Gary W. Moore is an accidental musicologist. He was not a fan of rock music or what he believed it represented in our culture. We discuss my his personal journey to discover more about Buddy Holly, his music, his influence, and the times in which he lived.

Gary’s latest book is titled, Hey Buddy: In Pursuit of Buddy Holly, My New Buddy John, and My Lost Decade of Music.

Pat Duggins is news director at Alabama Public Radio. He’s covered more than 100 space shuttle missions for NPR—including the 1986 Challenger accident and the loss of Columbia. We discuss NASA’s future and the reasons to go to Mars.

Dr. Charles Dunn is the dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. We reviewed the top political stories of 2010. Chuck has a unique perspective of American politics, religion and Capitol Hill. He is known as one of the foremost scholars in the field of American politics and religion.

Here is the lineup of guests on BRAINSTORMIN’ with Billy the Brain for Tuesday, January 4, 2010. Listen at www.BrainstorminOnline.com or on AM 1400 in Ventura at 10 o’clock am Pacific time.

David Hirsch gives us a new way to look at our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. He’s done research to prove the Euclidean Geometry is the reason why a self-educated man could produce such inspiring words.

Erin Burnett is one of this country’s top financial reporters. She’s the anchor of CNBC’s Street Signs and co-anchor of Squawk On The Street. Erin takes us behind the burqa to describe about her reporting in the Middle East.