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Elvis Movie Publicity Photos

Posted on June 19, 2011 by | Leave a comment

While assembling photos for the ElvisBlog series 50th Anniversary Movie Pictorials, I was pleased to find many interesting PR shots for Elvis’ movies. Continue reading →

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Writing With Wertheimer

Posted on August 22, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Alfred Wertheimer is sometimes called the godfather of rock & roll photography, and he well deserves the title. As a struggling twenty-six year old free-lance photojournalist in New York City, Wertheimer’s good fortune gained him access to Elvis Presley during that first, heady flush of fame in 1956. Continue reading →

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Loving You — Starring Scotty, DJ, and Bill (Plus Elvis, of Course)

Posted on June 6, 2010 by | Leave a comment

I recently found something interesting on the website for a Rock and Roll memorabilia auction. It was a movie theater lobby card from Elvis’ 1957 film Loving You. Most Elvis movie cards and posters show pictures of him with one or more of his lovely female co-stars, but this one included Scotty Moore and DJ Fontana, his original guitarist and drummer. Continue reading →

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Viva Elvis — Sorting Out the On-Line Reviews

Posted on February 28, 2010 by | Leave a comment

I Googled Viva Elvis to see what the entertainment critics had to say about the reworked Cirque du Soleil show. For two months, there had been many reviews panning the initial trial presentations of Viva Elvis. I was hoping the bugs had been worked out and the critical review would be positive. Continue reading →

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Postscripts to Earlier ElvisBlogs — 4

Posted on January 30, 2010 by | Leave a comment

It’s been four months since the last Postscripts, and lots of interesting photos have cropped up that relate to earlier blogs. Here’s a look at several of them. Continue reading →

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Opening Night – VIVA ELVIS

Posted on December 15, 2009 by | Leave a comment

The long awaited opening of Cirque du Soleil's new show VIVA ELVIS is just three days away. On Friday, December 18, 2000 fans will file into the specially built theater at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas to view this wonderful tribute to The King. Continue reading →

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WHAT HAPPENED TO ELVIS PRESLEY'S CASINO ?

Posted on November 29, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Below is a snapshot of a page on the website CasinoOnline.co.uk. On November 20, they posted the column below: “What Ever Happened to Elvis Presley's Casino?” Continue reading →

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CIRQUE du SOLEIL ANNOUNCES VIVA ELVIS NAME SELECTION

Posted on November 5, 2009 by | Leave a comment

As speculated here on September 18, Cirque du Soleil has chosen Viva ELVIS as the name of their new Las Vegas show. Continue reading →

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BAD GUESS on NAME for ELVIS CIRQUE du SOLEIL

Posted on September 18, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Last week I predicted that Cirque du Soleil’s new Elvis show in Las Vegas would be called either “E” or “TCB.” It looks like that was a bad guess. According to Steve Friess on his website www.VegasHappensHere.com, the name will be “Viva Elvis.” Continue reading →

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Elvis Commentary Mini-Nuggets — # 15

Posted on September 14, 2009 by | Leave a comment

A Name Suggestion for Cirque du Soleil: While researching the upcoming Cirque show celebrating Elvis, I noticed something about the six permanent Cirque shows in Las Vegas. They all have one-word (or one-letter) names. Continue reading →

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