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Elvis at the Clinton Presidential Library

Posted on May 13, 2012 by | 1 Comment

The William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock has been opened for almost a decade.  It contains 76.8 million pages of paper documents, 1.85 million photographs, and 75,000 artifacts.   Included with all that important stuff are some pieces … Continue reading →

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Dancing Elvis (In the Movies)

Posted on March 11, 2012 by | Leave a comment

  Elvis not only sang to his female co-stars, he also danced with several lucky ones. The shot above is of Elvis and Mary Ann Mobley from the movie Girl Happy.  They got into poses like this several times throughout … Continue reading →

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Elvis Movie Match-Up

Posted on January 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

When coming attractions are shown at your local movie theater, they usually start with a montage of short exciting scenes, plus a booming announcer voice-over to hype your interest.  Believe it or not, there is an old VHS tape titled … Continue reading →

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Elvis Clothing at the Most Recent Auction

Posted on May 8, 2011 by | Leave a comment

If you like to follow auctions of rock and roll memorabilia, some of the best are presented by Gotta Have It. Bidding ended March 25 on their Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction, and it contained about a hundred Elvis items. Continue reading →

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Elvis Scrapbooks — Part 2

Posted on March 5, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Last week we started a discussion on Elvis Scrapbooks and took a look at the first six pages of one I recently borrowed. 50s teenagers enjoyed compiling Elvis items in organized scrapbooks. It should come as no surprise to you that Col. Parker saw the fad for Elvis scrapbooks and marketed a few to meet this demand. 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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Critiquing the 12 Days of Christmas in July

Posted on July 18, 2010 by | Leave a comment

If you have ever bought anything from www.ShopElvis.com, you probably get their frequent e-mail announcements of items they are promoting. If you are like me, you have received lots of these.
However, I’ve never seen anything like the sales blitz they put on the past two weeks. It was called 12 Days of Christmas in July. 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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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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