The heater on the tour bus had broken down, and it was freezing!!
Frustrated and miserable, Buddy decided to charter a plane for the gig in Minnesota. The Beechcraft only held four including the pilot, and Waylon had already given up his spot for J.P.
Ritchie looked at Tommy..."I'll flip ya for the seat".
Waylon Jennings was a guitar player for Buddy Holly as a member of The Crickets.
J.P. Richardson was known as The Big Bopper.
Tommy Allsup was also a member of The Crickets.
Ritchie Valens had NEVER flown before... He won the toss!
Don McLean called February 3, 1959..."The Day The Music Died".
If you or anyone you know has written a Friday Flash 55,
Please come tell The G-Man!
I will visit, read, enjoy, comment...Then BOOK!!!
So from the most gracious host from coast to coast...
Have a Kick Ass Week-End!!!
How quickly life turns on a dime.
ReplyDeleteCranking up the volume, over here!
Who, me?
ReplyDeleteConversation for one, second to none... brought to us this week by Mojo.
ReplyDeleteI just saw La Bamba last weekend.
ReplyDeleteHere's my 55: CANE
Bye-Bye Miss American Pie...
ReplyDeleteDrove my (427 big block) Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry...
And we'll always wonder... what if?
I was gonna say I'm up, but I see I've been Yahtzeed. Thanks Ti!
haha. and I wonder who wins. Buddy Holly? I wasn't born yet! lol. I've posted mine too.
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a haunting 55 g-man...one time to be glad to lose a flip.
ReplyDeletemy 55 is up!
I remember the movie and loved the song as a kid. We could cover quite a few miles listening to that one. Great job, friend.
ReplyDeleteHere's my dude on the beach.
Oooh...that one gave me shivers. Such a sad story, so much lost all in one moment!
ReplyDeleteMine is now up...
Good one, gotta go la bamba, mine is up, and just as sad.
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HAKAWE yourself Galen
Fab Di
I'm too young to remember, but I think dad has some of that music.
ReplyDeleteHere's more Yes Man: ONE
In 55 words, you made me think, made me sort of sad, AND you put a wonderful song in my head.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for another Friday 55. :)
Mine's posted here!
How ironic was that. Win the toss and lose your life.
ReplyDeleteMy 55: Communication
The day the music died, indeed!
ReplyDeleteNice little piece that really makes you stop and think. Life is fleeting and Fate is a temperamental mistress.
ReplyDeleteMr. G -
ReplyDeleteI remember this happening. So sad. Just one more thing that reminds me how fragile life is. We best make the most of each moment, right?
My 55 is posted.
PG
I had no idea Waylon Jennings got around so much.
ReplyDeleteMine is here.
And a very sad day it was, the day the music died. Don McClean's lyrics rank as some of the best ever, in my book.
ReplyDeleteI like this 55 very much indeed. It seems to fit my mood. Maybe it's this chilly night that has me blue. It's freezing!
But my 55 is up. Have a nice weekend.
The day music died indeed - touching tribute, G-man. It was before my time, but I remember seeing it in the La Bamba movie.
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so tragic, the way the music died! your 55 said it all, conveying just how simply the decision was made...way to go, g-man!
ReplyDeletemine is up :)
That was a sad history lesson. Talent gone in a flash
ReplyDeletemy Flash 55 is at http://wp.me/pDORj-wA
It's me again- 4am, and what has just come from my flying fingers? 55 words, totally unsought! Has to be a sign, I'd say...
ReplyDeleteprobably of impending doom - or do I mean madness? :)
"the day music died" Such a hunting phrase!
ReplyDeleteMy 55 is now up!
Wow. What a 55. The day the music died.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'll have something on a much lighter note posted tonight after midnight Pacific time.
My 55 is here
Oh, the fickle finger of fate. I remember that day well. Good job, G-Man. And I learned something.
ReplyDeleteI never knew Waylon Jennings was a member of the Crickets.
My 55 is up here.
Didn't know the back story on that plane crash. My 55 is up. You can find it HERE.
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Aloha from Waikiki
Comfort Spiral
What a tragic turn for rock and roll. Wonder what Buddy Holly would have done...if he would have gone country or not.
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Hello! Or "Hell-Oh"? Yep, G-man I recall that 1959 date, but had forgotten specifics, i.e. names, etc.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that memory.
A memory of mine is
HERE
The way life falls can be cruel or lucky. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteYou'll find mine here.
Well, that's a powerful and thought-provoking 55... Very sad, too. /Jo.
ReplyDeleteMy 55 this week is called "Red eye". You are all welcome to check it out.
www.jarnebrand.blogspot.com
Sad? YOU? Not used to this...
ReplyDeleteMine is up. And is not sad
Nice weekened
Used some of Buddy Holly lyrics to make this week's story up. Read the illustrated story Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteBoddy Holly...Oh, my yes! I still love his music to this day. Now I'm awake, I shall go on a few visits, and you're dead right about incontinence! I'll take insomnia any day.LOL :)
ReplyDeleteThe day the music went down the tubes. Well done my friend. Mine is up HERE. Have a great Friday :)
ReplyDeleteThe way you tell it in your 55 brings out just how tragic that plane crash was. "I'll flip ya for the seat". Chilling!
ReplyDeleteYou'll find mine in this post: Stuck in the Mud
that was a sad day Galen and it was the day that real music died.
