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COLONEL TOM PARKER

COLONEL THOMAS PARKER WAS TRULY THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND OF ELVIS PRESLEY. I HAVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED ,THAT THE COLONEL WAS A EXTENSION OF RCA. IT WAS HE WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF THE SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS. IT WAS HIS IDEA TO PUT PHOTO INSERTS IN THEM FOR US TO COLLECT. THE ALOHA FROM HAWAII CONCERT WAS ALSO HIS IDEA. MANY FANS DO NOT GIVE THIS MAN THE CREDIT HE DESERVES.

ONE OF THE COL. FIRST CLIENTS WAS EDDY ARNOLD. THIS IS A OLD ADVERTISEMENT FOR HIS MOVIE. LOOK FAMILIAR?

ARNOLD AUTOGRAPH

ENVELOPE SHOWING HIS LOGO FROM 1957

LETTER DATED 1960 FROM THE OFFICE OF THOMAS PARKER. WITH THE WAGON LOGO. AUTOGRAPHED BY TOM DISKIN. BECOMING HARD TO FIND. value-$100.00

1960s MGM STATIONARY FOR COLONEL PARKER. VERY RARE

LETTER FROM COLONEL PARKERS OFFICE PROMOTING UPCOMING RECORD RELEASES AND MOVIES1968. VALUE $55

1980 LETTER FROM THE COL. OFFICE WITH THE BOXCAR LETTER HEAD VALUE $75.00

ANOTHER LETTER WITH ENVELOPE1982 .. NOTE: JOAN DEARY WAS THE PRODUCER FOR THE ELVIS LPS FOR RCA. THE LETTERS ALSO HAVE A WATER MARK.

ABOVE LETTERS FROM THE COLONEL ,SENT TO MY FRIEND SUE MC CASLAND . ALL ON BOXCAR LETTER HEADS. ALL AFTER 1977. COLONEL LETTERS HAVE BECOME HIGHLY COLLECTABLE AMONG ELVIS COLLECTORS. THE CHRISTMAS CARD WAS WRITTEN IN HIS OWN HAND. I HAVE SEEN COLONEL LETTERS SELL FOR $250.00 DOLLARS ON AUCTION SITES.

A MEDALLION COMMEMORATING 25 YEARS AS A FRIEND TO RCA. AT FIRST THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO THE COL. NOW THERE ARE KNOWN TO BE TWO. THE THINKING IS THAT THEY WERE PLACED ON THE TABLE AT THE BANQUET. THE OTHER MEDALLION IS IN THE COLLECTION OF SEAN O'NEAL. THIS WAS PURCHASED FROM A RCA EXECUTIVE VALUE $500-$600

PLACE CURSER TO FLIP THE MEDAL

Advertisement taken out of CASH BOX magazine on June 10,1967 by RCA value $25.00 dollars

A GAG GIFT THE COLONEL HAD MADE TO GIVE TO HIS FRIENDS VALUE $75

GIFT SENT TO FRIENDS -TO SIT ON YOUR DESK VALUE $50.00

PLACE YOUR CURSER TO SEE THE BACK

COLONEL TAB PIN "HAVE A NICE DAY"

THERE IS ONE LIKE THIS ONE BEING SOLD ON THE WEB FOR $250.00 YIKES

LETTER TO McCOMB FROM PARKER IN 1982. FROM THE McCOMB ESTATE

IF YOU LOOK CLOSE. THIS IS A PIECE OF HIS STATIONARY .

THE ITEM ABOVE IS FROM THE COLLECTION OF TRUDE FORSHER , PRIVATE SECRETARY TO ELVIS PRESLEY AND PROMOTION COORDINATOR FOR COLONEL PARKER FROM AUGUST 1956 THROUGH FEBRUARY ,1961

INSPIRED BY HIS YEARS AT THE CIRCUS , COLONEL NEVER DRESSED UP AND WAS MOST COMFORTABLE IN A SHIRT . WHEN HE WOULD WEAR TIES THEY WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE ONES ON THIS PAGE. THESE TIES WERE GIFTS TO FRIENDS ,SOMETHING LIKE A SIGNATURE CARD . SHE RECEIVED SEVERAL OF THEM IN EARLY 1960,S.

VALUE $100.00 EACH

THE COLONEL'S PERSONAL CIGAR HOLDER. NOTE THE TP ON COVER. FOR TOM PARKER. STICKER ON THE HOLDER SAYS THE COLONEL. THE HOLDER RING IS STERLING SILVER VALUE $75.00

ENVELOPE FOR RSVP FOR A PARTY GIVEN BY RCA FOR THE COLONEL . PLACE YOUR CURSER ON ENVELOPE TO SEE INTERIER.

VALUE $40

A POEM THE COLONEL WROTE AFTER THE DEATH OF ELVIS. WAS WRITTEN IN 1978. NOTE THE BOXCAR LOGO BOTTOM LEFT. DUE TO THE SIZE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIT FULL PICTURE

SIGNED BY THE COLONEL, THE POEM WAS PUT OUT IN SEVERAL SIZES AND COLORS

SOME WHAT THE SIZE OF A POST CARD. 1983. MEMORIAL ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERNATIONAL. ON THE BACK A POEM BY THE COLONEL USE YOUR CURSER TO FLIP THE CARD .

MAGAZINE SENT TO ME BY THE COLONELS 2ND WIFE AND AUTOGRAPHED BY HER ..LOANNE PARKER

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM FROM COLONEL PARKER AND HIS WIFE MARIE, SENT MAY 9 , 1970 TO BILL LUCAS RCA EXECUTIVE. ANOTHER TELEGRAM THE SAME AS THIS ONE BUT A DIFFERENT YEAR IS BEING SOLD ON THE WEB FOR $5000 IN MY OPINION THAT'S INSANE click on pic to enlarge

1984 recognition dinner held for the colonel at the Hilton Inn ,Tupelo Mississippi August 10, 1984

USE YOUR CURSER TO SEE INTERIER OF PROGRAM

after the dinner there was a Tribute to the colonel, starring Rick Nelson

value $150.00

1984 recognition dinner held for the colonel at the Hilton Inn ,Tupelo Mississippi August 10, 1984matches from that event

souvenir postcard signed on the back by the Colonel (1986) USE YOUR CURSER TO FLIP THE CARD.

Large colonel photo, on the back there is the boxcar

value unknown

1994 banquet and ball . honoring the Colonel

Greetings Joe,

December 7, 1994 the Showmen's League of America honored Colonel at their dinner which was held in the convention section of the Las Vegas Hilton. I was seated with Colonel during the entire evening.

The Showmen's League were filming this party and the lights that were focused on our table were very, very bright. Colonel had difficulty seeing because of the lights and finally we asked that they be turned off (or moved away a short distance), but they moved the lights only a very short distance away. The next day Colonel had to see his ophthalmologist because his eyes were painful. The lights had caused a problem that took several days to heal.

Other than the lighting, the party was a very nice one and enjoyed by Colonel.

Loanne Parker