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275: THE 1959 WINTER DANCE PARTY TOUR – A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY HOLLY, RITCHIE VALENS, AND THE BIG BOPPER

December 22, 2023January 25, 2025 Thomas Watson4 Comments

JANUARY 23, 1959 JANUARY 24, 1959 JANUARY 25, 1959 JANUARY 26, 1959 JANUARY 27, 1959 JANUARY 28, 1959 JANUARY 29, 1959 JANUARY 30, 1959 JANUARY 31, 1959 FEBRUARY 1, 1959 FEBRUARY 2, 1959 FEBRUARY 3, 1959 FEBRUARY 6. 1959 FEBRUARY…

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218: I FLIPPED A COIN AT THE SURF BALLROOM AND IT CAME UP BOBBLE HEADS

October 5, 2022November 3, 2024 Thomas WatsonLeave a reply

It was 5:45am when Tom’s alarm rang on Friday August 5, 2022. My photographer wanted to get an early start on the day so he could fulfill his goal of being the first one inside the Surf Ballroom in Clear…

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162: EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH BUDDY HOLLY

December 10, 2021October 29, 2024 Thomas WatsonLeave a reply

The morning of Thursday October 14, 2021 began without an alarm, mainly because our agenda was filled with Buddy Holly sites in Lubbock. Tom knew we didn’t have far to travel that day; each of those seven sites were within…

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40: THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED

December 6, 2019October 6, 2024 Thomas Watson2 Comments

We had spent over three days in Dyersville and on the morning of Friday July 24, 2015 it was time to head west. My photographer had planned on making one last trip out to the Field of Dreams before we…

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