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50 years ago
« on: 03 February 2009, 22:18:14 »

50 years ago tonight we lost
Buddy Holly
Ritchie Valens
The Big Bopper
great singers in their time
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #1 on: 03 February 2009, 22:22:26 »

Yup, they left a big hole behind them.......   :(
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #2 on: 03 February 2009, 23:12:32 »

Yeh - remember it coming over the news.  Still have some Buddy Holly 78s!!
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #3 on: 03 February 2009, 23:50:33 »

He didnt have Elvis looks or voice,but he could write songs and he could play the guitar,and of course he introduced most of the world to the not that well known at the time, Fender Stratocaster. :y
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #4 on: 04 February 2009, 00:18:33 »

The origins of teenage delinquency  ::)
I was breast feeding at the time :D
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #5 on: 04 February 2009, 00:19:34 »

I was not even thought of :D
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #6 on: 04 February 2009, 00:23:43 »

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I was not even thought of :D
Well that explains a lot.......... ;D ;D ;D Who cocked up then ::)
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #7 on: 04 February 2009, 00:25:08 »

This time 50 years ago my parents were 2 months away from being popped out.

I know we did a poll as per the average oofer age.
Would be interesting to look at that info over again.
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #8 on: 04 February 2009, 00:29:27 »

I hadnt quite been concieved. :)

Thats 'dangle berries' actually,born on 28/10/ 59 so probably had just been concieved  ::)
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #9 on: 04 February 2009, 00:31:57 »

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This time 50 years ago my parents were 2 months away from being popped out.

I know we did a poll as per the average oofer age.
Would be interesting to look at that info over again.

 :o :o :o Do you mean your parents were not born at this point in time? or where they 2 months away from droping you????
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #10 on: 04 February 2009, 00:39:45 »

Mum and dad born 16/03/59 and 31/03/59 respectively.

Me, 29/10/79. ;D
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #11 on: 04 February 2009, 00:42:56 »

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Yup, they left a big hole behind them.......   :(

          Especially when the plane hit the ground ::) :-X.
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #12 on: 04 February 2009, 08:42:34 »

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The origins of teenage delinquency  ::)
I was breast feeding at the time :D

I thought the woman did the breast feeding!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: 50 years ago
« Reply #13 on: 04 February 2009, 11:10:07 »

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Mum and dad born 16/03/59 and 31/03/59 respectively.

Me, 29/10/79. ;D


O.K....don't rub it in............it's bad enough being an old bastard at the best of times. ;D ;D ;D :y :y
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