Reminiscing (cont.)

In addition to providing my musical roots, the 1950s were also a time when my collecting roots took hold. In particular, 1954, the year I turned eight, was a magical time for me. Within the course of a single year, I started collecting baseball cards, coins, and stamps. Several years later, I became interested in rock and roll and started collecting recordings of my favorite artists, with my first album purchases being offerings from Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers. Appropriately enough, one of Buddy Holly’s many tunes was a song entitled “Reminiscing”. Figure 1, 1950’s Collecting Memorabilia, shows examples of some of the things I collected as a youth.

Figure 2.  1950’s Collecting Memorabilia