Jake in the desert<p>Last month I wrote a blog post about 'albums that made me' (<a href="https://spacetimetech.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/albums-that-made-me" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spacetimetech.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">25/02/02/albums-that-made-me</span></a>) and the other day I realized I missed one. It happens. I bet I'll think of more, too. </p><p>I know I've talked about this album here before, as last year was its 30th anniversary. Wildflowers was magical in 1994 when I was 14. It's just perfect. The single talks about rolling joints, songs about bees and cabins and forests, what's not to like. 😂 I saw Tom live once, and it's still one of my favorite memories. Tom was a real one. I've learned a couple of these songs over the years, they're some of my favorite to play. Tom was a master storyteller. That's why this one is <a href="https://c.im/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a>.</p><p>The full thing is here (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfGibfZATlGqE5Pom7EToq11VHoyvxukh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfG</span><span class="invisible">ibfZATlGqE5Pom7EToq11VHoyvxukh</span></a>), if you haven't heard it, or need to again. </p><p>Miss ya, Tom. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/90sAlbums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>90sAlbums</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/90sMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>90sMusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TomPetty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TomPetty</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://metalhead.club/@wendigo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wendigo</span></a></span></p>