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What's with UF's infatuation with Tom Petty?
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:06 pm
So, I was trying to figure out what connection there was between Tom Petty and UF...
Alumni? Nope.
Attended college there? Nope.
Donor? Nope.
Born somewhere in the state? Yeah.
Picked up trash on campus? Yeah.
Is that the entire connection?
Alumni? Nope.
Attended college there? Nope.
Donor? Nope.
Born somewhere in the state? Yeah.
Picked up trash on campus? Yeah.
Is that the entire connection?
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Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:07 pm to Pickle_Weasel
LSU rustled their Jimmies when he first died and now they make this an annual thing.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:07 pm to Pickle_Weasel
It’s like if State or Ole Miss was obsessed with Elvis
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:08 pm to Pickle_Weasel
If you had a Traveling Wibury you’d be proud of it too. The guy was a super star.
Eta he was a devoted Gator fan
Eta he was a devoted Gator fan
This post was edited on 10/6/22 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:08 pm to Pickle_Weasel
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Born somewhere in the state? Yeah.
Picked up trash on campus? Yeah
He was born in Gainesville, and worked for UF. If you are trying to make a point, try not to trivialize the main points/connections.
He's a hometown hero, and people love him. The connection is quite simple.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:09 pm to Pickle_Weasel
He grew up in Gainesville was an avid Gator fan. How many times is this going to be rehashed on this damn board?
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:09 pm to Jeb Busch Lite
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It’s like if State or Ole Miss was obsessed with Elvis
If Elvis were born and raised in Starkville or Oxford, or if State or Ole Miss were in Tupelo this analogy would work.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:11 pm to Pickle_Weasel
It's a little known fact that he invented jorts while working on a hot summer day in jeans on UFs campus.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:11 pm to Pickle_Weasel
Add he played at a UF frat party and was treated like crap. That’s about it.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:11 pm to Funky Tide 8
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If you are trying to make a point, try not to trivialize the main points/connections.
His only connection to UF is he worked on the campus's grounds crew for a short time, right?
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:11 pm to bengalbait
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He grew up in Gainesville was an avid Gator fan. How many times is this going to be rehashed on this damn board?
I intend to bring it up again in three weeks.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:11 pm to Funky Tide 8
quote:And American Girl is about a UF girl who committed suicide at the dorms.
He was born in Gainesville, and worked for UF. If you are trying to make a point, try not to trivialize the main points/connections.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:11 pm to bengalbait
Rumors are some Florida fratboys heckled Tom and the young Heartbreakers back in the day. He never forgave them.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:11 pm to jlovel7
quote:Fixed.
LSU rustled their Jimmies when he first died and they've made this an annual thing because it — inexplicably — rustles LSU fans' Jimmies now.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:11 pm to Partha
Tom Petty was a legend but I do find it odd how they don’t claim Mike Campbell
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:12 pm to Pickle_Weasel
Yeah, why would the gators want to support one of the greatest american rock acts of all time who happened to originate in their backyard? Such a fricking mystery.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:13 pm to Pickle_Weasel
His childhood home was 2.9 miles away from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. So, that is maybe a little more than "somewhere in the state".
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:14 pm to Pickle_Weasel
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:14 pm to Ancient Astronaut
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Tom Petty was a legend but I do find it odd how they don’t claim Mike Campbell
Probably has something to do with Tom Petty being one of the most celebrated musicians in American history.
Most people know Tom Petty, music fans *may* know Mike Campbell
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:15 pm to FinleyStreet
And all for a guy who didn’t care for them. It’s a mystery all right.
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