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ROCKTIME PRESENTS
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
7/29/2006
AT
CLARK COUNTY AMPHITHEATRE
RIDGEFIELD, WA.

             I wanna tell you a little story, about a young boy who grew up in Florida, by the name of Tom Petty. I can't say exactly where, and I can't say exactly when, but sometime around the age of ten, this boy met a man who played guitar. This man sang songs for people and they would come from miles around just to catch a glimpse of his brilliance. Folks had admired him for many moons, across the miles, and across the oceans. This young boy got to shake his hand, and in that moment his whole life changed. That man was Elvis Presley, Tom knew right then and right there, that his destiny now lied in the tracks of that man. Later on, at the age of seventeen, Tom left Florida behind and moved Los Angeles with Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell. A high school dropout, Tom Petty to was way to cool for school, he and his bandmates headed to California to pick up a record contract. Which they did, but the band fell apart and the record company just wanted to keep Tom signed on contract. Five years later, Mike and Benmont were playing with bassist Ron Blair and drummer Stan Lynch in a band called the Heartbreakers, and the rest is hisstory, get it "his story." 

              Now, I wanna tell ya about a concert, not just any concert. I'm talking 'bout a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert. But, not just any old Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert, the realization of a dream is what I'm talking about. You know when you visualize something in your head, like a crazy fantasy. Like if you where listening to the radio and "Stop Dragging My Heart Around" came on and you thought to yourself now that would be something, "Really something," to see those two sing that song live in concert. I have to admit I have had that deranged thought come into my head every time I have heard that song, ever since the first time I saw Tom Petty live at the Fillmore in 1997. I had a copy of Wildflowers that I kept in my car player for six months, listened to it every day and I never got tired of it. I picked it up used at the record store just because all the Tom Petty I had heard on the radio was great. I think that was the day I realized that radio sucks y'all. I found all the songs to be incredible works of art, and the vast majority were completely forsaken by the radio dj's. So, I fall in love with Tom Petty's music and start picking up his catalogue, and the rest is my story. Then, I'm right there in the front row at the Fillmore looking up at Tom and the Heartbreakers live in concert for the first time, and my whole life changed. I was lucky enough to see seven shows in the first run and three in the second run. But, that's not the concert I'm talking about, don't let me get off on a rant. I could talk about those two runs (1997 - 20 shows, 1999 - 7 shows) at the Fillmore west for hours, and not let you get a word in edgwise. I'm supposed to be talking about that fanatical unimaginable concert that would never happen in a million years, you know, the crazy fantasy concert with Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty on the same stage at the same time singing their famous duet. Anyway, to tell the truth , I never thought this rock and roll fantasy was going to come true. To my utter surprise and delight, the gods delivered and it happened, a thought became a question, the question evolved into a decision, the decision spurned a vision, the vision a rumor, and a rumor turned into a perfect performance, and that performance was followed by another one, and it's really true. Stevie Nicks is really playing with Tom Petty on this Summer tour and its still happening all summer long!! Details of this memorable concert to follow, but get your tickets NOW before your local venue sells out!!

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
FOR MOST SHOWS!!!

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                 Keep this on the down low, or the tickets will all be gone, and you'll be missing the show. This show was the BEST Tom Petty show I have ever seen, by far. I've been fortunate enough to see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers nearly twenty times, each time weighing heavy in merit. I've seen him share the stage with John Lee Hooker, and Bo Diddley, and Roger McGuinn, and a few others. This is definitely a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert, but Stevie Nicks did her best not to steal the show from Mr. Tom Petty. Tom came on stage strutting the finest hipster wear and ready to dual, his moves were polished like the white house silver. Every turn and sway, smile and nod, a smoothly calculated and deftly executed movement of rock and roll royalty in motion. I've seen the Stones a few times, and Mick does his thing, he exudes this cooly confident demeanor that makes his body move in a manner that lends to an illusion of one whose feet seem to barely touch the ground. Well, last night outside of Portland, Oregon, Tom Petty had that same swagger as Mick does. He was in the zone, baby! My guess is if you are a rock and roll star, you bring your A-game when you know Stevie Nicks is going to be backing you up! Because you know Stevie is going to bring it on! 

                    The Amphitheatre at Clark County is a fantastic setting for a show, mellow crowd, no worries, a perfect place to catch a show. I highly reccomend seeing a show there anytime. Traffic leaving the venue was a little jammed, but if that bothers you, there are always plenty of kind people with like interests to help pass the time waiting for the parking lot to clear. The amphitheater has a great reserved section and a large lawn area, a place for everyone, family, and all. 
 
 

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