Buddy Holly Show

Hi Mic and any other family/friends who might be reading this...

Just wanted to bring you up to speed on my latest adventure...on 3 Jan a couple of my friends and I went to London (one of my favorite places) to see "Buddy" (the Buddy Holly Story)at the Duchess Theatre in London...it was wonderful!! The young man who played Buddy was excellent and had a fantastic voice. Here's a synopsis of the show: "The story charts from Buddy Holly's rise to fame starting with his first record deal with Decca Records. After the release of Buddy's first hit That'll Be The Day , Buddy and his band rocket to fame and move to New York. This is where Buddy meets his wife Mariaa Elena Santiago, a Puerto Rican receptionist at his record publisher's office, who he marries after a courtship of five hours. Next, Buddy and his band split and he finds himself pursuing a solo career. He embarks on the 'Winter Dance Party' tour in 1959 and amazes the crowds with brilliant performances until his tragic death in an air accident a few months later. Buddy Holly's life and career is an amazing and inspirational journey and The Buddy Holly Story celebrates the passion, excitement and fun of his music."

Of course we took the train into London from Littleport. We first strolled around Convent Garden. After the show we had a very nice meal at a nice Italian restaurant. Looks like I'll be heading back for a couple more shows over the next months...Hamlet with Jude Law and a show (I can't remember the name) with Dame Judi Dench