The day the music died?

[johnnie]

Feb 3rd, 1959

[JimmyJazz]

1. .

:cry:

They were so stinking young!

[progmom]

2. delete

self delete.
inappropriate.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Not Much Left Of That Plane, Is There?

No wonder they all got killed. There isn't enough left for a mouse to survive.
The Professor

[Lavender Brown]

4. :(

[ghostsofgiants]

10. Is it just me...

Or does Valens look a little like Al Franken?

[CBGLuthier]

5. RIP Roger Peterson

Always kind of annoys me, and this is not a slam directed at anyone, that we go on about the famous and forget the rest.

So RIP pilot Roger Peterson.

[johnnie]

6. .

[Rainbowreflect]

11. Thank you for reminding us of the lesser know, not less

important man who died on that sad day.

[KurtNYC]

7. Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper

Richie Valens was born May 13, 1941 and left this world in that plane crash at the age of 17.

Another reminder that Life is precious and way too short.

[redqueen]

8. A sad, sad day.

RIP Ritchie, Buddy, Big Bopper (dun remember his real name)

[johnnie]

9. kick

[CO Liberal]

12. Buddy Holly Had Chartered That Plane....

...because he was cold riding the bus that was taking the performers from city to city on that concert tour. Plus he wanted to get into the next town early so he could do some laundry.

[johnnie]

13. Dion claims he was supposed to be on that plane also

But he couldn't afford the ticket because he had his heroin habit at the time.