A long, long time ago, I can still rememberHow that music used to make me smile.And I knew if I had my chanceThat I could make those people dance,And maybe they’d be happy for a while. But February made me…
Tag: Surf Ballroom
218: I FLIPPED A COIN AT THE SURF BALLROOM AND IT CAME UP BOBBLE HEADS
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…
162: EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH BUDDY HOLLY
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…
40: THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
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…