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: Tommy Allsup
273: THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN WAS AT THE RIVERSIDE BALLROOM
Thursday September 21, 2023 began for the three of us when Tom’s alarm rang at 5:45am. My photographer wanted to get an earlier-than-normal start because we were still 100 miles from our first destination of the day – the Riverside…
261: I MUST’VE BEEN NUTS WHEN I GOT CLOSE TO DAKOTA THUNDER – THE WORLD’S LARGEST BUFFALO
“A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance, I’d see the Fiesta where kids once danced; and maybe I’d be happy for a…
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…
214: I ‘RAVED ON’ WITH BUDDY & MARK AT THE DULUTH ARMORY
My photographer’s alarm had an echo to it when it rang at 6:00am on Monday August 1, 2022. That’s because I was still upside down in the cellophane-wrapped coffee cup where I spent the night following emergency surgery to repair…
178: THE DAY THE MUSIC WAS RESURRECTED
When Tom’s alarm went off at 6:00am on Thursday February 3, 2002, the room was infused with the sound of ‘I Got You Babe’ by Sonny and Cher. I knew we hadn’t left Woodstock, Illinois yet, but I wondered to…
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…