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The Day The Music Died
« on: February 03, 2010, 08:16:59 PM »

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson ("The Big Bopper") killed in a plane crash 51 years ago today.

http://www.kcbd.com/global/story.asp?s=11926396

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Re: The Day The Music Died
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2010, 08:21:45 PM »
IIRC it was a V-tail Bonanza they were flying in that day.

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Re: The Day The Music Died
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2010, 10:17:59 PM »
Also known as a "fork-tailed doctor killer".   ;)
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Re: The Day The Music Died
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2010, 10:23:01 PM »
Quote from: Gewehr98 on February 03, 2010, 10:17:59 PM
Also known as a "fork-tailed doctor killer".   ;)

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Re: The Day The Music Died
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2010, 07:36:39 AM »
Doctor killer is the nickname for the entire Bonanza series....
We always joked that the Mooney has a giant spike in the door, and when you close it, wham, instant lobotomy.

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Re: The Day The Music Died
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2010, 10:57:49 AM »
Waylon Jennings got bumped off that flight, IIRC  =|

Seems like the early sixties killed a lot of musicians: Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Johnny Horton ....  =(
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Re: The Day The Music Died
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2010, 11:09:50 AM »
Quote from: Tallpine on February 04, 2010, 10:57:49 AM
Waylon Jennings got bumped off that flight, IIRC  =|

I've heard it told that Waylon, who was playing bass in Holly's road band, gave up his seat to Richardson, who was suffering a bad cold.

Waylon carried a lot of grief and guilt, and retired back to Texas as a radio DJ for a few years.

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Re: The Day The Music Died
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2010, 11:29:48 AM »
They were having a big to-do at the Holly Center yesterday.  I didn't go but I can only guess it was pretty well attended even with the miserably gray, cold, and rainy weather we are having (feels more like Seattle than west Texas).

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Re: The Day The Music Died
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2010, 08:05:13 PM »
My mom was a big Waylon fan, still is.  I dont know if this is true or just rumors, but she told me that the reason Waylon was hit so hard but this was cause Buddy was joking with him and told Waylon that "he hopes he freezes his ass off on that bus".  And Waylon, joking back said to Buddy "well I hope your plane crashes".  They both laughed and that was that.  Again, dont know if its true or rumor.
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