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Tom Petty in critical condition (Original Post) IcyPeas Oct 2017 OP
wtf? spanone Oct 2017 #1
Darn. That's too bad. Hoyt Oct 2017 #2
Ah man! Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2017 #3
Crap. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2017 #4
Link from TMZ... PunkinPi Oct 2017 #5
Here's an article with a bit of info. herding cats Oct 2017 #6
Oh no. Spy Car Oct 2017 #7
What a depressing day Johonny Oct 2017 #8
Saw Tom Petty ..... LenaBaby61 Oct 2017 #9
Fuuuck. progressoid Oct 2017 #10
He's been taken off life support, according to TMZ: highplainsdem Oct 2017 #11
Geez, no. No. IcyPeas Oct 2017 #12

PunkinPi

(4,878 posts)
5. Link from TMZ...
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 03:31 PM
Oct 2017
http://www.tmz.com/2017/10/02/tom-petty-found-unconscious-full-cardiac-arrest/

Tom Petty was rushed to the hospital Sunday night after he was found unconscious, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

EMTs rushed to his Malibu home and were able to get a pulse. He was rushed to the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and our sources say he was put on life support.

Petty's condition is unknown but was critical from the moment he was found.

Petty, who became famous with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1978 with "Breakdown," is 66.

We've been in touch with numerous people from Petty's camp and they are clearly upset but not talking.
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herding cats

(19,568 posts)
6. Here's an article with a bit of info.
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 03:31 PM
Oct 2017

Tom Petty was found unconscious and not breathing in his Malibu home Sunday night after suffering a full cardiac arrest, TMZ reports. Law enforcement officials tell the outlet that the 66-year-old rock legend was rushed to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital where he was put on life support and his pulse returned.

Though his current condition is unknown, he was found in critical condition.

Petty first burst onto the music scene in the 1976 with his group, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The band scored a string of hits over several decades, including “American Girl,” “Free Falin’,” “Refugee” and “I Won’t Back Down.” He was also a member of the supergroup collective the Traveling Wilburys in the late ’80s alongside Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne.

More: http://people.com/music/tom-petty-cardiac-arrest-hospitalized/

 

Spy Car

(38 posts)
7. Oh no.
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 03:33 PM
Oct 2017

Sending good vibes Tom Petty's way.

Just this week I asked my wife who she'd most like to see again and Tom Petty was the first name out of her mouth.

Pulling for him.

LenaBaby61

(6,979 posts)
9. Saw Tom Petty .....
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 03:40 PM
Oct 2017

At a taping of the television show Fridays years ago. Was a fan before the taping, but really grew to be a fan after that. Damn, I was just listening to American Girl and Quit Jammin' Me the other day.

He was quite the political animal, which made me admire him even more.

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