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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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Elvis and Nixon — More Variations on the Iconic Photo

Posted on May 5, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Four years ago I posted “Variations on an Iconic Photo: Elvis Meets Nixon.”  It was a photo essay showing some of the interesting things folks have created using Photoshop on the image we all know so well. The variations had … Continue reading →

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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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Al Wertheimer and the Dreaded Tonto Bar

Posted on March 17, 2012 by | Leave a comment

 I received an unexpected e-mail this week.  It was from Alfred Wertheimer, the most famous Elvis photographer and an interesting guy.  He sent me a joke.  Not just me.  He had a blast e-mail list of folks he shared the … Continue reading →

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July 2011 Elvis Auctions — Part 2

Posted on September 17, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Mid-September seems like an odd time to post a blog about an auction of Elvis items that took place back in July, but there have been reasons for the delay. Nothing big related to Elvis was in the news this week, so let’s look at some interesting Elvis things that changed hands at the auction. Continue reading →

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Al Wertheimer Reflects on Photographing “The Kiss”

Posted on August 20, 2011 by | Leave a comment

No matter what network you watch the news on, you probably saw a feature two weeks ago about the newly revealed identity of the girl in “The Kiss,” Alfred Wertheimer’s iconic Elvis photo. She is Charleston, SC resident Barbara (Bobbi) Gray, who is now 75. “The Kiss” was photographed in 1956, so it took 55 years for her identity to be revealed. Continue reading →

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Elvis T-Shirt Review 3 — Summer 2011

Posted on June 12, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The latest catalog of goodies from Elvis Presley Enterprises just came in, and I always check it out for new items that interest me (or make me laugh because they are so dumb). As usual, the Summer 2011 catalog had lots of new T-shirts, so I clicked on ShopElvis.com to see the entire assortment of available Elvis T-shirts. This has to be the best line Graceland has ever presented. Continue reading →

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Elvis: The Early Years

Posted on November 14, 2010 by | Leave a comment

This is the front cover of the latest book of Elvis photographs by Alfred Wertheimer. His iconic 1956 photos of Elvis have appeared in several other books, DVDs, calendars, and more products than you can count. I had the good fortune to be selected by Al Wertheimer to write the forward for Elvis: The Early Years. Continue reading →

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Elvis Commentary Mini-Nuggets — # 16

Posted on September 12, 2010 by | Leave a comment

I haven’t done any Mini-Nuggets for a year now, and I miss it. They are always fun little stories. And now, most of them have pictures. Here are four good ones. Continue reading →

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Elvis T-Shirt Review 2 — Ladies Tees

Posted on September 5, 2010 by | Leave a comment

All summer long, a two-year old article has been among the daily top ten most popular ElvisBlog articles, often in the top five. It is “Elvis T-Shirt Review,” and I have wondered why it is so popular. I guess Elvis fans were thinking about T-shirts during the summer season. Continue reading →

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