{"id":940,"date":"2018-11-06T22:08:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T22:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/?p=940"},"modified":"2018-11-06T22:08:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T22:08:18","slug":"where-i-come-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/where-i-come-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Where I Come From"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I recently had the privilege of singing Tom Petty\u2019s song, Southern Accents<\/a> in our shared hometown of Gainesville, Florida. Petty went to my high school (class of \u201868) twenty years ahead of me.<\/p>\n

When I offered to sing this song at my 30th high school reunion, I had no idea that the whole town would be celebrating Tom Petty that same weekend. Our reunion happened to fall on what would have been his 68th birthday.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I performed with fellow \u201888 alum Ramey Littell on keys, as well as Gainesville\u2019s current mayor Lauren Poe on cello (class of \u201889). I created a slideshow celebrating Gainesville High School, including past and future generations.<\/p>\n

My 80’s outfit: pink Oxford shirt, ruffled skirt, big hoop earrings, rope bracelets and gold-dipped Converse.<\/em><\/p>\n

It was a sweet moment to share with old friends, some I have known since elementary school. I am thankful for Tom Petty\u2019s beautiful songwriting and his homage to his Southern roots. He is our hometown hero and I am proud of where I come from!<\/p>\n

While I was unable to capture live audio from the event in Gainesville, I have a recording of Ramey and me as we practiced the song here in SF. Enjoy!<\/p>\n