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Title: N.S.C - Special request to 'Rolling Stone' readers
Post by Ade on Jan 27^th, 2009 at 8:51am

According to reports i've been reading , Rolling Stone magazine ,
have published a photo from The Surf Ballroom , Clear Lake
the 'Holy Grail' of Buddy Holly photographs.

Photo's from 'the day the music died' have never been seen, publicly, before,
and this photo, was only unearthered by the magazine, last November.

Could a U.S reader (it hit the stands, end of last week), please scan this piece of history?

huge thanks, (in anticipation.)

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Post by Joey on Jan 27^th, 2009 at 9:04am

" Could a U.S reader (it hit the stands, end of last week), please scan this piece of history?

huge thanks, (in anticipation.) "

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Wikipedians_cat.jpg/800px-Wikipedians_cat.jpg" name="post_img_resize_1" alt="" border="0" id="imagecount1" style="display:none" /> !!!!!!!!!

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Post by glencar on Jan 27^th, 2009 at 5:11pm

Sorry mate but I read this issue in twenty minutes & it's already recycled. Thank God my subscription runs out this or next issue. Waste of paper!

Title: Re: N.S.C - Special request to 'Rolling Stone' rea
Post by left shoe shuffle on Jan 27^th, 2009 at 6:21pm

Don't subscribe to RS, but here's a photo that purports to be from the Surf Ballroom show:

Title: Re: N.S.C - Special request to 'Rolling Stone' rea
Post by Ade on Jan 28^th, 2009 at 2:22am

thanks Left shoe - what's the source of this photo?

This isn't from 2/2/59, but from the summer of 58.

Richard Houkoos' fabled 2/2/59 photos were reportedly, taken further back in the crowd than that
and apparently this new photo in Rolling Stone (from a different source to Houkoos) is more centred, and Waylon Jennings, Tommy Allsup and Carlo from the Belmonts(on drums)
are in shot.
(On 2/2/59, performers took turns on the drumstool, after Buddy's drummer Carl Bunch went down with severe frostbite, and was hospitalized, prior to the surf show)

Other reasons that this isn't a 'holy grail' photo

Buddy's wearing shades (as he did during the summer of '58) and he's wearing a collar and tie. During the WDP of '59, he wore ascots.
Apparently a polka dotted one, on that particular night.

And where's Tommy Allsup? He played to Buddy's left, on the WDP.

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Post by left shoe shuffle on Jan 28^th, 2009 at 5:26pm

Ade wrote on Jan 28^th, 2009 at 2:22am:

thanks Left shoe - what's the source of this photo?

Hollyville UK

Title: Re: N.S.C - Special request to 'Rolling Stone' rea
Post by Ade on Jan 29^th, 2009 at 2:27am

thanks for the link - left shoe.

After a bit of research, my suspicions were correct - that's a photo from 1958

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Post by Zack on Jan 29^th, 2009 at 4:36am

I think the story on the shades is that he went water skiing in his glasses (!) that summer, and -- big surprise -- lost them. He didn't have another pair, but did have a pair of prescription sunglasses, which he wore all the time for a while until he got new ones. There are shots of him indoors in a restaurant with the sunglasses too.

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Post by Ade on Jan 29^th, 2009 at 4:56am

That's correct Zack.
The incident you mention, (and the photos) was actually on his honeymoon. :)

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Post by Ade on Jan 29^th, 2009 at 6:08am

ok-
someone has kindly emailed me the Surf photo, from 2/2/59

It really is breathtaking and emotional for this (and i'd imagine all)
Holly fans.

Buddy had approximately 2 hours to live, at this point.

For legal reasons, i'm not going to post it here, but it's
stunning. email me for more info.

*Apparently there's a similar shot, of Ritchie, from the same source, that is going to see the light of day, this weekend, at the Surf Ballroom events.
There is going to be a special Surf Ballroom limited edition of RS, with it in.

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Post by Starbuck on Jan 29^th, 2009 at 6:43am

glad you found the photo ade. if you wanted a rolling stone reader, you probably weren't going to find one on this board. that's the kind of shit they read on justin timberlake, barry manilow and eagles message boards.

i'll PM you with my email; i'd be interested in seeing said photo too.

Title: Re: N.S.C - Special request to 'Rolling Stone' rea
Post by Ade on Jan 29^th, 2009 at 7:33am

You have mail, Starbuck

Title: Re: N.S.C - Special request to 'Rolling Stone' rea
Post by Voodoo Chile In Wonderland on Jan 29^th, 2009 at 7:49am

I can buy both, the US version and the Mexican version on the same store, if you want just let me know the issue number and I'll scan it for you

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Post by Ade on Jan 29^th, 2009 at 7:53am

your offer is very much appreciated, Voodoo
but i have it sorted.

thanks again :booze

Title: Re: N.S.C - Special request to 'Rolling Stone' rea
Post by Ade on Jan 30^th, 2009 at 2:39am

here it is:-

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Post by Sioux on Jan 31^st, 2009 at 10:32pm

That's an amazing picture, Ade! Thanks... :)