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Gene

05/09/13

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See my private e-mail.

Helen

05/08/13

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I first met Big Murph when he was playing with the Earl Scruggs Review band. This was in Memphis. I did not know that he had passed away so could you tell me when and was it an illness?

Gene

05/07/13

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Monthly test.

Gene Jones

04/11/13

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Hi Jeff, thanks for the e-mail.

The initial opening night of the Diamond is still very much in my memory. Me and Howard Walker had been hired from the Merl Lindsay Ozark Jubilee Band after Merl had died from cancer. We had a rehearsal two days before the grand opening and left all our Instruments on the bandstand. The night before the opening burglars kicked open the bandstand door and cleaned out everything. Of mine, they took a brand new Fender steel guitar and a new Standel amplifier, leaving only my steel guitar pedal-board behind because I'm guessing they didn't know what it was.

The original Diamond band was Gene Jones....Willie Myers....Lloyd Rogers....Howard Walker....Benny Kubiak....Jim Horton....Brent Kent....Perry Jones. Of those, only me, Howard Walker and Benny Kubiak are still living. Benny is retired and living somewhere around Harrah, Oklahoma, and Howard Walker is working in a music show in Branson.

I was at the Diamond with Conway Twitty many years ago and there was a picture of the original band on your wall. If you have any other specific questions about the Diamond history please let me know. Thank you for your invitation, I would like to visit the Diamond again after all these years.

Jeff Brownen

04/10/13

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Gene,
My name is Jeff Brownen I have been managing the Diamond Ballroom for the past 5-1/2 years. Before we took over the Diamond from Ralph Russell jr. the company I worked for (DCF Concerts) was doing shows at the Diamond. We started doing shows at the Diamond in 1990 and we are doing a show here tonight.
I was looking at the photos on your website from back in the day. I would like to invite you to come out and see the Diamond sometime. Next year the Diamond turns 50 and we have been trying to find people and photos from the past to kind of fill in some of the gaps from the past.
Perry Jones and Ralph Russell sr. have passed on. Ralph jr is still alive but has not been here since shortly after we took over. The history of the Diamond is kind of hard to piece together and alot of the storys conflict, but this place dose have a rich history.
Anyway if you have anything to share and/or would like to see the Diamond let me know.

Thanks,
Jeff Brownen

Pat Simons

04/09/13

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thanks for taking the time. I found a site on face book. Morgan manor but the housing is Quonset huts that I believe were farther up the road from where we lived. The road up to our house was I believe the 1st or 2nd left turn from the highway. I think the school bus stop was in front of a 2-3 story building that had the office where we paid our rent. The house we were in was of the same construction as the one with, I guess your daughters.

Gene Jones

04/09/13

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Hi Pat, I have pictures of Kadena Circle including Kadena AFB schools where our daughter attended Kindergarten and First Grade. However they are not digital and I'll have to scan them from old photo albums. I'll send them by attachment to e-mail when they are ready.

Gene

Pat Simons

04/08/13

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I lived at 652 Morgan Manor from 69-72 as a young boy. would love to see more pics of the area. So much has changed on the Rock since then. Would love to show my family some of the area that I grew up in. For some reason Mom & Dad didn't take any pics.

Thank you in advance for any help.
Pat

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Gene Jones

02/28/13

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Hi Laverne, thank you for your response to my website. I think you are the only one I have ever heard from who was at YED in the 1950’s when I was. We played not only at the Castle Club, but also at many of the other clubs in the Yokohama area. Harold (later known as Conway), Craig, and myself, rode motorcycles to many of our club jobs while the other band members transported our instruments and equipment by automobile. Lots of good times and good memories.

Thanks again for your e-mail,

Gene Jones

Mr. Laverne Pulliam

02/26/13

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I was stationed in Japan from Feb 1955 to Feb 1959. I was assigned to Det C YED for just two months in 1955 before I was reassigned to Det A in Yokohama from April 1955 to August 1956. After that I returned to Det C until T returned to the stated in 1959. I remember seeing one of your shows at the club 19 1955. Wouls like to here from you. Have many [pictures of teh Depot.

Gene

02/21/13

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Hi Knet, thanks for visiting.

Knet

02/21/13

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Knet Was here..
Greetings from Argentina.. bye

gene cuthrell

01/25/13

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GENE love your website.

Gene

01/24/13

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Hi Bob, I'm glad to hear you are still playing and singing, keep doing it as long as you are having fun. I also do a lot of remembering about the good old days. God bless you and stay in good health.
Gene

Bob Barclay

01/19/13

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Hi Gene its been awhile since I last wrote you, I hope this finds you and yours well. I'm still playing at the church for the Lord. I was just on Janna Jae's web, I met her around 1977 when she and Hank Thompson were doing a show for the Sheriff's Assoc. I remember she was not feeling well and I went and got her a sandwich. They both put on a great show even though she not feeling up to it. I can remember times I had to push to do a show myself. The Lord keeps giving me the strenght to continue playing and singing. God Bless you and your family until the next time around.

Gene

12/20/12

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Gene

10/15/12

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Reply to private e-mail.

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