There are events all summer long on Fire Island, but which ones are worth making the special trip for if you are not already there? In this list we explore
My dark family secret is that my father is a fanatically obsessed fan of Tom Petty.
My father’s office is a shrine to Tom Petty, containing many more pictures and tributes to the late great singer than of me or any of my siblings. In my father’s car you will hear nothing else ever playing on his radio other than Tom Petty.
I am fairly convinced my father pushed my older sister toward attending the University of Florida only because the college is located in Petty’s hometown of Gainesville and he wanted an excuse to attend the annual October three-day Petty tribute concert. When Petty died unexpectedly back in 2017, my house went through a deep and dark mourning period.