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- From: lichter@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Michael I. Lichter)
- Subject: the day the music died
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.180103.20276@cs.ucla.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 18:01:03 GMT
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- [A true story, sort of. You may need to be a Certain Age
- for this to mean anything.]
-
-
- the day the music died
- -------------------------------------------------
-
- buddy holly met elvis on aisle 5
- over by the condiments
- where john lennon was juggling
- mustard and pickles
-
- something ...
- something was in the air
-
- the spirit of bob dylan
- sat in shades strumming a broom
- on the edge of a clacking freezer
- advertising fresh fish stix
-
- vibrating ...
- the air was vibrating
-
- turning and turning, the
- byrds ransacked the produce
- tossing tomatoes ahead of
- their fast advance
-
- music ...
- it was supposed to be music
-
- i noticed i was humming along
- the ghosts disappeared
- "oh my god!" i said,
- then, amazed, "bye, bye"
-
- Michael Lichter
- November 18, 1992
-