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Did You Know...

...that during winter tours, Stan Lynch would pack a Hanukkah menorah?

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

...that a prankster modified one of Mike Campbell's effect pedals to yell "GO GATORS"?

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"We've just started to headline our own tour and we're amazed at the costs. It's not like we're doing the gigs and driving the Rolls home. Money? It's a drag. We'd do it for nothing if we could. All we owe the public is a good performance."

- Tom Petty