tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post3698416581663676299..comments2023-12-12T11:31:23.238-06:00Comments on 42N Observations: A Tale of the 1959 Winter Dance Party from Tipton, Iowa42Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14655107378533032598noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-87869272273901850202023-02-12T01:19:48.732-06:002023-02-12T01:19:48.732-06:00We lived in Tipton at that time and my husband wor...We lived in Tipton at that time and my husband worked at the gas station.He came home at noon all excited and went up to the teen hang out all afternoon. I was sick and didn’t go.Darlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-1252873589827867502023-02-03T22:49:48.305-06:002023-02-03T22:49:48.305-06:00That’s my mom in picture 2 with her back to the ca...That’s my mom in picture 2 with her back to the camera. She and Fritz Nace worked together. That is Esther Albaugh Wenck. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-47761319390706233242023-02-03T08:34:22.004-06:002023-02-03T08:34:22.004-06:00Thanks for sharing!! I'd worked at Al's Me...Thanks for sharing!! I'd worked at Al's Meat and Eat in the late 60's and early 70's. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-86953802979633079182022-03-09T08:00:47.899-06:002022-03-09T08:00:47.899-06:00Heck Ron, I'm surprised you didn't get sig...Heck Ron, I'm surprised you didn't get signed up to join one of the bands!$Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871884076552043319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-48427414895724197692021-06-04T18:07:02.051-05:002021-06-04T18:07:02.051-05:00My mom had worked at the diner but was her day off...My mom had worked at the diner but was her day off. Her brother in law helped work on the bus in Tipton. Always a neat story of meeting them. HollyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145907601546913753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-13443540629829018772019-02-22T01:53:27.372-06:002019-02-22T01:53:27.372-06:00I blame that of in the cheapskate promoters for no...I blame that of in the cheapskate promoters for not providing them with a bus that was heated and heartless to continue after all of those in. innocent four young men who lost their lives. They did not care about anybody as these people were someone's child, sibling, husband, father, etc. <br />Very well written BTW. Love that kind of music. Thanks for providing. As hope to one day go to the site of the crash. As it will be emotional. If I ever go there. Love those pictures!JPPT1974https://www.blogger.com/profile/06042619052812947420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-83543273096447436952018-02-03T12:38:27.878-06:002018-02-03T12:38:27.878-06:00Respectfully written, not dwelling on the tragic r...Respectfully written, not dwelling on the tragic resultsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425380025936257566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-182959598783303062018-02-03T12:28:08.537-06:002018-02-03T12:28:08.537-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425380025936257566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-23164557863671731792016-12-14T15:54:35.926-06:002016-12-14T15:54:35.926-06:00My mom (Fritz Nace) worked at Al's for several...My mom (Fritz Nace) worked at Al's for several years and is the one on the end of the third picture. This is quite a story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048765429640344361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-73976800253523331242016-12-13T19:51:47.210-06:002016-12-13T19:51:47.210-06:00The winter of 2016-17 is shaping up to be a very c...The winter of 2016-17 is shaping up to be a very cold one too. I can't imagine the crappy bus rides in the winter especially covering hundreds of miles each day during that winter dance tour.42Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655107378533032598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-5920819002031054092016-12-13T19:49:32.101-06:002016-12-13T19:49:32.101-06:00Wow, small world. These photos came from the histo...Wow, small world. These photos came from the historical society. They had a notebook filled with various things. The curator (a retire law enforcement person)let me photograph a few for this article. Next time there seek that notebook out.42Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655107378533032598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-89131145839001863462016-12-13T19:45:13.887-06:002016-12-13T19:45:13.887-06:00I wonder if they saw them?I wonder if they saw them?42Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655107378533032598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-84962164991042971572016-12-13T19:10:11.391-06:002016-12-13T19:10:11.391-06:00The 1954 Chevy in the first picture once belonged ...The 1954 Chevy in the first picture once belonged to me after Al traded it in...<br />Spent a lot of time it Al's Meet and EatRon Petersennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-85255428700847530232016-12-13T15:43:32.819-06:002016-12-13T15:43:32.819-06:00WOW!! I want to Thank You for writing and Posting ...WOW!! I want to Thank You for writing and Posting this Story.. You wrote it in such a Nice way, making it one of the Best I have read through the years.. On that fateful day we Lost too many of our young Singers in one time;I feel they were ALL on their way to being some of Our Greatest Singers of ALL TIME.. May they ALL R.I.P. Thanks for the Memories.. Loved them All!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-55924546736771380852016-12-13T14:55:57.896-06:002016-12-13T14:55:57.896-06:00Very cool, I'm from Davenport, my folks travel...Very cool, I'm from Davenport, my folks traveled to Tipton to elope, just months before Pearl Harbor, and Dad being gone for the duration. . I have traveled all over Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, in winter and summer. Must have been absolutely grueling for the band to be stuck on that bus for those long drives! Thanks for the article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-20430645443345167142016-12-13T08:07:19.368-06:002016-12-13T08:07:19.368-06:00cool story....I had an Aunt, Uncle and two cousins...cool story....I had an Aunt, Uncle and two cousins living there at that time.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-70086943332422241222015-11-11T13:32:12.325-06:002015-11-11T13:32:12.325-06:00I didn't run into any instrument bashing in my...I didn't run into any instrument bashing in my research for this story. Bands didn't usually destroy their instruments until the 1960s when the Who and others took stage theatrics to a new level. Thanks for reading the story. I should do a follow up...42Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655107378533032598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-67032990931934097102012-09-30T21:13:52.439-05:002012-09-30T21:13:52.439-05:00Did Buddy or any of the band bust up a guitar in T...Did Buddy or any of the band bust up a guitar in Tipton?robertzahorik@hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-36943626868782313352012-02-02T00:10:40.034-06:002012-02-02T00:10:40.034-06:00Beautiful story. I like your website!Beautiful story. I like your website!T.Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628408635072961597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-23635988796283478392011-02-08T23:54:02.714-06:002011-02-08T23:54:02.714-06:00I feel like I knew part of this story, but not tol...I feel like I knew part of this story, but not told this way. My brother in law travels with a band, in a van, all across the country. I somehow delude myself in thinking that it's somehow much safer now than it was way back when.Kristin - The Goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08856336718919208752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-70414940042335619022011-02-05T12:11:53.099-06:002011-02-05T12:11:53.099-06:00WoW, ya can't even begin to imagine how much I...WoW, ya can't even begin to imagine how much I enjoyed this story. I have read the books and watched the movies about Buddy Holly but your wrote the story so very well. Thanks for the great entertainment this mornin'.<br /><br />god bless and have a 'super' weekend!!! :o)Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175389676508928061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434477530324506826.post-1490547300409233842011-01-30T15:22:52.452-06:002011-01-30T15:22:52.452-06:00Thanks for sharing a story about your town's c...Thanks for sharing a story about your town's connection to "the day the music died." It is so nice to see so much pride in and love of your home town.Emilyhttp://www.mamasick.comnoreply@blogger.com