Freedom! Bob and Tom on the 4th of July (Part 1)
Tom Petty and Bob Dylan-RS 478/479 (July 17, 1986) - photo by Aaron Rapoport
It would be most fitting to post this 4th of July show on Independence Day, but given that this is my first post on my new host (Hostmonster), and we’ve got a new theme and some new banners, I’m feeling free and refreshed, so here goes.
3 cheers to Michael for the awesome banners! Michael is indeed the sh-t.
This show comes from a great tour that took place over the summer of 1986: Bob Dylan with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. I was in the midst of my high school years, and there were two things consuming my life at the time (besides my studies, of course): Prince and girls. So while I was busy gallivanting about on this particular 4th of July – probably drinking Old Style beer on a Lake Michigan beach (while the girls drank White Mountain or Seagram’s wine coolers) – Bob, Tom & the boys were on the shores of another great lake, playing their hearts out in Buffalo, New York.
Here comes a two-parter. I’ll hit you with part deux in a few days. For now, take in some of the show….
Bob Dylan with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Buffalo, NY
July 4th, 1986
Part 1:
1. So Long Good Luck & Goodbye
2. Positively Fourth Street
3. Clean-Cut Kid
4. Emotionally Yours
5. Trust Yourself
6. We Had It All
7. Masters Of War
8. Straight Into Darkness
9. One Of These Days
10. The Waiting
11. Breakdown
12. To Ramona
13. One Too Many Mornings
14. A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
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Wow, the new place looks great. Congratulations.
March 23, 2008 - 7:43 pm
Why Thanks Jim. I’m rather enjoying the new feel myself. Credit goes to Michael…
March 24, 2008 - 9:08 am
It was nothing at all, glad that we’re back up and running!
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Of course, given the chance, I’d love to do it all again.
Thanks for this!
March 26, 2008 - 2:41 pm
Dan! I envy your close proximity to NYC – would have loved to catch those shows… you must have been exhausted – but it’s a good exhausted. Similar to how I felt after my Vegas / Grateful Dead trips I’m sure…