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“There's So Many Funny Things About That Meeting”

The above quote was made by Jerry Schilling, Elvis’ long time buddy. The meeting he referred to was when Elvis met President Nixon in the Oval Office on December 21, 1970. Schilling made the quote while participating last year in a panel discussion presented by the National Archives Administration. It was titled “We Were There When Nixon Met Elvis.” Continue reading

Elvis & Money — Two Stories from Elvis & Nixon

Elvis fans know he always travelled with an entourage. Four, five or six members of his Memphis Mafia accompanied Elvis everywhere, and they took care of all arrangements and logistics of the trips. This included any expenses incurred, so Elvis never had the need to carry much money. Somebody else always handled it. Continue reading

Goodbye Lamar Fike

It has now been over a week since the passing of one of Elvis’ oldest friends. Lamar Fike died from complications of lymphoma on January 21. Sorry it took so long to post a fitting tribute to him. Continue reading

Variations on an Iconic Photo: Elvis Meets Nixon

I assume all readers of ElvisBlog have seen the famous photo of Elvis and President Richard Nixon. Today we are going to have some fun with the iconic picture. It may also be the most Photoshopped picture in the world. Continue reading

ELVISWORLD 2006 — THE YEAR IN REVIEW

Elvisworld had a busy year again in 2006.  Let’s take a look at the most significant events and the new offerings of Elvis DVD’s, CDs, books and other products.   We Lost Another Elvis Buddy:    The saddest event had … Continue reading