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Was This Elvis’ Best Birthday Present Ever?

Perhaps you have seen this photo on the internet. I run into it from time to time, but nobody has ever included a caption or text explaining the story of Elvis and this old car. 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

Elvis: The Early Years

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

Special ElvisBlog Content This Week

Elvis music was the soundtrack for my teen years. Because of that, I can really appreciate a story written by one of my writer friends about a thirteen-year-old boy in 1958 who loved Elvis. The author is Bob Strother, an extremely talented writer of short stories, who will soon release his second book, titled Scattered, Smothered, and Covered. Bob’s book contains the story I mentioned. It is titled “Baby, Don’t Say Don’t,” and you alert fans will recognize that as the familiar repeated line from Elvis’ hit song “Don’t.” Continue reading

Is Elvis' White Knabe Piano a White Elephant?

For the second time in 18 months, a prized Elvis collectible has failed to garner the minimum bid set by the auctioneers. Of course, it was a pretty steep minimum – a half-million dollars. Continue reading

Elvis Has Never Left the Movie Theater — Part 2

Last week we started our look at Elvis’ presence in the movies. Not the old films where he was an actor, but new ones where an allusion is made to Elvis. The research for this was done by John Beifuss, movie critic for the Memphis Commercial Appeal. We can presume his job enabled him to see just about every movie that came to town, and since that town is the home of Elvis, he noted every connection to him in these films. Continue reading

CAPTION CONTEST # 8 Winner

  Congratulations to regular reader Laura Harrison.   She actually sent in two caption submissions, and this was the winner.  There will be a new caption contest next week.   I like the way my caddy drives much better then this!!!!!!!

Viva Las Star Wars

The following blog article is coming to you compliments of TheFilmFrontier.com. What you are about to see is a correlation between Elvis and young Darth Vader racing the hot vehicles of their days. Continue reading

ELVIS COMMENTARY MINI-NUGGETS — # 8

Bad Luck From Elvis?:  In 1973, Elvis gave Muhammad Ali a $10,000 white robe, with the words “People’s Champion” emblazoned across the back.  Ali wore the robe on March 31, when he fought Ken Norton for the first time.  Norton … Continue reading

ELVIS COMMENTARY MINI-NUGGETS — # 7

The Right Beer to Drink With Peanut Butter and Nanner Sandwiches:  According to an expert at www.beerinator.com, the beer that matches up best with Elvis’ favorite sandwich is Young’s Double Chocolate Stout.  He goes on to say: “I think Young’s … Continue reading