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buddy (crying/waiting/hoping)
I’ve driven by this mural a thousand times. I’ve stopped once.
From the street it looks mostly OK, but up close and from a low angle, poor ol’ Buddy’s glasses look like maybe he needs to get over and buy some new ones.
Additionally, the mortar joints and his eyes line up just right, give the impression that he’s weeping.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 10.3.2026
Zombie Holly
Lubbock, Buddy Holly’s hometown, is getting a fancy new performing arts center. I was there last week for a tour and saw this, uh, portrait of Buddy drawn on some gyp board. I decided to name it Zombie Holly.
And, when the facility opens later this year, I am going to have fun looking at the donors’ wall knowing that Zombie Buddy is under there….
Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences (under construction)
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.4.2020
