Published on Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Mudcrutch reviewer missed Petty facts

By LETTER WRITER

I would like to express my thanks as a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fan to John Puterbaugh for writing a review of the Mudcrutch debut album for the May 2 issue of the Northern Star. I did, however, want to point out a few errors in Puterbaugh’s reporting.

First, Tom Petty is not in his 60s; he is only 57 (he was born in 1950). His birthday is Oct. 20, 1950.

Also, the “rag-tag band” with a following “no bigger than a thousand or so people” are false ideas. Mudcrutch threw large festivals at the Mudcrutch Farm in their heyday and were popular all around Florida. Thanks for your time.

Max Crossman
Freshman, Spanish