Rip Tom Petty

[Berniecuddles2]

Tom Petty, the beloved American singer-songwriter, has died at age 66 after suffering cardiac arrest.

[davegosling]

^^ Especially since all the news site are, perfectly understandably, concentrating on Las Vegas and Catalonia at the moment.

[Ellipsis]

> If you relied on the BBC to post on some things, you'd be waiting a long time.

I think you could rely on the BBC to post news of Tom Petty's death ... if he had died.

[Gromit]

Ellipsis
When I looked, he was still alive in the sidebar.

Saw him live in the early 1980s on the strength of his 'Refugee' single which I really liked. Don't really remember the concert, but bought some Traveling Wilburys after that, but haven't played them in years.
Still, a good egg, and let's hope rumours of his death have been exaggerated.

[jno]

he seems to have recovered in the Guardian, though the old URL lingers on

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/02/rock-star-tom-petty-dies-heart-attack

[Prudie]

I only heard this on the news this morning and genuinely felt a twinge. Have always had a thing for Tom Petty, also saw him live at Hammersmith Odeon years ago. Sad news.

[Toorak]

I saw him in the 80s - one of the best concerts I ever went to. So sad.

[Ellipsis]

Second headline on the BBC homepage after the Vegas shootings ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41475013

Also a good obituary already:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41480270

RIP Tom.

[Mamyalynne]

Programme change for tonight - BBC4 10.30 pm.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00phv9m

[Lie-in King]

A sad loss indeed - RIP Tom.