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Elvis for President?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by | Leave a comment

If you live in Iowa, New Hampshire, or South Carolina (as I do), you have withstood a barrage of political pitches on TV, in the mail, and on the telephone.  After a while, it gets to be too much, and … 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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Postscripts To Earlier ElvisBlogs — 7

Posted on June 25, 2011 by | Leave a comment

We took a look at Elvis’ Fabulous Rings back in May. In the article, I suggested you check out Elvis’ hands in any of his jumpsuit pictures, because he would usually have three or four on each hand. Now, look at the picture below. There are no rings on his right hand. Continue reading →

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50th Anniversary Movie Pictorials: Wild in the Country – 1961

Posted on June 5, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Wild in the Country was released fifty years ago in June 1961. It was Elvis’ seventh film and has been identified by many as his last shot at becoming a serious dramatic actor. 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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50th Anniversary Movie Pictorials: Flaming Star – 1960

Posted on December 6, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Last October, we started a new series of pictorial essays celebrating the 50th anniversaries of Elvis’ movies. Number two in the series is Flaming star, which opened in December 1960. It was Elvis’s second western, and like Love Me Tender, his character died in it. Thankfully, that never happened again. 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 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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Random Thoughts on the Remastered Elvis On Tour

Posted on July 31, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Like many other Elvis fans, I headed to my local multiplex theater Thursday night to take in the “One Night Event” showing of the new and improved Elvis On Tour. My ticket cost $13.50, but I got my money’s worth. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Continue reading →

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Elvis Has Never Left the Movie Theater — Part 2

Posted on May 23, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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 →

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