Feb 3 2009

The day the music died

Fifty years ago today: On February 3, 1959, a small-plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, United States killed, along with the pilot of the plane, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and “The Big Bopper” (J. P. Richardson). , Twelve years later, Don McLean, in his song “American Pie” dubbed it The Day the Music Died.

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alan

4 Feb 09 @ 10.07 pm

I just so indescribably don’t care about this.

Why does anyone?
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4 Feb 09 @ 11.33 pm

Howe old are you, Alan? That might explain it…
alan

5 Feb 09 @ 3.06 pm

Three months younger than Obama.

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