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Did You Know...

...that Tom Petty played so much Pac-Man that he rubbed the skin off his hand?

...that recording of "The Waiting" was held up by a gorilla?

...that Tom Petty appeared with Dwight Twilley on a children's television show called Wacko?

Random Quote

"He always used to say, 'I want to be a rock star.' And I would say, 'Shut up, Tom. You should be a dentist.'"

- Ted Geltner, Gainesville Sun