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The Dick Clark / Elvis Phone Calls

Posted on April 29, 2012 by | Leave a comment

When Dick Clark died two weeks ago, one fact revealed was that he never had Elvis on American Bandstand.  This actually is not too surprising.  Until August 1957, Bandstand had been just a local show on a Philadelphia TV station.  … Continue reading →

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Slow Year for Elvis Allusions in the Movies

Posted on September 4, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Every August I enjoy going to GoMemphis.com and reading John Beifuss’ annual report on movies that contain something, anything, about Elvis in them. For example, it could be Elvis jumpsuits, or his iconic sunglasses, or anything else associated with him. It can be an Elvis song, a picture of him, or a character trying to sound like him. And sometimes, his name is used in the dialog of the movie. Continue reading →

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Elvis Has Never Left the Movie Theater — Part 3

Posted on September 19, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Once again, it is time to thank John Biefuss at GoMemphis.com for the research he does each year which makes possible this series of ElvisBlog articles. As the movie critic for the Memphis Commercial Appeal, he sees every movie that comes to town. And since that town is the home of Elvis Presley, he makes note of every Elvis connection in those movies. Continue reading →

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Mr. Potato Head Elvis — Yikes!

Posted on June 13, 2010 by | Leave a comment

I told my wife that they were coming out with an Elvis Mr. Potato Head, and she replied, “Oh God, what’s next.” I think I have the answer to that question, but first let’s take a look at the latest in themed Elvis collectibles. 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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The Elvis / Star Trek Connection

Posted on August 23, 2009 by | Leave a comment

My idea was to come up with a connection between Elvis and Star Trek. Believe it or not, there actually is one. Three actresses have appeared in both Elvis movies and Star Trek TV episodes. Continue reading →

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THE WOMEN WHO LOVED ELVIS

Posted on September 9, 2007 by | 2 Comments

That enticing title graced the cover of the August issue of the Ladies Home Journal.  As soon as I read the first line of the subtitle, “Very Private Confessions,” I knew this was prime material for an Elvisblog article.  Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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SO, HOW WAS ELVIS WEEK?

Posted on August 19, 2007 by | Leave a comment

I don’t know how anyone else in Memphis could have had a more Elvis-connected experience than I had. Over a three-day period, I had breakfast with Joe Esposito, sat ten feet away from Priscilla at the restaurant in the Peabody, and hung around in the Grand Ballroom backstage area with Scotty Moore, DJ Fontana, the Jordanaires, and the TCB Band. Nobody else did that. Continue reading →

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ELVIS STOCK PORTFOLIO

Posted on April 29, 2007 by | Leave a comment

Back on August 16, 2002, cable network CNN did something interesting to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Elvis’ death. It ran an article on one of its websites – www.money.cnn.com — titled Viva the Elvis Portfolio. The article started like this: “Elvis may have left the building, but you can find a way to make him stay in your stock portfolio.” Continue reading →

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