Finding Buddy Holly for Picture Day
In 2011 Hubby and I went on a trip to Lubbock. We went to go to the Apple Festival which is outside of Lubbock but while there, I also wanted to find the Buddy Holly Museum. We'd been to Lubbock before and could not find it. Ends up that what the address of the place is and what GPS recognizes were not the same. But with a bit of research and having more time to look around, we did find it!
The Buddy Holly Center is housed in the old Lubbock Train Depot on Avenue D which has been renamed Crickets Avenue by the center in honor of Buddy Holly and his band, The Crickets. If you ever go to the center, be aware that photography INSIDE is not allowed. Bummer. It’s a small display but interesting none the less with Buddy’s guitar that he played during his last performance which he put on the bus rather than taking it on the airplane with him. I was allowed to take a photo of the Buddy Holly neon sign that is in the foyer just before you go into the display area. The gift shop clerk kindly offered to take our photo so we’d be in one together. Eddie looks like he’s posing for a lineup shot. Ha, ha. Outside of the center are these huge black glasses, which, if you are a Buddy Holly fan you know that he wore these types of glasses. The real ones are on display in the center as well as his sunglasses. Across the street from the center is a garden area with a staute of Buddy Holly. Too bad that the statue is backed by all those high line wires, I tried to photograph it from other directions but the lighting was much worse than this one.
For those who don’t know much about Buddy Holly, here is a bit of history:
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll. His success lasted only a year and a half before his death in an airplane crash. Lubbock,j Texas was his hometown. Some of the songs you may be familiar with are “That’ll Be The Day” and “Peggy Sue.” You can read more about Buddy Holly on this website–Wikipedia, Buddy Holly.
I’m glad that we finally got to visit the Buddy Holly Museum, if you’re ever in Lubbock you might want to stop by especially if you are a fan of rock and roll.
Happy Crafting and Picture Taking!