ReplyDeleteI'm posted and ready to be read thanks for stopping by if you all decide to heres the link just click it and your there you won't be sorry.
Sightings of captain Hook
Thanks Larry
that was a sad day Galen and it was the day that real music died.
ReplyDeleteI'm posted and ready to be read thanks for stopping by if you all decide to heres the link just click it and your there you won't be sorry.
Sightings Of Captain Hook
thanks larry
Bye, bye Miss American Pie...
ReplyDeleteThis was very nicely done.
Mine is up:
http://5thsister.blogspot.com/2010/04/flash-friday-55-writing-working.html
One of these day's I'll figure out how to post a link. Sorry.
As soon as I saw your day's cover graphic I knew what the subject was gonna be...this was quite poignant really...an eye opener and a bit of historical fact. Great job!!!!
ReplyDeleteHere's mine...last week, Sunrise, this week SUNSET
fabulous drama,
ReplyDeletebut in 55 words only,
how mind-blowing!
All in the toss of a coin! Such a sad day in history... a hauntingly sad 55!
ReplyDeleteI have posted a 55
My 55 may be found here.....
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Thanks....
thanks for the trivia info. some of it i had "heard through the grapevine" -- i know it has nothing to do with what you've mentioned...lol
ReplyDeletei'm working on mine -- hopefully later...
we just never know do we?
ReplyDeletei played again this week
okay...i'm up.
ReplyDeletehave a great one G-Man!
Never knew that about Waylon Jennings...you're a fountain of arcane information Galen.
ReplyDeleteStrange how funny life is right?
ReplyDeleteFlip ya.. I always hate that. LOL
Great Morning, Mr. G.
Mine is here
Have a FANTASTIC FRIDAY now!
hugs
shakira
Really nice. They did Don Mclean's America Pie on the radio the other day, with commentary throughout the song with all of the references and allusions. I'd never heard it in that level of detail before. Pretty cool. My 55 is up at http://bit.ly/8dt963. Have a great weekend!
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Great 55 G! I just saw Dion yesterday on HBO...ok, I'm ready to fly with my 55. :)
ReplyDeletePile of talent died that night..
ReplyDeleteYes it was a great loss that day..
ReplyDeletethanks for the reminder.
my 55 is up
It was indeed a sad day. My 55 has death written all over it as well, but in a far different way.
ReplyDeletePosthumously Yours
Good to be back with my 55ers.
hey g-man, not trying to bog you down (i've been here already today) but ever since i read your 55, my mind has brought back so many songs from that wonderful time. i'm a child of the 70's, turning 13 years old in april (thanks for the shout out on the 11th) of that year, my music likings probably differing from what you cut your teeth on BUT, lyrics from a few years before that are filling my head and i'm surprised at how many songs i can sing along with! you made my day and i just wanted you to know it :)
ReplyDeleteNice 55 G-man. And I´m up today!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend. :-)
Buddy Holly, good fun dance music :)
ReplyDeleteThis was a very sad day for the music industry and for fans everywhere.
ReplyDeleteMine is up at:
http://rnsane.blogspot.com/2010/04/instant-millionaire-flash-55-friday-4.html
What an eerie remembrance. Very good! I really enjoyed this!
ReplyDeleteMy FF-55 is up, too, at http://horaceandbabydoe.blogspot.com/
First I had to wrap my head around the fact this was Friday. I can't believe how fast this week has gone!
Have a good weekend!
Fate has a lot to answer for. :(
ReplyDeleteMy 55 is up too.
http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/family-friday-the-perfect-of-everything-award-has-a-winner/
ReplyDeletean award for you.
cheers!
In a rush (what else is new)? Mine is up! D
ReplyDeleteToo sad! Wonderfully writ! Thank you for sharing your brilliant F55!
ReplyDeleteMine is considerably silly, as usual. Trying for light. Confessions of a moon brat! I was shown how to add the link to my post, but am on a fast track to (hm???) busy~ness and haven't implemented it yet!
Have a kick ass week Mr. G!
I posted on http://allisonians.blogspot.com/
Caio!
Lovely and sad G-Man. I am going to give this challenge a whirl. Check mine out over here, http://krigek.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletehow sad..a coin toss decided lives..thoughtful post --mine's up! Have a great weekend! c
ReplyDeleteYou are a master at the deep, as well as the lighter stuff. I am humbled to know you.
ReplyDeleteAnd Mr. G-Knowing-All-G-man, I am still trying to catch up with the Thursday Poetry Rally Festers, so I did not 55 today.
But... when I do post my next 55 it will not only be for you but ABOUT you!! Yes, indeed, your words on my blog the day have set my whiring brain all a-twirling.
Now... if you want to hear me singing my song about when I had a a wedgie on my wedding day, pop on over to Funster Town and see me and the band in all our wedgified glory. That's my web offering for today. :)
xo
G-Man,
ReplyDeleteYou are getting funny and lovely,
Thank you for behaving like a 29 year old woman in my place, in this case, I treat you as a blogging buddy and love your young and playful spirits.
Cheers!
Welcome to Jingle-Land!
So much chance in life.
ReplyDeleteI love this. I'm a massive Buddy Holly fan. My birthday is strangely enough on the 3rd of Feb. I went to see where the plane came down a few years back on the anniversary of his death and my birthday. Also went to a concert at the Surf Ballroom where my friend Bobby Vee was playing.
ReplyDeleteA trip I will NEVER forget.