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Gators will celebrate inaugural Tom Petty Day...

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by tilly, Oct 4, 2022.

  1. fredgarvin

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    Can this be the first and the last Tom Petty Day?
     
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  2. tommyvee

    tommyvee VIP Member

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    We forget how much goes into something like this including how hard the band had to work on this tribute.

     
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  3. original zin

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    “Yeah it's kinda silly, the fact they didn't do this while he was alive makes me think the dude wasn't even a fan.”

    I couldn’t tell if he was a big fan, but his record label was called Gone Gator in O & B colors.

    Maybe the song could be changed to Learning to Fly for the time being.
     
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  4. wingtee

    wingtee GC Hall of Fame

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    Way to be a fan !! That how we do it in Gator land !! We are 7 games in with a new staff and a roster that will grow over the next few years yet we berate them .
     
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  5. archigator_96

    archigator_96 GC Hall of Fame

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    If I had to guess it was money. Gator Growl is put on by student government (I think) and tickets were either 3 or 5 dollars. Don't think they could afford it. Unless Mr. Petty would do it for next to nothing.
     
  6. Spurffelbow833

    Spurffelbow833 GC Hall of Fame

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    He's the only A-list celebrity from Gainesville, so naturally he had 384 next door neighbors growing up here. I've run into at least a hundred of them.
     
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  7. gat0rs4ever

    gat0rs4ever Junior

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    Well the defense sure hasn't proven me wrong thus far and who the F are you to constitute what a fan is? No one is berating them. We are accurately assessing them. And I have given so much money to the program through the years that I will say whatever I want if the product is subpar. Or are we supposed to check with you when it's okay to criticize the defense?
     
  8. wingtee

    wingtee GC Hall of Fame

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    So u blabber about donating money .. shut up .. we all give .. speaking of subpar your posts are .
     
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  9. gat0rs4ever

    gat0rs4ever Junior

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    You're not even worth the response. I'll keep donating and you keep accepting mediocrity.
     
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  10. fox

    fox GC Hall of Fame

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    Money is irrelevant. I'm guessing you're the same with or without it. Enjoy the game today.