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1 posted on 02/02/2009 7:39:27 AM PST by Shellybenoit

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2 posted on 02/02/2009 7:41:37 AM PST by bgill

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3 posted on 02/02/2009 7:51:34 AM PST by LibFreeUSA

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Buddy Hollys recording career lasted 17 months,

talk about IMPACT !

Absolutely impossible to guess where his muse would’ve taken him.

tragic loss to this music fan

4 posted on 02/02/2009 7:53:41 AM PST by daku (Obama has experience pouring out of those big ears of his.)

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Thats odd, I seem to recall quite a bit of music since....

5 posted on 02/02/2009 7:54:34 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)

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I saw a documentary about this not long ago....IIRC, blame was put on the kid flying the plane; likely got disoriented.

8 posted on 02/02/2009 7:58:06 AM PST by ErnBatavia (Here's hoping the Kennedy family trust is in deep....with Madoff)

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Three guitarists that I can think of who died from accidents are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Randy Rhoads of Ozzy fame, and Criss Oliva of Savatage.

9 posted on 02/02/2009 8:03:12 AM PST by wastedyears (April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)

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There's an excellent article about the crash in this month's AOPA magazine. It tells the story from a pilot's perspective, including details about the ill fated pilot's flight record, the weather briefings he received (some briefings were deemed faulty and incomplete), and the fact that he was not instrument rated, yet departed into deteriorating instrument conditions in advance of an approaching cold front. In fact, had failed his instrument check ride some months before and was completely unfamiliar with the particular “artificial horizon” instrument that was installed in the airplane. It's an interesting read and shows how the pilot let a bunch of things stack up on him. It's usually a series of events that lead up to a crash and this one is no exception. If they'd have waited until the next morning they would have faired much better because the weather had inproved significantly. So much improvement that there probably wouldn't have been a crash and they would still have made their next show with plenty of time to spare......

11 posted on 02/02/2009 8:05:51 AM PST by Thermalseeker (Government is not the solution to the problem. Government IS the problem - Ronald Wilson Reagan)

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Better posted on the 3rd don’t ya think?

Loved Buddy Holly

17 posted on 02/02/2009 8:49:39 AM PST by the long march

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Dion DiMucci (of Dion and the Belmonts) turned down a seat on that plane. It went to Valens instead.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/accent/content/accent/epaper/2009/02/01/a1d_dion_web_0201.html

19 posted on 02/02/2009 9:41:39 AM PST by Deo volente (High Noon, January 20, 2009: Our long national nightmare begins.)

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31 posted on 02/02/2009 11:29:53 AM PST by pabianice

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33 posted on 02/02/2009 3:19:36 PM PST by TennTuxedo

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34 posted on 02/02/2009 7:13:42 PM PST by potlatch

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