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Wednesday, July 07, 2021
You Know, Some Days I Really Miss Tom Petty
Not being snarky -- I really do. Hell, I cried for ten minutes when I heard the news of his passing.
In any event, that clip -- which I hadn't seen before last week -- is pretty much the best all-star performance ever. Enjoy.
In those days, giants roamed the earth.
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We have a cast of Beethovens,Mozart, Lists, Paganini'
As Dave noted " When Giants Roamed the Earth"
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Who are all those geezers standing in G.E. Smith's light!?
ReplyDeleteNeil Young's solo late in the tune is wonderful, and it's nice to see him grinning on the chorus right afterward as if to say, top that!
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Backstage rehearsal of this performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-mtEml1coo
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