I live with an older person and am the beneficiary of hearing the same stories repeatedly. If I had a nickel for each instance I heard a story more than once, I think I’d have the national debt paid off by Christmas.
One of the stories I don’t mind hearing over and over is the one where Buddy Holly, his brother and two friends went to see “The Searchers” in 1956. In the movie, John Wayne repeatedly uses the phrase “That’ll Be the Day,” which inspired Buddy Holly to write the song of the same name.
Who doesn’t love Buddy Holly? He’s a 1950s icon much like Marilyn Monroe and James Dean. And he grew up in Lubbock. Buddy Holly greatly influenced The Beatles. Without Buddy Holly we might not have The Beatles.
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