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50 years ago...
this is what was going on-
A judge in Jacksonville declared that a kid who'd just performed a
short opening set for Hank Ballard at a small local dance hall was 'a
savage' and threatened to have him arrested if he returned to Florida.
That same savage, (a fellow named Elvis Presley) had just played a
barn-burner of a gig in Lubbock and inspired an ambitious local
guitarist to seek a record contract which Decca awarded him within the
year... 1956. 
  After hearing his name on the radio he decided that he should
perform as 'Buddy Holly' rather than Charles Holley.

it's 12:01am Thursday 14 December 2006
who else knows what happened a half century ago, on this date?
;'>

-doc

Happy birthday Grantus Richtorus, welcome to the semicenturion club
(I'll have to teach you the secret handshake next time we get together).

--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "drmabuce" <drmabuce@...> wrote:

>
> 50 years ago...
> this is what was going on-
> A judge in Jacksonville declared that a kid who'd just performed a
> short opening set for Hank Ballard at a small local dance hall was 'a
> savage' and threatened to have him arrested if he returned to Florida.
> That same savage, (a fellow named Elvis Presley) had just played a
> barn-burner of a gig in Lubbock and inspired an ambitious local
> guitarist to seek a record contract which Decca awarded him within the
> year... 1956. 
>   After hearing his name on the radio he decided that he should
> perform as 'Buddy Holly' rather than Charles Holley.
> 
> it's 12:01am Thursday 14 December 2006
> who else knows what happened a half century ago, on this date?
> ;'>
> 
> -doc
>

--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Michael A. Firman" <maf@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Happy birthday Grantus Richtorus, welcome to the semicenturion club
> (I'll have to teach you the secret handshake next time we get together).
> 
.....next time you get together???????
hell, Mike
now that Grant is in the semicenturion club, his hands shake ALL the time!
(good thing those celtic knots aren't HAND-engraved!)
;'>

-doc