The 'Spill: Birthday road trip

Friday, March 20, 2009

Cadillac Ranch - the long view

Blimpy said...: What's with the typo on the gravestone?

And can it be a typo if you're engraving?

Does the word engraving come from graves?

Does the word window come from wind-door?

Do you dig graves?

What was the joke Reeves and Mortimer used to do that revolved around "bloody holly"?

So many questions?; March 21, 2009 at 8:43 AM
treefrogdemon said...: That was the real spelling - and as the rest of the family are buried all round I suppose they thought it would look odd if his name was spelled differently!; March 21, 2009 at 1:46 PM
Luke-sensei said...: there used to be a great garage rock band called The Bloody Hollies.....; March 22, 2009 at 4:18 PM
sourpus said...: All together now..."E's a good, E's a good. He's Eberneezer good!"

Makes you think, doesnt it? What possesses a person to take one letter out of their name, especially in the pursuit of fame?
In this case, one wonders, was it because it took the name one step away from 'hole' or one step closer to 'holy'? Any Buddy aficionadoes out there with the bottom line? Love to know.; March 23, 2009 at 2:28 PM
treefrogdemon said...: sourpus, this is what I heard (although the story could be wrong):

The name was misspelt on his first contract, and Buddy liked it better that way and decided to keep it. His real name was Charles Hardin Holley btw. And, I AM that aficionado - or maybe aficionada.; March 23, 2009 at 5:59 PM

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