Bobtalk

July 29, 1986
Portland, Oregon
Civic Stadium
Concert

Thank you. I'd like to introduce you now to a real rock ‘n’ roll band. So much crap these days, you know, passes for rock ‘n’ roll. This is the real thing right here. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. (after Masters Of War)

Tom and I are gonna sing an old song for you right now. The kind they don't write anymore. I wish they did. I wish we could write one like this, ha-ha. Anyway. It's about a man who thinks he knows it all. It goes something like this. (before I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know)

OK. Anybody out there know what time it is? OK, we'll tell you what time it is. (before Band Of The Hand)

OK, Ricky Nelson he did a lot of my songs. I wanna do one of his and it's called Lonesome Town.

Right, walking the dog. OK, one more time now, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. (after Ballad Of A Thin Man)

OK, right now I wanna introduce to you Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. I wanna give you their individual names. On the keyboards, there's Benmont Tench. Benmont Tench on the keyboards. Mike Campbell on lead guitar. Stan Lynch on the drums. All right, there's some people way high on that building over there. We wanna say we don't know who you are, we wish you were here though. Ha-ha well I'm not sure. Ha-ha. OK, on the bass guitar, from Portland, Oregon, Howie Epstein. OK, this is ... I understand that we're the first people to ever play here, in this place? I know I've never played here before. Last time I was here I played at the Paramount Theatre. I liked that place actually, it was pretty nice. All right, I wanna especially thank Mr. Tom Petty himself. Standing right here. My candidate for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. All right actually Tom's getting better and better. OK, I also have my own Heartbreakers here. I got to introduce my own Heartbreakers too. That's Madelyn Quebec and Queen Esther Marrow, Louise Bethune and Carolyn Dennis. (before Like A Rolling Stone)

OK. We have a song here now, don't burn the place down. Got a song right here now I wanna dedicate to all the people who are imprisoned for doing good things instead of bad things. (before In The Garden)

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