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Buddy Holly: The tour from hell
StarTribune ^
| 1/25/09
| PAMELA HUEY
Posted on 01/25/2009 10:04:15 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
The rickety old bus pulled out of the Duluth Armory late on Saturday, Jan. 31, 1959, and headed across St. Louis Bay into the frigid Wisconsin night.
On board were some exhausted, stinky rock 'n' rollers and their harried manager. The Winter Dance Party tour had just finished its ninth gig in as many days and was headed east for Appleton and Green Bay, for shows 10 and 11 on Sunday.
But as the temperature plunged to around 30 below and the wind howled, fate intervened. The southbound bus creaked to a stop as it struggled up an incline on Hwy. 51 about 10 miles south of Hurley.
Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, Waylon Jennings, Dion and the others were stranded on a remote highway in the northern Wisconsin forest. They huddled under blankets and burned newspapers to try to stay warm. Buddy's drummer was nursing painful frostbitten feet.
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TOPICS: History; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: buddyholly; godsgravesglyphs
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It was the night the music almost died.......
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Tragic. I recall that Paul Mcartney stated that his Buddy Holly records were his most prized possessions back then and he wanted to play like him.
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
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posted on
01/25/2009 10:15:08 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: FreeManN
Thought you might want to see this.
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posted on
01/25/2009 10:16:21 PM PST
by
hoosiermama
(Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
To: Baynative
Much more important things are being shoved down our throats, this week.....
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posted on
01/25/2009 10:18:32 PM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: Baynative
I remember the one with Gary Busey playing Buddy Holly in one movie.
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To: JoeProBono
Nerdiest looking cool guy ever. Great songwriter, but lets not forget the Crickets (especially Sonny Curtis).
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posted on
01/25/2009 10:24:12 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(Red is the Color of Virility, Blue is the Color of Impotence)
To: Baynative
My 15 year-old younger cousin saw it a year ago and he said “That’s Gary Busey? Awesome!” I agree, he should’ve had.
To: Baynative
The headstock isn’t right on the guitar. Unless that’s how some were made then.
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posted on
01/25/2009 10:29:49 PM PST
by
wastedyears
(April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
To: Clemenza
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posted on
01/25/2009 10:33:16 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: wastedyears
Not being a musician, I hadn't noticed. Here's Buddy with his guitar:
![](http://idisk.mac.com/stephenacook/Public/buddy.jpg)
Looks similar to me, but I can't tell a violin from a harp.
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posted on
01/25/2009 10:35:22 PM PST
by
Richard Kimball
(We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Thanks for posting. A lot of talent comes out of Lubbock. I’ve been there and agree with Mac Davis that happiness is Lubbock, Texas in your rear view mirror. I guess there’s something about the desolation that encourages creativity.
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posted on
01/25/2009 10:39:02 PM PST
by
Richard Kimball
(We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
To: Richard Kimball
I just thought it was a really interesting article. We all know about the Iowa crash, but few knew the lead-up, how they struggled to make a living, hopping from one tiny venue to the next, during the worst possible time of the year....
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posted on
01/25/2009 11:01:04 PM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: wastedyears
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posted on
01/25/2009 11:39:19 PM PST
by
Drammach
(Freedom - It's not just a job, It's an Adventure)
To: Baynative
I was scanning my cable guide this morning and was surprised to see that neither of the very good movies: "the Buddy Holly Story", or " Richie" were playing this weekend. I don't remember a "Richie" movie. Do you mean La Bamba?
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posted on
01/26/2009 12:28:49 AM PST
by
ccmay
(Too much Law; not enough Order.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
When Buddy was getting on the plane, he told Waylon Jennings he hoped the bus would break down and Waylon said " Oh yeah? Well I hope your plane crashes."
Tis true.
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posted on
01/26/2009 1:01:03 AM PST
by
Tolkien
(Grace is the Essence of the Gospel; Gratitude is the Essence of Ethics.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo; All
The music still lives, and check out this guy, personally I think he's amazing:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=vMdSqjjxXMk
Think "Buddy Holly unplugged".
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posted on
01/26/2009 1:24:52 AM PST
by
mkjessup
(Jimmy Carter is the Skidmark in the panties of American History. Barack 0bama is his second term.)
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