BYE BYE MISS AMERICAN PIE!

   SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD., 2018
     BYE BYE MISS AMERICAN PIE!

    For those who remember those lyrics from
Don McLean's song "American Pie" February
3rd is "the day the music died."
    It was one this date in 1959 that three
popular musical artists, Buddy Holly, J.P.
Richardson (The Big Bopper), and Ritchie
Valens died in a plane crash near Clear Lake,
Iowa.
     It wasn't until later that year I began
my broadcasting career but as a teen I was
certainly familiar with all three singers.
Their impact on the music industry wasn't
really realized until years later when singers
like Elvis and the Beatles acknowledged
their influence.
     McLean's song didn't come out until
1971. The meaning of its lyrics have been
debated even since but it's generally accepted
that the line "the day the music died" refers
to that crash in 59.
      It got me to thinking about some of
the things and expressions used by those
of us who were around then that will
likely be lost or, at the very least, highly
confusing to those who have only been
around for the past 20 or 30 years.
      Who was it, for instance, who was
1st in war, 1st in peace and last in the
American League? How many remember
what the initials LSMFT stood for. Or
where you heard them then that you
won't hear them now?
        I wonder how many High School
students could tell you who the "M&M
Boys" were without asking Alexa?
        Then again, I don't have an Alexa
around to ask why anyone would drive
their Chevy to the Levee!
         Hope somebody knows why and
 that all your NEWS is good!