Tom Petty and Live Aid
In response to Dean Matteson Collins, who happens to be a first-rate songwriter/singer, ex-Navy pilot, and current Delta pilot, who asked what it was like at Live Aid where …
Not So Fast Times with Cameron Crowe – Part 1
I first met Cameron Crowe in 1985 while on the Pack Up the Plantation Tour with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Cameron wrote the book and screenplay for the movie “Fast …
Richard Marx and the Fine Line Between Humor and Unemployment – Part 3
[To get caught up, read Part 1 first, then Part 2]
UNEMPLOYMENT
We did our show and I was backstage downstairs when I see Jeff on a TV monitor on stage. I …
Richard Marx and the Fine Line Between Humor and Unemployment – Part 1
It began this way…
Around 1988 I did a basic cable TV interview in Santa Monica, CA. It was a favor for a buddy. I was to come in to the …
Tom Petty, Live Aid & Bob Dylan
The Soul Lips – Jimmy Z, Lee Thornburg, Nick Lane with Tom Petty 1984
With Tom Petty & Lee Thornburg en route to “Live Aid” July 1985
Tom …