The Next Best Thing
I finally got to see Tom Petty in concert. It was a couch tour, and, in our case, a bedroom concert. It was also my birthday.
Not seeing Petty in concert was a bucket-list-missed and having this remote concert experience was a completed gestalt. When he died in 2017, I was regretful that I had never seen him in concert. I’ve love his songs and have always appreciated his songwriting skill, but I didn’t make the effort to see him when he came to Raleigh NC or even when he was closer, near Charlottesville. I secretly thought he might come to Floydfest like Jackson Browne or Ziggy Marley and thought they’d be other chances.
I had just gotten finished saying that I was more of a boomer than a zoomer and here I was zooming in for Live Stream Fundraiser of Petty and the Heartbreakers playing a set at LOCKN’ in 2014.
Joe and I danced our hearts out as we sang along to some of our favorites, Free Fallin, The Great Wide Open, I Won’t Back Down and more.
We even got zoomed in to the concert screen, kind of like being on the kiss cam at a baseball game (that’s me in the left-hand corner). It was a perfect birthday present, especially considering these pandemic stay-at-home times.
May 18th, 2020 2:06 pm
Happy belated birthday, Colleen! Looks like you had a really good time and lucky to have your dancing partner close-at-hand.
May 18th, 2020 3:16 pm
So awesome! Tom Petty is great and it must of been like seeing him sing in heaven. I remember crying at Billy Joel concert on birthday and Billy looking at me and thinking I wasn’t happy. I said these years are of joy! I couldn’t believe I was seeing him, one of my favorite!!
PS Do you remember we used to dance with our new outfits on to see how we looked? If we looked good dancing the outfit was perfect!
Happy Birthday Colleen! It was very special in its own way! Love you and miss you!
PSS I sure wish I could have some of that delicious cake!
May 18th, 2020 3:37 pm
Funny how tears from something that touches our souls can feel so good, or hurt so good as Mellencamp would say. We’ll order a cake next time you come unless it’s soon and we can eat a frozen slice!
May 18th, 2020 9:21 pm
Awesome!