"That'll be the Day"

Sunday, October 16

Being in Texas Tech Country, we wanted to go check out the campus.  Since yesterday was homecoming weekend we decided to save the campus tour until today.  Some of our travels yesterday took us in the area of the stadium and, oh boy, things were hoppin’.   It felt like Game Day at Ralph Wilson Stadium.  Fans were tailgating, throwing footballs and having a great time.

The campus was quiet today, especially since TT lost last night so we were able to tour the campus with no difficulty.  Some of the workers actually let us in to see the field.   

It was a beautiful day so we walked around campus and then headed to the Buddy Holly Center.

Interestingly the center is located on Crickets Ave, one block from Buddy Holly Ave ( for you younger folks, the Crickets were Buddy Holly’s band.)   

We watched a short video explaining the life of Buddy Holly and toured the center containing many artifacts of his childhood and his very short but impressive career. 

 Across the street was the West Texas Walk of Fame honoring West Texans who have contributed to the music industry.  Buddy Holly was front and center.

Following our visit at the center, we drove to the City of Lubbock Cemetery to view Buddy Holly's grave site.  

        

From there we moved on to the Silent Wings Museum, the only museum in the word dedicated to telling the story of the WWII military glider program.   

Again we watched a short video explaining the role gliders played in WWII.  Several gliders used in this operation and many military artifacts from this period were on display.  We learned how gliders were used to transport troops and equipment to the front lines and how the gliders were retrieved after the completed missions.  Many of the glider pilots were interviewed and their stories were included in interactive video displays.  Neither of us knew that gliders were used in this capacity so it was very educational for us.

WWII Glider

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