was my pleasure
His word is gospel here in northern Florida.
As intended!
Tom Petty was one of those rare people whose songs evolved the further down the road I get. It's amazing how the same lyrics can mean different things at different stages of life. There's also no better feeling than going down the road with no particular place to go. Road trips nourish the soul.