WHO KNEW?

Monday, August 28, 2006

Who knew? Well, just about everybody in the world except me.

Two friends and I had been to Abilene Christian College to get set up for the fall semester. On our way home (200 miles away) we would pass through the little Texas town of Stamford where an up and coming singer was performing. One friend just insisted we stop and attend his show. I didn’t want to but we finally decided to stop.

This young performer had one record that was being played on radio stations all over the country. He was on a tour that was landing him in every little town that would have him. On this particular night in Stamford he appeared at the local high school on a postage stamp size stage that barely held his small band.

The performance was good—very good. But when it was over I wanted to head on home. One friend had bought a program and he wanted to get it autographed. I couldn’t understand why but we waited and he got the autograph. He said, “This guy is going to be famous someday.”

On the program was the autograph: ELVIS PRESLEY.

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