Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Bobby Vee RIIP: BIG BOPPER!!

The Deaths in 2016 site lists under October 24:
  • Robert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016)
Note from his wiki page:

The last name stands out, note his birthday:
  • The Big Bopper (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959) 
Vee died on his birthday!!

 bop (n.) The musical movement had its own lingo, which was in vogue in U.S. early 1950s. "Life" magazine [Sept. 29, 1952] listed examples of bop talk: crazy "new, wonderful, wildly exciting;" gone (adj.) "the tops--superlative of crazy;" cool (adj.) "tasty, pretty;" goof "to blow a wrong note or make a mistake;" hipster "modern version of hepcat;" dig "to understand, appreciate the subtleties of;" stoned "drunk, captivated, ecstatic, sent out of this world;" flip (v.) "to react enthusiastically.

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