Back in August of 2006, my wife and I were driving around the country doing art shows. We found ourselves passing through Clear Lake, Iowa. A pretty little town. We decided to look around town.
We found the Surf Ballroom, site of Buddy, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens last performance. It is still there and still in use. Still booking surprisingly big acts, probably due to the the association with Holly, as the size of the town doesn't warrant it, and the town is in the middle of nowhere.
We drove out into the countryside to find the crash site. You have to walk about a half mile down a fence row through a cornfield to get to the site. Here is a photo of the shrine at the site.
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