Although I spent most of my childhood in the 1960's and 70's (I was born in 1959), I must truly be a child of the 50's. Why you may wonder? It is because 50's Rock-n-Roll is about my all time favorite type of music.
So you can imagine how exciting it was for me to receive a telephone call in the mid-1990's, from a 50's rock-n-roll legend. Not only did I get to speak to George Tomsco on the phone, we eventually met for dinner at (get this) a 50's type diner!
George was living in Raton, New Mexico which is in the northern part of the state. A friend of a friend of his had mentioned my name to George in reference to building a Web site for the famous music group "The Fireballs". The group had formed in the 1950's - in Raton.
George was living in Raton, New Mexico which is in the northern part of the state. A friend of a friend of his had mentioned my name to George in reference to building a Web site for the famous music group "The Fireballs". The group had formed in the 1950's - in Raton.
George was one of the founding members of the group and he and some of the guys were still traveling and performing around the country. The Fireballs had several big hits in the 50's and 60's - one of them, and one that even young people today might easily recognize was "Sugar Shack".
I eventually did build the very first Web site for the Fireballs but it has since gone through several changes and remodels since then.
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