an item of artwork from the 10-CD set
now I am rather surprised that our resident Lubbock Lighthead has failed to post to this topic
Where are you Texas Tom??
clarificaton as posted to the Yahoo Group by Clive Harvey
"Following a telephone conversation I have had with Maria Elena I can report that she has has not said that the name of Buddy Holly has to be removed from the Walk of Fame and the nearby Plaza. She has, through her CMG representatives, said that unless they pay her they cannot use Buddy's name for a festival. Civic Lubbock Inc have replied that in that case they will remove all reference to Buddy from the Lubbock landmarks AND they will move the statue to the Depot District by the Buddy Holly Centre (or what ever they decide to call it!).It is very easy to read one side of a story in the newspapers and in the media and pass judgement without hearing the whole story.Lubbock, from my own experience, is not 'Buddy Holly friendly'. The statue was not paid for by the City but by sale of miniatures of the statue being bought by fans. The article that was referred to in the newspaper was an attempt by Civic Lubbock to say that Buddy Holly was just one of many great stars, Giants, who came from the city. What do you think?If you want to complain about the de-naming of Buddy Holly sites and removal of the statue then maybe it ought to be Dan Burns at Civic Lubbock Inc who receives the letters and objections not Maria"
I was fortunate to be able to see the statue during my grand 1999 US tour and very impressive it is too
cropped copy of photo of Buddy's statue (the much larger original may be seen on a conference "Welcome to Lubbock, The Hub City!" site at:-
http://www.icwe.ttu.edu/images/Holley.jpg