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A question for Larry...

Posted by Mike Slater <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Mike+Slater' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 29, 2023, 11:45 am

Larry, good to see a few replies from you. We haven't heard from you in a while. Hope that you and your family are well. I posted a photo here of a telegram that Elvis and the Colonel sent to Jim. It was featured in the "Legendary Performer" album booklet. I think the date it was sent is on the telegram, but it's hard to see. I thought that maybe you might know when it was sent...

The telegram from Elvis and the Colonel...

Posted by Mike Slater <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Mike+Slater' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 29, 2023, 11:49 am, in reply to "A question for Larry..."

Re: The telegram from Elvis and the Colonel...

Posted by Larry Jordan <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Larry+Jordan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 30, 2023, 4:26 pm, in reply to "The telegram from Elvis and the Colonel..."

That's a good question Mike. The one thing we DO know is that it was sent at 11:23 a.m. from Madison, Tennessee (the same town, of course, where Mary and Jim lived, as did Col. Tom Parker).

Jim started an eight-week run of hosting the Ozark/Country Music Jubilee on June 28, 1958 so it possibly could have been sent that day.

The telegram refers to Jim's appearance "tonight" so it obviously was sent the same day as one of his guest slots on the show.

In the meantime, here is a video of Jim hosting and singing: [url=

Re: The telegram from Elvis and the Colonel...

Posted by Mike Slater <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Mike+Slater' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 31, 2023, 3:01 pm, in reply to "Re: The telegram from Elvis and the Colonel..."

Thanks, Larry. Yes, that probably was the day Elvis and the Colonel sent that telegram. Makes a lot of sense. And thanks for the video from "Ozark Jubilee" that you posted. Never saw this one before! Hope that you, Julie and Sara have a Happy New Year!...

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