hey guys, im thinking of attending the musicians institute out in california this fall, seems like a really nice place with some cool programs, anybody happen to know the school?

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not sure as to your question....myself,
i'm a graduate of the Buddy Holly institute of advanced musical studies. i got the degree by putting on a pair of headphones and listening to Buddy Holly music over and over again for a several years.

seriously though, it is amazing how many of the greatest songwriters and artists could not even read or write music - such as Buddy Holly, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, etc....

which reminds me of a quote by Henry David Thoreau - "What does education often do? It makes a straight cut ditch out of a free, meandering stream."

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Originally posted by jerry:
....myself, i'm a graduate of the Buddy Holly institute of advanced musical studies. i got the degree by putting on a pair of headphones and listening to Buddy Holly music over and over again for a several years.

Personally, I graduated from the BHU (the Buddy Holly University) almost 2 years ago with an undergraduate degree. Now, I'm back, working on my doctorate and hoping to finish with a master degree in advanced rock and roll studies. At first I thought, it's so easy, but as I move down the line I'm finding I need to work harder and harder on my memories to ensure that I'll end up with a good mark. The proffessers seem to love me, but as school's out for the summer, they've asked that I don't come back knockin with more questions until September. During my freshman year there were a couple times when the answers were common sense, but now I realize that if I'm to graduate with honours, it won't do if I just pretend I know what I'm talking about. Sometimes I look outside when I'm studying and see the footprints in the snow and want to go out and play, but learning all that I can is important too. Even now, my boyfriend hasn't learned that if he calls me and asks 'Baby won't you come out with me tonight?' I really have to debate about it, cause this music is important to me. When I have to answer that i can't go out with him, it's then that he realizes that he was just a fool, to ask me out without giving me advance notice. He tells me that it's because he loves me that he wants to surprise me like that, like all guys, he thinks he's such a modern Don Juan. He is a brown eyed handsome man, and often promises me that there'll be good rockin tonight and that we'll rip it up when we hit the dance floor.
Now it's becoming more common for me to pull some midnight shifts trying to absorb all this information, which, in turn have lead to some blue days and black nights. Going way back into music's roots like this has really changed my perspective on today's music and music in general, and lately I've been changing a lot of changes, like tossing out some CDs that before, I would never dream of leaving the house without. Sometimes, my baby brother can't get to sleep, so sometimes my mom will ask me to rock a bye rock his cradle...it gives me a bit of a break from studying.
Part of my course load last semester included comparing how music in the 1950s was promoted to the way promotions are set up today. One thing has not changed though, and that is that it seems that the musicians are on the road so much, it seems like they ain't got no home. So many artists though, this was their passion and dream, and the words that we hear them write and sing are their words of love to the world.
When I first was accepted to BHU, I thought that that'll be the day when I graduate from here with a master's degree. But the dean of admissions, Bill, is really great and he's often around to answer questions that the proffessors can't. Not everyday, but sometimes old alumini drop by the faculty too, like JI Allison, Joe B. Maudlin, and I'm sorry to say that it's too late to hear Waylon Jennings in a lecture hall, though apparently he was very good. Last night in fact Carl Bunch dropped by the faculty, and he gave a very interesting speech on what it was like on the WDP tour. Peggy Sue is supposed to come next month. Sometimes, when they're speaking, they pause here and there to give us time to think it over what they just shared with us, and throughout the lecture it's always so quiet I can hear my own heartbeat.
It doesn't matter anymore that sometimes I have classes early in the morning, apparently your memory is better in the early hours and late hours, that's what they say anyways. However, I have two exams just half an hour apart in a week, and I don't know what to do about it. That makes it tough when I have to run from one side of campus to the other to write two different tests. Even now, I'm still learning how to play the game of interacting with others and trying to get things to go my way, such as when scheduling tests.
Right now I'm sitting in Smokey Joe's Cafe, and I have an empty cup with half a term paper left to write, so I guess I better go ask for a refill of coffee. It's interesting eavesdropping in this cafe, as my topic is how True Love Ways works and already I've heard one girl tell her best friend that she's cried, waited and hoped for her boyfriend to call with no luck, another boy with his girl and best buddy just admonished the friend quietly and asked him to leave his woman alone, and a boy just sweetly told his girl that she's the one. I guess my thesis ought to be that love is strange.

buddy blue

that's very clever, and quite creative.

i think we all have more to learn about Buddy and his life, hopefully from each other as we continue to post thoughts and opinions.

the point i was making had to do with the wealth of musical inspiration and creative ideas that are available by simply listening to Buddy's recordings. it worked pretty good for the beatles and just about every artist who came along during the 60's.