October 16, 2017

Been a crazy few weeks in our world...

The loss of Tom Petty is a big surprise and makes me very sad.

These photos are from a Milwaukee show in 1981.

Years later when I saw him at Alpine Valley, I gave these photos to him. I was not allowed to photograph him that night.

He told me that the one photo where he is playing on his back is "the way I want to go".

He was a great musician and rocker with sooooo much history.

By the way, going to a show without a Nikon is like going to a show naked to me!!!

Enjoy the photos.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in Milwaukee in 1981.