House Resolution 33 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                  BY  UPMEYER and BELL
  1  3 A Resolution to recognize the Iowa landmark the
  1  4    Surf Ballroom.
  1  5    WHEREAS, in 1933 the Surf Ballroom opened its doors
  1  6 in Clear Lake, Iowa, providing music, dancing, and a
  1  7 chance to escape, for a few hours, the worries and
  1  8 cares of the Great Depression; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, as the decades passed virtually every big
  1 10 name entertainer stopped at the Surf, including:  Duke
  1 11 Ellington, the Little River Band, Loverboy, The
  1 12 Righteous Brothers, The Temptations, The Beach Boys,
  1 13 Waylon Jennings, and Bobby Rydell; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, the Surf Ballroom has also known great
  1 15 tragedy == the original ballroom burned to the ground
  1 16 in 1947 and on February 3, 1959, three of the most
  1 17 popular rock and roll stars from the 1950s, Buddy
  1 18 Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper, died in a
  1 19 plane crash after performing at the Surf Ballroom; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, the Surf Ballroom hosts the last stop of
  1 21 the "Winter Dance Party Tour", an annual tribute, on
  1 22 the anniversary of Holly's last performance; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, on January 28, 2009, nearly 50 years after
  1 24 that sad day, the Surf Ballroom was designated an
  1 25 official Rock and Roll Hall of Fame historical
  1 26 landmark; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 27    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 28 That the House of Representatives recognizes the Surf
  1 29 Ballroom as a cultural icon in Iowa and applauds the
  1 30 ongoing efforts of local citizens who have dedicated
  2  1 themselves to making sure that the music, and the Surf
  2  2 Ballroom, never dies.
  2  3 LSB 2377YH 83
  2  4 jr/nh/5